Superstar actor Rajinikanth and Tamil Nadu Minister Durai Murugan patched up Monday – declaring each other “old friends” – after a spat over the former’s praise for Chief Minister MK Stalin and his handling “senior students who refuse to leave class”. Rajinikanth’s comment was widely seen as a dig atContinue Reading
Amid a social media storm over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata, the West Bengal child rights body has taken note of a rape threat to the 11-year-old daughter of Trinamool Congress MP and the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. Mr Banerjee, nephew of WestContinue Reading
After a 13-hour search later at the home of Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital’s former Principal Sandip Ghosh, officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation left late this evening with multiple documents. The agency, which is already investigating the August 9 rape-murder of a young doctor at the hospital, has alsoContinue Reading
A man who claims that he has never been to Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar district in his car, has been slapped with a fine of Rs 1,000 by Noida police for driving the vehicle without a helmet. Tushar Saxena initially received a text message informing him about the fineContinue Reading
Israel today announced that it was conducting pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon after detecting preparations for “large-scale” attacks by the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. The country, which is already at war with Hamas in Gaza, warned its citizens to expect incoming missiles and drones launched by Hezbollah and declared a 48-hour nationwideContinue Reading
A porn video was played on a digital advertisement board in Delhi’s Connaught Place, one of the busiest markets in the national capital. The incident occurred late at night on Thursday when the video played on a board in the H-block of the market. The police were informed and the clip,Continue Reading
In a big announcement ahead of assembly elections in one state and a Union Territory this year, the government has launched the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) amid protests by several non-BJP-ruled states over the New Pension Scheme (NPS). “This scheme will benefit 23 lakh central government employees (under the NationalContinue Reading
NASA today picked Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring back Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore from space next year. Eighty days ago, the two astronauts arrived at the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner for an 8-day mission. They were forced to extend their stay because of major technical issues withContinue Reading
Hundreds of migrants from India, Nepal and Vietnam have been stuck in Sao Paulo’s international airport for weeks in alarming conditions, sleeping on the floor as they wait to enter Brazil, according to the Public Defender’s Office and documents seen by Reuters on Friday. A spokesman for the office saidContinue Reading
Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing’s faulty Starliner capsule will need to return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, NASA said on Saturday, deeming issues with Starliner’s propulsion system too risky to carry its first crew home. The agency’sContinue Reading