Bangladesh’s interim govt clarified Monday that hilsa fish was not being sent as a gift to India but as an export to help Dhaka earn foreign currency.Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to ministry of environment, forests and climate change, said they did not want to keep the door for discussions with India closed over small matters. … Read more
The Election Commission, in its submissions to the Kovind committee on ‘one nation one election‘, said conducting simultaneous polls across the country in 2029 would require Rs 7,951 crore, reports Bharti Jain. It sought a “definite lead time” before polls are synchronised as logistical requirements would go up enormously – from electoral rolls to EVMs … Read more
Aspirants take part in a 10km run during the recruitment test in Ranchi on Sept 10. Sahibganj SP has been tasked with forming a team to inquire into all the deaths. RANCHI/RAMGARH: Annu Bediya, a 30-year-old tribal youth from Sanki village in Jharkhand‘s Ramgarh district, died after collapsing while taking part in a 10-km run … Read more
SURAT: The investigation into Saturday’s alleged incident of railway sabotage near Kim in Surat district has revealed that it was a fabricated story. Three railway employees had removed parts of the track to make it seem like an attempt to derail a train, took videos and photographs, and installed the fish plates and other removed … Read more
DHAKA: Bangladesh has called upon India’s govt to advise political netas to refrain from making “objectionable and unacceptable” remarks about Bangladeshis. Dhaka has lodged a strong protest against the “highly deplorable” remarks reportedly made by Union home minister Amit Shah about Bangladeshi nationals during his recent visit to Jharkhand.Bangladesh interim govt’s ministry of foreign affairs … Read more
TEHRAN: While tensions remain high between the US and Iran, there’s at least one American that state radio in Tehran invites on the air each week for its millions of listeners. It’s just that he’s a fictional insurance fraud detective who’s been on the case since 1949. “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar“, a radio programme created … Read more
BHOPAL: A teenager who went to the local market in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh was allegedly waylaid, kidnapped and held captive by four people who later gangraped her. The survivor went missing on Sept 21 and a report was filed by her kin the same evening. Police have arrested all the four accused in … Read more
NEW DELHI: A railway staffer was taken into custody by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Monday for allegedly stealing 10 “harmless” detonators that went off on a track during the passing of a military special train in Madhya Pradesh last week, an official said on Monday.The incident occurred on September 18, when a military … Read more
SRINAGAR: Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid accused National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah and People’s Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone of conspiring to defeat independent candidates backed by his Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) in the ongoing J&K assembly elections.“Just a few days ago, Omar was branding everyone, including Lone and Altaf Bukhari’s Apni Party, as … Read more
SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Lok Sabha leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi renewed Congress’s promise Monday to “mount pressure” on the Narendra Modi-led Union govt to restore J&K’s statehood.Addressing rallies in Surankote of Jammu’s Poonch and Srinagar for candidates of Congress ahead of second phase of J&K assembly polls on Sept 25, Rahul laid out his plans to … Read more