NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had already started experiencing a sense of insecurity, sensing the ground shifting beneath his feet.Speaking at a large public gathering, Kharge paid tribute to veteran Congress leader from the region, ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury. He highlighted Choudhury’s steadfast support for then…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose has issued a directive to all staff members of Raj Bhavan in Kolkata to disregard any communication from the state police concerning the recent sexual harassment complaint filed against him by a temporary staffer.The directive, posted on the official Raj Bhavan handle, prohibits both permanent and temporary…
NEW DELHI: A blue-corner notice has been issued on Sunday against Prajwal Revanna, accused in sexual harassment and abduction case, said Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara. He further added that Interpol’s help is being taken to bring back Prajwal Revannaa. “The SIT have been doing things as per the procedure. I can’t disclose more than…
NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have dismissed reports alleging high pesticide residue in Indian herbs and spices as ‘false and malicious’. In a press release, the food safety regulator clarified that India maintains stringent standards for Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs), tailored to individual food products according to risk assessments.Pesticides…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Saturday added criminal conspiracy charges to a case in connection with the allegedly doctored video of Union home minister Amit Shah’s speech.Police sources claimed investigations revealed evidence suggesting a broader conspiracy, leading to addition of IPC Section 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy).Arun Reddy, arrested in the case on Friday, was…
W hen Shreegauri Sawant petitioned the Supreme Court to recognise the rights of transgender people a decade ago, she did not have much hope. To her surprise, the Nalsa (National Legal Services Authority) judgment became the bedrock of her community’s civil liberties in India — recognising the sex-gender distinction, creating a legal third gender category…
MUMBAI: Consul general of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Mumbai, Zakia Wardak, resigned from her post after TOI reported Saturday that she had been caught at the city airport allegedly trying to smuggle 25 kg gold worth Rs 18.6 crore into India from Dubai, reports Mateen Hafeez.Wardak announced her resignation in a post on X…
BENGALURU/MYSURU: Karnataka JD(S) MLA HD Revanna, son of former PM HD Deve Gowda, was arrested Saturday by state govt-appointed SIT on charges of abducting a rape survivor in the sex video scandal, minutes after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by a special court for elected representatives in Bengaluru.Revanna was picked up from Deve Gowda’s…
GUWAHATI: A study conducted by physician-scientists from Assam Medical College Hospital (Dibrugarh), supported by ICMR-recognised multidisciplinary research laboratory, has revealed that 55% of Covishield vaccine recipients experienced only minor side effects like fever and headache. These symptoms occurred within a week of getting inoculated with the first dose.Researchers confirmed no long-term adverse effects after a…
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