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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday (December 11, 2024) said the Centre must give protection to minorities in violence-hit Bangladesh, and bring back “those willing to return”.Ms. Banerjee also claimed that fake videos were being purposefully circulated, as certain sections were trying to foment communal tension.Editorial | Two to tango: On India-Bangladesh ties“We […]

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal, accompanied by Delhi chief minister Atishi, met the chief election commissioner on Wednesday to raise concerns over alleged mass deletion of voters’ names ahead of the Delhi assembly elections scheduled for early 2025.Kejriwal also wrote a letter to the chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar, demanding that […]

Collector Rahul Sharma conducted a surprise inspection of the Tribal Welfare Ashram School for Girls in the district headquarters town of Bhupalpally on Wednesday. The Collector visited the kitchen, inspected the quality of food served to the students and assessed the implementation of food safety and hygiene norms. He also interacted with the students and […]

Former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna was accorded a State funeral complete with gun salute at his ancestral village of Somanahalli in Maddur taluk of Mandya district, on Wednesday (December 11, 2024). The body of Krishna, who died in Bengaluru on December 10, 2024, was brought to his native village by road. Enroute, a large […]

Image Source : PTI Mallikarjun Kharge INDIA bloc leaders on Wednesday defended their move to bring a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and said they were forced to take the step to save democracy as the “Chairman is the biggest disruptor of Rajya Sabha” and “his conduct has damaged the pride of […]

Image Source : INDIA TV India TV Editor-in-Chief and Chairman Rajat Sharma. Five bulldozers were used to demolish illegal constructions made at Noori Jama Masjid in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. There was no stoning, no firing nor lathicharge. There were no protests. The demolition was done peacefully in the presence of the […]

Image Source : PTI Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament Railways Amendment Bill 2024: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday (December 11) passed the Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The bill will amend Railway laws with the government assuring that it will not result in the privatisation of the […]

A travel insurance company has revealed the winners of the World’s Unluckiest Traveller awards for 2024, featuring a collection of frightening and bizarre travel misadventures. This contest of stories of travel nightmares received nearly 500 entries from across North America. After weeks of voting, a winner has emerged. Julie S was named the World’s Unluckiest […]

US President-elect Donald Trump has used a photograph of himself sitting next to US First Lady Jill Biden to unveil his new line of fragrances. Called ‘Fight, Fight, Fight’, the fragrance line includes perfume for women and cologne for men, each retailing at $199.  According to the GetTrumpFragrances.com website, they are also selling bundles of […]

A McDonald’s staff is credited with the breakthrough in the manhunt that followed the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A witness at the Pennsylvania outlet, who saw the cops swoop away 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, said the customers were struck by the resemblance of the suspect with that of circulated images. The New York Police […]

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host turned political fundraiser and – more pointedly – the fiancee of his son Donald Jr, as the next United States ambassador to Greece. Ms Guilfoyle has been engaged to Donald Trump Jr since December 31, 2020. In his announcement of Ms Guilfoyle’s […]

Akshay Nanavati, a former US Marine with Indian roots, is pushing the boundaries of human endurance with a solo ski quest across Antarctica. This 110-day expedition, never before attempted, will see him confront temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius. Despite his years as a Marine, accustomed to harsh conditions, Nanavati’s mother, based in Bengaluru, […]