New Delhi/Kolkata: The protests by resident doctors at government hospitals in several states across the country ended on Thursday as major doctors’ associations called off their 11-day strike over the rape-murder of a trainee medic in Kolkata after the Supreme Court made an appeal to them to resume work. However, in West Bengal, the epicentre…
Washington: Vice President Kamala Harris, in the most important speech of her political life, is expected to outline her personal story and give an optimistic vision for the future in a bid to persuade the American people to make her the first woman president of the country. “Tonight, I think it will be one of…
Warsaw: Ahead of his much-anticipated visit to conflict-torn Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India firmly believes that no problem can be solved on the battlefield and it is ready to extend all possible cooperation for the restoration of peace and stability in the region. Modi made the remarks after holding wide-ranging talks…
Dasu Kesava Rao This is the story of the sad end of a newspaper, representing the darkest phase of the life of its founder, Andhra Kesari Tanguturi Prakasam, whose 152nd birth anniversary falls today (August 23). Prakasam started ‘Swarajya’ to kindle and sustain patriotic spirit among the masses and to aggressively promote the cause of…
Hyderabad: A special court here on Thursday issued summons to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy asking him to appear personally before it on September 25 over a criminal defamation case filed by a BJP leader accusing him of making false and baseless allegations against the saffron party during the recent Lok Sabha election campaign….
Warsaw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday had a “fruitful” exchange of views with a group of prominent Polish Indologists here and he deeply appreciated their work on Indian culture, language and arts as well as their efforts in strengthening cultural ties between the two countries. The group of Indologists included Prof. Maria Christopher Byrski,…
New Delhi:: GAIL (India) Limited and Petron Scientech Inc (Petron) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore setting up of a 500 Kilo Tons per Annum (KTA) bio-ethylene plant along with its downstream unit(s) in India, based on bio-ethanol produced in the plant in a 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) mode. Sumit Kishore, Executive Director (Business Development…
India’s highest court, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, has delivered a scathing indictment of the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government. The three-member bench highlighted the government’s catastrophic failure to protect the life of a 31-year-old junior doctor, referred to as Abhaya (not her real name). The court lambasted the administration not just for its…
Dr R K Chadha An Automatic Weather Station (AWS) of the India Meteorological Department at Mungeshpur, New Delhi, recorded the highest temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius on 29 May 2024. This was the highest-ever temperature recorded in India, breaking all previous records. Such record-breaking temperatures and severe heatwave conditions in north India are not isolated…
New Delhi: Leaders and workers of the Congress’ Delhi unit staged a demonstration here on Thursday demanding SEBI chief Madhabi Buch’s resignation from her post and the constitution of a joint parliamentary committee to probe the Adani issue. The protest at the Jantar Mantar was attended by Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav, senior leader Sachin…
