West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during the Budget Session of State Legislative Assembly, in Kolkata on February 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Refuting allegations of “minority appeasement”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) launched a scathing attack on the Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly … Read more
Former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu celebrations at the felicitation programme held at Poranki near Vijayawada on Sunday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu recalled the grind he had gone through before chancing upon the opportunity to occupy the prestigious office of the No. 2 Constitutional head and humbly serve the people … Read more
Veteran writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar expressed his appreciation on social media for the recently released sports drama ‘Maidaan’. The film, starring Ajay Devgn, chronicles the life of Indian football legend Syed Abdul Rahim. Akhtar offered a glowing review on his X (formerly Twitter) handle. “I watched ‘Maidan,’” he wrote. “It is a true story … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with Chinese Premier Li Qiang upon his arrival at Bharat Mandapam convention centre for the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, on Sept. 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP G-20 Summit | China backs New Delhi Declaration’s focus away from ‘geopolitics’ China, which had strongly opposed in … Read more
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The final of Love Island airs tonight, but in recent weeks Tasha, the show’s first deaf contestant, has come under fire from fans for her emotional reaction to situations. The 23-year-old was born deaf and relies on a cochlear implant to hear. Her dad has spoken to the BBC’s Annabel Rackham about the challenges she … Read more
A mother has written a book about a heart surgery scar to help her son who has a heart condition. When Leo was seven-days-old he had the first of many surgeries on his heart. Now he is four-years-old and has been left with a scar from his neck to his navel. His mother Aimee, from … Read more
The parents of a five-year-old boy with autism have spoken about their pride in his progress since he started school. Bertie, from Loughborough, who is non-verbal, began school in September 2020 after a challenging lockdown that saw him deprived of his special needs playgroup, autism outreach and speech therapy. However, since joining school he has … Read more
Gay couple Oscar and Xavier say they feel “proud” about donating blood for the very first time in the UK. Before now, any male donor who’d had sex with another man in the previous three months couldn’t give blood. But new rules in England, Scotland and Wales mean that anyone who has had the same … Read more