A viral video showing a senior female professor and a first-year student performing a Hindu wedding ritual in the classroom has sparked outrage. The footage, which went viral, is from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) in West Bengal. It showed the professor—dressed as a bride—and the student exchanging garlands and applying sindoor…
NEW DELHI: The Haryana government will file a case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal over his remark alleging that “poison” was being mixed in the Yamuna, state minister Vipul Goel said on Wednesday. The case will be registered under the Disaster Management Act in the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court in Sonipat.“Kejriwal…
Nine Indian nationals were killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia, according to information shared by the Indian consulate in Jeddah on Wednesday. The diplomatic mission confirmed its ongoing support and communication with relevant authorities and affected families.The Indian consulate, in a statement on X said, “We deeply mourn the tragic loss of 9…
In a strategic response to the ongoing global technology war and fierce competition over securing raw material crucial for the sector, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the launch of the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) with an expenditure of Rs 16,300 crore and expected investment of Rs 18,000 crore by public sector undertaking (PSUs)…
NEW DELHI: The leaders of Mamata Banerjee‘s Trinamool Congress (TMC) continued to attack the parents of RG Kar rape-murder case victim accusing them of parroting the lines of the opposition in criticising chief minister Mamata Banerjee.After Bengal court’s life sentence verdict for convict Sanjay Roy, the deceased medic’s parents criticised CM Banerjee last week, stating…
NEW DELHI: The Joint Committee of Parliament (JCP) panel on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill formally adopted its report on Wednesday, and the amended version of the proposed law with 15-11 votes was confirmed by chairperson Jagdambika Pal.The adoption comes amid opposition’s protests and accusations of government interference in religious affairs of Muslims.Meanwhile, opposition members strongly…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal over his ‘poison in Yamuna’ comment and termed the allegations “disgusting”. Addressing a rally in Delhi, he said that it was absurd to think that Haryana BJP was mixing poison into the water that prime minister drinks.“A former CM of…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Atishi on Wednesday wrote a letter to the lieutenant governor VK Saxena, accusing him of “failing to address the pressing issue of dangerously high ammonia levels in Delhi’s water” and prioritising directives from “political masters”.CM Atishi wrote, “It is deeply disappointing but hardly surprising that instead of addressing the pressing…
NEW DELHI: A stampede broke out in the early hours of Wednesday at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, just ahead of the most significant ritual ‘Amrit Snan’ on Mauni Amavasya, which is expected to draw nearly 10 crore pilgrims from around the world. Later, UP Police said that 30 people were killed while 60 were…
NEW DELHI: The opposition has raised serious concerns over the management of the UP government after a stampede broke out leaving several injured on Wednesday morning at Sangam, Maha Kumbh. While Congress president slammed the Yogi Adityanath government for “paying more attention to self-promotion than management and mismanagement”, Samajwadi Party chief called upon the BJP-led…
