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Opinion | Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: Will Actions Match Words?
- Jan 21, 2025 09:30 am IST
- Syed Ata Hasnain
At times, military ego can overshadow even the most disciplined armed forces. Currently, Israel, the IDF, and its veteran leadership, driven by a desire to restore their reputation, may heighten the risk of stand-offs with Hamas.
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'Must Rise Above Eye For An Eye': Why No Death Penalty For RG Kar Convict
- Jan 21, 2025 09:27 am IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Gupta
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
The Kolkata court, which sentenced RG Kar rape-murder case convict Sanjoy Roy to life imprisonment, has made strong remarks on the response of the hospital authority and police after a 34-year-old doctor was found raped and murdered in a seminar room
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"End This Cancer": Madhya Pradesh Congress Chief On "Groupism" Within Party
- Jan 21, 2025 09:08 am IST
- Written by: Anurag Dwary
Speaking at a gathering of Congress workers in Dhar district's Dharampuri on Sunday, Mr Patwari openly addressed the internal challenges plaguing the party.
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Former Gujarat IAS Officer Gets 5 Years In Jail In 2004 Corruption Case
- Jan 21, 2025 06:48 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A sessions court on Monday sentenced former IAS officer Pradeep Sharma to five years in jail and fined him Rs 75,000 in a corruption case dating back to 2004 when he was the collector of Kutch district in Gujarat.
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Gautam Adani Meets Israeli Envoy, Discusses India-Israel Collaboration
- Jan 21, 2025 05:51 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The Adani Group Chairman, Gautam Adani, on Monday met the Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, and his wife Rachel Azar along with other officials, and discussed India-Israel collaboration.
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Body Of Minor Girl Found In Bengal Town, Rape And Murder Suspected
- Jan 21, 2025 01:15 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The body of a missing minor girl, suspected to be a victim of rape and murder, was recovered from a field at Basanti in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Monday evening.
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140 Business Leaders Attend Himanta Sarma's Investment Outreach In Seoul
- Jan 21, 2025 00:52 am IST
- Written by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma rolled out the red carpet for potential investors during the Advantage Assam 2.0 roadshow held in Seoul on Monday.
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S Jaishankar Attends Trump's Oath Ceremony, Carries PM Modi's Letter For Him
- Jan 21, 2025 00:48 am IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended Donald Trump's grand inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol. He is among a select few world leaders who were extended an invitation by Donald Trump's incoming administration.
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Surat Firm Creates Donald Trump's Carving In Lab-Grown Diamond
- Jan 20, 2025 23:36 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A diamond firm in Surat has crafted a stunning and striking carving of Donald Trump, using a 4.5 carat laboratory-grown diamond, to present it to the US President who took oath for a historic second term on Monday.
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After Musk-Ambani Tussle, India Bets Satellite Spectrum Policy Can Attract Many Companies
- Jan 20, 2025 22:04 pm IST
- Reuters
India's decision to allocate satellite spectrum, rather than auction it, will give consumers more choice, the telecoms minister said on Monday, playing down concern by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio that it could lose out to Elon Musk's Starlink.
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Top Court Gives "Last Chance" To Centre To Decide On Beant Singh Killer's Mercy Plea
- Jan 20, 2025 21:06 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to take a decision by March 18 on the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh.
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Mamata Banerjee Seeks Death Penalty For RG Kar Convict, To Go To High Court
- Jan 20, 2025 20:56 pm IST
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
Expressing her disappointment that the RG Kar rape-murder convict did not get the death penalty, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said her government will move the High Court.
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Late By 5 Minutes, 13-Year-Old Made To Do 50 Squats In Maharashtra School
- Jan 20, 2025 20:55 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 13-year-old girl of a reputed school in Palghar has been hospitalised after the principal allegedly punished her for being late to class by five minutes, her kin claimed on Monday.
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Curfew In Meghalaya Village As Mob Clashes With Cops
- Jan 20, 2025 19:52 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Curfew was clamped in Mawkynrew village in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district on Monday after a mob clashed with police personnel while allegedly attempting to vandalise the property of under-construction Ramakrishna Mission School, officials said
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Video: 2 Madhya Pradesh Cops Party With Criminal, Suspended
- Jan 20, 2025 19:44 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Two Assistant Sub Inspectors (ASI) of the Madhya Pradesh Police have been suspended for taking part in a birthday celebration with a person holding a criminal record.
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Pink Bus With Mammography Facility To Detect Breast Cancer At Maha Kumbh
- Jan 20, 2025 18:08 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Math of Kerala at the Maha Kumbh is running a pink bus facilitating breast cancer detection in women, under the guidance of spiritual leader Maa Amritnanadamayi.
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"Easy To Win Elections Sitting In Jail": Ex AAP Leader's Poll Plea Deferred
- Jan 20, 2025 17:47 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
All such persons should be barred from contesting elections, the Supreme Court on Monday remarked as it deferred to January 21 the hearing on a plea filed by former councillor and Delhi riots accused Tahir Hussain.
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From Saddam To Shivshankar: Muslim Man Converts To Hinduism To Marry Lover In UP
- Jan 20, 2025 17:15 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 34-year-old Muslim man here converted to Hinduism to marry his girlfriend with whom he had an affair for the past 10 years, changing his name from Saddam to Shivshankar, police said on Monday.
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"To Acquire Wisdom, One Must Experience Life," Says Gautam Adani
- Jan 20, 2025 17:07 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Billionaire Gautam Adani, a college dropout who built a multi-billion dollar infrastructure empire spanning ports to energy, on Monday revealed that he made a commission of Rs 10,000 from his first trade at the age of 19.
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Dip At Sangam, Attending To Pilgrims: Day Inside 'Akhadas' At Maha Kumbh
- Jan 20, 2025 17:01 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Their barely-clad bodies smeared in ash and long hair in deadlocks, seers at the Maha Kumbh begin each day at 4 am with a dip at the holy Sangam and a litany of rituals before proceeding to receive the pilgrims visiting them.