Bangalore, 26/3: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday justified the decision to scrap 4 per cent reservation to Muslims, which he said the Congress and its allies had provided “for the greed of vote-bank”. Shah was speaking after unveiling equestrian statues of social reformer Basavanna and Bengaluru founder Kempegowda—Lingayat and Vokkaliga icons, respectively—at…
Kashmir, 26/3: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said a Vande Bharat Metro train will be operated between Jammu and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir once the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project (USBRL) becomes fully operational. Addressing mediapersons at the first run of a track-mounted trolley on the world’s highest arch bridge constructed on the Chenab…
Singhbhum, 26/3: A 62-year-old woman was killed and another elderly woman injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by the banned CPI (Maoist) near Chiriabeda Tola in West Singhbhum district, a senior police officer said on Sunday. The deceased Gurubari Tamsoy, along with Chandukai Tomsoy, both residents of Chiriabeda Tola of Anjanbeda…
New Delhi, 26/3: Ace Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen added a second World Championship title to her name, defeating Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam in the 50kg summit clash here on Sunday. Nikhat upstaged Tam by a 5-0 verdict. Nikhat becomes only the second Indian after the legendary MC Mary Kom to win the prestigious…
Mumbai, 26/3: Former actress and Union Minister of Minority Affairs Smriti Irani recently recalled an uncomfortable incident from her days of shooting the daily soap, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Smriti, who also holds the Ministry of Women and Child Development portfolio, shared that she was called to work on the sets…
Kolkata, 26/3: West Bengal has reported its first Covid death in over three months. On Saturday night, Gobindo Kundu (72), a resident of Nadia district, passed away. Sources in the state health department said that the deceased was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata with complications. He had severe respiratory problems and was…
Chilka, 26/3:The annual election for the year 2023-24 of the Banpur Bar Association under Khordha district was held on Saturday. In this election, Brundaban Pradhan has been elected as President of the Bar Association while Sudhir Pradhan as the Secretary . Similarly, Padmaja Patnaik has been elected as the Vice President. Accordingly, Narendra Kumar…
New Delhi, 26/3: Delhi Education Minister Atishi on Saturday conferred the first DCPCR Children’s Champion Awards in the field of child rights and development to the changemakers from all over the country. The newly constituted award by the Delhi Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) recognises individuals and institutions who have…
Washington DC, 26/3: Amid the pro-Khalistani protests in some parts of the world, a video has surfaced of a senior journalist being verbally as well as physically attacked by protestors outside the Indian Embassy in Washington, DC. The senior journalist in question has been identified as Lalit K Jha of the Press Trust of India….
Mumbai, ,25/3: In a significant development, the Maharashtra Legislature has referred the breach of privilege notice to journalist-politician Sanjay Raut over his “chor-mandal” remark to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, the chairperson of Rajya Sabha. Raut, a close aide of former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and a four-term Rajya Sabha member, described the…
