NEW DELHI: Congress functionary Rahul Gandhi‘s decision to put in public domain the speech he delivered at INDIA bloc meeting on June 8 has not gone down well with some of the allies, given that it was a closed-door meeting where much was said and varied views were presented. Left parties CPM, CPI and CPI(ML)…
BENGALURU: Karnataka govt will soon issue guidelines to medical students on showing appropriate behaviour and respect towards bodies donated for studies and research.The move comes days after clips of medical students talking disrespectfully about cadavers went viral on social media, triggering a nationwide debate on ethics, professionalism, and respect for cadavers among medical students.The ethics…
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre’s stand on the ban imposed on messaging app Telegram even as the govt claimed there is “shocking material” which it will share with court. Telegram has challenged the move to temporarily restrict access to the app ahead of the June 21 NEET-UG retest. Solicitor general…
. Ex-CM Mamata Banerjee participating in a protest rally in Kolkata on Wednesday against hawker eviction and demolition drives —– Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: The Bengal govt on Wednesday replaced the personal security officers (PSOs) assigned to former CM Mamata Banerjee for nearly two decades, but Banerjee declined to accept the new personnel, her…
Twitch streamer Nina Lin appears to have lost access to her Twitch channel only a few days after she was arrested during the New York Knicks’ championship celebrations. People who visit her channel now see a message saying that the account is unavailable because of violations of Twitch’s Community Guidelines or Terms of Service. While…
With the US and Iran set to sign an interim peace agreement on Friday, PM Narendra Modi told President Donald Trump he was confident that the issue of seafarers will receive the “highest priority” during the implementation of this agreement, while appreciating the president’s “tremendous efforts” in reaching the deal. The leaders spoke to the…
A man who made more than £300,000 by secretly completing coursework and online exams for students has been jailed for three years after a university investigation uncovered his operation.34-year-old Shahid Adnan of Liverpool was sentenced after admitting fraud and money laundering offences linked to a scheme involving students at Liverpool John Moores University and other…
Gone are the days when Greater Noida used to be just an extended region. Today, the place has evolved far beyond being an affordable alternative to Delhi and Noida and in the last 10 years, world-class infrastructure, metro connectivity, expressways, and the Noida International Airport have completely changed its outlook. A number of micro-markets have…
Two of the six Sena UBT MPs said to be part of the breakaway group, Omraje Nimbalkar from Dharashiv and Sanjay Patil from Mumbai North East, have not signed the letter sent to LS Speaker for recognition as a separate group, Sena UBT claimed.Patil and Nimbalkar claimed they were not in New Delhi on Wednesday….
NEW DELHI: Long confined to street-corner arguments, village chaupals and late-night college addas, cuss words such as ‘b…sdi’ and ‘g…u’ found a place in mainstream political discourse on Wednesday, with Sena UBT’s Sanjay Raut using them at a presser to describe defectors, and then telling reporters, “Don’t cut it, run it.“When questioned on his language,…