BJP strikes gold with Satish Poonia in Rajasthan

New Delhi: The impressive and spectacular victory...

Dotasra sure of Congress win in Rajasthan bypolls

Dotasra is confident Congress will win all...

Challenging times for both Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra

New Delhi: The Maharashtra Assembly elections will...

Dibyendu Mondal

Mamata lets Bengal violate lockdown with impunity

New Delhi: At a time when states in India are contemplating extending the period of lockdown, the “lack of seriousness” and “casual approach” adopted by...

‘Covid-19 is unlike H1N1, dengue, TB, AIDS’

Doctors say what makes Covid different is the rapid rate of transmission, longer incubation period and no known treatment. New Delhi: Infectious diseases like the H1NI...

Blue sky: Demand drops for power, fuel in Delhi and Mumbai 

New Delhi: As the country goes through a 21-day lockdown to fight the deadly coronavirus, consumption of power and fuel, along with pollution levels, has...

Delhi schools take the tech route to reach out to students

WhatsApp, YouTube being used to impart lessons to students. New Delhi: In view of the recent outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe, leading...

Ram Lalla idol shifted to makeshift temple structure

New Delhi: As the construction of the grand Ram Temple is set to begin in Ayodhya, the idol of Ram Lalla has now been...

Indian aviation sector stares at huge losses

IndiGo and SpiceJet can see a combined loss of $1.25-1.5 billion in 2020-21. New Delhi: The Indian aviation sector which was growing at the rate...

‘Pandemic stage 3 will make India’s healthcare system collapse’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for social distancing through the imposition of a “Janata curfew” has become more important now because India’s...

‘Patient Zero could have helped trace exact origin of coronavirus’

The term refers to the first human infected by a disease which is new and first to humankind.   NEW DELHI: The mystery around “Patient Zero”...

‘Food grains rot in FCI godowns every year’

NEW DELHI: Mountains of food grains have been rotting in the godowns of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) every year. The Ministry of...

CAA is discriminatory, say Muslims in Dubai

MEA has a ‘perception management’ problem in the way the Citizenship Amendment Act is viewed in Dubai.   DUBAI: The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)...

With ‘normal’ tourist footfall, Dubai ‘bucks’ virus scare

The international city of Dubai, where people from across the globe visit daily, seems unaffected by the novel coronavirus which has now affected more...

Delhi police ‘fails’ to curb rumours on social media

New Delhi: The Delhi police has failed to curb rumours flying thick and fast on internet-based messaging application WhatsApp and social media websites like...

Absence of MLAs during violence irks residents

New Delhi: The absence of local politicians, including MLAs and councillors, from their respective constituencies at the time when violence was being unleashed in...

‘Tahir Hussain is a known muscleman of the area’

‘He is known to be doing a lot of notorious activities around the area’. New Delhi: Neighbours and residents around the now suspended Aam Aadmi...

Over 300 criminals wanted by India on Interpol list

NEW DELHI: Investigating agencies in India are on the lookout for more than 300 wanted criminals who are on the run and are likely...

Opposition fears violence in Bengal municipal polls

NEW DELHI: Opposition parties in Bengal doubt whether there can be a free and fair electoral process for municipal elections to be held in...

Cancer survivor’s jawbone reconstructed with 3D printing

NEW DELHI: In a unique and first-of-its-kind procedure to reconstruct a jaw using 3D printing technology, doctors from Fortis Hospital here have given a...

Hunar Haat festival brings together over 1,000 artisans

New Delhi: In a bid to provide economic empowerment to thousands of poor artisans and showcase some of most unique and dying indigenous arts...

BJP changes Bengal strategy after defeat in Delhi

Party is re-strategising its pro-CAA campaigns in districts of the state. New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party which faced defeat in the recently concluded Delhi...

Green, innovative housing technology developed

New Delhi: In view of Government of India’s vision to rope in modern, innovative and cost-effective technologies to speed up the Pradhan Mantri Awaas...

RSS wants BJP to groom state leaders for polls

New Delhi: The BJP’s absence of “strong faces” to take on regional parties for Assembly elections in some parts of the country has concerned...

Touts make money as illegal migrants return to Bangladesh

NEW DELHI: Touts operating in the border areas of West Bengal, who earlier facilitated the entry of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants into India after charging...

Accessing documents tough at National Archives

New Delhi: Journalists and researchers are complaining about the complicated bureaucratic process to access crucial archives from the National Archives Museum in the national...

