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
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Uttar Pradesh, Aug 28 : The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved the new social media policy, aimed at regulating content across platforms including Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube. The policy introduces guidelines for addressing objectionable social media content and mandates legal action. Under the new policy, posting anti-national content is a serious offence Continue Reading
KOLKATA, AUG 28: Daily life was somewhat affected in parts of West Bengal on Wednesday due to a 12-hour shutdown called by the BJP in protest against the police action against demonstrators during a march to the state secretariat. In state capital Kolkata, the usual busyness on the roads on a weekday morning was missing […]Continue Reading
New Delhi, Aug 27 : Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), was elected unopposed as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday, August 27. At 35, Shah is set to become the youngest person to lead the global cricket governing body after submitting […]Continue Reading
India supports ‘early, abiding and peaceful resolution’ of Russia-Ukraine conflict: PM Modi to Putin
NEW DELHI, AUG 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday spoke about the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the possibility of a resolution. “Spoke with President Putin today. Discussed measures to further strengthen Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. Exchanged perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine Continue Reading
KOLKATA,AUG 27: BJP called for a 12-hour general strike in West Bengal on August 28 to protest against the police action on those who took part in the march to state secretariat Nabbana on Tuesday. The police used batons, tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd who proceeded to Nabanna. They were demanding […]Continue Reading
GUJARAT,AUG 27 : An exceptionally heavy rainfall alert was in place in Gujarat and parts of the Saurashtra region for the next few days as torrential downpours battered the state on Monday and Tuesday morning, inundating low-lying areas and killing three people in rain-related incidents, while nearly 20,000 people were evacuated to safer places. According […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, AUG 27: Student organisation ‘Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj’ and the ‘Sangrami Joutha Mancha’ are set to hold their ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally on Tuesday, despite the administration’s declaration of the event as illegal. The rally to the state secretariat is focused on demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Continue Reading
Kolkata, AUG 26 : The main accused in the high-profile rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata confessed to the crime during interrogation, according to CBI sources. During questioning, Sanjay Roy detailed his movements on the night of the crime, admitting to visiting two red light areas in the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 26 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday informed that the ministry has decided to create five new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The new districts are Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang. In a statement posted on X, Shah said that the creation of new districts will take […]Continue Reading
