New Delhi: Sanjay Singh, the newly elected chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WGI) who was suspended by the Centre on Sunday, has said that he would meet Sports minister Anurag Thakur soon and explain his point of view in response to the Ministry’s claims that led to the new body suspension. The reactions … Read more
The collective call of church bodies to celebrate Christmas in a low-key manner in view of the ongoing ethnic conflict besieging Manipur has stifled the festivity spirit in the already trouble-torn state even as many people pray for peace on the eve. Many devout Christians said this Christmas would be about caring and giving to … Read more
Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. ANI File The properties of fugitive designated global terrorist Dawood Ibrahim in Mumbai and Ratnagiri will be auctioned off on 5 January 2024, according to the Free Press Journal. The four properties were confiscated under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Act (SAFEMA), which included bungalows and mango plantations in Ratnagiri’s … Read more
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai stated on Sunday that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured him of a strong fight against the Maoist menace in the state.Upon his return to Raipur airport on Sunday evening after his meeting with the Union Home Minister in Delhi, the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister told reporters that … Read more
New Delhi: During the fourth meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc on December 19 to take on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the 28-party opposition grouping decided to launch its joint campaign in January. The INDIA bloc leaders also decided to finalise the seat sharing talks by December end. The … Read more
Chennai, Amid the criticism that there was a delay in the forecast on the amount of heavy rainfall that occurred last week, the Regional Meteorological Centre here said it has world-class equipment and because of warning issued huge loss of lives was prevented when cyclones like Vardah, Michaung crossed the Eastern coast. Tamil Nadu Chief … Read more
A controversy erupted after the BJP’s Odisha unit came down heavily on BJD leader VK Pandian for giving access to social media influencer Kamiya Jani inside the Jagannath Puri shrine, alleging that she is “known for promoting beef consumption”. Jain, the popular face of her online blog ‘Curly Tales’, came to be at the centre … Read more
WASHINGTON: A Japanese-owned chemical tanker struck Saturday off the coast of India was targeted by a drone “fired from Iran,” the Pentagon said, a sign of expanding risks to commercial shipping beyond the Red Sea.The attack came amid a flurry of drone and missile strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels on a vital Red Sea … Read more
Signaling the spread of attacks on the maritime traffic beyond the Red Sea, an India-bound commercial vessel belonging to a firm managed by Israeli businessman was attacked in the Arabian sea, around 200 Nautic miles off the western Indian coast on Saturday. The vessel, identified as the Liberian-flagged tanker as MV Chem Pluto, which carried … Read more
India along with Russia and China have voted against a UN resolution on the “human rights situation in Iran”. While the resolution was backed by 78 member states, 30 states including India, Russia and China, voted against it. Simultaneously on the same day, India abstained on a UN resolution on the “situation of human rights … Read more
