Gujarat, AUG 29 : The western coast of the country is bracing for heavy rain and gusty winds as a cyclonic storm is likely on Friday as a result of a deep depression that has formed over the Arabian Sea near the Gujarat coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. The deep depression […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI, AUG 29: Days after she was reprimanded for her controversial remarks on the farmers’ protest, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut met party president JP Nadda at his residence here. This is the second time that Ranaut has met the BJP president since she stirred a controversy earlier this week with her disparaging remarks on […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 29 : Over one-third of Indian doctors, primarily young women, working mainly in government hospitals feel unsafe while doing night duty found the latest survey conducted by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). The study found that the doctors feel unsafe in the absence of duty rooms without bathrooms, insufficient untrained security staff, […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 29 : A new report reveals that student suicides in India are rising at a disturbing rate, far outpacing both population growth and overall suicide trends. The report, titled “Student Suicides: An Epidemic Sweeping India,” was released on Wednesday during the Annual IC3 Conference and Expo 2024. Drawing on data from the […]Continue Reading
SHILLONG, AUG 29 : The Meghalaya Police recovered the decomposed body of Awami League leader Ishaque Ali Khan Panna from a betelnut plantation in Jaintia Hills district bordering Bangladesh, officials said. The body was discovered on August 26 evening, around 1.5 km from the IndiA-Bangladesh border, they said. Shillong SP Giri Prasad said Panna was […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 29 : In a candid assessment of her arch rival Rahul Gandhi, former Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani said that the Congress leader believes he has “tasted success” and is now engaging in a different style of political manoeuvring. “When he talks about caste, when he wears a white T-shirt […]Continue Reading
SRINAGAR,AUG 29 : Three militants are believed to have been killed in two separate encounters along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the army said on Thursday. Another encounter is going in Rajouri in the Jammu region. According to an army official, a joint operation was launched by the army […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 28 : The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday suspended the membership of former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, amid a CBI probe into the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor at the Kolkata-based institute earlier this month. The decision to suspend the IMA membership […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 28 : Declaring that ‘enough is enough’, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said it is time for India to wake up to the perversion of crimes against women and counter the mindset that sees women as less powerful, less capable, less intelligent. “Those who share such views then go further and see […]Continue Reading
West Bengal, Aug 28 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the BJP for its 12-hour shutdown (Bengal Bandh). The CM, who has faced severe criticism for her handling of the case of alleged rape and murder of a doctor trainee at the RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata said that the bandh […]Continue Reading
