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My Responsibility to Bring BJP to Power in Bengal, Says Mukul Roy
Roy, a former TMC leader who had crossed over to the BJP in 2017 over differences with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is considered to have played a significant role in the rise of the saffron party as the main opposition in the state.
Serbia Commemorates Daring World War Two Airlift Mission With Monument
A monument shaped like a military transport plane was unveiled on a Serbian hillside on Saturday, commemorating the rescue of hundreds of allied pilots who were shot down by German forces during World War Two.
COVID-19: 18 More Fatalities, 1,689 Fresh Cases In Haryana
Eighteen more fatalities were reported in Haryana on Saturday taking the COVID-19 death toll to 1,291, while 1,689 fresh cases pushed the coronavirus tally to 1,22,267 in the state, according to a health department bulletin. Of the 18 fatalities, three...
No Chase Sequences, Cops Warn Mediapersons Covering NCB Probe In Rajput Case
Mediapersons should not endanger their own and others' lives while chasing the vehicles of Bollywood stars who are being questioned in a drugs case related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, the Mumbai police warned on Saturday. The media frenzy sur...
C'garh: BSF Jawan Injured In IED Blast In Kanker District
A jawan from the Border Security Forces (BSF) was injured when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED), laid by naxals, went off in insurgency-hit Kanker district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said. The incident took place at around 1.30 pm o...
NCB Questions Bollywood Stars Deeepika, Shraddha, Sara In Drugs Case
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday recorded statements of actors Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan in the drugs probe linked to Sushant Singh Rajput's death and an alleged Bollywood-drugs nexus. It also arrested Dharma Produc...
That Time of the Year: Experts Predict Delhi Air to Become 'Poor' in Next 3 Days Due to Stubble Burning
The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) has already started to show the results with Delhi's air quality turning 'moderate'.
Bollywood-drug Nexus: NCB Arrests Producer Kshitij Ravi Prasad
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday arrested Dharma Productions' executive producer Kshitij Ravi Prasad after questioning in a drugs case linked to Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, an official said. Prasad was picked up by a team...
U'khand: Leopard That Killed Two Declared Man-eater
A leopard, which killed two persons in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district within just a few days earlier this week, attacked and injured a man on Saturday, prompting the forest department to declare it a man-eater. Sayyad Hussain, a professional hun...
Paris Knife Attacker Suspect Says Wanted to Go After Charlie Hebdo: Report
The suspected attacker was from Pakistan and arrived in France three years ago as an unaccompanied minor, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
1963 Church Bombing Survivor Seeks Apology, Restitution
More than a dozen sticks of dynamite planted by Ku Klux Klansmen exploded at a Birmingham church in 1963, killing four Black girls.
News18 Evening Digest: Serum Institute Asks if Govt Has Rs 80,000 Cr for Vaccines, Big-Ticket BJP Reshuffle and Other Top Stories
These are the top stories we are covering this evening: Serum Institute asks if Government will have Rs 80,000 crore next year for Covid-19 vaccines; In big-ticket BJP reshuffle, Tejasvi Surya becomes party's Yuva Morcha chief; Student out to write final-...
Govt Caps Prices of Medical Oxygen Amid Rising Demand Due to Covid-19 Cases
To ensure that the oxygen is available at reasonable rates, the government has capped manufacturers’ prices at 15.22 rupees per cubic metre.
Garmin Extends Solar-Powered Smartwatch Lineup with New Instinct, fenix 6 Solar
Garmin's new watches come with a Pulse Ox feature which measures blood oxygen percentage.
Maha: Six Arrested For Capturing Blackbuck In Hingoli District
Six persons were arrested for allegedly capturing a blackbuck in the forests of Hingoli district in Maharashtra, a forest official said on Saturday. The arrests were made based on a video of the incident that surfaced on social media earlier this week,...
Less Razzmatazz, But Nobel Prizes Go Ahead Amid Pandemic
The winners of this year's Nobel Prizes will miss out on a swanky gala in Stockholm surrounded by royalty and Sweden's glitterati, but 2020 will at least not be added to the war years when no awards were given.
