April 08, 2024 10:31 pm | Updated 10:51 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Delhi High Court on April 8 said Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra cannot be barred from defending herself against allegations made by an estranged friend in public domain as long as her statements are not objectively …...Read More
Can’t bar Mahua Moitra from defending herself in public, Delhi High Court tells Dehadrai
Grandmother of 12 breaks Guinness World Record for longest plank held at over 4.5 hours
1, 2, 3… go! A grandmother just broke the Guinness World Record for the longest time in an abdominal plank position for a female. DonnaJean Wilde is a 58-year-old mom of 5 and grandmother of 12 from Alberta, Canada, who can now add a world record to her resume. The …...Read More
Death toll in Mozambique ferry disaster climbs to 98
A makeshift ferry overcrowded with residents reportedly fleeing a cholera outbreak sank off Mozambique's northern coast, killing at least 98 people including children, local media said Monday. The ferry with an estimated 130 people aboard sank Sunday after it departed the southeastern African nation's coast for the nearby Island of …...Read More
Despite higher official expenditure limit, invisible spending by candidates on the rise
April 08, 2024 10:21 pm | Updated 10:21 pm IST - Bengaluru Official election expenditure limit for Lok Sabha candidates has seen a sharp rise over the years. From ₹25,000 in the first general election in 1951-1952, candidates can now officially spend ₹95 lakh. Despite the higher limit, the “invisible” …...Read More
Modi takes ‘bitter gourd’ jibe at Congress, blames party for the many problems plaguing country
April 08, 2024 10:21 pm | Updated 11:57 pm IST - Chandrapur Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 8 took a sharp dig at the Congress, likening it to bitter gourd whose flavour, he said, remains unchanged even when it is “fried in ghee or sweetened with sugar”. The BJP …...Read More
Police arrest 12 people involved in Israel arms embargo protest at Labour HQ
Twelve people have been arrested in connection with a demonstration that saw the Labour Party's headquarters daubed in red paint. Activists from the Youth Demand Group targeted the Opposition's headquarters in central London today as it called for an arms embargo on Israel. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: …...Read More
BJP is exploiting the Katchatheevu issue for electoral gain, says Prakash Karat
April 08, 2024 10:16 pm | Updated 11:50 pm IST - COIMBATORE CPI(M) Politburo member Prakash Karat on Monday here said: “The BJP has neglected the Katchatheevu issue for over 10 years, awakening only to exploit it for electoral gain, demonstrating that to them the issue is a mere political …...Read More
BJP is exploiting the Katchatheevu issue for electoral gains, says Prakash Karat
April 08, 2024 10:16 pm | Updated April 09, 2024 07:14 am IST - COIMBATORE CPI(M) Politburo member Prakash Karat said here on Monday that after neglecting the Katchatheevu issue for over 10 years, the BJP was exploiting it now for electoral gains, demonstrating that to them the issue was …...Read More
Planys Technologies secures ₹43 crore funding led by ace investor Ashish Kacholia
April 08, 2024 10:15 pm | Updated 10:15 pm IST - CHENNAI Planys Technologies, an IIT Madras Incubation Cell deep tech startup, has secured a ₹43 crore equity infusion led by renowned investor Ashish Kacholia. The funding round also saw participation from Samarthya Advisors, Golden Birch Investments, Cogniphy Angel Fund, …...Read More
Modi running a ‘dictatorship’ that jails dissenting voices: Sharad Pawar
April 08, 2024 10:15 pm | Updated 10:22 pm IST - Pune As PM Modi blew the poll bugle in Maharashtra with a rally in Vidarbha on April 8, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar chastised him for being intolerant of dissent, remarking that Mr. Modi had centralised power …...Read More
