After the arrest of ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, allegations of continuous torture and humiliation of minorities in Bangladesh, hotels in Malda district on the India-Bangladesh border have decided not to allow Bangladeshi citizens to stay from Wednesday. Indian flag in neighboring country Members of the Malda Hotel Association called a meeting to discuss their … Read more
Amid a spat between the IIT-Khargpur (KGP) administration and its teachers’ union (IITTA), the institute has extended the deadline to December 13 for the IITTA to provide documents supporting its allegations against the institute’s administration. IITTA wrote to the Union Education Ministry in September, accusing the institute of “nepotism”, “arbitrary” recruitment and other irregularities. It … Read more
Dec 5, 2024 04:55 IST First published: 5 December 2024 at 04:55 IST Share it A presidential pardon in America — and in democracies — is an opportunity to seize the moral high ground. Joe Biden’s “Full and unconditional” forgiveness to his sonThe hunter, does not represent only a retreat and abandonment. It also smacks … Read more
Ensuring that protocol is duly followed and representatives are treated respectfully during their district visits has been a major concern for the Uttar Pradesh government, which has issued more than 12 orders and reminders in the past two years. “With the People’s Representative. These instructions include providing them with seating arrangements decorated “according to their … Read more
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed senior officials to identify those creating unrest in Sambhal, put up their posters and compensate them for property damage. Adityanath has given directions to review law and order in various districts and to resolve revenue disputes by holding meetings with relevant officials. Senior field officers including Divisional Commissioners, … Read more
A 20-year-old Delhi University student, a state-level boxer, allegedly slit the throats of his parents and sister at their home in south Delhi’s Deoli village on Wednesday morning. According to the police, the deceased are ex-serviceman Rajesh Kumar (51), his wife Komal (46) and 23-year-old daughter Kavita. Police said that accused Arjun Tanwar made a … Read more
Jasleen Kaur, a Scottish artist of Indian origin, has won the prestigious Turner Prize 2024 for her exhibition “Altar Altar”, which explores themes of plurality, personal and political. The jury, chaired by Tate Britain director Alex Farquharson, praised Kaur’s “thoughtful way of choreographing a visual and auditory experience that suggests both personal, political and spiritual… … Read more
Officials of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch are investigating the role of Akash Chauhan, a key member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui. Police suspect that Chauhan himself brainwashed Zeeshan Akhtar, one of the main conspirators of the incident, to carry out the hit. Siddiqui was shot dead … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had an unusual visitor on Wednesday morning while he was reading a newspaper in his garden – a monkey that jumped into his lap. Tharoor gave the guest a banana and hugged him in return. Then the monkey fell asleep on his lap. Tharoor claimed that when he tried to … Read more
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill with provisions for regulation of boilers, protection of life and property from explosions and uniformity in registration. The Boiler Bill, 2024, which seeks to repeal the century-old Boiler Act, 1923, was passed by a voice vote in the Upper House. Apart from the need to repair boilers … Read more
Nepal and China signed the implementation framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Beijing on Wednesday, indicating that Nepal will soon decide on projects for implementation. This situation occurred when Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was on an official visit to China. Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal have … Read more
Debating the Railways (Amendment) Bill 2024 in the Lok Sabha, opposition members on Wednesday said the bill would have a negative impact on the autonomy of the railways and would increase the chances of its privatisation. Introducing the Bill, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said on Wednesday that the first passenger train service in India … Read more
The issue of atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh resonated in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with BJP members urging the government to ensure the safety of Hindus and ISKCON followers in the neighboring country. Raising the issue at Zero Hour, BJP’s Hema Malini said, “I am deeply saddened to see what is happening to our … Read more
In a move to add more sting to its campaign for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, the party’s state unit is understood to have written to its national leadership to consider implementing schemes similar to the Ladli Behan and Ladki Bahin scheme in Madhya Pradesh. If Maharashtra comes to power in the capital. During the … Read more
The Ahmedabad city police on Wednesday rolled out artificial intelligence-based dashcam systems interceptors in patrolling vehicles, which will capture traffic violations like not wearing helmets or seat belts, “triple riding” and driving on the wrong side. These cameras detect and automatically record violations, improve the efficiency and accuracy of information as well as provide real-time … Read more
The overall picture suggests it’s a busy day, if an expensive one. However, you don’t seem to have any real responsibility for anything that can’t be left to others. It should be suitable for those of you who either need relaxation or are arranging delicate personal matters. Other people now seem to have the right … Read more
Gujarat’s State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) department has busted a tax evasion scam worth Rs 34 crore, allegedly by copper traders by submitting bogus bills worth Rs 186 crore, officials said. Based on information received by the enforcement wing of the state GST department, and further investigations, searches were conducted against 14 firms, including … Read more
The Gandhinagar Zone CID (Crime) has registered three FIRs since November 27 against Bhupendra Singh Jala, “CEO” of Sabarkantha-based BZ Financial Services and BZ Group, for his alleged involvement in a Ponzi scheme. In a media interaction on Wednesday, Additional Director General of Police, CID Crime and Railways, Rajkumar Pandian said that “cricketers” and “teachers” … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the BAPS Swaminarayan sect’s ‘Karykar Suvarna Mahotsav’ at a program in Ahmedabad on Saturday, a leader of the sect said on Wednesday. Apart from Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state cabinet ministers and former ministers will also attend the Golden Jubilee celebrations … Read more
The Gujarat Public Service Trust – an NGO founded in 1990 by veteran Congressman Rajkumar Gupta – is celebrating its 35th founding year on Saturday. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi will be the guests at the event, according to information shared with the media. A … Read more
The National Hawkers Federation on Wednesday submitted a representation to the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), in an anti-encroachment campaign launched after the killing of one’s son Tapan Parmar, which saw street vendors evicted from various areas of the city. Former BJP corporator. A representation signed by several street vendors, the drive is said to be … Read more
The Surat Crime Branch arrested a person on Wednesday on the charge of submitting a fake medical certificate to the court to secure bail for an inmate of the Surat Central Jail, police said. Shovit Singh Thakur is among those arrested. According to the police, it was discovered that he was operating the hospital illegally … Read more
More than three weeks after the death of two PMJAY beneficiaries due to an alleged unnecessary angioplasty, Dr Sanjay Mulji Patolia, a bariatric surgeon and a director of a company that runs a reputed multispecialty hospital, was arrested by the Ahmedabad city police’s crime branch. (DCB) on Wednesday. According to the crime branch, after receiving … Read more
With cases of hypersensitivity pneumonitis on the rise in the city, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has once again warned of action against citizens feeding pigeons in the open as the droppings and feathers of the birds cause lung infections. Susceptible pneumonitis has increased in the city due to micro-organisms released from pigeon droppings and … Read more
Formula One confirmed on Wednesday that the Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Zandvoort will be extended by one year and that 2026 will be the last year for the Netherlands. The race in the Netherlands was a big highlight on the F1 calendar as it returned in 2021, with Dutch-Belgian Red Bull driver Max Verstappen … Read more
The deaths of six Israeli hostages recovered from Gaza in August were likely related to Israeli airstrikes against Hamas where they were being held, the Israeli military said on Wednesday. “At the time of the strike, the military had no knowledge, nor suspicion, that the hostages were in the underground compound or in its vicinity,” … Read more