NEW DELHI: The proposed anti-rape Bill, set to be introduced by the Mamata Banerjee government in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday, suggests the capital punishment for individuals found guilty of rape if their actions lead to the victim’s death or cause her to become vegetative. The draft also mentioned that those convicted of rape…
NEW DELHI: ICICI Bank has issued a strong denial in response to recent allegations from the Congress party on Monday, which accused SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch of receiving regular income from the bank and its asset management arm, ICICI Prudential, while serving as a whole-time member and later Chairperson of the capital markets regulator….
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday responded to vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar‘s criticism of the term ‘symptomatic malaise‘ in a Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) resolution after the incident at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.Criticising the SCBA president for his wording, Dhankhar took issue with Sibal’s description of the horrific tragdy…
NEW DELHI: Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav will be sidelined for the opening round of the Duleep Trophy, scheduled to commence on September 5th, due to a hand injury. This unfortunate setback comes as a blow to both the player and his team, India C, as they prepare to face India D in Ananthapur.Surya sustained the…
NEW DELHI: Manipur BJP MLA and son-in-law of chief minister N Biren Singh, Rajkumar Imo Singh, in a letter on Monday requested the centre to withdraw central forces from the state if they are unable to effectively halt the ongoing violence on Monday. Singh, who wrote the letter to union minister Amit Shah, argued that…
NEW DELHI: Kirti Azad, a member of India’s 1983 World Cup-winning squad, tragically lost his wife, Poonam on Monday. He shared the heartbreaking news on X (formerly Twitter), stating, “My wife, Poonam, is no more. She left for her heavenly abode at 12:40 PM. Thank you all for your good wishes.” Responding to the sad…
Mumbai to Indore train travel gets a boost! Your Indian Railways train journey between Mumbai and Indore is set to get shorter with the Cabinet approving a new railway line project. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Monday approved a new project that will ensure “shortest rail connectivity between Mumbai and…
NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Monday extended support to the caste census, but with a caution that the practice should not be “politically motivated”.The RSS, which is the ruling BJP‘s ideological fountainhead, has supported the caste census at a time when the opposition, particularly the INDIA bloc, has relentlessly been demanding the…
NEW DELHI: Saina Nehwal, the acclaimed Indian badminton player and former Olympic bronze medallist, has disclosed that she is battling arthritis, putting her future in the sport in jeopardy. Now 34 and previously ranked world No. 1, Nehwal revealed that the condition has significantly limited her training capabilities, leading her to consider retirement by the…
NEW DELHI: Ace Indian shooter Manu Bhaker, who became the first Indian post Independence to win two medals in a single Olympic Games, is currently on a break from shooting. Manu, who claimed a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event to become the first woman shooter from India to win an Olympic medal,…
