West Bengal mantri calls official ‘beast’, quits after furore | India News – Times of India

CONTAI: Bengal prisons minister Akhil Giri resigned from state cabinet on Sunday amid intense pressure from both within Trinamool Congress and external quarters following his insulting outburst against forest ranger Manisha Shaw, calling her “beyadob” (discourteous) and a “janowar” (beast). Despite stepping down, Giri remained adamant against personally apologising to Shaw, although he maintained he…

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Amit Rohidas banned for one match, to miss hockey semifinals against Germany at Paris Olympics | Paris Olympics 2024 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Indian hockey team player Amit Rohidas has been suspended for a single game at the Paris Olympics. As a result, he will be absent from India’s crucial semi-final encounter against Germany, scheduled for Tuesday.The suspension comes as a consequence of Rohidas being shown a red card during India’s quarter-final match against Great…

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Himanta: Will bring law to give life term for ‘love jihad’ & another to halt ‘land jihad’ | India News – Times of India

GUWAHATI: BJP-governed Assam is ready with a proposed law mandating life imprisonment for anyone convicted of “love jihad“, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said Sunday, less than a week after the UP assembly passed a Bill amending the state’s 2021 anti-conversion legislation to increase the punishment for offences linked to marriage or elopement from the current…

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India advises nationals to avoid travel to Bangladesh amid violent protests – Times of India

The Indian government has advised its nationals to refrain from traveling to Bangladesh amid violent protests that hit the neighbouring nation. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) has also strongly cautioned its citizens currently living in Bangladesh to be extremely vigilant and limit their movementsIn its latest advisory, the MEA said, “In view of ongoing…

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