Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government’s finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has taken steps to ease strained ties with New Delhi while his administration was working to develop economic relations with India by separating economic interests from “political rhetoric.” “The chief adviser is working to improve diplomatic relations with India, and…
New York/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has lashed out at commentators for remarks against his Indian-origin wife Second Lady Usha Vance. Vance’s remarks came in response to comments by right-wing podcaster Nick Fuentes, who used an ethnic slur to describe Usha and had referred to the Vice President as a “race traitor” on…
Kolkata: The Election Commission has begun the process of issuing hearing notices to an additional 20 lakh “unmapped” voters, as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, a senior official said on Tuesday. The process for the same for 10 lakh “unmapped” voters had started on Monday. “In the…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday called in Bangladesh envoy Riaz Hamidullah and sought a thorough probe into killing of Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi amid sharp downturn in ties between the two countries. New Delhi’s move came hours after Indian envoy to Dhaka, Pranay Verma, was summoned to the foreign ministry to lodge a…
The sons of Pandu abode in peace at the hermitage of the sage Arishtaśenu, in obedience to the counsel of Kubera. One day, the venerable Dhoumya, raising his finger toward the northern sky, said to Yudhishthira, “Behold, O son of Dharma, that is Mount Mandara, and beyond it towers the celestial Meru, the axis of…
Rampayli Ram Temple is a famous Hindu temple located in the village of Rampayli in Waraseoni tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The temple is situated on the banks of the Chandan River, about 25–30 km from Balaghat town. The main deity of Rampayli Temple is Lord Rama, worshipped along with Goddess Sita. Lord Hanuman is…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday said his party has worked with determination during the recently concluded SIR exercise, and it continues to work now also to ensure voting rights of the people. Addressing a Christmas event here, Stalin outlined a slew of welfare initiatives, which include a hike in subsidy…
Jaipur: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act will transform rural India, and that it is “far better” than the law brought in by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance regime. Addressing a Kisan Sammelan at Merta City in Nagaur…
London: A British Pakistani gang member of an organised crime group was on Tuesday jailed for 21 years and six months, after the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) found 8.5 million pounds worth of drugs from Pakistan in her home. Sidrah Nosheen, 34, was found to have played a crucial role as part of the…
New Delhi/Unnao (UP): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday suspended the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is serving life imprisonment in the 2017 Unnao rape case, saying he has already served seven years and five months in prison. Sengar’s sentence has been suspended by the high court till the pendency…
