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Edited By: Raju Kumar @rajudelhi123 New Delhi Updated on: August 19, 2024 23:42 IST
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  • 8:41 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    18 Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Tripura: Police

    Eighteen Bangladeshi nationals and five Indian facilitators were arrested from three locations in Tripura, police said on Monday. Acting on specific information about the presence of a group of Bangladeshi citizens at Lamprapara in Gumati district, police conducted a raid and arrested eight of them on Sunday, Assistant Inspector General (Law and Order) Ananta Das said in a statement.

  • 7:51 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Delhi LG celebrates Raksha Bandhan with school children

    Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday celebrated the festival of Raksha Bandhan with the children from different schools of the national capital.

  • 5:49 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Arunachal Guv, CM celebrate Raksha Bandhan

    Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen (retd) K T Parnaik and Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday celebrated the Raksha Bandhan with the members of the Brahma Kumari organization and students and teachers of Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (VKV)

  • 4:17 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    UP: FIR against unknown persons over Sabarmati Express derailment near Kanpur

    An FIR has been registered against unknown persons for alleged sabotage leading to the derailment of 20 coaches of the Sabarmati Express near Govindpuri station in Kanpur, police said on Monday. The incident occurred early on Saturday after the train's engine hit an "object placed on the track", rail officials said. There was no report of any loss of life or injury in the incident.

  • 4:17 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Will quit politics if CM says I am hindering Maratha quota process: Fadnavis in swipe at Jarange

    Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday countered allegations of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange and said he would quit politics if Chief Minister Eknath Shinde asserts that he was hindering the process to the give the community reservations.

  • 3:42 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Ex-Army Chief Gen Sundararajan Padmanabhan dies in Chennai

    Former Chief of Army Staff General Sundararajan Padmanabhan, affectionately known as “Paddy” in army circles, passed away due to old age at his residence here, a source close to him said on Monday. He was 83. He served as the Chief of Army Staff from September 30, 2000 to 31 December 31, 2002.

  • 3:41 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Kolkata rape-murder case: UP medics observe 'Kala Rakasha Bandhan' on eighth day of protest

    Junior doctors in Uttar Pradesh medical colleges and hospitals observed "Kala Raksha Bandhan" while elective services remained disrupted for the eighth consecutive day on Monday amid a protest over the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee in Kolkata.

  • 3:41 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Centre defends 2019 law on triple talaq in SC, says practice 'fatal' for marriage

    Defending its 2019 law criminalising triple talaq, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that the practice is "fatal" for the social institution of marriage. In an affidavit filed in response to petitions challenging the law, the Union of India said despite the top court setting aside the practice in 2017, it has "not worked as a sufficient deterrent in bringing down the number of divorces by this practice" among the members of the community.

  • 2:57 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    UP: Woman killed over dowry demands, husband among three held

    A man and two of his family members have been arrested for killing his wife over dowry demands, police said on Monday. The victim's father Pramod Rai from Zamania town in Ghazipur district lodged a complaint in the matter at the Narhi police station here on Saturday, Superintendent of Police Vikrant Veer said.

  • 1:26 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Sitharaman chairs meeting to review the performance of Public Sector Banks

    Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the meeting to review the performance of Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks on various parameters, in Delhi, today.

  • 1:23 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Sharad Pawar takes jibe at PM's 'one nation, one election' pitch during I-Day address

    Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address in which the latter pitched for 'one nation, one election'. Addressing the nation on the 78th Independence Day, PM Modi had said frequent elections were creating hurdles in the progress of the nation and asserted "the country has to come forward for one nation, one election". Speaking to reporters in Pune, Pawar said, "PM Modi was insisting on holding all elections simultaneously but the very next day, there is announcement of three different poll dates for three different states. The PM talks about one thing while the system takes another decision.

  • 1:11 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Doctor murder: CBI officers grill former principal of RG Kar for 4th consecutive day

    CBI officers for the fourth consecutive day on Monday questioned the former principal of RG Kar Medical College, Sandip Ghosh in connection with their probe into the rape and murder of a woman doctor. Ghosh reached the CBI’s city office at CGO Complex on Monday morning, an official said. Ghosh was asked to specify his role after getting the news of the death of the doctor, who he had contacted and why he made the parents wait for nearly three hours, he said.

  • 1:09 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Major police reshuffle in Dhaka, 32 chiefs of city police stations transferred: Report

    The chiefs of 32 police stations in Dhaka have been transferred, days after the transfer of the 18 other officers-in-charge, in a major reshuffle after the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led government in Bangladesh, a media report said on Monday. The order for the transfer came at midnight on Sunday, the bdnews24. com news portal reported. With the latest transfer, the heads of all 50 police stations under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police have been transferred now.

  • 12:51 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Abhishek Manu Singhvi files his nomination as Rajya Sabha candidate

    Abhishek Manu Singhvi filed his nomination as Congress Rajya Sabha candidate in the presence of Telangana CM Revanth Reddy.

  • 12:04 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    School students tie 'Rakhi' to PM Narendra Modi

     School students tied 'Rakhi' to PM Narendra Modi, on the festival of 'Raksha Bandhan'.

     

  • 12:02 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Fresh murder case filed against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina over fish trader's death

    A new murder case has been filed against Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 62 others, including ex-ministers of her cabinet, over the death of a fish trader during the quota reform protests in the country, a media report said on Monday. The case, filed late on Sunday, was the latest in the slew of cases filed against the 76-year-old leader after her resignation and fleeing to India on August 5 following a massive protest by students against a quota system in government jobs.

  • 12:02 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Autorickshaw driver knifed for refusing man money for ganja in Thane district

    A 25-year-old autorickshaw driver was stabbed and injured by a man after he refused to give him money to procure ganja in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred in a slum in the Kalwa area on Saturday night, an official said.

  • 12:01 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Lateral entry attack on Dalits, OBCs, adivasis: Rahul Gandhi

    Upping the ante over the lateral entry issue, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday called it an attack on Dalits, OBCs and adivasis, and accused the BJP of seeking to snatch reservations from 'bahujans'.

  • 10:06 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Girls tie 'Rakhi' to Tripura CM Manik Saha in Agartala

    Girls tied 'Rakhi' to Tripura CM Manik Saha in Agartala on the occassion of 'Raksha Bandhan'.

  • 10:04 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Healthcare services remain affected as junior doctors protest Kolkata horror

    Healthcare services remained affected at state-run hospitals in West Bengal on Monday as junior doctors continued their cease-work protest again the rape and murder of a colleague at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Heavy rush was seen at the out-patient departments on the first day of the week with senior doctors substituting for their juniors to handle the situation.

  • 9:52 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    13-year-old girl sexually assaulted by boy in Bihar's Bhojpur

    A 13-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a boy in Bihar's Bihar's Bhojpur district, police said on Monday. Following the incident that happened on Sunday night, a large contingent of police was deployed in the village located in the Kishangarh police station area to prevent any disorder as the survivor and the accused belonged to different communities, they said. In a statement, police said they received a call regarding the incident around 9 pm.

  • 9:51 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Rupee rises 11 paise to 83.84 against US dollar in early trade

    The Indian rupee appreciated 11 paise to 83. 84 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, mirroring a positive momentum in domestic equities and fresh foreign fund inflows. Forex traders said the weakening of the American currency in the overseas market and retreating crude oil prices also supported investor sentiments.

  • 9:14 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Ukrainian president says push into Russia's Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the daring military incursion into Russia's Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border. It was the first time Zelenskyy clearly stated the aim of the operation, which was launched on August 6. Previously, he had said the operation aimed to protect communities in the bordering Sumy region from constant shelling.

  • 8:57 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    China accuses the Philippines of deliberately crashing one of its ships into a Chinese vessel

    China's coast guard accused the Philippines of deliberately crashing one of its ships into a Chinese vessel early Monday near Sabina Shoal, a new flashpoint in the increasingly alarming territorial disputes between the countries in the South China Sea. Two Philippine coast guard ships entered waters near the shoal, ignored the Chinese coast guard's warning and “deliberately collided” with one of China's boats at 3:24 a. m. , a spokesperson said in a statement on the Chinese coast guard's website.

  • 8:32 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Himanta praises WB governor for defending Constitution

    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday lauded West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose for his role in upholding the principles of the Constitution in "very adversarial circumstances". Doctors of Assam also met the governor and demanded justice for the medic's murder in a state-run Kolkata hospital and security for medical professionals.

  • 8:03 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Two Pak policemen killed in attack by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    Two policemen, including an SHO, were killed after militants attacked a police station in northwest Pakistan, police said. The militants attacked the Bargai police station in the militancy affected southern Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province with heavy weaponry on Sunday. In the attack, one personnel died on the spot and the injured Station House Officer (SHO) succumbed to injuries in the hospital. The SHO had sustained multiple bullet wounds during the exchange of fire.

  • 7:11 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Delhi: Forensic team begins probe in 7-year-old boy death case

     Delhi: The forensic team started an investigation at the spot where a 7-year-old boy's body was recovered from a drain in the Ashok Vihar police station area.

  • 6:58 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Kolkata doctor's rape-murder: Hundreds of women again hit streets in Bengal, demand justice

    In a rerun of the 'Reclaim the Night' campaign, hundreds of women took to the streets in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal on Sunday night, demanding justice for the alleged rape and murder of a doctor in the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital. Braving intermittent rains, women of all ages and backgrounds assembled in several areas such as Jadavpur, Garia, Behala Parnashree, Khanna, Lake Town, and other city locations, and raised slogans - "We want justice".

  • 6:57 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Thane: Five killed, four injured as tanker falls into valley

    A milk tanker fell into a 200-foot-deep valley in the Kasara ghat hill section in Thane district of Maharashtra on Sunday. Five persons were killed and four others injured in the accident.

  • 6:57 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Delhi doctors to provide free OPD on road outside Health Ministry from today

    The resident doctors of AIIMS and other Delhi-based hospitals have announced to provide the OPD (Out Patient Department) services for free in front of the Health Ministry on the road from August 19. The Resident Doctors  Association of the AIIMS, in its statement, said to continue free services at Nirman Sadan (Health Ministry) till they are assured of adequate security in hospitals through a Central Protection Act.

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