Further investigation is underway. (Representational) The death of a 17-year-old boy, while undergoing treatment for consuming poison, has triggered an uproar with his family alleging mental harassment by his school in Odisha's Jajpur district. Ashish Kumar Panda, a Class 12 student of a residential school, allegedly consumed poison in his …...Read More
Odisha Teen Dies After Consuming Poison, Family Alleges Harassment By School
#MeToo-Accused Brij Bhushan's Son
Vinesh Phogat usually competes in the 53kg category BJP MP Karan Bhushan, son of #MeToo-accused former Wrestling Body Chief Brij Bhushan Singh, called the Olympics disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat as a "loss for the country". "If this happened, it's a loss for the country. We will look into this …...Read More
"Nizami Marathas" Trying To Snatch Backward Class Quota: Prakash Ambedkar
File photo Amid the reservation row, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar has claimed that "Nizami Marathas" are trying to snatch the quota designated for the Other Backward Classes (OBC). The OBCs should thwart such plans in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls, Mr Ambedkar said at a public meeting …...Read More
"Saree Killer" In UP? 9 Women Strangled In 13 Months, Bodies Found In Fields
Most of the women were strangled using the sarees they were wearing. The spectre of a serial killer is looming large over a rural portion of Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly after nine women from the same age group have been found murdered in nearly the same fashion in a span of …...Read More
In Mega Waqf Board Reform, 44 Amendments Proposed, Women Members Mandatory
The BJP-led NDA government is set to introduce over 40 amendments to the Waqf Act. Amid the hue and cry over 'curtailing' of powers of the Waqf Board, particularly by Muslim outfits, the BJP-led NDA government is all set to introduce more than 40 amendments to the Act, by bringing …...Read More
Can Vinesh Phogat Disqualification Be Overturned? PM Modi Asks Olympics Body
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, hoping to win India a gold medal at Paris Olympics, received a shock today after being disqualified from her event hours before the final. The reason: she was 100 grams overweight to compete in the 50-kg wrestling event. The news has broke the heart of millions of …...Read More
PM Modi On Vinesh Phogat's Olympics Disqualification
Minutes after wrestler Vinesh Phogat crashed out of Paris Olympics for being overweight by just 100 gm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a social media message, asking the wrestler to not lose hope and come back stronger. "Vinesh, you are a champion among champions! You are India's pride and an …...Read More
Indian High Commission In Bangladesh Remains Operational Amid Political Unrest: Report
Bangladesh is facing a fluid political situation. The Indian High Commission in Bangladesh remains functional, and senior diplomats and essential staff continue to remain in the country, sources told ANI. Non-essential staff and families of Indian diplomatic missions have returned to India on a voluntary basis through a commercial flight, …...Read More
Non-Essential Staff Of High Commission In Dhaka Returning To India
Burnt Awami League party office as anti-government protestors set fire in Dhaka Non-essential staff and their families at the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka are returning to India via commercial flights, sources said today. They are returning voluntarily, sources said. All diplomats including the High Commissioner have stayed …...Read More
Arvind Kejriwal Says Atishi To Hoist Tricolour At Independence Day Event
File photo Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to the lieutenant governor saying cabinet minister Atishi will hoist the national flag in his place at the city government's Independence Day function on August 15, the AAP said on Wednesday. Mr Kejriwal is currently lodged in Tihar jail in connection …...Read More
