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The legacy of The Dalai Lama “will live forever” and nobody will give Chinese President Xi Jinping any credit, former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday after meeting the Tibetan spiritual leader in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala. In a strongly-worded statement on the Chinese President, Pelosi — who is part of a bipartisan delegation […]
Thirty-four people have died after consuming illicit ‘packet arrack’ on Wednesday in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu. More than a hundred are being treated in hospitals. They were admitted in hospitals after they complained of vomiting and stomach pain. Sufficient medical professionals, including specialists from nearby government medical colleges have been deployed in the district to handle […]
Henley & Partners, the world’s largest investment migration consultancy company based in London, has published Henley Private Wealth Migration Report 2024 on June 18. According to the report, around 4300 high net-worth individuals are likely to leave India permanently, to settle abroad in the year 2024. The figure was 5,100 in 2023.The report sets the […]
On almost all days in June so far, North and Northwest India have experienced ‘heatwave’ to ‘severe heatwave’ conditions. The southwest monsoon that made an early onset over Kerala has advanced until Maharashtra, but maximum temperatures in the plains of North India have sustained around 45-47 degrees Celsius. The June-September southwest monsoon brings more than […]
Delhi police are expected to file a charge sheet next week in a case filed against author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under the strict Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for her alleged provocative speeches in 2010, official sources said on Tuesday. Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain, a former professor at the Central […]
Following Rahul Gandhi’s decision to keep the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat and give up Wayanad in Kerala to let Priyanka Gandhi Vadra run in the by-elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday slammed the Congress, accusing it of engaging in “dynastic politics.” “With Rahul Gandhi deciding to vacate the Wayanad seat and his […]
The National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the nationwide exam for candidates to medical institutions, came under heavy criticism from the Supreme Court on Tuesday due to issues over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical colleges. “If there’s even 0.001% negligence on anyone’s part, it should be thoroughly dealt with,” the Supreme […]
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday announced that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, will retain the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh and leave the Wayanad seat in Kerala, where his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be contesting. Kharge had discussed the matter at his New Delhi residence with the top leadership of the […]
A senior official stated that the Guwahati-Delhi section, where a goods train collided with the Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express on Monday, did not have the Railways’ “Kavach,” or anti-train collision mechanism, in place. Chairperson of the Railway Board Jaya Varma Sinha said that Kavach, an automatic anti-collision train protection system, is being planned for the route. […]
At least eight passengers have died, and 25 others were seriously injured after an express train collided with a goods train in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal on Monday. A freight train hit the Kanchanjunga Express from behind near Rangapani station, close to New Jalpaiguri, when it was travelling from Silchar, Assam, to Sealdah, […]
If Geniben Thakor is Kush, who stopped the BJP’s Ashwamegh in Gujarat, the Luv has to be Shaktisinh Gohil. The extremely soft-spoken and civilised gentleman among the brazen and crass political class is healing the almost dead Gujarat Congress to revival—slowly but steadily. The OG of “most eligible bachelors” in Indian politics, Shaktisinh’s political career […]
Congress leader and MP-Elect Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that “serious concerns” are being voiced over the transparency of India’s electoral process and described the electronic voting machine (EVM) as a “black box” that no one is permitted to examine. Taking to X (formally Twitter), he said, “Democracy ends up becoming a sham and prone […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party will be holding protests across Karnataka against the hike in petrol and diesel prices on June 17, the party’s state unit president B Y Vijayendra said on Sunday. The Karnataka government increased the fuel sales tax on Saturday, raising the price of petrol and diesel. Prices for diesel and petrol have […]
Sheena Bora’s mother, Indrani Mukerjea, who is also the key accused in the murder case, has stated that no human remains were found in May 2012 on Sunday. Mukherjea, who is currently released on bail, demanded that Rahul Mukherjee, Sheena’s reported fiancé, and a DNA expert be questioned in relation to the case. Indrani said, […]
Vadodara residents will not let a Muslim occupy home in a government subsidised scheme saying Muslims are “nuisance.” Polarisation in Gujarat is intense. It has percolated now to every segment of the society. The latest to join in are Vadodara residents who do not want Muslims to occupy their society. Most Gujaratis do not even frown […]
When Mahatma Gandhi was yet to be born, another Vanik took on the establishment, religious this time, with extraordinary courage and indomitable resolve. He was Karsandas Mulji, a Kapol Vaishnav himself, all of 30 in 1962, exposing the ills of society. The Netflix film “Maharaj,” where Amir Khan’s son Junaid plays the protagonist, is based […]
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday claimed that the Central Government has refused to give her permission to visit Kuwait. She stated that the visit’s aim was to organise help for Keralites impacted by a devastating fire in the Gulf nation. Talking to the media, she said, “What we just sought from the central […]
Ambuja Cement, a leading cement and building material company of Adani Cement and a part of the diversified Adani Group, has announced a binding agreement for the acquisition of Penna Cement Industries Ltd (PCIL). The deal, valued at an enterprise value of Rs. 10,422 crore, will see Ambuja acquiring 100% shares of PCIL from its […]
The Gujarat police have apprehended four individuals and confiscated over a tonne of explosives, along with 140 detonators, valued at Rs 1.03 lakh. The arrests were made during a raid on an illicit mining site in Wankaner taluka. The Morbi Police Special Operations Group reports that the suspects had bored approximately 57 holes, each 45 […]
US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was found guilty on all three counts related to illegal gun possession on Tuesday. Hunter Biden is the first child of a sitting US President to be convicted of a crime. He faces up to 10 years in prison on the first count, five years on the second […]
