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NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that her car was pelted with stones after protesters intercepted her convoy while she was visiting the family of deceased Trinamool Congress worker Birju Keot in North 24 Parganas.According to Mamata, protesters raised “thief” slogans and threw water bottles and footwear.”Large stones were hurled at my car by anti-social elements, right in front of the police. The attack on the vehicle was so severe that if the windows had been open, my head would have been split open. We could have all been killed.”She claimed that the incident…
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court is set to hear on Monday the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) plea challenging the bail granted to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case linked to the 2021-22 excise policy, news agency PTI.The petition, filed by the ED in 2024, is listed before Justice Manoj Jain.Kejriwal has since received relief from the Supreme Court in the case. On July 12, 2024, the top court granted him interim bail and referred three questions concerning the “need and necessity of arrest” under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)…
Kolkata Airport (File Photo) KOLKATA: A Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur carrying 159 passengers was delayed while approaching Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata after the pilot was reportedly distracted by a laser beam, airport sources said on Sunday.Flight MH-184 was scheduled to land at 11.20 pm on Saturday, according to news agency PTI.However, when the aircraft was around eight nautical miles from the runway, the pilot reportedly noticed a bright laser beam flashing towards the cockpit from the Madhyamgram-Barasat side, the sources said.The laser reportedly affected the pilot’s vision and momentarily disoriented him. As a result,…
Srinagar: As many as 81 children were adopted in Jammu and Kashmir through the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) during the financial years 2024-25 and 2025-26, according to figures presented by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development in the Lok Sabha.Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur said that 39 children were adopted in Jammu and Kashmir during 2024-25, while another 42 children were adopted during 2025-26.No child was adopted in the Union Territory of Ladakh through CARA during the two financial years, according to the data…
Pradhan said he “suffered” because of Gen Z’s stubbornness but had come to realise that the new generation must be understood rather than resisted BHUBANESWAR: Former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday described Gen Z as a force that cannot be ignored, saying he had told PM Narendra Modi that the responsibilities of an education minister were insignificant compared to the determination and aspirations of the country’s youth.Speaking in a light-hearted vein, the Sambalpur MP said he “suffered” because of Gen Z’s stubbornness but had come to realise that the new generation must be understood rather than resisted.Though some…
No injuries as training aircraft veers off runway at Baramati airport PUNE: A training aircraft belonging to a private flight training organisation (FTO) veered off the runway of the MADC operated Baramati Airport on Sunday afternoon while on a training exercise.Sources said that there were two people including the trainer pilot and trainee in the four seater aircraft, a Cessena 172S bearing number VT-SEX. The incident took place at around 12.35pm.Fortunately, there have not been any injuries or casualties in the incident, DSP (Baramati) Chaitanya Kadam confirmed.The plane was undergoing an emergency training exercise in which it had to take-off…
CROSS ROADSArmed conflicts have a serious impact upon social determinants of mental health and well-being such as family relations, community networks, access to healthcare, education, housing, water and sanitation. The presence of armed conflict has a harmful effect on the mental health of people by destroying the social fabric of the society and affecting people’s livelihoods, often leading to unemployment and poverty. As a result, individuals need to adjust to highly anxiety-triggering situations. In children and adolescents this has particularly damaging effects since it takes place within a developmental context and thus potentially disrupts the normal developmental course of the…
Iran says Hormuz will reopen only after US accepts its demands, while Washington seeks unrestricted commercial shipping. (Donald Trump, Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian) Iran has made clear that a deal with Oman on a new shipping arrangement for the Strait of Hormuz will not, by itself, reopen the strategic waterway. Tehran says the strait will reopen only after the United States accepts a broader set of Iranian conditions, while Washington has indicated that it is prepared to lift its blockade of Iranian ports once commercial shipping resumes without impediments.The competing positions have emerged as Iran and Oman move closer to…
DODA , Aug 9 : At least 10 passengers were injured after a tempo vehicle overturned on the Batote-Doda road in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.According to officials, the vehicle was travelling from Batote towards Doda when the accident occurred at Karmail Morh.The injured passengers were subsequently shifted to Primary Health Centres (PHCs) at Assar and Batote for medical treatment. Their identities have not yet been ascertained.Officials said an investigation into the circumstances leading to the accident has been initiated.Further details regarding the condition of the injured and the cause of the accident are awaited. Source link
Visuals from the crash site showed the aircraft’s wreckage, with local villagers and emergency responders gathering at the spot. NEW DELHI: A trainer aircraft operated by a private company crashed near the Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Sunday, police said.Visuals from the crash site showed the aircraft’s wreckage, with local villagers and emergency responders gathering at the spot.The exact cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained. Further details on the aircraft and those on board are awaited.The incident comes months after a plane crash in Baramati claimed the lives of Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP…