The products covered are Depopred 2ml, Brinolar (BKC Free), Brinzotim Eye Drops 5ml (BKC Free), Lotepred 5ml, Lotepred 1% Eye Drops 5ml, Lotepred LS 0.2% Eye Drops 5ml, Lotepred T, Nepalact OD Eye Drops 3ml, Nepalact-Z, Toba-F and Nepalact E/D 5ml NEW DELHI: Eleven ophthalmic products marketed by Sun Pharma have been withdrawn after the…
Taslima Nasreen draws parallel between Bangladesh and Delhi student protest NEW DELHI: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Sunday said the student movement that led to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s government had “fooled us”, drawing a parallel between the protests in Bangladesh and the recent student demonstrations in Delhi.Speaking to reporters in Kolkata two…
Screengrab from Youtube trailer NEW DELHI: The Shri Ramlila Mahasangh has asked the makers of Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Ramayana to hold a special preview screening for its representatives before the film’s worldwide theatrical release, warning that it will stage protests if the request is not accepted.In a letter addressed to director Nitesh Tiwari and the film’s…
This is a representative AI image (Chatgpt) Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis transformed an ordinary man into a giant insect to explore alienation, helplessness and the dehumanising pressures of modern life.More than a century later, India’s self-styled Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has adopted a similarly unsettling symbol, not to tell a work of fiction, but to…
Shehzad Poonawalla; Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Former BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his Friendship Day message for Gen Z, referring to the Korean finger heart emoji in the Congress MP’s social media post as “counting fingers”, accusing the Gandhi family and the grand old party of corruption.Poonawalla,…
NEW DELHI: A press conference by Independent MP Pappu Yadav was disrupted in Delhi on Sunday after a confrontation broke out between his supporters and a group of men. Yadav’s media convenor alleged the MP was targeted with a knife in what he described as an attempt to replicate the Atiq Ahmed incident.The incident occurred…
Sheikh Hasina; Taslima Nasreen NEW DELHI: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Sunday criticised the ban on former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party, calling it a “move against democracy” and expressing uncertainty over Hasina’s return to the country.“No political party should be banned. The manner in which Sheikh Hasina was forced to leave…
The Centre has approved Rs 379.35 crore under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for Assam’s flood response Assam continued to grapple with the aftermath of devastating floods on Sunday, with the death toll remaining at 82 and nearly 1.78 lakh people still affected across seven districts. Although floodwaters have begun to recede in some…
Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen in Kolkata on Friday. (PTI Photo) Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Sunday called for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, arguing that such a law was necessary to eliminate discrimination, especially against women.“All advanced countries have UCC-like laws. Bangladesh, Pakistan and India…
Heavy rainfall wrecks havoc in Kerala, Rahul Gandhi offers support NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed deep sorrow over the devastation caused by heavy rains in Kerala, offering condolences to the families of eight people who lost their lives and urging party workers to assist in relief and recovery operations.“Deeply saddened by…