NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar sparked a fresh controversy on Wednesday with his remarks directed at a woman legislator during ongoing protests by the opposition in the state assembly. Amid heavy sloganeering against the government over alleged failures on reservation and special status for Bihar, Nitish lost his temper at RJD MLA Rekha…
NEW DELHI: Indian Navy rescues critically injured Chinese mariner from bulk carrierThe Indian Navy on Wednesday successfully evacuated a critically injured Chinese mariner from the bulk carrier Zhong Shan Men, located approximately 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) from Mumbai.The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Mumbai received a distress call on the evening of July…
NEW DELHI: The body of Leading Seaman Sitendra Singh was recovered on Wednesday following extensive diving operations after he went missing during a fire incident aboard the INS Brahmaputra at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, along with all personnel of the Indian Navy, extended their heartfelt…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka BJP on Wednesday declared to hold a “day and night” protest in the state assembly and council, alleging that discussion linked to the Muda “scam”, which involves CM Siddharamaih’s wife, was discouraged in the House. BJP accused the assembly speaker of “conducting” the state House proceedings in favour of the ruling Congress.Attacking…
NEW DELHI: Suvendu Adhikari, leader of the opposition in the West Bengal assembly, alleged on Wednesday that TMC MLA Tapan Chatterjee abused him verbally and tried to assault him in the state legislative.The BJP leader and Nandigram MLA expressed “insecurity” on being on the assembly premises and wrote a letter to Bengal speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay,…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday upped his ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of saving the government rather than the nation through the Union Budget.Taking to X, Stalin said, “In protest of the exclusion of several states, except for a few, in the Union Budget report, MPs…
NEW DELHI: Two people were injured on Wednesday, when a temporary gate collapsed at an event attended by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Dhanadhanya Auditorium, in Kolkata. The program was being held by the Information and Cultural Affairs Department to commemorate the 44th death anniversary of the iconic actor Uttam Kumar.In the video…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court granted a permanent injunction against a company with a similar name to Adidas AG, a German sports and apparel company, in a trademark infringement complaint, operating in various industries, including textiles last week on Friday.Justice Sanjeev Narula’s court on July 19, ordered “ADIDAS” to pay damages amounting to Rs…
NEW DELHI: Delhi police on Wednesday arrested a man in ‘Spider Man‘ costume for violating traffic rules as the man was seen sitting on a car bonnet on Dwarka road.The police took action after it received a complaint on social media about the car. The person in the Spiderman costume was identified as Aditya (20)…
NEW DELHI: Bihar assembly on Wednesday passed an anti-paper leak bill by voice vote to reinforce the measures against irregularities that were witnessed in crucial examinations.The much-awaited Bihar Public Examinations (PE) (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, aims to curb malpractices such as the leak of question or answer papers, which have previously led to…
