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Congress 10-Point Programme to Woo Backward Classes, Attacks Modi’s Foreign Policy

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Sept 24: The Congress on Wednesday announced a 10-point programme focused on education and employment reservation for the Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) ahead of the Bihar assembly elections due by November. It promised immediate implementation if it formed the government as part of the RJD-led Bihar alliance under the INDIA bloc […]

Four Killed, 50 Injured as Agitation Demanding Statehood for Ladakh Turns Violent, BJP’s Leh Office Set on Fire

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Sept 24: At least four people were killed and over 50 were injured after a massive agitation over demands for statehood for Ladakh turned violent in the capital city of Leh on Wednesday. Police fired teargas and used batons after a section of demonstrators allegedly turned violent and pelted stones. The […]

Chhattisgarh Waqf Board Chief Appeals to Muslim Youths to Stay Away from Garba Pandals, Poonam Pandey Dropped from Ramlila

NEW DELHI, Sept 23: Amidst strong opposition from the right-wing organisations, particularly the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, the chairman of the State Waqf Board in the BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh on Tuesday appealed to the Muslim youths to stay away from Garba functions during the ongoing Navratri festival. While the appeal resonates with such demands […]

Trump Repeats his Claim of “Ending” 7 Wars Including “Operation Sindoor”

NEW DELHI, Sept 23: The US President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his claim of ending seven wars. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), he said, “In a period of just seven months, I have ended seven unendable wars.” The “wars” that he said he ended were, Israel and Iran, India and Pakistan, Rwanda and […]

SRK, Rani Mukerji Receive Their First National Film Awards

NEW DELHI, Sept 23: After over 30 years in the film industry, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan finally received his first National Film Award for Best Actor. On Tuesday, Shah Rukh was honoured with the National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, by President Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. Shah Rukh […]

Kolkata Drowned under Heavy Downpour, Durga Puja Pandals Damaged, Normal Life Disrupted

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Sept 23: At least eight people have been killed in rain-related incidents in Kolkata and its suburbs, many of them due to electrocution, after heavy rain overnight led to waterlogging in several places in the city, considerably damaging the near-complete Durga Puja pandals and paralysing the normal life that sparked off […]

Entry in the Garba Venues to be Restricted for Hindus Only

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Sept 23: The auspicious “Navratri” festival has kicked off amidst controversy over restricted entry to the venues holding “Garba” dance to pray to Goddess Shakti while many Durga puja pandals in Kolkata were washed away in an unprecedented rainfall on the night between Monday and Tuesday. Signboards, posters and warnings, dos […]

Modi Urges People to Celebrate “Bachat Utsav” as GST Rate Cuts Come into Force

NEW DELHI, Sept 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wrote an open letter to the citizens and said the country must celebrate the “GST Bachat Utsav” during the festival season. He said lower GST rates would bring more savings to every household and ensure greater ease of doing business. In the letter on the […]

Suspicion of Foul Play: Second Post-Mortem on Zubeen Garg’s Body on Tuesday

NEW DELHI, Sept 22: A second post-mortem examination of the body of noted Bollywood and Assam singer Zubeen Garg will be conducted on Tuesday at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), the Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. A cultural icon for Assam, Zubeen Garg, 52, died in Singapore on September 19 […]

Shashi Tharoor Breaks Party Line to Suggest H-1B Visa Hike Good for India “in the Long Run”

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Sept 22: Once again going out of the party’s line, the Congress leader and former global diplomat Shashi Tharoor believes the huge fee imposed by President Donald Trump on H-1B visa affecting the high-skilled Indians, may actually turn out to be a good thing for India “in the long run.” “Let’s […]
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