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Articles by Sharangee Dutta
‘Aren't they terrorists?’: Maurya on Hindu leader's reward to cut his tongue off
SP Maurya recently stirred up a controversy after he demanded a ban on the epic Ramcharitmanas claiming certain verses of it show backward classes and dalits in bad light.
Updated on Jan 28, 2023 03:18 PM IST
Lucknow building collapse: SP leader's mom, scribe's daughter among 2 dead
Although the cause of the collapse has not been ascertained, officials have said the building - comprising as many as 12 flats and two penthouses on the top floor - were illegal and the layout map was not passed by the builder.
Updated on Jan 25, 2023 02:37 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta | Reported by Manish Chandra Pandey, New Delhi
Lucknow building collapse: Construction was illegal, officials warn of action
Uttar Pradesh DGP DS Chauhan said that no arrest has been made in the case so far, but “strictest of action” will be taken against whoever is found responsible. He stressed that at the moment the focus remains on the rescue operation.
Updated on Jan 25, 2023 10:28 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta | Reported by Pankaj Jaiswal
During her last appearance as New Zealand PM, Ardern gave this advice to Hipkins
Addressing the attendees at an event as the Ratana meeting grounds, outgoing New Zealand PM Jainda Ardern said she would leave her job with greater love and affection for her people than what she started with.
Published on Jan 24, 2023 10:46 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Man flags ‘shocking’ Zomato ‘scam’ he learnt from delivery person. CEO responds
Vinay Sati, who is an entrepreneur, narrated the conversation between him and the Zomato delivery person in a LinkedIn post. He said he got “goosebumps” after hearing about the “scam”.
Updated on Jan 23, 2023 02:54 PM IST
Maharashtra: This govt school in a village of 150 people has only one student
Kishore Mankar, who is the teacher, told news agency ANI that the zila parishad school has had only one student for the last two years.
Updated on Jan 23, 2023 08:15 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
‘Will Twitter have guts?’: Jairam amps up attack on minister over Pfizer vaccine
Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar shared a video on Twitter on Friday about Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla's encounter with a journalist at Davos 2023, and blamed Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Rahul Gandhi and P Chidambaram for pushing the case of foreign Covid-19 vaccines in India.
Updated on Jan 21, 2023 01:24 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Pune woman forced to consume powdered human bones by in-laws to conceive
Police said that the woman was forced to indulge in an ‘Aghori’ practice under a waterfall on several occasions during Amavasya nights (new moon nights) at home. During these rituals, the in-laws would also take instructions from a tantrik over video calls.
Updated on Jan 21, 2023 10:00 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Amid land subsidence crisis, Joshimath gets fresh snowfall; rain alert issued
The IMD has forecast rainfall and snow in Joshimath and other areas of Chamoli district, and Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand till January 24.
Published on Jan 20, 2023 10:20 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
WATCH | Man boards Vande Bharat for selfie, gets stuck. TC asks, ‘are you mad?’
In the 38-second video shared on Twitter, the man can be seen telling the ticket collector that he boarded the train only to click a picture and also requests him to open the door so he can get down.
Updated on Jan 18, 2023 01:42 PM IST
Delhi Metro services hit on Magenta Line, DMRC cites ‘attempted cable theft’
The DMRC said on Twitter that restoration work will only be possible after the operational hours, even as commuters took to the microblogging site to post visuals of long queues and massive rush at various metro stations on the Magenta Line.
Published on Jan 18, 2023 11:58 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
On India replacing China in influencing global economic growth, Raghuram says…
Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan predicted a Chinese economic recovery in 2023, even as he did not brush aside India's rise up the influential ladder going forward considering the nation is already the fifth largest economy.
Updated on Jan 18, 2023 09:07 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Delhi colder than popular winter destinations; Nainital, Mussoorie on list
The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 2.4 degrees Celsius at its official weather station, Safdarjung, on Tuesday.
Updated on Jan 17, 2023 01:45 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
China's population dips 1st time since 1960s, India likely to overtake soon
The latest official data showed that China's population stood at around 1,411,750,000 (1.4 billion) at the end of 2022, which is a drop of 850,000 from the end of the previous year.
Updated on Jan 17, 2023 10:47 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Fire breaks out in same building in Delhi's Mundka where 27 killed last year
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received the fire call at around 4.45pm, and no injuries have been reported yet.
