GOGHAT (HOOGHLY): In the quaint village of Agai in Goghat in Bengal’s Hooghly district, dignity has found its way home for 22-year-old Shikha, sister of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) 16 contestant Jayanta Duley. For years, she had been enduring the embarrassment of bathing in the village pond. Duley’s home lacked a bathroom, forcing his mother,…
ANI File Photo: AIMIM Bihar chief Akhtarul Iman (sitting in middle) NEW DELHI: The Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Saturday announced it will contest the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, aiming to provide a “alternative” to voters in a state traditionally dominated by the JD(U)-BJP and RJD-Congress blocs.“Our plan is to contest 100…
Varanasi: A man accused of killing his wife pulled off a perfect Shawshank Redemption’s Andy Dufresne-type con on prison authorities, siphoning off Rs 30 lakh from the back account of Azamgarh district jail after walking out on bail with a prison cheque book on May 20, 2024.ASP (city) Madhuvan Kumar Singh said Saturday that an…
Easing investment procedures for non-resident Indians (NRIs) is an “urgent goal” for Sebi, Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Saturday, highlighting plans to simplify compliance and expand participation in Indian capital markets. Speaking at an event organised by the Bombay Stock Exchange Brokers’ Forum, Pandey emphasised the need for NRIs to complete know-your-customer (KYC) formalities…
NEW DELHI: Learning from the success of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the biggest ever behaviour change campaign, ministries and central departments have been asked to consider launching a campaign to improve civic sense and public behaviour. The goal is to instil a sense of ownership among people regarding public assets, transport infrastructure and public spaces.Sources…
Rufo challenges MIT’s rejection of reform compact over public funding accountability. (Getty Images) Christopher F. Rufo, a prominent conservative activist known for his campaign against Critical Race Theory, has criticised the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for rejecting a federal proposal called the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” Rufo argued that MIT’s claim…
NEW DELHI: A medical college student from Odisha was allegedly raped by unidentified men in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, police said on Saturday.The incident took place on Friday night outside a private medical college campus in Durgapur, when the second-year student went out for dinner with a friend, according to her family. CBI HIDING…
South Africa vs Namibia (Screengrab) During their first-ever international encounter, Namibia secured a remarkable victory over South Africa in a historic Twenty20 international match on Saturday, thanks to wicketkeeper Zane Green‘s explosive late-game performance. Green remained unbeaten at 30 runs, contributing 23 runs in the final two overs of this first-ever international clash between the…
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday held discussions with his Canadian counterpart Maninder Sidhu on strengthening economic cooperation, signalling a possible thaw in bilateral trade relations that had soured in recent years.“We discussed ways to find mutually beneficial opportunities for our businesses to capitalise on the complementarities offered by our two economies. I…
Sameer Wankhede on Saturday said that his legal action against Netflix and Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment is entirely personal. NEW DELHI: Former Mumbai NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede on Saturday said that his legal action against Netflix and Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment is entirely personal.“My personal belief is that this has…