In this issue

January 18, 2023

BJP president Nadda's term extended

PM Narendra Modi congratulates BJP national president JP Nadda as his term as party chief was extended till June 2024

1 min

Covovax's booster dose gets market authorisation

Covovax is manufactured through technology transfer from Novavax

1 min

Happy that riff-raff have gone to BJP: Rahul on Congress leaders' switch

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he is happy that ‘riff-raffs’ in the party have switched over to the BJP. Mr Gandhi was responding to a question on Congress leaders leaving the party and joining the BJP.

1 min

UN lists Pak's Abdul Rehman Makki as global terrorist

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist under its ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee.

1 min

Get into active mode, PM Modi tells party workers

Home Minister AmitShah confident of BJP getting a bigger majority in 2024

2 mins

Don't believe in unnecessarily keeping people behind bars: SC in Delhi riots case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that it does not believe in unnecessarily keeping people behind the bars while hearing the Delhi Police's petitions challenging bail granted to three student activists in a case of 2020 Delhi riots, which left 53 dead and over 700 injured.

1 min

Art 370 rider after Pakistan PM's talks offer

A day after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered to talk to India on “burning issues” like Kashmir, saying his country has learned its lesson after three wars with India, the country's PMO clarified that it will not hold negotiations with its neighbour until it reverses the \"August 5, 2019 illegal action\" on Kashmir.

2 mins

Mamata slams Centre for trying to 'interfere' injudges' appointment

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called out the Union government for its \"interference in the judiciary\" after Union law minister Kiren Rijiju wrote to the Chief Justice of India mooting the inclusion of a government representative in the Collegium that selects judges for higher courts.

1 min

26-yr-old dies without proper treatment at 4 govt hospitals

A 26-year-old youth of Tollygunge area died at NRS Medical College Hospital on Tuesday allegedly being denied proper medical attention in four government medical colleges and hospitals since Monday evening.

1 min

CILOWS distributes sweet

Coal India Ltd Officers Wives' Samiti (CILOWS) distributed sweets on the occasion 'Makar Sankranti' on 15th January 2023 to the residents of PSH Prabartak Samgha Home, a home for the specially abled.

1 min

State industries, dept identifying commerce and enterprises govt lands for hubs in 6 dists

The state industries, commerce and enterprises department is identifying government lands along roads to set up industrial hubs in the six districts of the Jangal Sundari Karmanagari project.

1 min

TMC leaders interact with people from 62 gram panchayats

Trinamul Congress leaders assured the people during Anchale Ek Din programme that there would be zero tolerance for corruption and peaceful panchayat election.

1 min

City ready for 52nd Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally

The 52nd Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally in Kolkata will be held on Sunday, 29 January 2023. The venue for the event is the Eastern Command Stadium.

2 mins

Poster against judge: Cal HC seeks ATR from police

The three-Judge constitution Bench, set up to hear the contempt of court ruling issued by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha against a section of the lawyers in connection with the alleged mayhem at the former’s court, in a ruling today proscribed posters, banners, and holding any sort of demonstrations anywhere, including the premise of the Calcutta High Court till the disposal of the case and also asked the state to submit report on the action taken against the poster blitz near the residence of Justice Mantha and in the court in a week’s time.

1 min

RKM spends ₹13 crore to publish its literature

To meet the growing interest of book lovers to read Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Vedanta literature, the Ramakrishna Mission spent Rs 13.01 crore in 2021-22 to spread their message and Indian philosophy.

1 min

Govt medical body directs hospital to pay ₹1.25 crore as fine to patient party

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed a premier private hospital, opposite of the Bodyguard Lines in the Alipore area, to compensate Rs 1.25 crore to the family or next kin of a lady doctor, who died at the hospital owing to alleged negligence in treatment in 2014.

1 min

3 injured in clashes

All the three injured villagers have been taken to nearby primary health centre for treatment.

1 min

Traffic regulations for R-Day rehearsals

Motorists heading towards the Maidan area could have to tweak their route for the next few days.

1 min

Underground mine planned in stomach of open cast mine

An underground coal mine is planned within the 'stomach' of an open cast mine - a pioneering attempt in the Eastern Coalfields (ECL), a Coal India subsidiary.

2 mins

New start in Guv-state relation as both vow to work together

Both the ministers and Chancellor promised to develop the education sector

1 min

MLAS' resignation case non-est: Raj Assembly to HC

Nonest in the eye of law

1 min

Security forces to conduct verification of border residents

In a bid to plug infiltration of Pakistan backed terrorists through the international border ahead of Republic Day, security forces on Tuesday decided to conduct verification of all residents of border areas in the Samba district of Jammu.

1 min

60 activists quit Azad's party & return to Congress hours before Rahul's yatra reaches J&K

Two days before Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra reaching Jammu and Kashmir, the Ghulam Nabi Azad led Democratic Azad Party (DAP) faced another major setback on Tuesday when several founding members and office bearers of the party quit the DAP and returned to the Congress. As many as 60 DAP activists joined Congress this morning in the presence of Rajni Patil, party-in-charge of J&K.

