Delhi airport's T1 roof collapses killing one; flights operation disrupted
Jun 28, 2024, at 02:40 pm
A portion of the roof at Terminal 1 of the Delhi airport collapsed on Friday killing one person and injuring five others.
Suspecting extramarital affair, UP man kills wife and dumps body in river
Jun 28, 2024, at 05:22 am
Suspecting an extramarital affair and angered by his wife's big spending habit, a UP man strangled her to death in Muzaffarnagar, media reports said.
NDA likely to keep Deputy Speaker post, announcement soon: Reports
Jun 28, 2024, at 04:54 am
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is likely to keep the post of the Deputy Speaker, which was left vacant in the second term of the Narendra Modi government, media reports said.
Army constructs Bailey Bridge in 72 hours to restore connectivity in Sikkim after landslide
Jun 28, 2024, at 03:56 am
Army engineers constructed a 70-feet Bailey Bridge on the Dikchu-Sanklang road in Sikkim's capital Gangtok within 72 hours to restore connectivity that was lost due to recent floods in the state.
Congress lodges formal protest against Om Birla's 'Emergency' remark, calls it 'unnecessary'
Jun 28, 2024, at 02:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and senior members of the INDIA bloc met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Thursday to formally lodge their protest against his remark in Parliament, where he referred to the "dark days of the Emergency".
Opposition to raise NEET issue in Parliament tomorrow, govt ready to respond
Jun 28, 2024, at 02:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid students' protests escalating across the country over alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) and other competitive exams like the UGC-NET, the Opposition has decided to raise the issue in the Parliament on Friday, media reports said.
NEET paper leak: Congress's students' wing storms NTA head office in Delhi, locks it from inside
Jun 28, 2024, at 02:03 am
New Delhi: Several members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) forcefully entered the head office of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in Delhi and locked it from the inside to protest the alleged irregularities in the NEET medical entrance examinations.
Jun 28, 2024, at 01:14 am
Bengaluru: A Vokkaliga seer has urged Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to step down in favour of his deputy DK Shivakumar amid a tug of war within the ruling Congress in the state, media reported.
Mamata Banerjee stops eviction of illegal hawkers in Kolkata for a month
Jun 27, 2024, at 11:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After two days of eviction drive, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stopped the demolition of the stalls of "illegal hawkers" on the pavements of Kolkata for a month.
Samajwadi Party MP demands Sengol to be replaced by Constitution in Lok Sabha
Jun 27, 2024, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party MP RK Chaudhary triggered controversy by calling for the Sengol, a historic sceptre, to be replaced with the Constitution in the Lok Sabha, media reported.
NEET-UG paper leak: President Droupadi Murmu says 'Govt will investigate, guilty will be punished'
Jun 27, 2024, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the central government is committed to the investigation into the paper leaks in the NEET-UG examination and the guilty will be punished, media reports said.
CBI makes first arrests in NEET-UG paper leak case in Bihar
Jun 27, 2024, at 09:52 pm
Patna: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has carried out its first arrests in the NEET-UG paper leak case in Bihar, arresting two accused from Patna named Manish Kumar and Ashutosh.
Jun 27, 2024, at 07:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday dropped a big hint at how the upcoming Union Budget will shape up as she called it "historic" and bearer of "big economic decisions".
Emergency was the biggest and darkest attack on Constitution: President Droupadi Murmu in Parliament
Jun 27, 2024, at 07:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a statement potent enough to irk the Congress, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday referred to the 1975 Emergency era- which was declared by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi- calling it "the biggest and darkest attack on Constitution".
Actor Darshan's girlfriend Pavithra Gowda applies makeup in police custody, cop served notice
Jun 27, 2024, at 06:41 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka Police has served a notice to woman sub-inspector for allowing Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa's girlfriend, actress Pavithra Gowda, a co-accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, was allowed to apply makeup in police custody, media reports said.
President Droupadi Murmu's address to Parliament: Top quotes
Jun 27, 2024, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday made the customary address to the joint session of Parliament for the first time the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) returned to power for the third consecutive term.
Jun 27, 2024, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In protest against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in the alleged liquor policy scam, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) boycotted President Droupadi Murmu's customary address to the joint session of Parliament on Thursday.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal allowed to have home-cooked food, keep Bhagavad Gita in CBI custody
Jun 27, 2024, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been allowed to have home-cooked food, keep Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita with him in the custody of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), media reports said.
President Droupadi Murmu to address joint session of Parliament today
Jun 27, 2024, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu will on Thursday address the joint session of Parliament for the first time since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) returned to power for the third consecutive term.
Veteran BJP leader L K Advani admitted in AIIMS Delhi; stable
Jun 27, 2024, at 02:52 pm
Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani has been admitted to the All India Institutue of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi on Wednesday night, media reports said. His condition is stable at the moment, said reports.
'Did not blame Manish Sisodia': Arvind Kejriwal tells court in response to CBI charge
Jun 27, 2024, at 07:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who this morning went from anticipating release on bail to being arrested again by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), addressed Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court directly to defend himself over claims that he tried to evade blame for the alleged liquor policy scam.
Apple supplier Foxconn doesn't hire married women at Chennai plant? Centre seeks report
Jun 27, 2024, at 06:28 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Centre Wednesday said it has asked the Tamil Nadu government to submit a "detailed report" after a Reuters story revealed that Apple supplier Foxconn does not hire married women for iPhone assembly jobs in the country.
Sam Pitroda reappointed as overseas Congress chief after 'assurance' to not indulge in controversies
Jun 27, 2024, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After stepping down from the post following two of his remarks that stirred up a huge political row, putting the Congress on the back foot during the Lok Sabha elections, Sam Pitroda has been reappointed the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress.
On Gurpatwant Singh Pannun case, India is considering institutional reforms: Top US official
Jun 27, 2024, at 04:24 am
Murder-for-hire allegations against Indian national Nikhil Gupta whom the United States claims to have conspired with another Indian to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has led New Delhi to consider "institutional reforms... necessary to deal with" such allegations, Kurt M Campbell, the Deputy Secretary of State in the US government, media reports said on Wednesday.
J&K: 3 terrorists shot dead in Doda encounter
Jun 27, 2024, at 02:36 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Three terrorists were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces in the Gandoh area of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.
Jun 26, 2024, at 10:56 pm
National Conference vice-president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he felt gutted to realize that he will not be able to represent the people following his defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.
UP government plans to use AI-based technology, tools for crowd management in Maha Kumbh Mela 2025
Jun 26, 2024, at 10:42 pm
The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to use Artificial Intelligence-based technology and tools to manage the crowd during the upcoming Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj.
DRDO hands over Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket to Indian Navy
Jun 26, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket (MR-MOCR) to the Indian Navy at a ceremony held in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Jun 26, 2024, at 08:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh tiff between the government and Raj Bhavan, Trinamool Congress MLA-elects Sayantika Banerjee and Reyat Houssen Sarkar have refused to visit the Governor House for their oath-taking ceremony and instead waited at the West Bengal Assembly for CV Ananda Bose to turn up.
Kangana Ranaut, Chirag Paswan display unbreakable bond in Parliament
Jun 26, 2024, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Actress-turned-Lok Sabha MP Kangana Ranaut and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Chirag Paswan's bond seems to have been rekindled after the two stepped into the 18th Lok Sabha.