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RG Kar doctor’s death: Protestors march to CBI office demanding speedy justice
Kolkata: Hundreds of protestors, comprising doctors, lawyers and members of civil society on Saturday led a march to the CBI office in the CGO complex in Salt Lake demanding fair and speedy…
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‘Systematic pattern’, says India over crude bomb attack on Bangladesh temple
New Delhi: India on Saturday, October 12, said it has noted with “serious concern” regarding the reported attack on a Durga Puja pandal and theft at a revered Kali temple in Bangladesh,…
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UP: Upper-caste family blocks daughter’s baraat over loudspeaker songs
Bareilly: A marriage procession was stopped from entering a village here by members of an upper-caste community who objected to certain songs being blasted out from loudspeakers, prompting police to intervene and…
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SC to hear Shashi Tharoor’s Plea in defamation case over remarks against PM Modi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor against a Delhi High Court verdict that refused to quash defamation proceedings against him…
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J-K: Bridge in Gurez among 75 BRO projects inaugurated by Rajnath Singh
Srinagar: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday, October 12 virtually inaugurated the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)-built bridge in Jammu & Kashmir’s border area of Gurez. A Defence Ministry statement said that the…
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Saudi Arabia explores investment opportunities in India’s BPCL new refinery
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is looking for investment opportunities in the Indian Government-backed Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s (BPCL) new refinery project. This initiative is part of Kingdom’s broader investment strategy…
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Madrasas promoting Islam over education: BJP
New Delhi: Commenting on the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights’ (NCPCR) recommendation of stopping madrasa funds, BJP National Spokesperson, R P Singh, welcomed the suggestion and remarked that instead of…
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Ramleela in UP depicts man in skull cap as terrorist, sparks row
A Ramleela held in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Friday, October 11, is drawing significant criticism for its portrayal of Muslims as terrorists. The character of Ravana was depicted in a way that…
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Child rights body urges state to stop Madrassa funding over RTE violations
New Delhi: The apex child rights body has raised serious concerns about the state of functioning in madrassas and called for stopping state funding to them unless they comply with the Right…
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BSF shoots down drone carrying gun, heroin in Punjab
New Delhi: The alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday, October 11, shot down a drone in Punjab’s Ferozepur near the India-Pakistan border and seized a packet of heroin,…
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Indian author Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize, donates prize money to Palestine
Indian-British author and activist Arundhati Roy has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2024 during a ceremony at the British Library in London on Thursday, October 10. During her acceptance speech for…
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How many more families must be destroyed: Rahul Gandhi on Bagmati Express accident
New Delhi: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, October 12, attacked the Centre over the train accident in Tamil Nadu, saying no lessons have been learned despite…
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RG Kar protest: Junior doctors’ hunger strike enters day 8
Kolkata: The fast-unto-death agitation by junior doctors in the wake of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here entered the eighth day on…
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Centre releases grants worth Rs 2,255 cr for rural development in AP, Rajasthan
New Delhi: In a major boost for rural development, the government on Saturday said it has released the first instalment of the 15th Finance Commission grants worth more than Rs 2,255 crore…
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UP: Man hangs 10-year-old daughter upside down with rope and beats her, arrested
Banda: A 45-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh’s Lalitpur district has been arrested for allegedly beating his 10-year-old daughter while hanging her upside down with a rope, police said on Saturday. Station House…
