As protests against RG Kar doctor rape-murder case rage on across Kolkata and other parts of the country, the former Raj Bhavan staffer – who had accused Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose of sexual harassment – reminded everyone about her plea for justice while joining the agitation herself. “I did not find much support…
ALMORA: Underworld don Prakash Pandey, also known as ‘PP’ in the corridors of crime, while serving a life sentence and facing several pending court cases for extortion, robbery and murder, was initiated into ‘monkhood‘ in Uttarakhand’s Almora jail and will now be known as ‘Prakasha Nand Giri’. Jail officials, however, denied any involvement in the…
NEW DELHI: Congress released its first list of candidates on Friday for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections on October 5.The list comprising 31 names included wrestler Vinesh Phogat who had joined the party just hours before along with Bajrang Punia. While Phogat was given the party ticket for Haryana polls, Punia was named the working…
NEW DELHI: In a display of confidence, former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing sexual harassment allegations by six wrestlers, said that even a “small BJP candidate” would defeat Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, as the two ventured into politics after joining Congress on Friday.“These people consider politics to…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal governor CV Anand Bose on Friday referred the anti-rape Aparajita Bill passed by the Mamata Banerjee government to President Droupadi Murmu for her consideration, an official informed. The bill passed was by the state assembly on Tuesday and it proposes severe punishments, including the death penalty, for convicted rapists, particularly in…
NEW DELHI: In an incident on the Agra-Aligarh National Highway near Hathras, a bus collided with a van, resulting in the loss of 12 lives.Hathras District Magistrate Ashish Kumar told reporters, “The accident took place while one vehicle was trying to overtake another vehicle. Till now, 12 people have lost their lives, while 16 others…
NEW DELHI: “Bomb on airplane.” This message discovered on a tissue paper in the lav of a Vistara Boeing 787 while it was winging its way from Mumbai to Frankfurt (UK 27) on Friday led the aircraft being diverted to Turkey’s Erzurum airport for “security reasons”. The aircraft (VT-TSQ) has safely landed in Turkey and…
NEW DELHI: Omar Abdullah on Friday said that the Jammu and Kashmir government wouldn’t have approved the execution of Afzal Guru, adding that he did not believe in capital punishment. Abdullah was the chief minister of the undivided J&K in 2013 and was informed just 12 hours before the hanging. “J&K government had nothing to…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Friday levelled up its allegations against Sebi chief Madhabi Puri-Buch from ‘conflict of interest’ to that of ‘corruption’, questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s inaction over the matter. Continuing with his “non-biological” rhetoric, Jairam Ramesh said, “The question really needs to be asked of the non-biological Prime Minister, not of anyone else.As…
NEW DELHI: During a press conference on Friday in which wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia officially joined the Congress, party general secretary KC Venugopal refuted allegations of a “conspiracy” behind the move, which comes just weeks ahead of the crucial Haryana polls, and also attacked the railways for sending show-cause notices to the Olympians.Noting…
