NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, while addressing a rally in Singur, West Bengal, said that the people of the state are determined to oust the ruling Trinamool Congress and bring an end to the 15-year “maha-jungleraj” of the Mamata Banerjee-led government.PM Modi was in West Bengal to launch development projects worth over…
Sonam Wangchuk and his wife Gitanjali Angmo (File photo) NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali Angmo said that he remains optimistic despite spending more than three months in solitary confinement at a Jodhpur jail. She added that Wangchuk is using his time in custody to write a book based on his prison experience.In…
NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.The J&K Police confirmed that an operation is currently underway, according to ANI.No casualties have been reported so far, and further details are awaited.It comes amid multiple drone sightings over the…
The image is used for representation purpose only (AI image) “For every dog bite, death or injury caused to children or elderly, we are likely going to fix heavy compensation by state, for not doing anything. Also, liability and accountability on those who are saying we are feedings dogs. Do it, take them to your…
BATHINDA/LUCKNOW: Five tourists from Banaskantha in Gujarat, including a policewoman, died in Punjab, while three labourers were killed in UP in road accidents caused due to dense fog on Saturday morning.The tourists, all in their late 20s and early 30s, were on their way back to Banaskantha when their SUV slammed into a road divider…
One of the arrested men, Neelakandan, who fractured his right leg while trying to escape from police CHENNAI: Two men were killed and another was critically injured in an attack outside a hotel in Tamil Nadu‘s Tiruvallur Friday night following a road-rage incident. Police have arrested four suspects, including office-bearers of Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam and…
JALPAIGURI/KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday made a fervent appeal to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant to safeguard democracy and ensure that investigative agencies do not defame citizens.“Our safety, security, history, geography, and boundaries must all be protected. The media should not conduct trials before cases are finalised… We are under…
A two-judge bench of Supreme Court on Jan 9 pointed to the repeated misuse of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act – introduced in 2012 to shield minors from sexual abuse – saying it was increasingly being used to criminalise consensual teenage relationships or to settle personal scores.Hearing a matter related to…
File photo of a Russian vessel arriving at the Simon’s Town Naval base ahead of the joint naval exercise in South Africa’s Cape Town NEW DELHI: The Indian government has defended its decision to not participate in the “Brics Naval Exercise”, saying it was purely a South African initiative in which not all Brics members…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited the World Book Fair here, distributing copies of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s literary classic ‘Anand Math’ — which features the national song Vande Matram — to children to instil in them a sense of patriotism and familiarise them with the dreams of Indian freedom fighters.After touring the…
