SRINAGAR, AUG 26: The BJP on Monday released the first list of 44 candidates for the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the polls for which would be held in three phases beginning September 18. The list was released after the party’s Central Election Commission cleared the names during its meeting in national capital yesterday, which […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI, AUG 25 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that a lot of things are happening in India in the 21st century which are strengthening the foundation for a ‘Viksit Bharat’. In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast, he said his Independence Day call for one lakh youth without any political background […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 25 : Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remark questioning lack of representation from the marginalised communities in the Miss India beauty pageant. The Union Minister, in a post on X, said, “Now, he wants reservations in Miss India competitions, films, sports! It is not […]Continue Reading
JALGAON,AUG 25 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday termed crimes against women an unpardonable sin, adding the guilty should not be spared. Modi’s strong remarks follow protests against the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital and the sexual abuse of two four-year-old school girls in Badlapur. […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 25 : Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unnamed sources. Durov was travelling aboard his private jet, TF1 said on its website, adding he had been targeted by an […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, AUG 25 : The CBI on Sunday launched searches at 15 locations, including the premises of former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh, in connection with a corruption case registered by the agency. The action comes a day after the probe agency filed a case alleging financial irregularities at the Kolkata hospital, where […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 24 : The CBI on Saturday took over the case of alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata during the tenure of former principal Sandip Ghosh, officials said. The action came on the directions of the Calcutta High Court which transferred the probe to the agency from […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 24: India’s seasoned opener, Shikhar Dhawan, on Saturday, announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket. The 38-year-old brought the curtains down on his illustrious career by taking to Instagram and sharing an emotional message to announce his decision. He thanked everyone who supported him in his remarkable career, which saw him Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 23: The Ministry of Education has directed all states and union territories to enforce comprehensive safety guidelines across educational institutions to address the growing concerns over child safety in schools. The “Guidelines on School Safety and Security-2021,” developed by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), were Continue Reading
KATHMANDU, AUG 23 : At least 14 people were killed and 16 others injured after an Indian tourist bus veered off the highway and fell 150 metres into the fast-flowing Marsyangdi River in central Nepal on Friday, authorities said. The bus from Gorakhpur was heading towards the capital, Kathmandu, from the resort town of Pokhara […]Continue Reading
