KOLKATA: Hushed talk of medical college principals in Bengal being bullied and threatened if they don’t toe the line of an influential lobby in the health department came out in the open at a meeting to seek inputs on improving healthcare and addressing the safety concerns of doctors and students, the Indian Medical Association (IMA)…
ISLAMABAD: At least 28 Pakistani Shia pilgrims have been killed and 23 injured after their bus, on its way to Iraq, overturned on Tuesday night in central Iran, Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran, Muddasir Tipu, said on Wednesday.They were on their way to Karbala in Iraq to take part in the ‘Arbaeen’ pilgrimage, which is held…
The Assam cabinet gave its approval Wednesday to a proposed law that aims to make it mandatory for Muslims to register marriages and divorces with the government. This legislation, once implemented, will terminate the role of “qazis” who register Muslim marriages and divorces. The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriage and Divorce Bill, 2024, will…
LUCKNOW: A 21-year-old gang-rape survivor in UP‘s Ambedkar Nagar hanged herself after a police sub-inspector allegedly refused to register a case against three men for the crime and instead coerced her father into writing a complaint that omitted details. The case has sparked outrage over police inaction.Police said late Wednesday the autopsy report ruled out…
NEW DELHI: Just ahead of the National Space Day on Friday to mark the first anniversary of India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft’s successful landing on the south pole of the Moon on August 23, 2023, a new discovery from data sent by the Pragyan rover has added a feather to the mission’s cap. A team of Indian…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities have arrested and charged a Lahore resident with “digital terrorism” for his alleged role in disseminating misinformation that stoked race-motivated unrest across the UK following the stabbing of three schoolgirls in the northern England town of Southport.Farhan Asif, the accused, was picked up from his residence in the posh defence area of…
MUMBAI: The tax collection at source on external remittances made from India appears to have had a dampening impact on Indians‘ spending abroad. Total spending by Indians on external remittances in June 2024 dipped 44% to $2.2 billion compared to $3.9 billion in the year-ago period. It is also 8% lower than the $2.4 billion…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday urged the income tax department to follow a faceless, fair and friendly regime and ensure that communication was in simple language that did not frighten taxpayers.While thanking honest taxpayers at the 165th Income Tax Day celebrations, FM stated there were almost 59 lakh first time tax filers…
MUMBAI: Paytm will sell its entertainment ticketing business, including the Insider platform, to Zomato for Rs 2,048 crore as the fintech looks to divest its non core assets. Paytm, which has faced regulatory scrutiny, will focus on its core payments and financial services distribution businesses, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday.Paytm’s…
A Las Vegas couple was arrested from an American Airlines plane at Miami International Airport after their resistance to deboard the plane when the flight crew asked them to do so as the man was profusely bleeding from his head. Eugenio Ernesto Hernandez-Garnier, 27, and Yusleydis Blanca Loyola, 32 were flying from Miami when the…
