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Adhikari ridicules CM Banerjee over ‘Bangla Day’ post on Bengali New Year’s Day

Kolkata: On the auspicious occasion of Poila Boishakh i.e. Bengali New Year’s Day on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of…
BJP govt will reduce everything to ‘zero’ before its exit, says Akhilesh

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accused BJP governments in Uttar Pradesh and at the Centre of not delivering on their promises and alleged that the party was repackaging old…

61-day fishing ban begins in TN; fishermen urge vigilance against illegal trawling

Chennai: The 61-day annual fishing ban along Tamil Nadu’s coast began in the early hours of Tuesday and will continue until June 14. The ban, implemented under the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing…
Rupee surges 39 paise to 85.71 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai: The rupee sustained its gaining momentum and jumped 39 paise to 85.71 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, buoyed by a robust rally in domestic equity markets and…
Terrorists, security forces exchange fire in J-K’s Poonch

Jammu: A brief exchange of fire took place between terrorists and security forces in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Tuesday. The gunfire rattled the Lasana village…
Dalit groom prays at temple near Ambedkar’s birthplace in police presence

Indore: A groom from the Dalit community had to offer prayers at a Lord Ram temple, located near Dr B R Ambedkar’s birthplace, in police presence after an argument between two groups…
Calcutta HC upholds Election Commission’s nomination review mechanism

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has held that there are sufficient checks and balances in the process adopted by the Election Commission of India while scrutinising the nomination of a parliamentary or…

Stalin to chair consultative meetings with TN varsities’ VCs, Registrars on April 16

Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin will hold a consultative meeting with the Vice-Chancellors and Registrars of all state-run universities at the Secretariat on April 16, an official release said on…
Congress MLA grabs BJP leader by collar over removal of plaque in Jaipur

Jaipur: Congress MLA Indira Meena had an altercation with a local BJP leader in Sawaimadhopur district over the installation of a commemorative plaque at the site of a statue of Dr B…
States cannot refuse to implement Waqf Amendment Act, says BJP

New Delhi: States cannot refuse to implement the Waqf Amendment Act, the BJP asserted on Monday, April 14, citing constitutional provisions, and slammed the Congress and other INDIA bloc constituents over their…
Woman stripped off her hijab by attackers in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

A young Muslim woman was brutally assaulted by members of her community, with one of her attackers trying to pull her hijab in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district. A video of the assault…
Pune: IISER abruptly cancels Ambedkar event following ABVP complaint

The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Pune has arbitrarily cancelled scheduled talks by three women anti-caste activists after the right-aligned Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) approached the police…
Modi slams Telangana govt over Kancha Gachibowli land row, calls Congress model a ‘lie’

Yamunanagar: In an apparent reference to the recent controversy surrounding the 400-acres of Kancha Gachibowli land near the University of Hyderabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, April 14, lashed out at…
Dalit worker dragged half-naked by police in Kamareddy on Ambedkar Jayanti

Hyderabad: On the day the nation commemorated Dr BR Ambedkar’s legacy, Telangana police took several Dalits into preventive custody on Monday, April 14, for trying to put up flex banners. The incident…
Four Indian expats win Rs 35 lakh each in Big Ticket draw

In a life-changing moment, four Indian expatriates have won a staggering 150,000 Dirham (Rs 35,12,037) each in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly electronic draw. The winners — Samsudhin Hosdurg, Jishnu Thottingal Kunjankutty,…