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West Bengal BJP’s Murshidabad unit has announced plans to construct a Ram temple in Berhampore, days after TMC MLA Humayun Kabir proposed to set up a mosque modelled after the Babri Masjid at Beldanga in the same district.The BJP said the temple’s construction will begin on January 22, 2025, exactly one year after the inauguration […]

Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha again faced adjournments today amid uproar over the BJP alleging Congress’ links with US hedge fund tycoon George Soros. As the proceedings began in Rajya Sabha, BJP president JP Nadda attacked the Congress for questioning the ruling given by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and the party’s alleged nexus with Soros. Mr […]

The British government will allocate 75 million pounds ($96 million) to compensate LGBTQ military veterans sacked by the army over their sexual orientation, the defence ministry announced on Thursday. Until a 2000 reform, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people were barred from military service in Britain. Those who were found out were often harassed, abused […]

Police have arrested three men for allegedly strangling their flatmate to death with an electric wire following an argument here, officials said on Thursday. The victim was identified as Pushpendra Singh, a native of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, police said. Singh and the three accused were working in the same company and lived together in […]

A unique and historic tinselled garland presented to Mahatma Gandhi during the iconic Dandi March in 1930 failed to meet its guide price at a recent UK auction. The garland, which was worn by Gandhi-ji during the Salt March, was expected to fetch between GBP 20-30,000 but remains open for bids. “I am very surprised […]

Ellen Greenberg, a vibrant 27-year-old teacher in the US, was found dead in 2011 with 20 stab wounds and at least 11 bruises. Her death was initially ruled a homicide. But investigators, following a meeting, would change their minds again and list her death as “suicide”. Now, even after 13 years, her case remains shrouded […]

A 29-year-old dental surgeon died of a massive heart attack after completing a marathon in Goa, his father said on Thursday. Dr Mithun Kudalkar from Vasco city in south Goa, died on Sunday, his father Dr Dynaneshwar Kudalkar, who is former chief medical officer of Mormugao Port Trust hospital, told PTI. “He felt uneasy after […]

A Class-11 student of Navayug Inter College at Mihinpurwa in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district allegedly stabbed his English teacher on Thursday for confiscating his mobile phone in the classroom, police said. The teacher, Rajendra Prasad, sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at the district medical college, they added. Assistant Superintendent of Police (City) Ramanand […]

Due to heavy rainfall in September this year in Agra region, “few water droplets” were noticed on September 12 through the ceiling of the main mausoleum of Taj Mahal, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said this in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha. He was […]

Incessant rains for over 15 hours lashed Tirupati city disrupting normal life on Thursday. The reported delay in the announcement of holiday by the district administration for government and private schools, anganwadi centres and other major institutions caused inconvenience to the students, teachers as well as parents. Many roads in the city remained flooded, forcing […]

Union External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar has assured Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday that his Ministry would continue to make all necessary efforts to secure the early release and repatriation of Indian fishermen detained by Pakistan. The assurance came in response to a letter from the Chief Minister, dated November 20, […]

Image Source : FREEPIK.COM Representative image Ticket cancellation charges: Is the Modi government considering waiving train cancellation charges for waitlisted tickets? This speculation emerged after Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Choudhary raised the issue of levying cancellation charges on waitlisted tickets even if they are cancelled by the railways due to lack of seats in trains with Railway […]