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Millions Demonstrate against Trump, Musk in US, Elsewhere

April 6, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 6: Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose, what left-leaning organizations called his “authoritarian overreach and billionaire-backed agenda,” the divisive policies of President Donald Trump in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House for the second term in January. Crowds […]

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Modi Inaugurates First Vertical-Lift Sea Bridge Linking Rameswaram, Attacks Stalin

April 6, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin for the state DMK government complaining about lack of adequate financial support from the Centre and said some have a “habit of crying” while claiming that central funding to the state has tripled since 2014. […]

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“Fake” Doctor Performs Heart Surgeries, 7 Dead

April 5, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Apr 5: The Madhya Pradesh district officials are investigating allegations of a fake doctor performing heart surgery on patients and allegedly killing at least seven of them, in a private missionary hospital in Damoh city in the state. As reports of 7 deaths within a month in the hospital raised alarms in the […]

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After Waqf Centre Turning to Christian Properties, Rahul Gandhi Claims

April 5, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 5: The Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reiterated that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by both Houses of Parliament and will now be awaiting the President’s assent, was a tool for “attacking Muslims” and “sets a precedent to […]

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MoU Signed to Implement Ayushman Bharat in Delhi

April 5, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Apr 5: The BJP government in Delhi on Saturday signed an agreement with the Centre to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the national capital city to expand people’s access to healthcare system. With this, Delhi has become the 35th state/Union Territory to implement the health insurance scheme. […]

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Comedian Kunal Kamra Skips Third Summons from Police, Dropped by BookMyShow from its List

April 5, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 5: The Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Saturday skipped the third summon issued by the Mumbai Police in connection with a case over his alleged controversial remarks about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, even as BookMyShow is reported to have taken him off the sale and artists’ list from […]

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No Relief to Rahul Gandhi from Allahabad HC in Savarkar Defamation Case

April 4, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Apr 4: The Allahabad High Court on Friday refused to quash summons issued to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi by a magistrate court in Lucknow in the a VD Savarkar defamation case. The Bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi noted that Mr Gandhi has the remedy of moving the […]

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5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal, No casualty Reported

April 4, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Apr 4: An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck Nepal on Friday evening, with light tremors felt across parts of Northern India including Delhi-NCR. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake struck at a depth of 20km at 7.52pm (local time) with its epicentre being about three kilometres from Garkhakot, Nepal. No […]

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Sacked Teachers in Distress as Political Barbs Fly Freely in West Bengal

April 4, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 4: As the academic world in West Bengal was drowned in chaos over the Supreme Court verdict cancelling the recruitment of over 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff in the government and government-aided schools, the BJP on Friday renewed its frontal attack on the chief minister Mamata Banerjee demanding her resignation […]

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Petitions Filed in SC Challenging Waqf Amendment Bill, Protests in Various Cities

April 4, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 4: With the Rajya Sabha adopting the Waqf Amendment Bill by 128 votes to 95 after 12 hours debate that completed well past Thursday midnight, Two Opposition MPs on Friday filed petitions in the Supreme Court challenging the bill on grounds of it being “discriminatory towards Muslim.” Massive demonstrations were […]