RAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve of a drug-free India is now becoming the vow of every citizen of the country, Union home minister Amit Shah said in Raipur on Sunday.Illegal trade of narcotics is a threat to the nation, and the money earned from this crime is used to promote terrorism and Naxalism, and…
KOLKATA: Posters alleging the existence of a “health syndicate” were seen on the walls of several medical colleges in Kolkata this weekend, accusing a group that has come to be known as the “north Bengal lobby“.The syndicate allegedly includes RG Kar Medical College‘s former principal Sandip Ghosh, who is under court and CBI scrutiny following…
MUMBAI: Anil Ambani, who has been banned by Sebi from accessing the securities market for five years on fund diversion charges, is reviewing legal options, his spokesperson said on Sunday. In a statement, the spokesperson said that Ambani is reviewing the Aug 22 order passed by Sebi in the Reliance Home Finance matter and will…
A 27-year-old man from Telangana and his Sudanese colleague died of dehydration in Saudi Arabia‘s Rub’ al Khali desert – where daytime temperatures soar to 55 deg C- after their GPS signal failed, their mobile batteries ran down, and their vehicle ran out of fuel. Family members of the deceased, Mohammad Shehzad Khan, said the…
T’PURAM: Director-screenwriter and Kerala Chalachitra Academy chairman Ranjith and Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) general secretary and actor Siddique resigned on Sunday from their posts over allegations of sexual harassment, while Kerala’s govt formed a police special team to probe the findings of the Justice K Hema Committee report and subsequent revelations and charges…
JALGAON: Crimes against women are “unpardonable,” PM Narendra PM Modi asserted Sunday and urged every state govt to take strict action. “The security of women is very important… Not only must the culprit be sternly punished for committing such crimes, but all those who try to protect them must be dealt with an iron hand,”…
NEW DELHI: Five Aam Aadmi Party councillors in the MCD switched their allegiance to the BJP on Sunday. BJP leaders believe this development will enhance their prospects in the forthcoming standing committee elections.The councillors who joined BJP are Ram Chander from Shahbad Dairy (ward 28), Pawan Sehrawat from Bawana (ward 30), Mamata Pawan from Harkesh…
KOLKATA: The High Court-ordered CBI probe into alleged corruption at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital took off Sunday with the agency conducting coordinated raids on 14 locations that included former principal Sandip Ghosh‘s house and premises belonging to some health department officials and at least two vendors.CBI’s FIR against Ghosh, filed the previous evening, names a…
JERUSALEM: Israel struck Lebanon with around 100 jets early Sunday in what it called a preemptive strike to avert a large Hezbollah rocket and missile attack. The Lebanese militant group responded, saying it fired hundreds of rockets and drones to avenge the killing of a top commander last month. It was one of the biggest…
BJP on Sunday said that implementing UPS was a commendable and meaningful decision as PM Narendra Modi has always taken keen interest in issues concerning central govt employees and had set up the Somanathan Committee to address them.“Modi govt makes decisions with thoughtful consideration, avoiding temporary measures. Every decision made by it is in public…
