Kolkata, 15/8: : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused opposition political parties of being behind the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here. Banerjee said she does not hold the students or doctors responsible for their protests and instead, she accused certain political parties of attempting to incite trouble. …
New Delhi, 15/8: The Congress on Thursday said that making Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi “sit in the fifth row” at the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “pettiness” and lack of respect for democratic tradition.
Sao Paulo, 15/8: Authorities investigating the Brazilian plane crash that killed all 62 on board last week now have the full transcript of the “black box” but its content did not immediately explain the cause of the accident, local TV station Globo said on Wednesday.
New Delhi, 15/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said 75,000 more medical seats will be created in the next five years. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 78th Independence Day, Modi said that even today, children, mostly belonging to the middle class, are going abroad for medical education….
Paris, 14/8: Vinesh Phogat’s petition for silver medal has been dismissed, RevSportz reported on Wednesday. Phogat had appealed against the decision to disqualify her entirely after she was about 100 gms over the weight-limit before the 50 kg women’s freestyle wrestling final at the Paris Olympics 2024.
New Delhi, 14/8: Former deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said the governor’s post should be scrapped as the institution has become a “burden on democracy”, and stressed that the governors’ job was only to obstruct the functioning of governments being run by non-NDA parties.
Bengaluru,14/8: Renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj has failed to obtain a US visa, sources in his family said on Wednesday. The 41-year-old was scheduled to attend the 12th AKKA (Association of Kannada Kootas of America) World Kannada Conference in Richmond, Virginia
New Delhi, 14/8: Rahul Navin has been appointed as full-time director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), PTI reported citing government order. In September last year, he was appointed as in-charge director of the ED on the completion of tenure of incumbent Sanjay Kumar Mishra
New Delhi, 14/8: Former South Africa fast bowling great Morne Morkel has been appointed as the new bowling coach of the Indian team, BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed on Wednesday Yes, Morne Morkel has been appointed bowling coach of the senior India men’s team,” Shah told PTI. The 39-year-old Morkel was new chief coach Gautam…
New Delhi, 14/8: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal but decided to consider his plea challenging his arrest by the CBI in connection with the liquor policy scam case. We are not granting interim bail,” a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan categorically told senior…
