Kolkata: A section of crowd-puller Durga puja organisers in Kolkata are making a few changes to their original theme, planned months ago, to incorporate the issue of women’s safety amid protests over the RG Kar hospital incident. While one organiser has planned to show three-dimensional images of public protests, another would spread the message of…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday decided to withdraw general consent given to CBI to investigate cases in the State. “The notification granting general consent for CBI to probe criminal cases in Karnataka state, under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, has been withdrawn,” Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said after…
Chandigarh: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday over the unemployment issue and accused him of “systematically” ending the employment system of the country. Addressing a poll rally in Assandh the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha exuded confidence that the Congress would sweep the October 5 Haryana assembly…
As the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections near their climax, tensions between two long-standing allies—Congress and the National Conference (NC)—have reached a boiling point. The once-cohesive alliance, which had survived decades of political turbulence, now finds itself divided, with accusations flying between the two parties. NC leader and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has publicly…
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Kanpur: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday announced his retirement from T20 Internationals with immediate effect and also said that the second Test against India will be his last if his country’s board doesn’t give him a farewell match at home. The 37-year-old great, who featured in 129 T20Is for Bangladesh will, however, continue…
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the low voter turnout in Srinagar district during the second phase of voting for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls was perhaps a people’s reaction to the Centre trying to project normalcy in the union territory. His remarks came after the second phase of polling on Wednesday…
Mumbai/Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Pune in Maharashtra on Thursday was cancelled due to the heavy rain situation in the city, officials said. Modi was to flag off the Metro train line from District Court to Swargate in Pune and launch development projects of Rs 22,600 crore, ahead of the state assembly elections….
Bhopal: The BJP has enrolled more than one crore members in Madhya Pradesh under the first phase of its membership drive between September 2 and 25, a party leader said on Thursday. The membership figure in the first phase stood at 1,00,81,432, he said. The second phase of the membership drive will begin on October…
New Delhi: A reduction in crude oil prices in recent weeks has improved margins on retail auto fuels, providing state-owned firms a headroom to cut petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2-3 per litre, rating agency Icra said on Thursday. The price of a basket of crude oil India imports averaged USD 74 per barrel…
