BHATPARA: Two men were wounded during BJP‘s 12-hour Bengal bandh on Wednesday as unidentified shooters fired at least six rounds at the car of a member of the party’s youth wing at Bhatpara in 24 North Parganas district, about 33km from Kolkata. The bandh was called in protest against the violence in Howrah and Kolkata…
BAREILLY: A forest officer was suspended on Wednesday for organising a controversial dance event in the Ludhori range inside Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR), which sparked public outrage when videos of the performance, deemed obscene, were circulated on social media platforms. The event, held on Monday during Krishna Janmashtami celebrations, led to protests from local residents…
NEW DELHI: Gujarat has witnessed heavy rainfall, resulting in the loss of 19 more lives due to rain-related incidents, bringing the total death toll to 26. Approximately 17,800 people have been evacuated from flood-affected areas as the state continues to experience heavy showers for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, according to officials. Among the…
NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kupwara district on Wednesday. The operation is under way in Kupwara’s Tangdhar area.The exchange of firing began at the Khushal Post in the Tangdhar area, near the Line of Control, security forces told news agency PTI.There are no reports of…
NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition and congress MP Rahul Gandhi criticised the BJP government over the tragic incident involving the deaths of two Dalit girls in Farrukhabad district. The bodies of the girls, one of whom was a minor, were found hanging from a tree in the Kaimganj Kotwali police jurisdiction early Tuesday.Gandhi, in…
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government has proposed a new digital media policy to disseminate information about various developmental and public welfare schemes to the state’s residents through social media platforms, as per an official document.Under this policy, the state government will pay influencers and account holders on platforms such as Facebook, X, Instagram, and…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister who often has held the opposition of admiring Jinnah, picked a similar theme on Wednesday to flay the pack coming all-out at the government on a slew of issues. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath accused the opposition of fearmongering and disturbing the “social fabric” by dividing the nation along the…
NEW DELHI: A disturbing video of two women being harassed by a group of men late at night near Haldwani, Uttarakhand surfaced on X.As the women tried to continue on their way, a second car, a Hyundai Nios i20, sped into view from the right. Two men perched dangerously on the car doors and shouted…
NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has moved the Delhi high court on Wednesday seeking to quash the FIR and charges framed against him in a sexual harassment case filed by six female wrestlers. Singh’s petition challenges the FIR, the chargesheet, and the trial court’s…
NEW DELHI: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha arrived at Hyderabad Airport on Wednesday, raising ‘Jai Telangana‘ slogans. She was given a warm welcome by party workers and supporters.Daughter of BRS president and former chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Kavitha walked out of Tihar Jail on Tuesday night after more than five months, having…
