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Guard against the narrative advanced by some that what happened in Bangladesh can happen in India, advised Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, taking a swipe at Congress leaders and expressing shock and surprise at the equivalence drawn between the two south Asian neighbours. Sheikh Hasina, 76, quit as prime minister in the face of a student-led uprising on Monday and fled by helicopter to longtime ally New Delhi. “Be on watch out. Efforts by some to infuse a narrative that what happened in our neighbourhood is bound to happen in our Bharat, is deeply concerning. How can a citizen of this…
As the demand for a CBI probe into the mysterious death of a woman doctor at Kolkata-based RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has started surfacing from different quarters including the family member of the victim, the West Bengal administration has said that it was open to any kind of the central agency probe in the matter. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told a section of the media that if the medical students and house staff of the hospital, who are on cease-work protest there, insist on an investigation by a different agency, her administration is open to that. “We do…
Two prominent Indian-American lawmakers have sought the US’ direct intervention to stop the “coordinated attacks” against minority Hindus in Bangladesh, underlining that instability in the region, “fuelled by religious intolerance and violence”, is not in the interest of America or its allies. Members of minority communities in Bangladesh faced at least 205 incidents of attacks in 52 districts since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5, according to two Hindu organisations — Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council and the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad — in the violence-hit nation. Thousands of Bangladeshi Hindus have been trying to…
A sub-inspector posted in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj has been suspended for demanding “potatoes” as a bribe. Investigation revealed that the word “potato” was used as a code for bribe. The incident came to light after an alleged audio of the cop, Ram Kripal Singh, asking for a bribe to settle a case went viral on social media. Kannauj SP Amit Kumar Anand has ordered the suspension of the sub-inspector posted at the Bhawalpur Chapunna Chowki under the Saurikh police station. A departmental probe into the case has also been suggested. In the viral audio, the accused cop is heard asking…
Asserting that the idea of denying reservation to SCs and STs on account of the creamy layer concept is “condemnable”, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said the government should have brought legislation in Parliament to nullify the part of the recent Supreme Court judgment that talks about the issue. Mr Kharge said that while other aspects of the Supreme Court judgment were being deliberated upon by the party, the creamy layer concept that has been advocated should be nullified. Earlier this month, a seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud ruled in a 6:1…
Moscow on Saturday launched a “counter-terror operation” in three border regions adjoining Ukraine to halt Kyiv’s biggest cross-border offensive in the two-and-a-half-year conflict. Ukrainian units stormed across the border into Russia’s western Kursk region on Tuesday morning in a shock attack and have advanced several kilometres, according to independent analysts. Russia has deployed additional troops and equipment, including tanks, rocket launchers and aviation units to stop the advancing troops. Russia’s national anti-terrorism committee said late Friday it was starting “counter-terror operations in the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions … in order to ensure the safety of citizens and suppress the…
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who was also one of the first Google employees, has died after a two-year battle with cancer. She was 56. In a post on Facebook, Ms Wojcicki’s husband Dennis Troper said that she was battling non-small cell lung cancer. “My beloved wife of 26 years and mother to our five children left us today after 2 years of living with non-small cell lung cancer. Susan was not just my best friend and partner in life, but a brilliant mind, a loving mother, and a dear friend to many,” Troper wrote alongside a few family photographs.…
The ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will give its decision on the appeal filed by Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat against her disqualification from the Olympic finals by 6pm local time (9.30pm IST) on Saturday. The hearing on the matter concluded here on Friday after it accepted Vinesh’s appeal against her ouster for being 100gm overweight on the morning of her final against eventual gold-winner Sarah Ann Hildebrandt of USA. “By application of Article 18 of the CAS Arbitration Rules form the Olympic Games, the President of the CAS Ad Hoc Division extends the time limit…
Protests refuse to die down in Bangladesh. The country’s Chief Justice, seen as a loyalist of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, was forced to resign this afternoon after an ultimatum from protesting students. An interim government is already in place in Bangladesh where clashes during a quota protest claimed at least 400 lives earlier this week and forced Ms Hasina to resign and flee the country. Here are the LIVE Updates on Bangladesh Unrest: Original Source
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 15 Live Updates: Golfers Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar will begin India’s campaign on Day 15 of the Paris Olympics 2024. Aditi and Diksha were Tied 40 and Tied 42, respectively, at the end of the 3rd Round of Women’s Individual Stroke Play at Le Golf National. However, the focus firmly remains on Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)’s verdict on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal of being awarded joint-silver in Women’s 57kg event, following her disqualication from the competition for being 100 grams overweight. Later in the day, wrestler Reetika Hooda will compete in Women’s 76kg,…