Will boost cervical cancer research in next term: PMNEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his govt’s commitment to allocating funds to scientists for local research in cervical cancer. During an interaction with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Modi emphasised the need to develop vaccines at minimal cost to protect girls across the country.Modi said…
LUCKNOW: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari will be buried at his native Ghazipur district on Saturday, in the family’s Kalibag graveyard in Yusufpur Mohammadabad. The autopsy on the body of the former five-term MLA revealed that “myocardial infarction (heart attack) was the cause of Ansari’s death“, said a senior police officer. The viscera has been preserved for…
VARANASI: The widow of UP BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai described the death of Mukhtar Ansari, gangster-turned-politician who had killed her husband in 2005, as a “blessing” from God.Ansari (63) died after suffering cardiac arrest in Banda jail on Thursday. “It (Ansari’s death) is a blessing of Baba (Lord Shiva). We always prayed to Baba for…
VARANASI: The widow of UP BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai described the death of Mukhtar Ansari, gangster-turned-politician who had killed her husband in 2005, as a “blessing” from God.Ansari (63) died after suffering cardiac arrest in Banda jail on Thursday. “It (Ansari’s death) is a blessing of Baba (Lord Shiva). We always prayed to Baba for…
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday targeted Uttar Pradesh‘s Yogi Adityanath-led BJP govt over gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari‘s death in jail, demanding that all such suspicious fatalities in custody be probed under the supervision of a Supreme Court judge. BSP chief Mayawati also pressed for a high-level probe into Ansari’s death.“UP is passing through…
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday targeted Uttar Pradesh‘s Yogi Adityanath-led BJP govt over gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari‘s death in jail, demanding that all such suspicious fatalities in custody be probed under the supervision of a Supreme Court judge. BSP chief Mayawati also pressed for a high-level probe into Ansari’s death.“UP is passing through…
KOLKATA: Swami Gautamananda has been appointed interim president of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. The Bengaluru-born 95-year-old monk – presently the senior-most vice-president of the Order – had joined the Ramakrishna Movement in 1951 and received his early spiritual training under Swami Ranganathananda. He was ordained as a monk in 1966 by Swami Vireshwarananda, the…
Uttarakhand village that called poll boycott to get road ‘in 8 months’ DEHRADUN: After a long wait, Dumak might get a road by the year-end. After TOI reported Thursday that the 250-odd voters in Dumak had decided to boycott polls over the promised road, Uttarakhand Rural Roads Development Agency (URRDA) CEO Kamrendra Singh issued a…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar had a “comprehensive” discussion with his visiting Ukraine counterpart Dmytro Kuleba about efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while also reiterating India’s commitment to ramp up bilateral cooperation with the war-torn country. India expressed its willingness to contribute to any effort for peaceful settlement…
The Congress party accuses the Modi govt of ‘tax terrorism’ for a Rs 1,823 crore tax demand, citing unequal treatment and political motives. AICC treasurer Maken raises concerns over selective targeting and alleged inaction on Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) violations. Congress vows legal action for accountability amidst fears of democracy threat. Source link
