Telengana, 16/11: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday apologised for the loss of lives during the Telangana statehood agitation. Speaking to media persons here, the former Union minister also said creating a state or dividing a state is not child’s play and it can’t be done “just like that” and it is in response…
Bengaluru, 3/5: The Karnataka Rakshana Vedike filed a police complaint against celebrated singer Sonu Nigam over his remarks on Kannada during a concert in Bengaluru. The complaint was filed by Dharmaraj A, president of the KRV’s Bengaluru city district unit, at the Avalahalli Police Station on Friday. It called the singer’s remarks “objectionable, divisive and…
Muzaffarnagar, 30/11: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, a Muslim body, has raised objections to a recent fashion show held in a local college where participants walked down the ramp wearing burqas. The convener of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind in Muzaffarnagar, Maulana Mukarram Qasmi, in a statement alleged that the organisers of the show targeted a religion and demanded an apology…
Mumbai, 27/3: In a major development, actor-Politician Paresh Rawal is the latest celebrity to have been infected with Covid 19. He informed his fans about his health condition via Twitter. He contracted the virus weeks after getting the first dose of the Covid vaccine. On Friday he Tweeted, “Unfortunately, I have tested positive for COVID-19.”…
Surat, 20/4: The Surat Court has rejected opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s appeal seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case. The decision extends the uncertainty over whether he can contest in national elections due next year. Mr Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in jail for 2019 comments about…
Bhubaneswar : Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) has been honoured with the Best CSR impact initiative Award for its high-impact sustainable social development interventions. Mr Prashant Hota, President & Group CSR Head of JSP, received the award in the Eastern India Leadership Awards programme held at Kolkata by World CSR Day & World Sustainability Congress…
New Delhi, 7/2: The BCCI has convened a Special General Meeting (SGM) in Mumbai on March 1 to appoint a new joint secretary after the position was left vacant following the elevation of Devjit Saikia to the post of the board’s secretary. Assam Cricket Association’s (ACA) Saikia had succeeded Jay Shah in the secretary’s position…
Chennai, 25/12:The opposition AIADMK, battered and bruised in back-to-back polls since the 2019 general elections, is trying for a make-over but the lack of unity among its top leaders, O Panneerselvam and K Palaniswami, is creating issues for the party. The AIADMK, wants to bring in a high-level performance in the upcoming urban…
New Delhi, 24/12: The CBI will immediately challenge the suspension of life sentence and bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case in the Supreme Court, officials said on Wednesday. The decision was taken after studying the orders of a division bench of the Delhi High Court in the Unnao…
Kolkata, 12/10: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday made a problematic remark on the alleged gang-rape of a student of a private medical college in Paschim Bardhaman district. The CM said that “girls should not be allowed to go outside (college) at night as they also have responsibilities to protect themselves. While talking…