1 min

Why don't states respond?: SC on plea to declare minorities at state/district level

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed its discontent over six state governments and Union Territories (UTs), including Jammu and Kashmir, for not submitting their response to the central government on the issue of identification of minorities at the state or district level.

1 min

Rift deepens in Umno after no-contest decision

Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan were the two big winners having secured their positions in the party without a contest. Yet, when they emerged to face the media, the pair came across as rather subdued and defensive. They also appeared uncomfortable to be where they were and fidgeted in their seats.

2 mins

Get her home

The government’s traditional propensity to work in silos, especially when it comes to matter military, has over the decades resulted in delays when it comes to getting much-needed defence equipment in place.

2 mins

Warning signs

That a violent uprising by former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters would ultimately descend upon Brasília ~ as happened some days ago when thousands of protesters stormed the three main houses of political power in the nation’s capital ~ did not come as a surprise given the provocative language, undemocratic actions, and plain hatred displayed by the former regime against its political rivals over the past few years.

2 mins

Liberalism must reinvent itself

Liberal democracy in the 21st century has faced many challenges and setbacks. ‘Democracy Report 2022’ by Varieties of Democracy Institute depicts a worrying picture – noting that all the advances made by democracy in the last three decades are now undone.

4 mins

OUTRAGES BY TURKS

The wife of the British major, who was setting out from her house recently, was arrested by the police and accused of committing a criminal offence.

1 min

STATUS OF INDIANS IN KENYA

A feeling of confidence prevails amongst the settlers.

1 min

INDIAN GOVERNMENT STOCKS

The Financier states that one of the most striking developments on the Stock Exchange recently has been the great strength of Indian Government stocks, the market value of which has considerably appreciated, with a very hopeful prospect of such strengths being maintained.

1 min

POUND 3,000 BEQUEST TO SPIRITUALISTS

A denationalised German named Hammeltenburg has bequeathed pound 3,000 to the \"London Spiritualistic Alliance\" to form the nucleus of a fund to establish a college for the training of \"mediums\" in disease.

1 min

THE TOMB OF TUTAN KHAMEN

More beautiful objects have been removed from the tomb of Tutan Khamen, including a splendid ebony and gold couch, which was perfectly preserved.

1 min

Marketing losses of India's oil PSUs to ease: Moody's

With the international prices of petrol and diesel cooling due to economic slowdown concerns, marketing losses for the three Indian oil companies will ease, said Moody's Investors Service.

1 min

Indian stocks gain in early trade; concerns about FPI selloff remain

Indian stocks opened Tuesday's trade with marginal gains after having closed in the red the previous session.

1 min

China's economic growth falls to 3pc

China's economic growth fell to its second-lowest level in at least four decades last year under pressure from anti-virus controls and a real estate slump, but activity is reviving after restrictions that kept millions of people at home and sparked protests were lifted.

1 min

Government cuts windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil, jet fuel

The government has cut windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to Rs 1,900 per tonne from Rs 2,100 per tonne, according to an order.

1 min

India's fiscal deficit for FY23 estimated at ₹17.5L crore, FY24 ₹17.95L crore: SBI

The upcoming Indian budget for 2023-24 will be a challenging one for the government to follow the roadmap for fiscal consolidation amidst a global environment of declining inflation, said a top economist of State Bank of India in a report.

2 mins

IRCTC to launch Buddhist circuit special tourist train tour package

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the Indian public sector undertaking that provides ticketing, catering, and tourism services for the Indian Railways, is set to start a Buddhist circuit special tourist train tour package in the New Year. This special tourist train has been one of the flagship products of the company and has earned many accolades for the company in the travel and tourism world.

1 min

Gujarat Congress names Amit Chavda as CLP chief

Former president of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) Amit Chavda was today named as the leader of the party’s Legislature Party.

1 min

'Central govt attempting to scuttle Kerala government's welfare schemes for the poor'

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday lashed out at the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, saying that it is attempting to scuttle the state government's welfare schemes for the poor by imposing heavy financial burden on the state.

1 min

Telangana CM KCR calls his national foray Dharma Yuddham

But his choice of Khammam as venue for the launch has baffled even his most ardent followers

2 mins

PM Modi to visit Karnataka, Maharashtra on 19 January

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka and Maharashtra on Thursday and lay foundation stones and inaugurate projects worth more than Rs 10,800 crores in Karnataka and Rs 38,800 crores in Maharashtra.

1 min

Russian attack on Ukraine's Dnipro: Death toll reaches 44

Those killed in the Saturday afternoon strike included five children

2 mins

Turkey's top diplomat to travel to US amidst troubled ties

Turkey and the United States will aim to smooth out a series of disagreements between the NATO allies when the Turkish foreign minister visits Washington this week. But expectations that outstanding issues can be resolved are low.

1 min

Shreyas Iyer Ruled Out Of New Zealand ODIS

Rajat Patidar has been named as replacement for Shreyas Iyer

1 min

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