Month: July 2024

Businessman, Driver Stabbed To Death In West Bengal’s Ranaghat: Cops

July 25, 2024 admin

The incident happened in Ranaghat town of the district, a police officer said. (Representational) Kolkata: A businessman and the driver of his car were allegedly stabbed to death in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Thursday, police said. The incident happened in Ranaghat town of the district, a police officer said. The bodies of Suman Chakraborty…

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White House Describes Sexist And Racist Attacks On Kamala Harris

July 25, 2024 admin

Kamala Harris has been vice president for more than four years now. Washington: The White House on Thursday described as “disgusting” the increasing sexist and racist attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris which has intensified after she became the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic party. “I think it’s desperate. I think it’s disgusting and…

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Netanyahu meets with Biden, Harris to narrow gaps on Gaza war ceasefire deal

July 25, 2024 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on July 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House Thursday to discuss the war in Gaza — and the possibility of securing a…

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United Spirits CEO Hina Nagarajan Summoned By Delhi Police In Liquor Payments Case: Report

July 25, 2024 admin

Hina Nagarajan is a member of United Spirits majority-owner Diageo’s global executive committee. New Delhi: The CEO of Diageo’s Indian business has been summoned by Delhi police’s anti-corruption unit investigating billing and discount practices involving government agencies running liquor retail shops between 2017 and 2020, according to a source and a police notice seen by…

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BJP Appoints New State Chief For Bihar, Rajasthan

July 25, 2024 admin

Both appointments are with immediate effect, the BJP statement said. New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday named new state unit chiefs in Bihar and Rajasthan. According to a statement issued by party national General Secretary Arun Singh, party chief J.P. Nadda has appointed Dilip Jaiswal as the new chief of the Bihar state unit. Mr…

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Donald Trump Leads Kamala Harris 48%-46% Among Registered Voters: Survey

July 25, 2024 admin

Donald Trump leads Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris by 48%. Washington: Republican Donald Trump leads Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris by 48% to 46% in a New York Times/Siena College poll of registered voters conducted July 22 to 24 and published on Thursday. The poll of 1,142 registered voters nationwide had a margin…

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Jaishankar meets Chinese FM Wang in Laos, pushes for urgency in resolving LAC standoff

July 25, 2024 admin

Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar with Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi during a meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN meetings, in Vientiane, on July 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI For the second time this month, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, with the two leaders highlighting the…

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German Citizen Of Indian Origin Detained With Drugs Worth Rs 30 Crore At Delhi Airport

July 25, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The CBI on Thursday detained a German citizen of Indian origin allegedly possessing six kilograms of cocaine at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here based on an Interpol intelligence, officials said. The central probe agency had received an input from Interpol that Ashok Kumar, a German national, travelling from Doha to Delhi on…

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Mother, Daughter Electrocuted In Kota, Family Alleges Negligence

July 25, 2024 admin

The mother was identified as Rajeshbai Sharma (50) and the daughter as Jyoti (21). (Representational) Kota: Alleged negligence by the Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) claimed the lives of a 50-year-old woman and her 21-year-old daughter after a wire of the overhead power line fell on their house here. The incident took place in…

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Jadavpur University Student Allegedly “Tortured” Over Suspicion Of Theft

July 25, 2024 admin

The student fell sick when confronted by a section of hostel, an official said. Kolkata: Almost a year after the death of a first-year undergraduate student after ragging by seniors, another student of Jadavpur University was allegedly tortured in a hostel by inmates on suspicion of stealing a laptop, an official said on Thursday. The…

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