KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Monday told Kolkata Police to wind up investigations into rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor at state-run RG Kar Hospital by Sunday, failing which the probe will be handed over to CBI.Mamata gave the ultimatum after meeting the 31-year-old doctor’s parents at their home amid widespread protests in…
The first one-on-one encounter between Former President Donald Trump and his rival Vice President Kamala Harris will be on September 10, as announced by ABC News earlier last week, the 90-minute showdown is expected to be held in Philadelphia.In a statement the news agency said: “ABC News will host qualifying presidential candidates to debate on…
KULLU: Around 197 roads were closed, many areas plunged into darkness, and water supply schemes hit in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, as rains continue to lash the state through the day.According to state emergency operation centre (SEOC), heavy rains and landslides forced 66 roads to stay closed in Shimla district, 58 roads in Sirmaur district,…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday demanded the resignation of Sebi chairperson Madhabi Buch and urged the Supreme Court to transfer the Adani probe to CBI or a special investigation team “given the likelihood of Sebi’s compromise”.Reiterating its demand that a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) be convened without delay to investigate the full extent of the…
NEW DELHI: India and Russia are working on a deal worth Rs 10,500 crore for the supply of nuclear fuel and core components to Kudankulam nuclear power plant’s two new units coming up with Moscow’s help, people in the know said.The deal envisages Russian nuclear fuel company TVEL JSC supplying to the dept of atomic…
NEW DELHI: By 2036, India’s population is expected to reach 152.2 crore, with a slightly improved female percentage of 48.8% as compared to 48.5% in 2011, a report published by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) showed on Monday.The report – ‘Women and Men in India 2023’ – projects that the proportion of…
NEW DELHI: Between January to May this year, 40.7 lakh foreign tourists have visited the country as compared to 37.3 lakh during the same period last year, registering a growth of 9.1%. Foreign exchange earnings for the same period till May were Rs 1.1 lakh crore as compared to Rs 88,441 crore last year, registering…
NEW DELHI: A decade after Supreme Court cancelled illegal allotment of coal blocks, mostly by the UPA govt, Enforcement Directorate on Monday sought clarity from the apex court on its decision barring high courts from entertaining accused’s appeals against trial court decisions.Additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati told a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud…
NEW DELHI: Amid a political slugfest over the latest Hindenburg report, Dalal Street discounted the short-seller’s charges against Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch and their alleged links with the Adani probe, closing 57 points lower in volatile trade.Unlike Jan 2023, when the report on Adani group severely eroded the conglomerate’s…
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP netas have held detailed consultations on the party’s future course and who should succeed J P Nadda whose extended tenure as president has also ended.Although details of the five-hour meeting held at the residence of defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday were not available, sources said there was a thorough discussion…
