Month: April 2025

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and a delegation from the National Commission for Women (NCW), led by chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, visited violence-affected areas of Murshidabad on Saturday, following communal clashes linked to protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act. The NCW team interacted with victims and assured them of Centre’s support and safety in the aftermath of the April 11 violence, which left three people dead, several injured and hundreds displaced. Many affected families have either taken shelter in camps in Malda or moved to Jharkhand’s Pakur district. Speaking at Betbona town in Murshidabad, Rahatkar told the victims, “We have come here to see your plight. Please don't worry. The country and the commission are beside you all. Don't feel that you are alone.” She said that the NCW would submit a detailed report to the Centre. […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Flight services at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) will be suspended for six hours on May 9 for pre-monsoon runway maintenance activities, as announced by MIAL on Saturday. The airport operator MIAL confirmed that a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) was distributed six months earlier, allowing airlines sufficient time to modify their schedules and make necessary arrangements.The maintenance activities will be conducted on both runways- 09/27 and 14/32- between 11 am-17 pm, during which neither the primary nor secondary runway will be operational.PollWhat do you think is the most crucial aspect of pre-monsoon runway maintenance?The yearly pre-monsoon upkeep is essential to maintain the durability and functionality of the airport's airside facilities.Technical experts will conduct thorough assessments of runway surfaces for deterioration and implement preventive solutions for water accumulation to ensure aircraft safety during monsoon operations, as […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has strongly condemned the brutal killing of Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a prominent Hindu minority leader in Bangladesh, calling it part of a “pattern of systematic persecution” of Hindus under Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.Ministry of external affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X (formerly Twitter), “We have noted with distress the abduction and brutal killing of Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a Hindu minority leader in Bangladesh. This killing follows a pattern of systematic persecution of Hindu minorities under the interim government even as the perpetrators of previous such events roam with impunity. We condemn this incident and once again remind the interim government to live up to its responsibility of protecting all minorities, including Hindus, without inventing excuses or making distinctions.”Roy, 58, served as the vice-president of the Biral unit of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad and […]

[ad_1] Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ ex-wife and founder of the Gates Foundation, Melinda French Gates, has made a major revelation about her husband’s ties with Jeffrey Epstein. In her new memoir “The Next Day”, Melinda noted that she knew her marriage to Bill Gates was facing significant issues in 2019, when his infidelities and connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein became publicly known. The philanthropist wrote that these public revelations led her to experience nightmares and recognise the severity of her marital difficulties. She was specifically referencing her then-husband’s association with Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking and federal conspiracy charges. A report published by The New York Times at that time claimed that Bill Gates met with Epstein on "numerous occasions," including one visit that lasted for hours.What Melinda Gates said […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The family of Indian student who was shut dead in Canada has sought help from the Centre and Punjab government to get her body back. The 21-year-old Harsimrat Kaur Randhawa was a student at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario. She lost her life after being struck by a stray bullet while waiting at a bus stop on her way to work. The shots were reportedly fired from a passing vehicle."We came to know from our relatives yesterday. She was standing on the road and then a bullet hit her," her grandfather Sukhwinder Singh said.The Consulate General of India in Toronto expressed condolence over the death and said on Friday, "We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of Indian student Harsimrat Randhawa in Hamilton, Ontario.""As per local police, she was an innocent victim, fatally struck by a […]

[ad_1] Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta (Pic credit: IPL) Bollywood actress and Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta has strongly refuted a viral claim on social media, calling it "fake news."The claim suggested that Zinta had taken a dig at India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant after last year’s IPL mega auction, allegedly saying Punjab Kings opted for Shreyas Iyer because they wanted a "big performer, not a big name."Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The rumour began after an X user shared a quote attributed to Zinta, supposedly in response to Pant’s earlier remark that he was only concerned about not being picked by Punjab Kings during the auction. “We had both Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer – options we could have taken… but we wanted a big performer,” the user quoted Zinta as saying.Who's that IPL player?However, Zinta […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A local Congress leader was killed, and his sister-in-law injured, after a BJP worker allegedly rammed his car into their motorcycle in Chhattisgarh’s Kondagaon district, police said on Saturday. According to news agency PTI, the incident occurred near Dogri Guda village on Friday evening, and the accused has been taken into custody, an official confirmed. According to the police, Hemant Bhoyar (30), a Youth Congress leader and panch of Mulmula village, was riding to the local market with his sister-in-law, Champi, when the accused, Purendra Kaushik, hit their motorcycle with his car and fled the spot. Champi, the sarpanch of Mulmula village, had defeated Kaushik in the recent panchayat elections, police said. Locals rushed both victims to the hospital, but Bhoyar succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The official said Kaushik has been detained, though a formal […]