Spread the love Dhaka, Dec 17 (ANI): A large number of people, under the banner of “July Oyikko” (July Unity), hold a protest march to the Indian High Commission, in Dhaka on Wednesday. (ANI Video Grab) NEW DELHI: India resumed operations at its visa application centre in Bangladesh’s Dhaka on Thursday, a day after the facility was temporarily shut following...
Warner Bros-Netflix deal: WBD wants Oracle founder’s backing
Spread the love Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) has pushed back against Paramount Skydance’s $77.9 billion hostile takeover bid, telling Oracle founder Larry Ellison that his family trust is now sufficient assurance. As reported by The Wall Street Journal the company has urged the shareholders to reject Ellison-led proposal, citing financial concerns and calling Ellison himself to sign a stronger personal...
திருப்பரங்குன்றம் நீதிமன்ற அவமதிப்பு வழக்கு : தேதிகுறிப்பிடாமல் ஒத்தி வைப்பு
Spread the love திருப்பரங்குன்றம் மலை உச்சியில் உள்ள தீபத்தூணில், உயர் நீதிமன்ற மதுரை கிளை உத்தரவுப்படி தீபம் ஏற்றுவதற்கு கோவில் நிர்வாகம் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்காததால், நீதிமன்ற அவமதிப்பு வழக்கு தாக்கல் செய்யப்பட்டது. இந்த வழக்கு விசாரணையில், தமிழ்நாடு அரசின் தலைமைச் செயலாளர் மற்றும் சட்டம் மற்றும் ஒழுங்கு கூடுதல் காவல்துறை இயக்குநர் ஜெனரல் ஆகியோர் ஆஜராக வேண்டும் என நீதிபதி ஜி.ஆர். சாமிநாதன் உத்தரவிட்டார். இந்த உத்தரவை எதிர்த்து மதுரை மாவட்ட ஆட்சியர் தரப்பில் மேல்முறையீடு செய்யப்பட்டது. இந்த மனு இன்று நீதிபதிகள் ஜெயச்சந்திரன்,...
PM in Oman: Modi receives ‘Order of Oman’, inks historic FTA – key takeaways
Spread the love PM Narendra Modi conferred with Order of Oman (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday was conferred with the Order of Oman, the Sultanate’s highest civilian award, during his ongoing two-day visit to the Gulf nation.During the visit, India and Oman also signed a landmark free trade agreement, marking a significant boost to bilateral ties....
‘We’ll give respect to Mahatma Gandhi’: Mamata to rename Bengal job scheme; slams Centre
Spread the love NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that the state government’s job scheme ‘Karmashree’ will be renamed after Mahatma Gandhi, saying she felt “ashamed” that the Father of the Nation’s name was being removed from welfare scheme at the national level.Speaking at a public event, Banerjee said the scheme, which provides 75 to...
Clash of egos: Is GCL making chess players talk as teams?
Spread the love D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, and Koneru Humpy (GCL Photo) NEW DELHI: Former World chess champion and one of the greatest ever to grace the game of 64 squares, Bobby Fischer once said, “I like the moment when I break a man’s ego.”Few quotes capture the long-held mythology of elite chess as sharply as that one. Anish Giri...
‘Is this Islamic nation?’ BJP min backs Nitish over hijab row; calls Bihar CM ‘guardian’
Spread the love Giriraj Singh (ANI image) NEW DELHI: BJP leader and union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday defended Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar after a video showing him pulling down the hijab of a woman doctor during an official programme went viral. He claimed that there was “nothing wrong” in the chief minister’s action. His remarks came amid sharp...
Dec 18 throwback: When 16-year-old Sachin began his ODI journey — and cricket found a legend
Spread the love File Pic: Sachin Tendulkar 36 years ago on this day – December 18, 1989, India faced arch-rivals Pakistan at Gujranwala in the second ODI of the four-match series. A 16-year-old boy padded up to play his first limited-over match in India colours.That teenage boy was none other than legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who made his international debut a...
The grand old party’s crisis: Why Congress partymen are parting ways
Spread the love NEW DELHI: The Congress‘s internal churn burst into the open again recently after former Odisha MLA Mohammed Moquim wrote to Sonia Gandhi, calling for “open-heart surgery” in the party and flagging a growing disconnect between the leadership and its workers.Similar concerns were raised in the run-up to the Bihar assembly elections this year in November, where the...
Up to 7 yrs jail, Rs 50k fine: K’taka cracks down on hate speech; BJP raises objection
Spread the love Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Karnataka assembly on Tuesday passed the hate speech bill amid protests by BJP MLAs. The bill, cleared by the cabinet on December 4, was presented in the state assembly by home minister G Parameshwara on December 10.The minister said the provision for 10 years jail term in the event...
