Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of their colleague at RG Kar Hospital to end their fast-unto-death, stating that most of their demands have been addressed while rejecting their insistence on removing the state health secretary. Speaking to the doctors over the phone…
The recent bail of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendra Jain, following the earlier release of party heavyweights Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, has set off a storm in Indian politics. With assembly elections looming large, these judicial decisions could prove to be a massive advantage for AAP while delivering a significant blow to their…
Lucknow/Bahraich (UP): Shopkeepers in Bahraich scrambled to salvage their goods on Saturday, apprehending a demolition drive by the authorities. According to a local lawmaker, the Public Works Department has served notices to 23 establishments – 20 of them belonging to Muslims — to vacate property. The crackdown comes days after a 22-year-old Hindu man was…
Panaji: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said the role of the Supreme Court as a people’s court must be preserved for the future, but it does not mean that it has to fulfil the role of an Opposition in Parliament. He said one is entitled to criticise the court for the…
New Delhi: Senior AAP leader Satyendar Jain on Saturday said his future political responsibilities will be decided by the party and its convener Arvind Kejriwal. The former Delhi Health minister was on Friday night released from Tihar jail after spending 18 months in the prison in a money laundering case. “I will do whatever our…
Sydney: Islands have long intrigued explorers and scientists. These isolated environments serve as natural laboratories for understanding how species evolve and adapt. Islands are also centres of species diversity. It has long been speculated that islands support exceptionally high amounts of global biodiversity, but the true extent was unknown until now. In world-first research published…
Toronto: Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly on Friday said the remaining Indian diplomats in the country are “clearly on notice” after Canada named the Indian High Commissioner in Ottawa as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader. Joly said the government would not tolerate any diplomats who contravene…
In the latest public admission, Russian President Vladimir Putin candidly acknowledged the challenges of setting a definitive timeline to end the ongoing war with Ukraine, while simultaneously expressing confidence that Russia would ultimately prevail. This striking blend of uncertainty and determination characterizes the increasingly complex nature of the conflict, which has evolved beyond its initial…
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said it is difficult to specify a timeline for ending the prolonged war in Ukraine but asserted that his country will win, as he appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s concern over the situation. Days ahead of the 16th BRICS Summit to be hosted by him, Putin also endorsed…
Moscow: Days ahead of the BRICS Summit in his country, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday asserted that the grouping is not anti-West but just “non-West”, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this observation. At an interaction with a select group of foreign journalist here, he slammed the US and western nations for backing Ukraine…
