Dhaka, 19/1: A Bangladesh court has issued an arrest warrant against cricketer Shakib Al Hasan over a case of bounced cheques, the total sum of which is more than $300,000 (Rs 2.6 crore approx.) as per a report by AFP. Bangladesh’s IFIC Bank had filed the case against the ace cricketer-cum-former politician. An official of…
Lucknow, 19/1: A formal introduction of her 26-year-old nephew in a party meeting two days ago has set the rumour mills whirring that Mayawati may soon introduce Ishan Anand into politics to reinvigorate her flagging party. On January 16, a day after her 69th birthday, the Bahujan Samaj Party chief introduced her second nephew, Ishan…
Prayagraj, 19/1: A fire broke out on Sunday at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela of 2025 in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, according to news agency ANI. Flames were seen blazing a number of tents at a spot at the Maha Kumbh.
Houston: TikTok’s app effectively shut down in the US, just hours before a law banning the popular video-sharing platform was set to go into effect. The app was shut down on Saturday. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now,” a message reads when…
New Delhi, 19/1: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi claimed in a press conference on Sunday that the BJP is trying to kill AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal. It is clear that criminals and goons were sent to kill Arvind Kejriwal. The second person involved in the attack is Rohit Tyagi, who constantly stays with Pravesh Verma and…
Chandigarh, 19/1: The Centre will hold a meeting with Punjab’s protesting farmers on February 14 in Chandigarh to discuss their demands, thus ending a stalemate over the resumption of a dialogue with the agitators, who have been demanding a legal guarantee on the MSP of crops. Following the announcement of the proposed meeting, farmer leader…
Khorda, 19/1: The annual bird census was held in Chilika lake on Saturday . Over 11 lakh migratory birds of 196 species visited Chilika Lake in Odisha this year, according to the annual bird census official report. This year’s total arrivals of bird figure is 11,27,228 of 196 species, which is lesser than of last…
Kolkata, 18/2: A Kolkata court on Saturday declared Sanjay Roy “guilty” of raping and murdering an on-duty doctor at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, a heinous crime that sparked nationwide outrage and prolonged protests. The Sealdah court, where Roy’s trial was held, will declare his sentence on Monday, Anirban Das, the…
Durg, 18/1: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) detained a suspect in the case of knife attack on actor Saif Ali Khan from a train at Durg railway station in Chhattisgarh on Saturday afternoon, an official said. The man, identified as Aakash Kailash Kannojia (31), was traveling by Jnaneshwari Express which runs between Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak…
Mumbai, 18/1: Talented left-hander Yashasvi Jaiswal was on Saturday expectedly picked in the India squad for the Champions Trophy and pacer Mohammed Shami returned to national fold after a long injury lay off but Jasprit Bumrah’s chance of featuring in the prestigious ODI tournament will depend on his fitness. Rishabh Pant and K L Rahul…
