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Drama in Delhi HC: Mahua Moitra’s counsel challenged in Dubey case

KOLKATA: The Delhi High Court witnessed a lot of drama during the proceedings of TMC MP Mahua Moitra’s defamation suit against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday. As per the latest development in this case, the court said Moitra’s lawyer Gopal Sankarnarayan is not eligible to appear in this case, “as counsel for the plaintiff” […]

Mahua Moitra alleges PMO has powerful grip on Darshan and his father

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra in her latest statement asserted that the reality is unmistakably evident. The lawmaker conveys that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) maintained a metaphorical form of control or influence. “The PMO held a proverbial gun to Darshan and his father’s heads and gave them 20 minutes to sign this […]

TMC’s ‘wait-and-watch’ stance in Moitra-Dubey feud is puzzling political pundits

In the midst of the intensifying dispute concerning the claim made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey that Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra received "bribes" for raising questions in Parliament

West Bengal Governor to release 71 prisoners on Durga Puja

WB Governor orders release of 71 term prisoners during upcoming Durga Puja

Operation Ajay Evacuees Say Only Dead Bodies, And Debris Everywhere

The New Indian spoke to five students who had arrived from Israel on Friday morning at the Banga Bhawan in Delhi. NEW DELHI: The first batch of evacuees from Israel following Operation Ajay are unable to recover from the sight of dead bodies that they had seen strewn across Israel, as the Israel-Palestine conflict reaches […]

UGC warns varsities to provide academic, admission & fee info on site

NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a strict order directing universities to publish all basic information on their respective websites to avoid confusion for students. The UGC has stated that “mandatory disclosures” must be included on the websites, along with all basic information. The New Indian has accessed a list of minimum mandatory disclosures […]

Stroke may claim 10m lives annually by 2050: Study

NEW DELHI: Stroke-related fatalities could escalate to a staggering 10 million per annum globally by the year 2050, a new study published in the Lancet Neurology journal suggests. Low and middle-income countries are expected to bear its maximum brunt. However, the study underscores that stroke is a highly preventable and treatable condition. The research indicates […]

Congress backs Palestinian rights, urges swift ceasefire

NEW DELHI: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) reaffirmed its long-standing support for the Palestinian people’s land rights, a stance that differs from Prime Minister Modi’s, who called the Palestinian Hamas group’s assault on Israel a ‘terror attack’, on Monday. Expressing its concern about the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine., the Grand Old party said, […]

Caste census across India gets nod from CWC post elections

NEW DELHI: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) has expressed its support for the caste census conducted by the Bihar government and pledged to conduct a nationwide caste census. Simultaneously, on Monday, it strongly criticised the Modi government for neglecting its “constitutional duty” by delaying the decennial census, which should have been conducted in 2021 or shortly […]

Ajit Pawar’s dispute imaginary, Sharad truly owns NCP: Lawyer

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the lawyer of Sharad Pawar, on Friday rubbished Ajit Pawar’s claim to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and its election symbol, the clock. He said that Sharad Pawar is the true owner of the party and accused Ajit of making an imaginary dispute to break the organization. Singhvi’s […]

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