Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram described the 1984 Operation Blue Star as the “wrong way” to reclaim the Punjab’s Golden Temple, asserting that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi paid the ultimate price for that decision. “No disrespect to any military officers, but that was the wrong way to retrieve the Golden…
A group of BJP leaders, including party leader Locket Chatterjee, were stopped from visiting the hospital in West Bengal’s Durgapur, where a MBBS student was allegedly gang-raped near the premises two days ago. The BJP leaders agitated over the gates being shut, sparred with the police personnel, questioning them why they were not being allowed…
A breathtaking image of Mount Everest, as seen from the International Space Station, has gone viral online after Nasa astronaut Don Pettit shared his view of the Himalayan giant and much of Nepal from orbit. This awe-inspiring perspective comes just as a separate video showing Mount Everest visible from Bihar captured attention across social media,…
It’s hard to stomach the latest news—twentysix children dead across Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, because of cough syrup poisoning. The culprit: Coldrif, a syrup made by Sresan Pharmaceuticals, tested to have 48.6% diethylene glycol (DEG)—a poison when ingested—nearly 500 times the legally allowed limit. The state banned the syrup, froze stocks, and seized existing bottles….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received an official invitation from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to attend the upcoming Gaza Peace Summit, set to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. While Prime Minister Modi will not be attending in person, the Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed that Minister of State Kirti Vardhan Singh…
Fresh military hostilities have rocked India’s western neighbourhood as Pakistan and Afghanistan have been locked in one of the fiercest military conflicts in recent years after Kabul said that Islamabad launched a series of airstrikes on its territory on October 9, inflicting considerable damage to infrastructure and property. Pakistan defended the strikes, saying they were…
“We know the risks in the hotel business. There’s always the chance of an argument and dispute,” says Devendra Patel, who runs a motel in a remote corner of Texas, US. At times, those arguments turn deadly in America, where guns are as common as gulaabs. This year alone, seven Gujaratis linked to the motel…
Oh No! Against the run of the game, Richa Ghosh falls. She tries to go over the straight boundary but is not able to clear the field. An entertaining knock from the batter comes to an end, but she has given India the impetus that they needed. 42.6: Annabel Sutherland to Richa Ghosh, OUT! CAUGHT!…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday broke her silence over the gang rape at a private medical college near hospital premises, saying that a girl should not be allowed to go out at night. “How did she come out at 12.30 at night?,” she asked, saying it was unfair to single out her…
The NDA announced its seat-sharing formula for next month’s Assembly polls, with the BJP and Janata Dal (United) to contest 101 seats each in the 243-member Assembly, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday. As part of the deal, Union Minister Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will fight on 29 seats while the…