Bhubaneswar, Aug 5: A young man was rescued in an unconscious and injured condition from a hotel room in Bhubaneswar after allegedly attempting suicide, following a farewell video he posted on Facebook that triggered panic among his family members.According to police, the youth uploaded a video apologising to his father and saying that he was…
Calcutta, 5/8: Heavens will not fall” if all six stanzas of Vande Mataram are sung in madrasas, Calcutta High Court on Wednesday orally observed while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). The court was hearing a PIL challenging a government notification making the rendition of the complete national song mandatory in such institutions.
New Delhi, 5/8: Taking serious note of a large number of vehicles plying without third-party insurance cover, the Supreme Court has directed the Centre to evolve a pilot project by which fuel for vehicles can be refused at petrol pumps until valid insurance is obtained.The top court, in its verdict on Tuesday, took note of…
Bhubaneswar: Suspended IIC of Sarankul police station Sujit Das appeared before the Crime Branch on Tuesday in connection with a sexual harassment case, following directions of the Orissa High Court.Das appeared before the Crime Branch CAW (Crime Against Women) wing which is investigating the case on the orders of the DGP. The High Court has…
New Delhi, 4/8: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina is set to hold her first media interaction on Wednesday (August 5) evening, two years after she fled Dhaka following a massive anti-government protest albeit by video link She is going to do it at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia…
Jajpur: Alleging no government relief has reached the flood-hit residents in Jajpur district despite widespread damage, hundreds of affected villagers confronted Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida today.Tensions escalated when Parida visited the breach site in Dhobabil Patana under Dasarathpur block to assess the situation. Locals claimed the Deputy Chief Minister arrived much later than scheduled…
Delhi, August 4: Veteran Actor Anupam Kher on Tuesday called on Amit Shah at the Home Minister’s Res. office in Delhi.Following the gracious meet, Anupam Kher took to X and wrote, “I had the good fortune of meeting the Honorable Union Home Minister of India, Shri Amit Shah Ji, at his residence. I am deeply…
Lucknow, 4/8: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that there was no ‘involvement’ of seers in the alleged ‘embezzlement’ of offerings at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The interim report of the SIT has not found involvement of seers in the matter (fund theft) …. Those who were seen on camera stealing…
New Delhi, 4/8: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a slew of directions to curb the rising menace of “digital arrest” scams, ordering the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to formally adopt a standard operating procedure (SOP) for banks within four weeks and tasking an inter-departmental committee with examining a shared liability and victim compensation…
Patna, 8/4: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) may be baying for the BJP’s blood ever since Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor romped home from Bankipur defeating the BJP candidate in the saffron stronghold in the heart of Patna. But more than the BJP, Prashant’s victory could ring an alarm bell for the RJD as its…
