Dhaka, 10/8: As Dhaka seeks return of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India, Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told India’s envoy that there was a need to create a “conducive environment” to strengthen ties between the two nations. Rahman emphasized the need to create a conducive environment to further advance the…
New Delhi, 10/8: A Delhi court, which has acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers, has observed that the case was “false and fabricated” and appeared to be politically motivated. The wrestlers, however, have decided to challenge the acquittal. The…
Washington DC, 10/8: After months of US military strikes on Iran, sanctions and a blockade, President Donald Trump has said that his administration is watching economic pressure mount on Iran. We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money,” Trump said on…
Bengaluru, : In a major announcement, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar declared on Sunday that a compensation exceeding Rs 3 crore per acre would be provided to farmers whose lands will be acquired for the Bidadi Township project. Our government is committed to providing good rates to farmers who give their land. The previous government had…
New Delhi, 9/8: The pilot-in-command of an Air India aircraft, which experienced a sudden loss of altitude during a Phuket-Delhi flight, has undergone confirmatory testing after an initial psychoactive substance screening indicated that the result require further analysis. The Air India flight, carrying 137 passengers, including three infants and eight crew members, had on August…
New Delhi, 9/8:Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Sunday said party leaders must be cautious of making statements that could please the BJP while responding to remarks attributed to senior party leader Shashi Tharoor on Rahul Gandhi’s student outreach programme. The Alappuzha MP talked about Tharoor’s reported comments suggesting that Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme…
New Delhi, 9/8: At the request of Ratna Debnath—the mother of the victim in 2024 RG Kar rape and murder case—West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday announced a fresh probe into the same incident. Debnath, who is now a BJP MLA, requested the government for a fresh investigation. Adhikari claimed that the police…
Subarnapur, 9/8–Subalaya police get big success. Police have seized 1302 packets of ganja worth more than 12 quintals from a container. According to information, the said container was coming towards Birmaharajpur from Kadaligarh area with ganja in it. After receiving information from some source, Subarnapur Superintendent Of Police Narayan Nayak, the police had tightened patrolling…
Ranchi, 9/8: The Jharkhand government on Sunday cancelled the JPSC exam after another round of talks with the protesters ended. The students, however, said that the protest will continue until a CBI probe is launched into the irregularities. Jharkhand Minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu said that the government has decided to address the irregularities associated with…
West Bengal, 9/8: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that stones, shoes and mud were hurled at her car in the North 24 Parganas district while she was on her way to the residence of a deceased TMC worker.The protesters also raised slogans like “chor” (thief) against her during the demonstration,…
