Deepika Shakya

Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel admitted to hospital

Newly elected Nepal's President Ramchandra Paudel has been admitted to Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu's Maharajgunj after he complained of stomach pain. According to the official statement from the hospital, Paudel complained about stomach ache, after which he was brought to the hospital. "He was admitted to the hospital...

BJP leader Raju Jha shot dead in West Bengal’s Bardhaman

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Raju Jha, was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Shaktigrah in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman on Saturday evening, the police said. According to senior officials, the victim BJP leader, identified as Raju Jha, a Durgapur-based businessman, along with some colleagues was on his way...

5 injured in bomb blast in Sasaram after clashes in parts of Bihar

Five people were injured in a bomb blast in Sasaram town of Bihar after fresh violence erupted in the state on Saturday evening, the police said. The injured people have been taken to a hospital, and a forensic team was rushed to the spot, officials said. Sasaram DM Dharmendra Kumar...

Swedish national arrested in Mumbai for molesting IndiGo cabin crew

A Sweden national was arrested in Mumbai for allegedly molesting a cabin crew member onboard an IndiGo flight from Bangkok, officials said on Saturday. The accused has been identified as, Klas Erik Harald Jonasm, 63, police said. The Swedish national was handed over to Mumbai police by the airline staff...

CBSE starts continuous professional development drive for teachers

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has started a special drive for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of teachers today. The National Education Policy 2020 recommends that every school should ensure the participation of all its teachers in at least 50 hours of CPD. As also mandated in CBSE by-laws,...

PCB clarifies position on ICC Cricket World Cup

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has confirmed that at no stage had the idea of Pakistan playing its games at a neutral venue during the ICC Men's World Cup 2023 been proposed in any International Cricket Council forum. India will host the Cricket World Cup across October and...

PM Modi to attend Combined Commanders’ Conference, flag off Vande Bharat Express in Bhopal today

Prices for commercial LPG cylinders in National Capital dropped by Rs 91.50

Petroleum and oil marketing companies reduced the price of Commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 91.50 per unit with immediate effect from Saturday, sources said. A 19 kg of Commercial LPG cylinder will now cost Rs 2,028 in the national capital. However, no changes have been made in the prices of...

‘Democracy of this country is in danger’: Rajasthan CM Gehlot slams Centre over Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday hit out at the Centre for Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Lok Sabha following his conviction and sentencing to two years in a criminal defamation case, and said he raised the Adani issue and they pushed him out of the Parliament. "Rahul Gandhi raised...

‘Centre’s approval required to introduce NRC in Manipur’: CM Biren Singh