The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested from Maharashtra's Pune a person allegedly involved in the killing of BJP leader Bijoy Krishna Bhunia in West Bengal, according to an official statement issued on Friday. The agency said Mohan Mondal was caught by the NIA on Thursday in connection with the …...Read More
Man Allegedly Involved In Killing Of BJP Leader In Bengal Arrested In Pune
"Cinema, Cuisine, Tourism": In Kuwait, PM Modi Reflects On India's 'Soft Power'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored India's historical and cultural ties with the Gulf region, and the significant contributions of the Indian diaspora in the Gulf nation. Highlighting India's soft power, he emphasised its civilisational ethos, cultural influence through cinema and cuisine, and its tourism sector. In an interview with Kuwait …...Read More
"Will Do Something About It": Supreme Court On Caste Discrimination In Colleges
Terming it as a sensitive issue, the Supreme Court on Friday said it will devise an effective mechanism to combat caste-based discrimination in educational institutions in the country. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to notify draft regulations to ensure no …...Read More
As China Plans World's Largest Dam On Brahmaputra, India Sends A Reminder
Last week China announced that it is building the world's largest dam in Tibet - even larger than the Three Gorges Dam, which according to NASA, has slowed the Earth's rotation by 0.06 seconds. But unlike that one, which is built in central China, the new one will be built …...Read More
Centre Trashes US Report Linking India To Plot To Impeach Maldives President
India on Friday strongly trashed two recent reports published by the Washington Post -- one linking New Delhi to a failed plot to impeach Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu and another on Indian agents allegedly attempting to eliminate certain terror elements in Pakistan. Dismissing the reports, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) …...Read More
BPSC Protest: Case Against Pappu Yadav, 7 Others For Disrupting Railway Operations
The Government Railway Police (GRP) at the Patna Junction has registered an FIR against Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav and seven others for their role in blocking railway operations at Sachiwalay Halt on Friday. The protest, led by Pappu Yadav, aimed to express solidarity with the agitating BPSC candidates demanding …...Read More
Actor Mohan Babu Visits Journalist After Assault, Personally Apologises
Actor Mohan Babu visited the journalist in the hospital. Veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu, who was booked for attempt to murder for assaulting a video journalist last week, visited the victim to personally apologise to him and his family, in a Hyderabad hospital on Sunday. The TV9 video journalist, Muppidi …...Read More
Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain, Legend With "Dancing Fingers", Dies At 73
Zakir Hussain is the eldest son of legendary tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha. Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain, the legend known for his 'dancing fingers', died at 73 in a San Francisco hospital early Monday. He was suffering from complications caused by a chronic lung disease, his family said in …...Read More
Rajasthan Couple Caught Smuggling Luxury Watches Worth Rs 13 Crore In Gujarat
The couple was detained and interrogated. A couple from Rajasthan was detained at Ahmedabad airport for allegedly trying to smuggle two high-end watches worth approximately Rs 13 crore from Dubai on Friday, officials in the Customs Department said on Sunday. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Richard Mille watches, mostly …...Read More
Video: Passengers Panic, Scream For Help As Ferry Sinks Off Mumbai Coast
The navy craft whose engine was on a trial run lost control and collided with the passenger ferry A video of Indian Navy and Coast Guard personnel rescuing passengers of a ferry that sank near Mumbai after colliding with a naval speedboat shows people shouting for help as the boat …...Read More
