Bengal BJP left red-faced as 2 MPs, 3 MLAs skip meeting with Draupadi Murmu

Kolkata (IANS) The BJP in West Bengal was left red-faced on Tuesday as a number of the party's MPs and MLAs skipped a meeting with National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) Presidential candidate Drapaudi Murmu.

Out of the 68 BJP legislators…

China crushes mass protest by bank depositors

Hong Kong (IANS) Chinese authorities have violently dispersed a peaceful protest by hundreds of depositors, who sought in vain to demand their life savings back from banks that have run into a deepening cash crisis.

Since April, four rural…

India logs 16,678 new Covid cases, 26 deaths

New Delhi (IANS) India on Monday reported 16,678 Covid cases, a decline against previous day's 18,257 count, as per Union Health Ministry's data.

In the same period, 26 fatalities took the nationwide death toll to 5,25,454.

Meanwhile,…

India denies reports about sending military to Sri Lanka

Colombo (IANS) India has categorically denied reports about it sending troops to Sri Lanka.

Earlier, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said in a tweet that India should send the military to Sri Lanka if Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa…

India is supportive of SL, watching developments closely: Jaishankar

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) External Affairs Minister of India S. Jaishankar said that India is watching the developments unfolding in Sri Lanka.

He was speaking to reporters here after his arrival.

Jaishankar said that the Government…

Another Rs 1,200 cr vanishes from BYJU'S funding round: Report

New Delhi (IANS) A whopping Rs 1,200 crore from a US-based company, recently announced by BYJU'S as a funding round, has gone off track, according to a media report.

In September 2021, New York-based Oxshott invested Rs 1,200 crore as part…

DC gives necessary guidelines regarding education & skill development of children living in observation homes

Ranchi: Under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Ranchi Chhavi Ranjan a meeting was held to comply with the standard operating procedure regarding the best care of children residing in observation home/ child home/open shelter home/specialized…

SPG reaches Deoghar under leadership of IG regarding PM Modi’s visit, to look into security arrangements

Deoghar: The SPG team from Delhi reached Deoghar before the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on 12th July. In the team, SPG’s IG, their AIG rank officers, and one other officer are involved. The remaining officers and jawans of SPG…

PM to lay foundation stones & inaugurate schemes worth Rs 16,835 crore during Deoghar visit

Deoghar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is arriving in this temple town on 12 July where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of schemes worth Rs 16,835 crore.

In this, the foundation stone of schemes worth Rs 6,565 crore will be laid.…

Speaker to take over as SL Prez until all-party govt is formed

Colombo (IANS) To end the current political crisis in Sri Lanka based on the decision taken by the leaders of the majority parties, the Speaker of the Parliament is set to ask President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to…