The Prohibition and Enforcement Wing of the city police arrested three drug peddlers in Choolai and Otteri and seized 4.8 kg of ganja and a minor quantity of methamphetamine. A special team intercepted two persons who came on a two-wheeler on Sydenham Road, Choollai, and caught one of them while the other escaped. The man …
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the first day of Budget Session of State Legislative Assembly, in Kolkata on February 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday reiterated her call to defeat the BJP in 2024, and said that the country should strive to bring in a …
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, travellers from India are spending more time in Singapore. Their stay has gone up from 6.1 days pre-pandemic, to 8 or 9 days now. The Indian traveller is also more discerning now, and is trying to ensuring a reduction of carbon footprint: travellers check if the hotel they are staying at …
OTTAWA — Paramedics say they are treating eight people for non-life-threatening injuries following an explosion caused by a gas leak in east Ottawa. Firefighters say Monday morning’s blaze destroyed several homes under construction in the Orleans suburb. Paramedics say one person has been sent to a hospital in stable condition. Ottawa Fire Services says firefighters …
Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Government’s delay in clearing certain pending transfers, including that of Orissa High Court Chief Justice S. Muralidhar to Madras and reiterated Collegium recommendation of senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal for appointment as Delhi High Court judge among others, saw a “worried” Supreme Court observe that …
China said on Monday that more than 10 US high-altitude balloons have flown over its airspace without permission during the past year, following Washington’s allegation that Beijing operates a worldwide fleet of surveillance balloons. The Chinese accusation comes after the US shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that crossed from Alaska to South Carolina, …
A 37-year-old Ph.D research scholar at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchi, fell unconscious while swimming in a pool on the institute premises and died. The incident occurred on Sunday evening. Police gave the name of the deceased as Babu Thomas, who was pursuing Ph.D in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the institute. He was a native …
Lt. Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The office of the Delhi Lieutenant Governor on February 13 told the Supreme Court that it would postpone the February 16 mayoral election to a date after February 17. A bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, which posted for February 17 a …
Women activists of Telugu Desam Party preventing A.P. Mahila Commission Chairperson, Vasireddy Padma, when she came to Government Hospital, Vijayawada, to console the family members of the minor girl, who was killed by a stalker, at Tadepalli on February 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao A visually impaired minor girl, was allegedly attacked by …
BJP Vice President Baijayant Jay Panda | File Photo | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Amid buzz about the likely impact of artificial intelligence-powered ChatGPT in various fields, BJP Vice President Baijayant Jay Panda said on Monday that it can be leveraged by those in politics in an era of rapidly unfolding technologies. He shared …