Ranchi, 6/8: The job aspirants and students who have been protesting against irregularities in recruitment examinations in Jharkhand, announced on Thursday that they formed an 11-member team to hold discussions with the state government to resolve the issue. The decision was taken a day after Chief Minister Hemant Soren said the doors of his government…
New Delhi, 6/8: The CBI has filed a charge sheet against 11 accused people, including two BJP workers, in connection with the killing of WB Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath, officials said Thursday. The CBI had recently arrested the BJP workers, Sagar Sonkar and his brother Sahib Sonkar, working in Rath’s office for…
New Delhi, 6/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received a telephone call from his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and they exchanged views on the recent developments in West Asia.The two leaders also reviewed sustained progress in India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the bilateral cooperation across various sectors for…
New Delhi, 6/8: Speaking at an interaction with Gen Z and Gen Alpha in Mumbai on Thursday, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat said that young protestors should not be called “anti-nationals”, calling them an “honest generation”. If Gen Z is protesting, they are not anti-nationals. They are our own people, our next generation. I think the…
New Delhi, 6/8: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Thursday (August 6) asked Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to “echo the sentiments” of the Opposition to Home Amit Shah about their demand for his presence in the House and make a statement on the police action against protesting students.Amid intense sloganeering by the Opposition…
New Delhi, 6/8: Former Editor of ‘Tehelka’ magazine Tarun Tejpal has sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment in 2013 rape case by the Bombay High Court. Tejpal has been granted 2 weeks to surrender.Earlier, the Bombay High Court overturned the 2021 acquittal of former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal and convicted him in the 2013 rape…
New Delhi, 6/8: Javelin champion Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage has reached the number one position in the world rankings for the men’s javelin throw event, marking a historic achievement for Sri Lankan athletics. Tharanga’s rise to the top of the global rankings follows a series of impressive performances at international competitions, further strengthening his position…
Mumbai, 6/8: Bombay High Court on Thursday convicted former editor Tarun Tejpal in the 2013 rape case, setting aside the 2021 judgment of the Goa trial court which had acquitted him. A division bench comprising Justices Dr Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar had reserved the judgment last week following detailed arguments from both sides. The…
New Delhi, 6/8:: Meta has apologised for the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post as well as for content moderation failures involving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), deepfakes and paid boosting of certain content, government sources said on Wednesday after senior executives met Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Meta’s global affairs head…
Calcutta, 5/8: Heavens will not fall” if all six stanzas of Vande Mataram are sung in madrasas, Calcutta High Court on Wednesday orally observed while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). The court was hearing a PIL challenging a government notification making the rendition of the complete national song mandatory in such institutions.