Updated on Jan 15, 2023 10:10 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta | Reported by Hemani Bhandari, New Delhi
‘I’m safe…don't panic': Supriya Sule after her saree catches fire at event
The incident happened when Supriya Sule was in Hinjawadi to inaugurate a karate competition. A video showed her saree accidentally catching fire by touching a table lamp as she garlanded a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Published on Jan 15, 2023 04:20 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta | Reported by Yogesh Joshi, New Delhi
‘Was alerted…’: Russian embassy responds after bomb threat on Moscow-Goa flight
The flight made an emergency landing at Gujarat's Jamnagar Airport at 9.49pm on Monday.
Updated on Jan 10, 2023 12:22 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Cold wave grips north India: This Rajasthan city is coldest, Delhi on list too
In its latest bulletin, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast cold to severe cold wave conditions to prevail in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Delhi during the next 24 hours.
Updated on Jan 06, 2023 02:17 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Harish Rawat welcomes SC order on Haldwani, ‘Judgment to protect human rights’
Hearing a petition against the planned anti-encroachment drive directed to the state authorities by the Uttarakhand high court earlier, the Supreme Court bench said that 50,000 people cannot be “uprooted overnight” and that a methodology needs to be found out to address the issue.
Updated on Jan 05, 2023 04:41 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Two more involved in Sultanpuri accident, say police: ‘Tried to tamper evidence’
Special commissioner (law and order) Sagar Preet Hooda said that during interrogation of the five men, who have already been arrested, they learnt about the involvement of two more men - identified as Ashutosh and Ankush.
Updated on Jan 05, 2023 01:27 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta | Reported by Sanjeev K Jha, New Delhi
Sharad Pawar takes jibe at BJP over unemployment: ‘Young men not finding brides’
Narrating an incident, NCP boss Sharad Pawar said that once while travelling, he had come across 15-20 men aged between 25 to 30 years who were all educated but said no one was ready to give them brides as they had no jobs.
Updated on Jan 05, 2023 12:04 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
At 3°C, Delhi's Safdarjung sees season's coldest; Ayanagar records 2.2°C
Dense fog blanketed the city along with low visibility levels. The IMD in its latest bulletin said that the visibility levels at 5.30am at Palam was 25 metres while at Safdarjung it was 50 metres.
Updated on Jan 05, 2023 10:08 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Sonia admitted to Delhi hospital, Siddaramaiah wishes her ‘healthy return’
The former Congress president has been suffering from a respiratory infection and has been unwell since Tuesday when the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ began its Uttar Pradesh leg, news agency PTI reported.
Updated on Jan 04, 2023 02:58 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Twitter staff bring toilet paper to work after Musk's cost-cutting move: Report
According to a report by the New York Times, Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has also made employees work from two floors of the social networking firm's San Francisco headquarters and closed the other four.
Updated on Jan 04, 2023 01:36 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Musk takes on US govt in ‘Twitter Files’, then says ‘…I was Person of the Year’
In the new batch of ‘Twitter Files’, journalist Matt Taibbi has claimed the social networking site was pressurised by US government agencies to remove 250,000 accounts.
Updated on Jan 04, 2023 10:49 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Kejriwal talks to LG on killing of woman dragged by car: 'No political link...'
The incident happened when the woman was returning home from work, and the scooty she was riding was hit by a grey Baleno car.
Updated on Jan 02, 2023 03:31 PM IST
After Kumaraswamy likens Shah to Nazi leader, BJP MP says this about JDS…
Former Karnataka CM and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy called Union home minister Amit Shah a “political chameleon”, while adding that the BJP is “Bari-Bootatike Party (one filled with hypocrisies).”
Updated on Jan 02, 2023 12:48 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
New Year's Eve 2022: Delhi ready for celebrations; check traffic, metro updates
More than 16,500 police personnel have been deployed across the national capital to maintain security during the celebrations while over 20 companies from outside forces will be posted in different districts.
Updated on Dec 31, 2022 12:59 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Looking on: PM Modi, his brothers perform last rites of their mother | Watch
PM Narendra Modi reached Ahmedabad on Friday after the news of his mother Heeraben Modi's demise. From there, he went to her residence and also carried her mortal remains. The PM was also seen accompanying his mother in the ambulance while going to the crematorium.
Updated on Dec 30, 2022 04:09 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Rahul Gandhi sends ‘love’ to PM after the demise of his mother: ‘Extremely sad’
Congress's general secretary and Rahul's sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also expressed condolences for PM Modi's loss.
Updated on Dec 30, 2022 10:54 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi