- Sunday, May 19, 2024
A COUPLE of high-ranking bureaucrats in the South Indian state of Telangana have fuelled a controversy by touching the feet of the state’s chief minister, K Chandrasekhar Rao, at official events. The matter has drawn a heavy criticism from the Opposition. P Venkatarami Reddy, the district collector of Siddipet, was…
Shubham Ghosh DAYS after India’s transport minister Nitin Gadkari said the country is going to increase the production of alternative fuel ethanol since people are facing problems due to constant hike in prices of petrol and diesel, Vijay Rupani, the chief minister of the western state of Gujarat released an…
Shubham Ghosh SUPREME Court judge Justice Aniruddha Bose on Tuesday (22) recused himself from hearing appeals of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the state’s law minister, Moloy Ghatak, about their role on the day of arrest of three current leaders and one former leader of the ruling Trinamool…
Shubham Ghosh AVIATION giant Emirates on Sunday (20) announced it will resume flights from India from next week after Dubai lifted a ban which was imposed when coronavirus cases surged. The United Arab Emirates suspended all flights from India, including those for transit passengers – in April to curb the…
THE Bombay High Court on Monday (21) granted journalist Rana Ayyub transit anticipatory bail for four weeks in connection with the FIR lodged against her for sharing the video of an elderly Muslim man being assaulted in Ghaziabad in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh earlier this month. A single-judge…
ABOUT 10,000 refugees have fled Myanmar to India and Thailand as conflicts in the country led to “acute” new displacements of several thousands of civilians and the crisis is a real threat to the region, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener said last week.…
India on Monday (21) saw a record 8.5 million vaccines being administered as a major boost to its battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic. The country’s health ministry revealed the numbers and it came on the very first day of the revised guidelines for the vaccination drive. The number of…
Shubham Ghosh THE Supreme Court of India on Monday (21) reserved the verdict on the please seeking directions that ex-gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh (around $5,400) to the kin of those who died of Covid. A special vacation bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah heard Solicitor General…
Shubham Ghosh HASAN Mushrif, the rural development minister of the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Monday (21) said no elections will be held to the state’s local bodies till 70 percent of its population is administered the Covid-19 vaccine. Maharashtra, which is India’s second most populous state with around…
POLL strategist Prashant Kishor, who has helped a number of political parties in India script memorable victories, on Monday (21) met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar in New Delhi. It was the second meeting between the two men this month and took place amid heightened speculation about a…
