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Chennai: Madras high court has clarified that private self-financing medical colleges are required to pay only a stipend, and not a full salary, to in-service govt doctors pursuing postgraduate or super-specialty courses under the govt quota.A division bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Surender passed the order while partly allowing a batch of appeals moved by Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College and others. They challenged a single judge's order that directed private colleges to pay sala ...Read More >
New Delhi: The demolition of a house in Bangladesh linked to legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's lineage has triggered strong concern from the Indian government. The building, located in Mymensingh city, is the ancestral home of Ray's grandfather, renowned children's author and publisher Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury. He was also the father of the celebrated poet Sukumar Ray. The property is currently owned by the government of Bangladesh. ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, expressed concern over reports of the ancestral residence of India's iconic film director and writer Satyajit Ray at Mymensingh city in neighbouring Bangladesh being demolished. "News reports reveal that in Bangladesh's Mymensingh city, the ancestral home of Satyajit Ray's grandfather, the renowned writer-editor Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, steeped in his memories, is reportedly being demolished. It is sa ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday asked the state govt for its stand on grant of heritage status to Savarkar Sadan building at Shivaji Park, Dadar (W), where late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar resided.Chief Justice Alokh Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne heard a PIL by Abhinav Bharat Congress through its president Pankaj Phadnis. It expressed apprehension that prior to the ground-plus-4-storey building being bestowed heritage status, it is likely to be demolished. In Feb 2009, the Mumbai Heritag ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) India on Tuesday called on Bangladesh to reconsider its decision to demolish the ancestral property of noted filmmaker Satyajit Ray and offered help to preserve the iconic building as it symbolises Bangla cultural "renaissance". Describing the move to demolish the "landmark" building in Mymensingh as a matter of "profound regret", New Delhi also urged Dhaka to convert it into a museum symbolising shared culture of the two countries and pledged to extend cooperation for i ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday offered to cooperate with the Bangladesh government to repair and reconstruct the ancestral property of noted filmmaker Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, which is set to be demolished. The property, currently owned by the Bangladesh government, had fallen into disrepair after years of neglect. The external affairs ministry said it was regrettable that the property in Mymensingh, which once belonged to Ray's grandfather, eminent litterateur Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury, wa ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 15 (PTI) Concerned with media reports that the ancestral house of eminent children's writer Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury in Bangladesh's Mymensingh city is being demolished, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday sought the intervention of the governments of India and the neighbouring nation. Upendrakishore, a prominent 19th-century litterateur in his own right besides being a painter and publisher, was the father of celebrated poet Sukumar Ray and grandfather of fil ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 15: As many as 34 fishermen, mostly hailing from the coastal belt of Kakdwip in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, have been detained by the Bangladesh administration after their fishing trawlers allegedly crossed the international waters and entered the neighbouring country's coastline. As per information communicated to the West Bengal government, the incident took place late on the night of July 13, and the matter was communicated to the Indian and the West Bengal admin ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a strong and clear message, Shiv Sena supremo and Deputy Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde asked the party ministers, legislators and office bearers to strictly follow party discipline and not compel him to take action. "In the past few days, certain incidents have taken place. People don't point fingers at you -- they point at me for what you do. They ask me: 'What are your MLAs up to? You all are my people. We are one family. Your disrepute is my dis ...Read More >
Dehradun, Jul 14 (PTI) Uttarakhand Police on Monday said that they have confirmed the nationality of one alleged Bangladeshi citizen, who was caught under 'Operation Kalanemi', and will now be deported to his native country. Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Singh said that Rukn Rakam (26) alias Shah Alam was arrested on Friday while roaming around in the guise of a seer. During interrogation, it was revealed that he was a Bangladeshi citizen and had been living in India illegally, ...Read More >
Dehradun, Jul 14 (PTI) Uttarakhand Police on Monday said that they have confirmed the nationality of one alleged Bangladeshi citizen, who was caught under 'Operation Kalanemi', and will now be deported to his native country. Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Singh said that Rukn Rakam (26) alias Shah Alam was arrested on Friday while roaming around in the guise of a seer. During interrogation, it was revealed that he was a Bangladeshi citizen and had been living in India illegally, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sent Sheikh Hasina's daughter, Saima Wazed, Regional Director for the South-East Asia Region, on leave amid corruption charges raised against the interim Bangladesh government. In a reply to ANI, WHO said, 'WHO's Regional Director, SEARO, Saima Wazed, is currently on leave.' WHO also said that Dr Catharina Boehme will serve as Officer-in-Charge during this period. 'During this period, Dr Catharina Boehme is serving as Of ...Read More >
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 13 (ANI): Human rights activist Rabinder Ghosh on Sunday sounded the alarm on the alleged ethnic cleansing of Hindus in Bangladesh, claiming that the government inaction amounts to a serious threat to the minority community. Ghosh organization, Bangladesh Minority Watch, has provided aid to affected individuals, but he criticised the interim government for failing to protect them from Islamic fundamentalism. Our human rights organization, Bangladesh Mino ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 12 (PTI) The West Bengal unit of the BJP on Saturday claimed that an "alarming demographic shift" is taking place in the state under "political patronage", and the number of voters has increased by more than 40 per cent in 46 assembly constituencies between 2011 and 2021. In seven of those 46 seats, the increase is over 50 per cent, the party claimed in a post on X. "The dream of turning Bengal into an Islamic state, once crushed by forefathers like Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Ji and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The India tour of Bangladesh, which was scheduled to take place in August, is likely to be cancelled because of the situation prevailing in the country over the last few months, as per sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). India is supposed to play a three-match ODI series from August 17, which will then be followed by a three-match T20I series, which will begin from August 26. Speaking about the India tour of Bangladesh, a BCCI source to ...Read More >
