VARANASI: Three killings within a span of 24 hours — two on running trains and one in a hospital — sent shockwaves through Chandauli on Monday morning. All the victims were murdered in cold blood. Police now say that the same person — a former serviceman, who appeared to be a mentally disturbed — was…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday said it would strongly oppose the proposed Delimitation Bill if the Centre reintroduces it during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. The party also said it would hold the Narendra Modi government accountable on a range of issues, including alleged corruption, paper leaks, rising prices, foreign policy and the Ayodhya…
Guwahati: Two powerful stories of resilience, sacrifice and womanhood brought the northeast its only honours at the 72nd National Film Awards 2024, with Assam’s ‘Juiphool’ and Manipur’s ‘Sunita’ winning the Best Assamese and Best Manipuri Feature Film awards, respectively.While ‘Juiphool’ explores the unlikely friendship between two women across the conflict-ridden Assam-Nagaland border, ‘Sunita’ is a…
Panaji: Based on Supreme Court directives to all state chief secretaries, Goa govt on Thursday constituted taluka-level special investigation teams (SIT) to examine whether any reserved forest land in possession of the state revenue department has been allotted to private individuals or institutions for purposes other than forestry.The Supreme Court had directed that appropriate steps…
Mumbai: An anxious mother’s outburst over Tuesday’s roadblock caused by BJP rallyists in Worli struck a chord with thousands of ordinary motorists and pedestrians. On Wednesday, minister Girish Mahajan’s statement saying a certain inconvenience was bound to occur during political rallies further added fuel to fire. Viren Shah, founder member and convenor of the Worli…
Gandhinagar: The state cabinet, which met on Tuesday, decided to extend a financial assistance package for the business community in Ahmedabad, similar to the one announced for businesses in Surat, which suffered heavy losses because of widespread waterlogging due to rain.Govt said on Tuesday that a transparent assessment of losses will be conducted by the…
Senator Elizabeth Warren was trolled for demanding wealth tax on Elon Musk. Senator Elizabeth Warren was royally trolled as she called for a wealth tax on Elon Musk after Musk became the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX’s Nasdaq debut. “Elon Musk just became the world’s first trillionaire. The typical American household would have to work…
BJP state chief Madan Rathore, Ashwini Vaishnaw during presser at BJP HQ Thursday. The event was interrupted by power supply failures Jaipur: Union Railway, Electronics and Information Technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday announced five major initiatives for Jaipur — a Quantum Lab, Semiconductor Lab, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab, a state-of-the-art AI Data Centre and…
Patiala: A day after former Punjab DGP and Congress functionary Mohammad Mustafa claimed that a low-intensity blast near his residence was a targeted attack on him and his family, Malerkotla police said a comprehensive investigation was underway and senior officials were using both technical intelligence and human inputs to bring the case to a “logical…
Lucknow: A 36-year-old service manager died after being struck on the head by a sack of construction debris allegedly thrown from the second floor of a hotel in Lucknow on Tuesday morning, police said. The incident occurred around 8 am in Vasundhara Vihar locality of Naubasta Kala under Chinhat police station limits.The deceased was identified…
