West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee told party leaders Friday that her TMC was a key member of the INDIA bloc but was ready to fight all 42 Lok Sabha seats in Bengal alone if fellow constituent Congress favoured others. The comments were seen as a signal that she was fast running out of...
Read MoreHaryana’s BJP government releases Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on 50-day parole ahead of parliamentary elections. This is the second release in two months and seventh in two years. Ram Rahim applied under the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 2022 for parole at Dera’s ashram in Baghpat, UP.
Read MoreTragedy struck at Ramoji Film City (RFC) on Thursday night during the silver jubilee celebrations of Vistex Asia-Pacific Private Ltd, a multinational software company founded and led by a US-based Indian CEO. The founder lost their life, and the company’s president sustained severe injuries in a harrowing incident when an iron cage contraption, transporting...
Read MoreNasa successfully transmitted and reflected a laser beam between its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Isro’s Vikram lander on the Moon’s surface. The LRO pointed its laser altimeter instrument towards Vikram, which was 100km away, and registered light that had bounced back from a Nasa retroreflector on the lander.
Read MoreCongress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, strongly opposed the concept of ‘One Nation One Election’ in India, terming it “undemocratic.” In a letter to the high-level committee for ‘One Nation One Election,’ Kharge called for its dissolution, asserting that the idea goes against federalism and the Constitution’s basic structure. He expressed concern about the committee’s biased...
Read MoreTata Sons has reportedly equalled the Aditya Birla Group’s whopping bid of Rs 500 crores per year (totaling Rs 2500 crores) for the title sponsorship of the prestigious Indian Premier League for the 2024-28 cycle. Tata Sons paid Rs 670 crores for the last two IPL seasons-2022 and 2023. There will be 74 matches...
Read MoreThis article discusses the bizarre car insurance claims in India from 2023. Insurers and car owners were surprised by claims for damage caused by falling coconuts, overzealous peacocks, and rampaging elephants. Comprehensive insurance coverage is important to protect against these unique damages.
Read MoreThe Indian women’s hockey team failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics after going down 0-1 to Japan in the third-fourth place match of the FIH Olympic Qualifier here on Friday. Kana Urata scored for Japan off a penalty corner in the first quarter and they kept the lead intact till the end of...
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