IMAGE: India are scheduled to tour Bangladesh for a white-ball series in August. Photograph: Screengrab/X The India tour of Bangladesh, which was scheduled to be held in August, is likely to be cancelled because of the situation prevailing in the country over the last few months, sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said. India is supposed to play a three-match ODI series from August 17, which will then be followed by a three-match T20I series, which will begin from Augu ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The India tour of Bangladesh, which was scheduled to take place in August, is likely to be cancelled because of the situation prevailing in the country over the last few months, as per sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Also Read | Who Is The Current WWE Universal Champion? Does The Title Still Exist?. India is supposed to play a three-match ODI series from August 17, which will then be followed by a three-match T20I series, which will ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reaffirming the Adani Power Ltd assets as a reliable and cost-competitive power source for meeting the country's growing energy needs, Bangladesh has made its single largest payment of $437 million last month, clearing all pending dues to the company. The neighbouring country has now requested Adani Power, part of the diversified Adani Group, to supply power from both units as per BPDB (Bangladesh Power Development Board) schedule, since the dues are now settl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Bangladesh made its single largest payment of USD 437 million in June, clearing pending dues, including carrying costs, and issues related to the power purchase agreement, reaffirming the Indian conglomerate's asset as a reliable and cost-competitive power source for meeting the country's growing energy needs, sources said. Bangladesh is now regular in payments. Additionally, an LC (Letter of Credit) worth about two months of billing and sovereign guarantee for all dues a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Massive protests erupted in Dhaka on Monday as students from Dhaka University took to the streets demanding justice following the alleged rape of a 21-year-old Hindu woman in Cumilla by a local politician affiliated with the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). According to an India Today report, the accused, Fazor Ali, a 38-year-old resident of Ramchandrapur Pachkitta village, was arrested along with four others in connection with the incident. Ali is reportedly a member o ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Friday restricted the imports of jute, woven fabrics and yarns from Bangladesh from any land port on the border. "Import from Bangladesh shall not be allowed from any land port on India-Bangladesh border. However, it is allowed only through Nhava Sheva seaport...Import of certain goods from Bangladesh to India are regulated with immediate effect," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification. In May, India had imposed port restrictions on import of certai ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) India imposed restrictions on the import of jute and allied fibre products from Bangladesh in view of its "unfair trade" practices including circumvention of anti-dumping duty that harmed Indian farmers, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday. The new restrictions will apply to imports into India of Bangladesh's jute and allied fibre products across all land and seaports, with the exception of the Nhava Sheva seaport in Maharashtra. The punitive measures were ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28: India has imposed restrictions with immediate effect on the import of jute and allied fibre products from Bangladesh - a move that came amid increasing strain in the overall relations between the two neighbours. The new restrictions will apply to imports into India of Bangladesh's jute and allied fibre products across all land and seaports, with the exception of the Nhava Sheva seaport in Maharashtra, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday. The Directorate General ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28: India on Saturday decided to impose port restrictions, with immediate effect, on the import of jute and allied fibre products from Bangladesh to check influx of cheap, subsidised imports from neighbouring country which have depressed prices, hurt farmers' incomes, and led to underutilised capacity in Indian jute mills leading to closures and unemployment. These restrictions will apply to imports into India of Bangladesh jute and allied fibre products across all land and seap ...Read More >
New Delhi: India has imposed restrictions with immediate effect on the import of jute and allied fibre products from Bangladesh -- a move that came amid increasing strain in the overall relations between the two neighbours. The new restrictions will apply to imports into India of Bangladesh's jute and allied fibre products across all land and seaports, with the exception of the Nhava Sheva seaport in Maharashtra, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday. The Directorate General of Fore ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) India has imposed restrictions with immediate effect on the import of jute and allied fibre products from Bangladesh -- a move that came amid increasing strain in the overall relations between the two neighbours. The new restrictions will apply to imports into India of Bangladesh's jute and allied fibre products across all land and seaports, with the exception of the Nhava Sheva seaport in Maharashtra, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday. Also Read | Bengal ...Read More >
Lyca Kovai Kings (LKK) will face Salem Spartans (SS) in the 26th match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2025 on Saturday, June 28, at the NPR College Ground in Dindigul. The Kovai Kings are in the last position currently with one win to their name in six games. The Spartans have won and lost three games each and are in fourth position. The Kovai Kings took on IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans in their previous game and scored 137 runs for the loss of nine wickets. No batter managed to score more than 2 ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) India on Saturday decided to impose port restrictions, with immediate effect, on the import of jute and allied fibre products from Bangladesh to check influx of cheap, subsidised imports from neighbouring country which have depressed prices, hurt farmers' incomes, and led to underutilised capacity in Indian jute mills leading to closures and unemployment. These restrictions will apply to imports into India of Bangladesh jute and allied fibre products across a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Weeks after imposing restrictions on apparel exports from Bangladesh, India has again issued an order restricting the import of Bangladeshi jute to India. The notification, issued on Friday by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, states that jute from Bangladesh will not be allowed into India through any land or sea ports, except the Nhava Sheva seaport in Mumbai. As per official sources, the restriction on jute and other Bangladeshi fibre products has been implemented with immed ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The BJP rushed to the defence of the state government over its decision to introduce Hindi as an optional language for Classes 1 to 5 after the Thackeray cousins announced their decision to hold a joint morcha against "imposition" of Hindi in state schools.CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said Marathi is compulsory, Hindi is optional. "Basically, students can learn any Indian language. We have accepted the three-language policy. When NE was introduced, the Uddhav Thackeray govt was in offi ...Read More >
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