Ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Champai Soren on Sunday expressed his pain over the way he was treated by his own party and said that “he was devastated as his self-respect was harmed” when he was asked to resign from his post after Chief Minister Hemant Soren was released on…
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Sunday took suo motu cognizance of the rape and murder of a doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will hear the matter on Tuesday. Last week, advocates Ujjawal Gaur and Rohit Pandey wrote the letter to the CJI,…
Balali (Haryana): Overwhelmed by the grand reception she received on her arrival from the Paris Olympics, wrestler Vinesh Phogat said that her fight against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) would continue and hoped that “truth will prevail”. Hundreds of supporters had gathered outside the IGI airport here on Saturday to give a rousing welcome…
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday exhorted the party leaders to take the party’s ideology to all corners of the country, expressing confidence of its strong electoral prospects in future. Addressing a BJP meeting, where the party decided to embark on its membership drive from September 1, Shah…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on the countries of the Global South to work unitedly in dealing with food and energy security crises and challenges of terrorism as he flagged concerns over consequences of “uncertainties” around the world. In his opening address at the third edition of the Voice of Global…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Saturday granted sanction for prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment ‘scam’. “The Governor has granted sanction for prosecution against the Chief Minister. It is based on three petitions filed by — T J Abraham, Pradeep Kumar and Snehamayi Krishna,” an…
Kanpur/New Delhi: Twenty coaches of the Sabarmati Express passenger train derailed near Govindpuri station in Kanpur early Saturday after the engine hit an “object placed on the track”, rail officials said. There is no report of any loss of life or injury in the accident. The Varanasi-Ahmedabad train derailed between Kanpur and Bhimsen railway station…
New Delhi: Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases from September 18 while Haryana will go to polls in a single phase on October 1, the Election Commission announced on Friday. Voting will take place for 90 seats in Jammu and Kashmir on September 18, September 25 and October 1,…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): ISRO on Friday launched its third and final developmental flight, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-D3, carrying Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08. The rocket lifted off majestically from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, situated about 135 km east of Chennai at a pre-fixed time of 9.17 am. The objectives…
Kolkata: The CPI(M)-led Left Front on Thursday demanded the resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee as West Bengal’s Health and Home minister over the violence at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Chief Minister Banerjee holds the Health and Home portfolios. A mob entered the hospital campus in the early hours and ransacked the…
