Mamata Banerjee said the Bills were passed in an authoritarian manner in that dark hour of democracy. New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to defer the implementation of the three “hurriedly passed” criminal laws that are set to be rolled out on July 1, saying it would
The ideology responsible for the bombing is still alive among few people in Canada, said Chandra Arya. Ottawa: Indian-origin Canadian Member of Parliament Chandra Arya on Thursday recalled the 1985 Air India bombing, which claimed the lives of 329 people, and stated that the ideology responsible for the terrorist attack is still alive among a
New Delhi: Six policemen were injured – disturbing videos showed one cop with a blood-stained uniform and a bloody handkerchief wrapped around his head – in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon after a mob bent on extracting vigilante justice laid siege to a police station late Thursday night. The protests followed the rape and murder of a minor
Mr Dharmadhikari’s post has sparked a discussion on X. An Indian man living in Singapore has sparked a discussion on social media after revealing his decision to relocate back to Bengaluru. Aakash Dharmadhikari, co-founder of a company named Realfast, said that his decision to return to India was prompted, in part, by how good life
The dragon was a replica of Vhagar from the series ‘House of the Dragon’. A giant dragon appeared on the top of the Empire State building in New York recently that left social media amused. It was actually an inflatable green dragon as part of the promotion for HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘House of
As security force personnel across the country’s came together to perform yoga asanas while stationed at difficult terrain like deserts, snowy mountains and sea, their dog squads also joined in practising the ancient Indian practice. In videos released by security forces – that have now gone viral on social media – dogs that are part
UNICEF Child Food Poverty Report: Representational Image A recent UNICEF report titled ‘Child Food Poverty: Nutrition Deprivation in Early Childhood’ has revealed disturbing statistics about the state of child food poverty worldwide. According to the report, one in four children globally is living in severe food poverty, surviving on just one or two food groups
Further investigation is underway, said police. (Representational) Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh: An elderly couple, Laxman Singh, 68, and Shyamvati, 66, was found dead in their home in Dibai in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr. The couple had about 50 pigeons, all of whom were also found dead. The police said that the couple lived on their own and
Srinagar: Karan Singh, former Sadre Reayasat (president) of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and former Union minister is not one to feel sentimental about the bifurcation — one of the hot button political issues ahead of the coming assembly election. The key thing now is the restoration of statehood, and that should be done
FSSAI asks catering company to instal x-ray machines (Photo Credit: file photo) The Food Safety And Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recently issued a notice to the airline catering company TajSATS regarding improving the safety, hygiene and service of in-flight meals. This comes after an Air India passenger claimed that he found a blade-like metal
The mother of the girl filed a police complaint against the man. (Representational) Mumbai: Police have arrested a 39-year-old employee of a grocery shop for allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl, an official said on Friday. The man allegedly targeted the child when she went to the shop, located in the Kalachowki area in central
Rohingya have faced persecution in Buddhist-majority Myanmar for decades. Dhaka: Escalating violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state in recent months may have spurred some Rohingya Muslims to cross into Bangladesh, a key refugee official said, although Dhaka insists it cannot accept more refugees from its war-torn neighbour. Rohingya have faced persecution in Buddhist-majority Myanmar for