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AAP government begins compensating farmers Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Monday initiated one of the state’s largest relief operations following severe floods that damaged crops, farmland, and homes across the region. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced a special girdawari (crop loss survey) on September 11, targeting completion within 45 days, but compensation began…

Bansuri Swaraj and Mamata Banerjee (R) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has come under fire from the BJP after her remarks on the recent gangrape of an MBBS student in Durgapur. The main opposition party in the state, BJP on Monday accused Mamata of “justifying rape,” triggering a political row in Bengal.BJP…

Screengrab from viral video (Image/Instagram) An Indian woman, Chabi Gupta, shared a harrowing experience on Instagram after she almost became a victim of chain snatching in downtown Chicago. According to the viral video, Gupta showed the bruises she sustained during the incident and described how a thief attempted to snatch her chain in broad daylight…

Lalu family ahead of the hearing in IRCTC scam case. (PTI photos) NEW DELHI: In his first reaction after a Delhi court directed framing of charges against him and his parents in the IRCTC scam, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav called the legal troubles a “political vendetta”, which he said was bound to…

Mamata Banerjee vs Amit Malviya on West Bengal gang-rape. Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday challenged West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s statement regarding the departure time of a second-year medical student from a private medical college in Durgapur, West Burdwan district, who subsequently fell victim to gang-rape.CM Banerjee on Sunday stated the victim left the…

Screengrab from viral video A heartwarming video of a US vlogger gifting a new bicycle to an Indian boy has gone viral on social media, drawing praise from viewers.The vlogger, known as @jaystreazy, shared the video on Saturday with the caption “Viewers Made This Possible.” The reel, which shows him surprising the boy named Samarth,…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into the stampede that occurred at Vijay’s TVK rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur.The top court has also appointed a three-member panel headed by retired SC judge Ajay Rastogi to supervise the CBI probe in the case.The Tamil Nadu government…

Union minister Kiren Rijiju and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File photos) NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju, highlighting West Bengal chief ministerMamata Banerjee‘s “victim-blaming” remark on the Durgapur gangrape case, singled out the “illiberal gang” for being conspicuously silent on the matter.While taking the authorities of a private medical college in Durgapur to task for…

US President Donald Trump on Sunday once again reiterated his claim that he has played a key role in resolving several long-standing conflicts worldwide, including the dispute between India and Pakistan, as he flew to the Middle East.Trump also referred to the ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, alluding that he would resolve the issue…

NEW DELHI: A mix of anticipation and anxiety has gripped Delhi with the Supreme Court hinting that it may allow the sale of green crackers in the city just a week before Diwali. The apex court is likely to deliver its verdict on Monday. While many residents welcomed the prospect of fireworks returning to the…