February 8, 2026
  • February 8, 2026

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A mission to ensure honour for the dead

by on August 6, 2022 0

Single mom has helped cremate over 500: She has now become a messiah for the poor – and the dead. “I get calls from the mortuary, police, NGOs, slums and crematoriums. It’s a spiritual thing for me, what I do… connects me to the almighty,” she said.

BJP MP seeks NIA probe into ‘creeping Islamisation’

by on August 6, 2022 0

BJP MP of Lok Sabha from Godda demanded a probe by National Investigation Agency (NIA) into what he called the creeping Islamisation of larger parts of Jharkhand and adjoining Bihar.

Cong’s’ ‘black shirt’ stir against temple: Amit Shah

by on August 6, 2022 0

Terming Congress functionaries’ black shirt protest ‘appeasement politics’, home minister Amit Shah said it deliberately chose the colour and the second anniversary of Ram Mandir construction to convey its opposition to its restoration. “ED action and price rise are just excuses. Since it couldn’t afford to openly convey its opposition to the temple, it...

Army tests satellite-based systems amid China row

by on August 6, 2022 0

With China having developed deadly weapons for space, cyberspace and electronic warfare, the Army has conducted a major pan-India exercise codenamed `Skylight’ to test the operational readiness and robustness of its hi-tech satellite communication systems in the event of an attack by an adversary.

Dhankhar set for comfortable win in VP poll

by on August 6, 2022 0

With numbers stacked in his favour, NDA nominee Jagdeep Dhankhar is set for a comfortable win against joint opposition candidate Margaret Alva as MPs of both Houses vote on Saturday to elect the next vice-president of India.

SC to govt: Think out of box on relief to undertrials

by on August 6, 2022 0

The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Friday to consider dropping proceedings against undertrials who are involved in not very serious offences and have spent one third of the maximum sentence and free them as a one-time measure on the 75th year of Independence. More than 76% of prisoners are undertrials, it said, most...

Mamata asks Modi to release dues to Bengal

by on August 6, 2022 0

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, essentially requesting him to intervene in matters to ensure the pending financial dues to the state from the Centre are cleared.