Three burnt in Dhaka ‘gas explosion’

Dhaka, Aug.3 : Three members of a family were burnt in a fire at a house in Jurain area of Dhaka on Monday morning.The burnt victims were identified as 40-year-old Khorshed Alam, a rickshaw puller, his 35-year-old wife Johura Begum,and their six-year-old son Rifat.They are receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.Police suspected that […]

Sonia pulls up Agriculture Minister for ‘outrageous’ statement on farmer suicides

New Delhi, 3 Aug.: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government’s ‘anti-farmer’ policies has crippled farmers and also criticised Union Agriculture Minister Raja Mohan Singh for rubbing salt into their wounds by giving an outrageous answer to a question on farmer suicides. “The government’s anti-farmer policies have crippled […]

Over 80 FTII students stages protest at Jantar Mantar

New Delhi, Aug. 3 : Over 80 agitating students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) held a protest march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament Street today against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the Pune-based institute’s chairman.The FTII students strike entered its 52nd day on Monday.”We have been protesting for more than […]

Congress defends Rahul’s FTII visit, asks adamant BJP to back off

New Delhi, August 3 : Congress leader Ambika Soni on Monday asked the Narendra Modi-led government to stop politicising Rahul Gandhi’s recent visit to the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and urged the ruling dispensation to initiate a dialogue with the students to end the controversy.”There should be no politics as far as […]