Kolkata, 25/12: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee doubled down on the jabs directed at Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar, saying he would continue would the mimicry. Speaking at an event in Srerampore, West Bengal, on Saturday, Banerjee said it was his ‘fundamental right’ to express his views and would ‘do it a thousand…
Iran, 25/12: Iran’s foreign minister denied that his country is helping Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack commercial ships traveling through the Red Sea, warning the waterway won’t be safe as long as Israel maintains its offensive in Gaza. The White House, citing newly released intelligence, said Friday that Iran was “deeply involved” in the planning of…
Mumbai, 25/12: Reliance Industries , India’s most valuable company, and Walt Disney signed a non-binding term sheet to merge their Indian media operations, the Economic Times reported on Monday, citing sources it did not name Under the merger Reliance would own 51 per cent through a combination of shares and cash, with Disney holding…
Kashmir, 24/12: A wreath laying ceremony was on Sunday held in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri for the four soldiers who lost their lives after being ambushed by terrorists in nearby Poonch district, officials said. A search operation to track down the fleeing terrorists continues near the scene of the ambush, while mobile internet services remained…
New Delhi, 19/12:The Sports Ministry has requested the Indian Olympic Association to constitute an ad-hoc committee to look over the affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India. The ministry suspended the recently elected body, accusing it of still being in control of former members.
Kolkata, 24/12: In a one-of-its-kind gathering at the Brigade Parade Grounds here, nearly 1 lakh people from diverse backgrounds collectively chanted sacred verses from the Bhagavad Gita. Adorned in traditional attires, people from various age groups and societal status congregated at the iconic venue and recited the verses from the holy book alongside revered sages….
Thiruvananthapuram, 24/12: Kerala reported 128 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours, according to data on the Union Health Ministry website on Sunday. Of the 334 active coronavirus infections reported nationwide till 8 am today, 128 were from Kerala, taking the active cases in the state to 3,000, as per the…
Chile, 24/12: A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off of Chile’s Bio-Bio region on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was 19 km (12 miles) below the Earth’s surface, it said
New Delhi, 24/12: The Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) body after the president Sanjay Singh announced U-15 and U-20 nationals would take place in Nandini Nagar, Gonda (UP) before the end of this year, ANI reported. “This announcement is hasty, without giving sufficient notice to wrestlers who are…
Kashmir, 24/12: A retired police officer was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday, police said. Mohammad Shafi was shot inside a mosque early today, they said. “Terrorists fired upon Shri Mohd Shafi, a retired police officer, at Gantmulla, Sheeri Baramulla, while praying Azan in the mosque and succumbed to…
