Congress MLA Zeeshan Siddiqui (in white) and others can be seen carrying the mortal remains of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique as full state honours were given to him, in Mumbai, last week. (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: A few days after NCP leader Baba Siddique‘s death, his son, Zeeshan Siddique, has now written a…
Junior doctors during their indefinite hunger strike over RG Kar Medical College incident, in Kolkata (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The agitating doctors in West Bengal, seeking justice for their deceased colleague at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, have threatened to hold a state-wide strike on October 22 if their demands are not…
Public works department on Friday issued a demolition notice to the main accused in Bahraich violence Abdul Hameed’s house over the ‘illegal’ construction. It has asked for the removal of the illegaly built part of the house within three days to avoid any action by the police or the administration.A notice put up at Abdul…
NEW DELHI: AAP leader and Delhi’s former minister Satyendra Jain walked out of Tihar Jail on Friday evening after he was granted bail in the money laundering case. Upon his exit from the jail, Jain was greeted by Delhi chief minister Atishi and other senior AAP leaders, including Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh. Sisodia embraced…
NEW DELHI: More Indians will now be eligible for visa on arrival (VoA) in the UAE — already the biggest international destination for desi globetrotters. Now Indians having valid visas of the UK and EU countries will also be eligible for this. Earlier, only Indians having residence or tourist visas to the US; and residencies…
An AIIMS-Delhi female security guard has accused the chief security officer of sexual harassment and hurling casteist remarks at her. The medical institute has initiated investigation against the officer, PTI reported on Friday.The institute authorities are yet to comment on the matter.Sources indicate that the female guard has accused the chief security officer of sexually…
The bullet-riddled body was recovered by police on Friday in Jammu & Kashmir’s Shopian district. (Representative photo) A bullet-riddled body of a non-local man was recovered on Friday from the Wachi area of Zainapora in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Shopian district, officials said. The body, found in south Kashmir, bore multiple gunshot wounds, raising concerns over…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday declared all Bangladeshi migrants who entered Assam on or after Mar 25, 1971, as illegal migrants. Given the grave adverse impact they have had on the state’s culture and demography, the Union and state govts must expedite their identification, detection and deportation, SC said.A five-judge bench delivered this verdict…
CHANDIGARH: Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in as Haryana CM on Thursday for the second time, at a ceremony at Panchkula, near state capital Chandigarh, attended by PM Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh, home minister Amit Shah, several Central ministers and CMs of many BJP-ruled states.A large crowd at the Dussehra Ground watched Haryana…
LAHORE: Describing foreign minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan for the SCO meeting as a positive development that should provide an opening for more substantive engagements between the two countries, former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif reached out to PM Narendra Modi, saying the latter’s decision to visit Sharif’s home in 2015 was not an ordinary…
