Kolkata: TMC supremo and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's niece Bristi Mukherjee was found hanging at her residence in Birbhum district Tuesday, police said. The body of Bristi Mukherjee (28), the daughter of Banerjee's maternal cousin Nihar Mukherjee, was recovered from a room...
Kathmandu: Over 1000 people have now been confirmed dead following last week's devastating floods in Nepal even as bodies swept away continue to pile up along riverbanks in different districts, Tuesday. The number of bodies recovered so far have reached 1003, the National Disaster Risk...
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it has called off its September 5 protest following developments on the closure of FIRs registered against students who participated in the NEET paper leak protests. CJP co-convenor Saurav Das appeared before a bench...
New Delhi: An IndiGo flight from Goa to Delhi made an emergency return to Goa Tuesday after it faced a “technical issue”. Flight number '6E 2102' departed North Goa at 9:16 am but soon turned back after the crew reported a "technical issue". Air Traffic...
New Delhi: US-based technology giant Apple Tuesday formally ushered in a new leadership era as John Ternus took over as chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding Tim Cook -- who led the world's most valuable technology company for 15 years. Ternus becomes Apple's CEO effective September...
London: An Indian citizen was among 12 people killed in the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday. In a social media post, Zelenskyy said since Monday evening, guided aerial bomb and drone strikes have continued against Odesa and the region. Overall,...
New Delhi: A five-member special bench of insolvency tribunal NCLT Tuesday barred Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra from alienating his properties and issued notices to all parties in a case over a proposed settlement that would allow creditors to recover just about Rs 6.5 crore...
Kathmandu: More than 11,000 people have been rescued from flood-affected areas in Nepal so far, with over 22,000 security personnel mobilised for search and rescue operations, officials said Tuesday. As of Monday, the death toll from the devastating flash floods was 939, while around 4,000...
Asheville: India has shown that it can adjust to changes in the global economy without allowing its growth to be derailed, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has said while acknowledging the country’s dependence on imported energy and fertilisers. In an exclusive...
Ayodhya: The selection committee for the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ram Temple will submit the names of three shortlisted candidates to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Tuesday. The final report of the selection process will be submitted to the Trust...
By Aakar Patel The 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks will soon be upon us. Americans will mourn, taking...
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By Dilip Cherian An IAS officer quitting after 13 years is unusual. An officer as publicly visible as Divya Mittal...
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Banning books by governments does not surprise much since this has been going on across the world since long. But...
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The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in its latest report released recently has castigated India for...
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