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Why complaining is courageous

The decision to formally lodge a complaint implies that you acknowledge that an injustice has taken place and that you were wronged in some way and are seeking redressal

02 June,2023 04:54 AM IST | Rosalyn D'mello
Opinion

Wasting infra and funds should be declared a crime

A lake that was included in the biodiversity park used to have fish and other marine creatures like turtles, but is now half-dried and covered in algae

02 June,2023 04:50 AM IST | The Editorial
India News

Jharkhand: Maoist killed in gunfight with security forces in Gumla

Acting on a tip-off, the forces began an operation to nab Rajesh Oraon from near Marwa forest, Superintendent of Police (SP) Ehtesham Waquarib told PTI

01 June,2023 07:49 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
India News

Poonawala used to beat, then apologise to Shraddha, her brother tells court

Shraddha Walkar, who was in a live-in relationship with the accused, was allegedly strangled by Poonawala on May 18 last year

01 June,2023 07:31 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
World News

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf president Chaudhry Pervez Elahi arrested

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party president Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, a close aide to former prime minister Imran Khan, was arrested outside his residence in Lahore on Thursday

01 June,2023 07:28 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
India News

DMK will strongly oppose ordinance, Centre is creating crisis, says Stalin

Stalin accused the central government of preventing duly elected governments from functioning independently and interfering in the affairs of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi, despite a favorable Supreme Court verdict

01 June,2023 07:20 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
World News

United States urges Sudan's warring sides to return to cease-fire talks

The US State Department made the appeal following the suspension of Sudan's military from the talks with a rival paramilitary force, which were being hosted in Saudi Arabia

01 June,2023 07:13 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
World News

Journalists protest in Bangladesh against alleged assaults

Journalists in Bangladesh have held a protest outside the Jashore Press Club following numerous alleged assaults of journalists across several university campuses by Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders and activists

01 June,2023 07:10 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
World News

NATO ramps up pressure on Turkiye to approve Sweden's membership

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Thursday ramped up pressure on its member Turkiye to drop its objections to Sweden's membership as the military organisation seeks to deal with the issue by the time US President Joe Biden and his counterparts meet next month

01 June,2023 06:56 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
World News

J-K: Two drug peddlers arrested in Rajouri with narcotics worth over Rs 150 cr

PTI quoted an official saying that the two Punjab-based members of the gang were arrested near ITI Sunderbani on Wednesday

01 June,2023 06:46 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
World News

Will fight till protesting wrestlers get justice, says Mamata Banerjee

Taking to the streets of Kolkata, for a second day, Banerjee described the wrestlers' struggle as "a struggle for life, justice, and independence'

01 June,2023 06:00 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
World News

Congress to attend June 12 meeting of opposition parties in Patna: Jairam Ramesh

Rahul Gandhi is currently on a visit to the US and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge is yet to decide on whether he would represent the party at the Patna meeting

01 June,2023 05:49 PM IST | PTI
Two killed, four injured in accident on Rishikesh-Badrinath highway

Two killed, four injured in accident on Rishikesh-Badrinath highway

Tehri SSP Navneet Bhullar told PTI  that the accident occurred near Teen Dhara under Devprayag Police Station when the vehicle driver tried to overtake the truck

01 June,2023 05:30 PM IST | New Tehri | mid-day online correspondent
Delhi excise 'scam': Manish Sisodia claims manhandling in court premises

Delhi excise 'scam': Manish Sisodia claims manhandling in court premises

The police also moved an application seeking court's permission to produce Manish Sisodia only via video conference (VC), after he levelled the allegation

01 June,2023 05:23 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Demonstrations in Punjab and Haryana in support of wrestlers

Demonstrations in Punjab and Haryana in support of wrestlers

Protest demonstrations have been held at several places in Punjab and Haryana in support of the protesting wrestlers seeking the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment charges

01 June,2023 04:49 PM IST | Chandigarh | mid-day online correspondent
Things in Kashmir have fallen into the right place since Aug 2019, Lt Gen Aujla

Things in Kashmir have fallen into the right place since Aug 2019, Lt Gen Aujla

Top army commander on Thursday said that things in the Kashmir Valley have fallen into the place particularly after August 5, 2019 when the government of India abrogated the special status of the erstwhile state and downgraded it into two federally administered union territories

01 June,2023 04:33 PM IST | Srinagar | mid-day online correspondent
Gujarat: Dalit man thrashed for wearing good clothes, sunglasses

