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New Delhi, December 2: Bhopal gas tragedy survivors will be demonstrating and holding a rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on December 3, the 38th anniversary of the worst industrial disaster in the world, to press for demands like additional compensation and correction of death and permanent injury figures in the curative petition that is being currently heard in Supreme Court. In a press conference on Friday, ahead of leaving for New Delhi, leaders of five survivors' organizations expressed hope that the state government will fulfil its promises of...

Guwahati, November 20: The northeastern states, known for its diverse tribes and traditions, also have varied cuisines to offer, and restaurateurs from the region have made a mark for themselves in the national capital by recreating these flavours for the connoisseurs of food. Several eateries have come up across New Delhi that serve delicacies with trademark northeast spices and herbs like bamboo-shoot and akhone', as well as the staple meats. "We started in 2015 and it was more like a hole-in-the-wall kind of a venture then. But eight years on,...

Guwahati, March 3: Twenty-five more students from Assam stranded in war-torn Ukraine have reached New Delhi, taking the total evacuees hailing from the state to 57, an official release said. The students, evacuated by the Ministry of External Affairs, were received by officials of the Assam government at the airport. The first batch of three students arrived late on Wednesday night, followed by ten others early on Thursday in three different flights while 12 others arrived later in the day, according to the release. All the students have been taken...