Kolkata: Despite Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee requesting him to postpone his visit to the violence-hit Murshidabad district, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Friday left for Malda, where he is likely to meet the victims of the riot who fled there. “I am going to the field,” Bose told reporters while leaving for…
Indore: BJP MLA and former Madhya Pradesh minister Usha Thakur has slammed those voting on the basis of money, liquor and gifts and asserted that such persons who sell democracy will be reborn as camels, sheep, goats, dogs and cats. A video of her purported remarks, made at a meeting on Wednesday in Hasalpur village…
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said the Supreme Court, which gave the basic structure doctrine, demolished its impregnability during the Emergency. Dhankhar was addressing Rajya Sabha interns here. Referring to the recent remarks of former Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman at an event on the basic structure doctrine, the vice president said…
Kolkata: National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar said that she and other members of the panel will visit riot-hit Murshidabad district in the next few days and meet the affected women. The panel has already taken suo motu cognizance of the violence against innocents at some places of Murshidabad on April 11 and…
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya credited his bowlers for using variations effectively and executing plans smartly on a slugging wicket as his side registered a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match here on Thursday. MI restricted SRH to 162 for five before chasing down the target with 11 balls to spare,…
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians marched on to their 3rd win of the season as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 4 wickets at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai tonight. The win takes them to 6 points on the points table now, as their hopes of a playoff remain alive with back-to-back wins. Put to bat first,…
New Delhi: India on Thursday said its decision to withdraw the transhipment facility for Bangladeshi exports to third countries was in response to certain measures initiated by Dhaka that impacted bilateral trade. Though New Delhi did not elaborate on the steps by Dhaka, it is learnt that the decision by Bangladesh’s interim government to halt…
MS Shanker Barely days after AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) visited the BJP’s state headquarters in Chennai and shared the stage with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the alliance between the two parties has taken a confusing turn. Shah’s statement confirming the revival of the BJP-AIADMK alliance for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly…
Come April 22, 2025, Dr. Dulal Panda, Director of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, has been directed to appear in person before the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The directive comes in a long-drawn legal battle that’s symptomatic of the bureaucratic rot plaguing one of India’s premier scientific institutes. On…
U Lakshman Rao The Kurmāvathāra left a profound impact upon the cosmos. The boundless treasures of the universe lay concealed in the hidden depths of the ocean. The only way to recover this wealth and share it with the world was to churn the ocean’s unfathomable waters. In ancient times, the venerable sage Durvāsa, son…