Very few aware of Lord Buddha relics in National Museum

Hyderabad: Every year, Buddhist pilgrims from across the world may be visiting the National Museum in New Delhi to pay obeisance to the 20 bone...

‘Wings under Ministry of Culture involved in graft’

At least five cases of corruption with regard to mis-utilisation and misappropriation of funds by various wings under the Ministry of Culture has been...

Mid-air engine woes mar Airbus A320 Neo flights

More than 110 Airbus A320 Neos being operated by IndiGo, India’s largest Low Cost Carrier (LCC), and GoAir are facing the heat over repetitive...

Two detention centres coming up in Mamata’s Bengal

New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal is working towards setting up two detention centres for illegal immigrants to the state....

Matuas in Bengal flay Mamata’s opposition to CAA

Members of the community say Banerjee, whom they had trusted as Bengal’s ‘messiah’, has betrayed them.   New Delhi: The Matua community—one of the largest Hindu...

Indian corporate sector sees rising ransomware attacks

As per Kaspersky, three groups of ransomware are most active in India.   New Delhi: Ransomware attacks have increased manifold during the last year and according...

Bengal BJP tries to send ‘correct message’ on CAA

New Delhi: Taking lessons from its loses in the recently concluded bypolls in Bengal, the BJP has already hit the streets to send the...

Several illegal Bangladeshis returning home

New Delhi: Ever since the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) has been passed by Parliament, a significant number of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants living in different...

Police, AIIMS want DNA proof in crimes against women

‘Equip people with better knowledge on preserving DNA evidence and bring to the fore the importance of collecting and preserving offender’s DNA.’   New Delhi: In...

‘NRC scare, overconfidence cost BJP the Bengal bypolls’

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from Bengal say that their poor show in the recently held byelections in the state was because of...

Rich Indians increasingly migrating to Caribbean countries

NEW DELHI: An increasing number of rich Indians are moving out of India to settle abroad. In 2018 alone, more than 5,000 High Net...

Bengal Governor, Mamata in increasing war of words

Jagdeep Dhankar and the Bengal CM have been at loggerheads for some time now.   NEW DELHI: Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankar and state Chief...

Owaisi’s Bengal plan sends Mamata running to the drawing board

NEW DELHI: The decision of the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen) to contest all the 294 Assembly seats in Bengal has irked the...

BJP may not project CM face for Delhi polls

‘The decision is being taken to tackle infighting in the party’s Delhi unit.’   NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party is unlikely to project a chief...

‘Aviation sector growth will pick up again’

SpiceJet CMD says that many people who were going by train are moving to plane.     New Delhi: Indian low cost carrier SpiceJet signed an MoU...

‘Apathy of successive governments hobbled BSNL’

NEW DELHI: Poor management, policy paralysis, unwarranted political intervention and lack of independent functioning are the major causes for the downward spiral of Bharat...

Angry residents blame parties for air pollution

‘Parties are busy blaming each other, while thousands of people are being affected every year.’   NEW DELHI :Residents of Delhi who have been breathing hazardous...

‘Mamata has not provided relief to cyclone-hit areas’

Bengal is complaining about the state government’s apathy: Babul Supriyo.   NEW DELHI: Cyclone Bulbul made its landfall at the Sagar Islands in Bengal last week...

‘NCR states need to check air pollution’

NEW DELHI: Concerted efforts are needed by all the state governments in the Delhi NCR region to tackle the source of air pollution, environmentalists...

No police reforms despite SC order

‘Everyone derives power from the police and politicians are fearful of giving up their powers over the police.’   NEW DELHI: The long pending implementation of...

‘VHP wants a grand temple constructed’

New Delhi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), which has been at the forefront of the Ram Janmabhumi movement, expressed its happiness over the Supreme...

India tops Asia-Pacific commercial aviation

India’s commercial aviation market has seen a growth of 400% in the last 10 years.   In the global aviation market, India is leading in the...

CBI starts probing criminal incidents along India-Bangladesh border

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the recent increase in incidents of...

Civic offences add to woes of short-staffed Delhi Police

New Delhi: The Delhi Police, already reeling from a severe staff crunch, has been additionally tasked with controlling several civic menace offences and the...

Congress, CPM will share seats for Bengal bypolls

The two parties have decided to ditch the TMC in the state.     New Delhi: Amidst much speculation of a “grand alliance” between the Congress, the...

‘Offences against the State’ have risen over 30% since 2015

NEW DELHI: After a delay of two years, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released the data for crimes in the country till 2017...

Didi shifts track, refrains from attacking BJP

NEW DELHI :Fiery Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who just months ago spared no opportunity to attack the...

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