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'I became a big victim of medical crime': Taslima Nasrin shares the horror of hip replacement

Jan 20, 2023, at 04:08 am

India-based Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin, whose pictures on a hospital bed triggered reactions from netizens about her health, Thursday clarified that she was not ill but became a victim of a gross medical crime.

There should be more collective activity of public-private sectors to work for Bengal tourism: Babul Supriyo

Jan 20, 2023, at 03:12 am

Kolkata: West Bengal's Tourism Minister Babul Supriyo on Thursday said there should be more activity for the public and the private sectors to work collectively that will attract more tourists to Bengal.

BBC documentary on PM Modi a 'propaganda' to push 'discredited narrative', 'colonial mindset': India

Jan 20, 2023, at 02:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India strongly condemned a BBC series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots on Thursday, calling it a "propaganda piece designed to push a discredited narrative" that shouldn't be "dignified" with a response.

Saurabh Kirpal, gay lawyer, should be elevated as judge: Supreme Court recommends again

Jan 20, 2023, at 02:53 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In a first, the Supreme Court Thursday made reasons public on why the government has objected to the elevation of three senior advocates and its own response in the matter.

Last two ‘Saroops’ of the Guru Granth Sahib arrives in India from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Jan 20, 2023, at 02:28 am

New Delhi: The last two ‘Saroops’ of the Guru Granth Sahib arrived in India from Afghanistan recently, a country currently ruled by the Taliban.

S Jaishankar departs after his two-day visit to Maldives

Jan 20, 2023, at 02:23 am

Male: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar departed on Thursday from Maafaru International Airport after concluding his two-day Official Visit to the Maldives.

S Jaishankar meets Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

Jan 20, 2023, at 02:20 am

Male: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

India hands over two Sea Ambulances to Maldives

Jan 20, 2023, at 02:11 am

Male: India on Wednesday handed over two  Sea Ambulances to Maldives  that were procured under the Indian Grant Assistance scheme.

S Jaishankar, Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih participate in groundbreaking ceremony of Hanimaadhoo airport redevelopment project

Jan 20, 2023, at 02:08 am

Male: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has joined Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Hanimaadhoo International Airport Redevelopment Project.

S Jaishankar inaugurates India-funded Community Centre in Maldives

Jan 20, 2023, at 02:02 am

Male: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting Maldives, on Thursday inaugurated the Community Centre in Shaviyani Foakaidhoo.

Kashmiri Pandits protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, demand permanent settlement in the Valley

Jan 20, 2023, at 01:35 am

New Delhi/UNI: Marking 33 years of exile, various Kashmiri organisations on Thursday organised a protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar here on Thursday as they demanded permanent settlement of displaced families in the Valley.

Hindu College students protest over new dress code banning burqa on campus

Jan 20, 2023, at 12:54 am

Moradabad (UP): Over a dozen burqa-clad students of Hindu College in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad staged a sit-in protest outside the college's main gate on Wednesday after they were denied entry into college premises unless they removed their burqas on.

Kuldeep Singh Sengar gets bail in Unnao custodial death case

Jan 19, 2023, at 11:45 pm

Delhi: Jailed former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar Thursday received 15 days interim bail to attend his daughter’s wedding, media reports said.

Scoot apologises after 32 passengers miss Amritsar-Singapore flight

Jan 19, 2023, at 11:05 pm

Amritsar: A day after 32 passengers missed budget carrier Scoot’s Amritsar-Singapore rescheduled flight, the company today apologised for the inconvenience caused, media reported.

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi sues suspended DMK worker over derogatory remarks

Jan 19, 2023, at 10:22 pm

Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has filed a defamation case against a now suspended DMK worker for his derogatory remarks over Ravi’s refusal to read some parts of a government-approved speech in the state assembly earlier this month, media reports said citing officials.

Meet 17-year-old writer and Sqay Martial artist from Kashmir

Jan 19, 2023, at 09:19 pm

A lot of budding authors are coming to the fore in the Kashmir valley. The young are enthusiastically attracted to creative writing. This story also happens to be about a young and energetic teenager from North Kashmir, the 17-year-old Nazrana.

Water security challenges must be addressed for nation's development: PM Modi

Jan 19, 2023, at 08:58 pm

Yadgir/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said if India has to develop, challenges related to water security should be addressed like border, coastal and internal security.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra backs protesting wrestlers, demands probe

Jan 19, 2023, at 08:51 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday came out in open support of the wrestlers protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president, and demanded a probe into the matter.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP govt opposes minister's son's bail plea

Jan 19, 2023, at 07:18 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish Mishra's bail plea in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, media reports said.

Srinagar, some other parts of Kashmir valley receives snow

Jan 19, 2023, at 06:21 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Srinagar and some other parts of Kashmir valley received light snowfall amid rise in minimum temperature but still remained below freezing point on Thursday.

JP Nadda arrives in West Bengal to boost up BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Jan 19, 2023, at 05:25 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda arrived here on a two-day visit to boost up the outfit's organisation of West Bengal, a first of the leader's itinerary after being chosen to lead the saffron brigade in the 2024 General Elections.

Nine people killed in truck-van collision on Mumbai-Goa highway

Jan 19, 2023, at 04:53 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Nine people were killed after a truck collided head-on with a car on the Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Thursday, police said.

'Only 399-days left to move BJP out of power at Centre': Akhilesh Yadav

Jan 19, 2023, at 07:10 am

Khammam/UNI: Samajwadi Party(SP) National President and UP former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that only 399 days are left to move the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of power at the centre.

'His every word is important for us': Narottam Mishra reacts to PM Modi's message on 'Pathaan'

Jan 19, 2023, at 06:29 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Madhya Pradesh Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narottam Mishra, who is one of the biggest critics of Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Pathaan', Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message, warning against making "unnecessary comments on irrelevant subjects like movies", has been received loud and clear.

KCR projects national image with opposition parties' meet, Arvind Kejriwal attends

Jan 19, 2023, at 05:01 am

Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao took the first step towards building a non-Congress Opposition Front with the maiden meeting with Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal and other top leaders at Hyderabad.

LG has no power to nominate Aldermen on its own, claims Manish Sisodia

Jan 19, 2023, at 02:57 am

New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Lieutenant Governor has no power to nominate an Aldermen on its own in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) as local governance is a transfer(state government) subject, claimed Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in Delhi Assembly on Wednesday.

Passenger who opened emergency door on IndiGo Flight was BJP MP Tejaswi Surya, confirms Jyotiraditya Scindia

Jan 19, 2023, at 02:11 am

The passenger, who opened the emergency exit on an IndiGo, Chennai-Tiruchirappalli flight on December 10 last year, was BJP leader Tejaswi Surya, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Wednesday, media reported.

Police issue prohibitory orders ahead of PM Modi's Mumbai visit

Jan 19, 2023, at 01:40 am

Mumbai/UNI: Mumbai Police on Wednesday issued prohibitory orders ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the city on Jan 19.

Jammu and Kashmir admin to create 16,000 jobs in dairy sector in next 5 yrs : ACS Dulloo

Jan 19, 2023, at 12:26 am

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Additional Chief Secretary Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo on Wednesday said the administration will produce around 16,000 jobs and 600 enterprises in next five years in the dairy sector, thus securing livelihood and assuring employability avenues for the youth.

S Jaishankar visiting Maldives, Sri Lanka

Jan 18, 2023, at 11:48 pm

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Maldives and Sri Lanka from Jan 18-20.