Birsa Munda’s great grandson passes away

Birsa Munda’s great grandson passes away

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Tribal icon Birsa Munda's great-grandson Mangal Munda, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital here after being injured in a road accident, died of "cardiovascular failure" on Friday, an official of the health facility said. He was 45. Mangal Munda breathed his last at 12.30 am at the state's apex health...

Interim Govt responsible for protecting minorities in Bangladesh: MEA

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government is responsible for protecting Bangladesh citizens, including its minorities. He made this assertion in a statement in response to a question in the Lok Sabha about violence against minorities, including Hindus, in Bangladesh. Jaishankar said the government has seen...

Congress takes Maharashtra poll complaints to EC

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Congress on Friday raised with the Election Commission "serious and grave inconsistencies" which it said were being revealed in the data relating to the polling and counting processes for the recently-concluded Maharashtra Assembly polls and sought an in-person hearing to present relevant evidence. In a memorandum to the poll panel,...

VHP announces two-day protest against ‘atrocities’ on religious minorities in Bangladesh

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Vishva Hindu Parishad has announced a two-day nationwide protest against the "atrocities" on religious minorities in Bangladesh starting Friday. The VHP and the Bajrang Dal, along with all sects and segments of the Hindu society and those who believe in humanity, will take part in this protest to save the...

PM Modi to attend all India DGP, IGP conference in Odisha

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the all India conference of director generals/inspector generals of police in Bhubaneswar for two days starting Saturday. The Prime Minister's Office(PMO)said the three-day conference, which begins on Friday, will include deliberations on critical components of national security, including counter terrorism, Left Wing Extremism, coastal security,...

Karnataka CM meets PM Modi, demands assistance

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting rectification in short term farm loan limit, Rs 10,000 cr in financial support and urgent clearances for the Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir and Kalasa Bandhuri projects. In the meeting in Parliament complex, Siddarmaiah pressed for several key interventions focusing on...

Increase spiritual purity to fight climate change: Sean Clarke

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | Kumar Chellapan | Kochi

he recently held Conference of Parties (COP29) in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan where global leaders assembled for brainstorming sessions to find out a solution to climate change which is progressing at a faster rate than previously anticipated with its impacts more widespread and severe than models initially projected...

TMC leader held with radioactive material, classified documents

Saturday, 30 November 2024 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

The Bengal Police along with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have recovered Californium, a highly radioactive substance worth Rs 17 Crore per gram, from the house of a district level Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Francis Ekka. His wife is a panchayat representative from Naxalbari area in Darjeeling district. Apart from...

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