UNHCR should take note of atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh: ISKCON

UNHCR should take note of atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh: ISKCON

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 | PTI | Kolkata

ISKCON on Tuesday called upon the UNHCR to take note of atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh and said such violations of human rights are deeply saddening. The interim government in Bangladesh should take strong action against the fundamentalists fomenting trouble in that country and arrest them to build confidence among...

Court to pronounce on Dec 16 whether to take cognisance of Jain's defamation plea against Bansuri

Court to pronounce on Dec 16 whether to take cognisance of Jain's defamation plea against Bansuri

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

A Delhi court on Tuesday posted for December 16 the pronouncement of its decision on whether to take cognisance of a criminal defamation complaint filed by AAP leader Satyendra Jain against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj. "I will pass order on December 16," Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal said. Jain has alleged...

Opposition MPs protest on Adani issue in Parliament premises with black 'jholas'

Opposition MPs protest on Adani issue in Parliament premises with black 'jholas'

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Several Opposition MPs on Tuesday demonstrated over the Adani issue in Parliament premises, carrying black 'jholas' (bags) with caricatures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaire Gautam Adani printed on it and 'Modi Adani Bhai Bhai' written on the obverse side. This is the latest in the series of unusual protests...

AAP chief Kejriwal to be alloted a govt accommodation soon: Khattar

AAP chief Kejriwal to be alloted a govt accommodation soon: Khattar

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said that a government accommodation will soon be allotted to AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, which he is entitled to as the chief of a national party. Responding to a question at a press conference, Khattar said that as the president...

Mumbai BEST bus crash: Death toll climbs to 7; experts examine vehicle

Mumbai BEST bus crash: Death toll climbs to 7; experts examine vehicle

Tuesday, 10 December 2024 | PTI | Mumbai

The death toll in the BEST bus accident in Mumbai has risen to seven, officials on Tuesday said as experts inspected the wet leased vehicle to ascertain if it had any mechanical fault. As many as 42 other persons were also rushed to various hospitals after being injured in the incident...

Sambhal mosque survey report in 15 days, says court commissioner; Muslim side objects

Sambhal mosque survey report in 15 days, says court commissioner; Muslim side objects

Monday, 09 December 2024 | PTI

The survey report of the Shahi Jama Masjid at Sambhal is expected to be filed within 15 days by the court commissioner after he sought more time citing ill before a local court on Monday while the Muslim side objected to it. The civil court (senior division) while considering the extension...

Fire breaks out in Rajouri Garden restaurant; 10 fire tenders rushed

Fire breaks out in Rajouri Garden restaurant; 10 fire tenders rushed

Monday, 09 December 2024 | PTI

A fire broke out Monday in a restaurant in west Delhi's Rajouri Garden market, forcing several students of a coaching institute to jump to an adjacent building to escape, authorities said. Civic authority said the restaurant's fire safety was revoked some months ago and it was ordered closed. A person was taken...

Mahayuti govt clears floor test with ease in Maharashtra assembly; Narwekar back as Speaker

Mahayuti govt clears floor test with ease in Maharashtra assembly; Narwekar back as Speaker

Monday, 09 December 2024 | PTI

Five days after assuming office, the Mahayuti alliance government in Maharashtra led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday comfortably won a confidence vote in the state assembly. The trust motion, tabled by Shiv Sena MLA Uday Samant and others, was passed by a voice vote on the last day of...

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