Gujarat: Dalit man thrashed for wearing good clothes, sunglasses

The incident occurred at Mota village in Palanpur taluka on Tuesday night. They further said that the victim and his mother, who was also attacked by them, were undergoing treatment at a hospital

01 June,2023 04:25 PM IST | Gujarat | mid-day online correspondent
Rupee appreciated by 33 paise to close at 82.42 against US dollar

Rupee appreciated by 33 paise to close at 82.42 against US dollar

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 82.54 against the US dollar and settled at 82.42 (provisional), up 33 paise over its previous close amid sustained foreign fund inflows

01 June,2023 04:17 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Equity markets settle lower in highly volatile trade

Equity markets settle lower in highly volatile trade

Falling for the second day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 193.70 points or 0.31 per cent to settle at 62,428.54 even after a positive beginning

01 June,2023 04:09 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
J-K: 217 drug peddlers arrested, narcotics worth over Rs 7 crore recovered

J-K: 217 drug peddlers arrested, narcotics worth over Rs 7 crore recovered

217 drug peddlers have been arrested so far. Twenty-three of them, who are habitual drug peddlers, have been booked under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act and the Public Safety Act (PSA)

01 June,2023 04:03 PM IST | Baramulla | mid-day online correspondent
Pune: Man held for posing as IAS officer working in PMO

Pune: Man held for posing as IAS officer working in PMO

Accused Vasudeo Tayde's cover was blown after he attended an event of a charitable organisation and identified himself as Dr Vinay Deo, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer attached to the PMO, an official said

01 June,2023 03:54 PM IST | Pune | PTI
Nepal PM urges PM Modi to resolve border, invites him to Nepal

    Nepal PM urges PM Modi to resolve border, invites him to Nepal

    Nepal Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal Prachanda, who is on a four-day visit to India, Thursday urged PM Narendra Modi to resolve border issues between the two countries through bilateral talks. Prachanda’s India visit also marks his first bilateral trip abroad after assuming office in December last year. Addressing a joint press meet at Hyderabad House in Delhi, Prachanda said he has extended a cordial invitation to PM Modi to visit Nepal. PM Modi stated that a number of transit agreements were signed between the two nations. Prachanda and Modi virtually flagged off checkposts at Rupaidiha in India and Nepalgunj in Nepal. 

    01 June,2023 04:19 PM IST | Mumbai
    Turkish election body certifies Erdogan's victory in runoff vote

    Turkish election body certifies Erdogan's victory in runoff vote

    Ahmet Yener, the head of the Supreme Electoral Council said Erdogan won 52.18 per cent of the votes, while main opposition party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu garnered 47.82 per cent

    01 June,2023 05:45 PM IST | Ankara | AP

    Russian bombardment in Kyiv kills at least three people, wounds others

    The Kyiv City Administration reported one child was among the dead, and 10 people were wounded. The casualty toll was the most from one attack on Kyiv in the past month

    01 June,2023 01:45 PM IST | Kyiv, Ukraine | AP

    Could never imagine something like this could happen, says Rahul Gandhi

    Referring to his disqualification from Parliament, Rahul Gandhi who is on a 10-day tour to the US made the remarks at Stanford University in California on Wednesday

    01 June,2023 11:38 AM IST | San Francisco | mid-day online correspondent
    WHO advises against use of sugar substitutes for weight loss

    WHO advises against use of sugar substitutes for weight loss

    The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised against the use of non-sugar sweeteners to control body weight or reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases

    16 May,2023 01:14 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI

    Mother's Day: How different religions honour mothers

    We occasionally take for granted the unselfish care that our mothers provide. Mother's Day is an opportunity to express our love and appreciation to them as well as to acknowledge our debt to them

    12 May,2023 03:59 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

    PlayStation-controlled robot fertilises human eggs to help conceive first babies

    According to a report by MIT Technology Review, one of the engineers involved in developing the world's first insemination robot had limited experience in the field of fertility medicine. However, they were able to utilise a Sony PlayStation 5 controller to help with the development process

    29 April,2023 04:24 PM IST | San Francisco | IANS
    Let us not be mere bystanders when people are in danger

    Let us not be mere bystanders when people are in danger

    Let us put an end to the age of indifference when we see someone in an adverse situation

    31 May,2023 07:02 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
    29 May,2023 07:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra Jore
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