NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Monday refused interim relief to the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), rejecting its plea to operate three party bank accounts frozen by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Finding no prima facie case in favour of the petitioners, Justice Krishna Rao dismissed the request for interim relief.The court…
India is the second-loneliest country in the world, according to a study by JB.com. The ranking offers a stark lens through which to view a country that is also aging rapidly, urbanising quickly and watching its traditional social structures thin out.In 2011, India had about 100 million people aged 60 and above. Projections by the…
Bungalow Hospitality Investments, co-founded by Michelin-starred chef Vikas Khanna, and New York-born chai brand Kolkata Chai enter into a partnership (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Chai, the New York–born chai brand that helped introduce authentic Indian chai to large US audiences, announced a strategic partnership and investment with Bungalow Hospitality Investments, the newly formed venture co‑founded…
NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday said that that he has decided to continue his hunger strike after seeing the brutality on peaceful protestors marching to the Parliament.In a handwritten note, Wangchuk said that the his hunger strike will continue until Cockroach Janata Party leaders are allowed to meet MPs at the Parliament…
NEW DELHI: A trainee IPS officer, who was booked for allegedly stalking and sexually harassing a fellow trainee at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad, was hospitalised on Monday following a suspected suicide attempt, police said.According to a doctor who treated him, the trainee officer was brought to a private hospital…
NEW DELHI: With the JPC deciding to defer the report on the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhisthan bill, Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghose said the opposition forced the govt to put a hold on the controversial legislation that would destroy the education sector.Ghose said, “The shelving of the bill is a big win for the opposition….
CJP leaders met Union minister JP Nadda, demanding Sonam Wangchuk’s release, Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and compensation for families of NEET aspirants, while the minister assured them he would discuss the demands with the government. Andy Burnham became the United Kingdom’s 59th prime minister after succeeding Keir Starmer, promising to focus on affordability, regional equality and…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday sought a comprehensive record of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s medical condition and directed the authorities to place all relevant health documents before it.A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia asked the authorities to submit all pathological reports prepared by Safdarjung Hospital,…
NEW DELHI: The Ram Temple trust in Ayodhya has deployed a new team to count cash offerings from donation boxes and introduced a two-shift system under the supervision of the State Bank of India (SBI), even as an investigation continues into allegations of donation theft.The responsibility for counting the money collected from donation boxes installed…
Ram temple donation ‘theft’ row: Simple case of crime, don’t politicise it, says SC NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said the alleged Ram temple donation embezzlement case should not be politicised, observing that it was ‘a simple case of commission of crime’ and that the court’s role was only to ensure a proper…
