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Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a 12-hour 'Bangla bandh' on Wednesday, in a bid to protest against the Islampur school violence in North Dinajpur in which two students lost their lives in clashes with police.  Security arrangements have been heightened ahead of the bandh. A total number of 4,000 security personnel have been deployed across the city. The government has made attendance mandatory for all employees. Special arrangements have been made at bus and tram depot, metro and rail stations. Trouble had brewed at Daribhit High School in Islampur over the recruitment of Urdu teachers as the protesting students said they needed Science and English teachers instead. The students and the locals had stopped two newly-recruited teachers from entering the school on Thursday, demanding that all vacant teaching posts be filled, resulting in a clash. The BJP alleged that ITI student Rajesh Sarkar and third-year college student Tapas Barman were killed

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has requested a second summit with US President Donald Trump and also wants US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Pyongyang soon, according to South Korea 's president. Speaking at a news conference upon his return to Seoul on Thursday, Moon Jae-in said Kim told him during his three-day summit in Pyongyang that he wanted to hasten the process of denuclearisation. "Kim Jong-un expressed his wish that he wanted to complete denuclearisation quickly and focus on economic development," Moon said. "He said he hoped Mike Pompeo would visit North Korea soon, and also a second summit with Trump would take place in the near future, in order to move the denuclearisation process along quickly." He also said he would carry a private message from Kim for Trump when he meets the US president in New York City next week at the UN General Assembly. Moon will also convey to Trump both his and Kim's desire to obtain a declaration endin

A Jet Airways morning flight had to turn back to Mumbai airport after over 30 passengers suffered bleeding from their nose and ears, after the crew failed to maintain cabin pressure. Some passengers even suffered from severe headache. They are being treated by airport doctors. “Jet Airways B737 aircraft operating flight 9W 697 of 20th Sep 2018 (Mumbai-Jaipur) had air turnback to Mumbai. During climb, crew forgot to select bleed switch due to which cabin pressurisation could not be maintained,” a senior DGCA official said. “ As a result, oxygen masks got deployed. As per initial information, few passengers have nose bleeding. Out of 166 passengers on board, 30 passengers are affected who have nose bleeding, few have ear bleeding and some are complaining headache,” the official said. Cockpit crew taken off duties Confirming the incident a Jet Airways spokesperson said, "All passengers were deplaned and first aid was administered to those who complained of ear pain, bleeding nos

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a ruling party leadership vote on Thursday, setting him on track to become Japan's longest-serving premier and try to cement his legacy, including by revising the pacifist constitution. Mr. Abe, who surged back to power in 2012 promising to reboot the economy and strengthen defence, defeated former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba in the election for Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) chief, winning 553 votes to Ishiba's 254. Of the 810 votes up for grabs, 807 were valid. If Mr.Abe stays in office through November 2019, he will have exceeded the 2,886 days marked by Taro Katsura in the early 20th century Japan's longest-serving premier and try to cement his legacy, including by revising the pacifist constitution. First, however, he must confront the immediate challenge of a likely summit with U.S. President Donald Trump next week, when he will face pressure to cut Japan's $69 billion surplus with its key ally, nearly two-thirds from auto ex

Kollywood has a fascination for cops. Whether they are spoofed in crass comedies or play protagonists in hard-hitting films, cops have been featured prominently in Tamil cinema of the past and present. Down South, when an actor plays a tough police officer, it means that he has arrived as a commercial mass hero. The ‘Dirty Harry’ style cop, an encounter specialist who cracks down on the underworld and fights the corrupt system, is the most wanted role among Kollywood superstars. Every upcoming male star in the industry dreams of someday playing a variation of the angry young cop. It also enables the most gentle of actors to turn into an action hero. There is a belief in Tamil cinema that those who play action heroes have a longer career graph than those playing soft romantic roles. One of the biggest hits of the iconic actor Sivaji Ganesan is the family cop story Thanga Pathakkam (1974), a superhit that celebrated 100 days in many screens across Tamil Nadu. Rajinikanth has played the

In a short span of one week during July this year, eight passengers died in three different train accidents at the St. Thomas Mount Railway Station in Chennai. An investigation carried out by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) K.A. Manoharan into the deaths has exposed how railway engineers were ignorant of the design specifications prescribed under the ‘schedule of dimension’ and allowed infringement of a concrete structure and steel pillars, thereby putting passengers travelling on footboards at grave risk. Sources said that Mr. Manoharan had submitted his provisional findings along with certain recommendations to the Railways after enquiring into the circumstances that led to the train accidents at the St. Thomas Mount railway station on July 19, 23 and 24 in which eight passengers died and a few others were grievously injured. The CRS probe was ordered after five passengers travelling on the footboard of a crowded suburban train were killed when they collided with a concre

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 00:42 IST UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 00:44 IST Suhasini Haidar Sign up to receive our newsletter in your inbox every day! As the Afghanistan President left at the end of his one-day visit to Delhi, Ambassador Dr. Shaida Mohammad Abdali announced his resignation in a tweet. In a surprise move for the Afghanistan government, its Ambassador to India Dr. Shaida Mohammad Abdali quit on Wednesday, presenting his resignation personally to President Ashraf Ghani at the end of his one-day visit to Delhi. As the President left, Ambassador Abdali announced his resignation in a tweet. Speaking to The Hindu , Dr. Abdali, who took over in July 2012, said he was returning to Afghanistan to address the deteriorating situation and to serve his “people and country.” The timing of his resignation has strengthened speculation that he has differences with the Ghani government and will run for office on return. “The purpose is to serve,” he said, asked about his politi