SC to hear today Thackeray faction’s plea against Maha Speaker’s ruling
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Tuesday a plea filed by Shiv Sena-UBT leader Sunil Prabhu challenging the ruling of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar which had held that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction is the “real” Shiv Sena. In January this year, a bench, headed by CJI […]
Online trading scam: Assam Police issue lookout notice against Sumi Borah
Guwahati, Sep 10 (IANS) The Assam Police have issued a lookout notice against the controversial Assamese actress-choreographer Sumi Borah and her husband, Tarkik Borah, who have been evading arrest in the multi-crore online trading scam. Earlier, police apprehended that Sumi Borah and her husband may have gone to Meghalaya and hid there. However, according to […]
AIADMK leaders to discuss strategy for protest against ‘deteriorating’ law and order in TN
Chennai, Sep 10 (IANS) The AIADMK will hold a high-level meeting of its senior leaders at the party headquarters here on Tuesday to chalk out the strategy for protests against the “deteriorating law and order” situation in Tamil Nadu. According to party sources, the AIADMK is planning a series of agitations across the state and […]
Tejashwi Yadav to interact with RJD workers in Samastipur today
Patna, Sep 10 (IANS) RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is set to begin his ‘Karyakarta Samvad Karyakram’ (workers’ interaction programme) from Bihar’s Samastipur on Tuesday. The programme, slated to continue till September 17, will cover various parts of the state. On the first day, the RJD leader will interact with the party workers and leaders of […]
To prevent suicide, India must broaden focus beyond mental health: Lancet
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) With over 170,000 lives lost annually due to suicide in India, it is imperative to focus beyond mental health to prevent suicide cases in the country, said an expert in a new study published in The Lancet journal on World Suicide Prevention Day, on Tuesday. Suicide is a major public […]
Ram temple movement was no less than freedom struggle: Champat Rai
Bhopal, Sep 10 (IANS) The Ayodhya Ram temple movement was “no less” than the freedom struggle, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra General Secretary Champat Rai said on Monday. Rai, who was participating in a felicitation event in Indore, said that the demolition of the Ram temple in Ayodhya was an insult to Bharat and the […]
DUSU elections: ABVP releases list of probable candidates, begins campaign
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has released a list of nine probable candidates for the upcoming Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections. According to a statement, the probable candidates started the pre-election campaign at colleges on Monday, which will continue till Thursday. The ABVP has named Rishabh Chaudhary, Rishiraj […]
Telangana CM for speeding up development of Pharma City in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday directed the officials to speed up the process for the development of Greenfield Pharma City on the outskirts of Hyderabad. He asked officials to develop the Pharma City at the already selected area — Mucherla in the limits of Rangareddy and Mahabubnagar districts. […]
Despite deadline to join duty, junior doctors vow to continue protest in Bengal
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) Unnerved by the deadline set by the Supreme Court to join duty by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have announced plans for continued agitation on the issue from Tuesday morning. On […]
BJP, BJD in Odisha engage in ‘credit war’ over development of infra for IT sector
Bhubaneswar, Sep 10 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday engaged in a war of words, claiming credit for the creation of infrastructure for the development of semiconductor industry in Odisha. The ‘credit war’ erupted between both the parties following the groundbreaking ceremony of India’s first […]
