London, 22/7:After receiving major legal relief from the Appellate Tribunal in the long-running 2009 IPL South Africa foreign exchange case, former IPL chairman Lalit Modi on Wednesday said that he plans to visit India later this year or early next year. In a video message, Modi said that the tribunal’s verdict had finally established the…
New Delhi,, 22/7: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Wednesday said it is ready to hold talks with the government to resolve the ongoing agitation over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, but insisted that the discussions should take place at a neutral venue instead of a minister’s residence.
New Delhi, 22/7: Activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk said on Wednesday he would end his indefinite hunger strike if the Centre would give a clear assurance that no retaliatory or punitive action would be taken against the individuals who participated in the protest against examination irregularities.In a letter to the two ministers, Wangchuk said that…
New Delhi, 22/7: TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee has been suspended for the rest of the Parliament’s Monsoon Session for using unparliamentary language against a woman member. The Lok Sabha passed a resolution on Wednesday, a brief period after Banerjee had a war of words with a few of his former party colleagues and NCPI MPs…
Washington DC, 22/7: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a phased tariff regime on imported generic medicines, introducing steep duties from August 2028 in a move aimed at shifting pharmaceutical manufacturing to the United States. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said imported generic drugs would continue to attract a zero per cent…
Guwahati, 22/7: Flood water could never enter Nila Gogoi’s residence in Sivasagar in eastern Assam, a district where flood is almost an annual problem. “Sivasagar town is situated on higher land, so flood here has remained unimaginable,” 76-year-old school teacher said. Since Monday, however, an “unprecedented” situation prevailed in Sivasagar and neighbouring Charaideo and Jorhat…
Bengaluru, 21/7: Police on Tuesday discovered the body of an elderly woman found stuffed inside a suitcase and dumped into Ramohalli lake in Kumbalgodu, West Bengaluru. The deceased has been identified as Jayamma (61), a resident of Kengeri. “Police personnel recovered the body. The family has positively identified the woman. We are launching a murder…
New Delhi, 21/7: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday removed its spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya over “deeply insensitive actions” as the group conducted its ‘Chalo Sansad’ march on July 20 demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. The party issued a statement announcing that they will be removing Dahiya as the party’s spokesperson and relieving him…
New Delhi, 21/7: The government on Tuesday said it is ready to discuss all issues relating to the NEET exam and the movement associated with it in Parliament, after Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi sat on a dharna outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi residence. Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh, who…
New Delhi, 21/7: The government on Tuesday said it is ready to discuss all issues relating to the NEET exam and the movement associated with it in Parliament, after Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi sat on a dharna outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh, who along with…
