Differential treatment to candidates in Congress presidential polls, says Shashi Tharoor
Oct 14, 2022, at 01:04 am
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said there were systematic flaws in the Congress presidential election process, even as he clarified he was not suggesting it was intentional.
ED chargesheets journalist Rana Ayyub in money laundering case
Oct 13, 2022, at 10:45 pm
Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet in a Ghaziabad court against journalist Rana Ayyub for allegedly diverting a large portion of funds collected through online platforms in the name of charity, media reports said.
PM Modi lays foundation for Bulk Drug Park in Himachal Pradesh
Oct 13, 2022, at 09:13 pm
Una (HP)/UNI/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the Bulk Drug Park here in Himachal Pradesh. He also inaugurated a Rs 128 crore Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in village Saloh in Una district.
President Droupadi Murmu on a two-day visit to Assam
Oct 13, 2022, at 05:25 pm
Guwahati/UNI: President Droupadi Murmu will reach Assam today for a two-day tour, in her first visit to the state after taking over the top post.
Supreme Court delivers split verdict on Karnataka hijab ban
Oct 13, 2022, at 04:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Thursday delivered a split verdict on the pleas challenging the Karnataka government's imposition of ban on hijab or head scarves (worn by Muslim women) in educational institutions, media reports said.
Kolkata: Film production godown among other vehicles, shops gutted in fire
Oct 13, 2022, at 04:27 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A spacious godown of a film production centre of Tollywood, some vehicles, police van and about 10/12 shops have been gutted in fire at three different places in the city, south 24 Parganas early Thursday, official sources said.
For offensive content, no punishment under scrapped Sec 66A of IT Act, says SC: Report
Oct 13, 2022, at 06:23 am
The Supreme Court today ruled that no citizen can be prosecuted under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which it had abolished in 2015.
Veteran journalist-poet Krishna Dhar passes away in Kolkata
Oct 13, 2022, at 05:15 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran journalist-poet-academician Krishna Dhar passed away in Kolkata on Wednesday. He was 95.
'Let us deal with these elections first': Mallikarjun Kharge on 2024 PM candidate
Oct 13, 2022, at 04:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, who is a late entrant in the contest for the party's top post, Wednesday, tackled a question on the prime ministerial candidate for 2024 as he campaigned in Madhya Pradesh.
'Request Aamir Khan to appear in ads keeping Indian traditions in mind': MP Minister
Oct 13, 2022, at 03:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has landed in a fresh controversy after his recent advertisement with actress Kiara Advani has been receiving flak for allegedly hurting the sentiments of Hindus.
Oct 13, 2022, at 03:20 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court granted the Centre two weeks time to respond and make its stand clear before it to a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the 1991 Places of Worship Act.
Supreme Court to probe Narendra Modi govt's demonetisation policy
Oct 13, 2022, at 02:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: While noting that there is a line, "Lakshman Rekha", to how far courts can challenge government policy decisions, the Supreme Court Wednesday said it will still hear petitions against the 2016 demonetisation of high-value currency notes.
UP: 12 injured as house collapses in Azamgarh
Oct 13, 2022, at 01:51 am
Azamgarh/UP/UNI: Around 12 persons were injured when a thatched house collapsed due to thunder of the lightning in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj block, police sources said on Wednesday.
Oct 13, 2022, at 12:19 am
Agartala: Indian President Droupadi Droupadi Murmu, inaugurated Tripura State Judicial Academy and laid the foundation stone for Tripura National Law University at Narsingarh, Agartala on Wednesday.
Hyderabad police bust multi-crore Chinese investment fraud, 10 held
Oct 13, 2022, at 12:12 am
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Cyber Crime police on Wednesday claimed it has busted a Chinese Investment fraud of Rs 903 crore and arrested 10 persons, including one Chinese National and Taiwan National, who are running hawala scam from Delhi and Mumbai.
Oct 12, 2022, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday has given its ex-post facto approval for payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to railway employees for the financial year 2021-22.
Muslim man can't remarry if fails to foster 1st wife and kids: Allahabad High Court
Oct 12, 2022, at 10:33 pm
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that as per the mandate of the Quran a Muslim man cannot marry another woman if he is not capable of fostering his wife and children.
PM Narendra Modi to visit Himachal Pradesh on Oct 13
Oct 12, 2022, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will visit Himachal Pradesh on Oct 13.
Akhilesh Yadav posts emotional tweet a day after Mualayan Singh Yadav's cremation was performed
Oct 12, 2022, at 09:05 pm
Saifai: Ex-Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday posted an emotional message on Twitter a day after his father Mulayam Singh Yadav was cremated with full state honours in Saifai village.
Kerala: CM Pinarayi Vijayan condemns human sacrifice of two women
Oct 12, 2022, at 08:47 pm
Thiruvananthapuram: Responding to the murder of two women in Elanthoor in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said the incident shocked the human conscience
Indian Navy's MiG 29K crashes off Goa
Oct 12, 2022, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A MiG 29K fighter aircraft of the Indian Navy Wednesday crashed over sea while on a routine sortie off Goa coast.
Fourth Vande Bharat Express will connect Himachal Pradesh to Delhi
Oct 12, 2022, at 05:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The country's fourth semi-high-speed intercity train, Vande Bharat Express, will operate between Delhi and Una in Himachal Pradesh from Thursday.
New India moving forward reviving science, research along with faith: PM Modi in Ujjain
Oct 12, 2022, at 04:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public function after dedicating Phase I of the Mahakaal Lok Project to the nation, and offering puja at the inner sanctum of the Mahakaal temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, .
Sourav Ganguly's reported BCCI exit sparks TMC-BJP war of words
Oct 12, 2022, at 03:52 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian cricket great Sourav Ganguly's stint as the cricket board (BCCI) president is set to end as he will be replaced by ex-allrounder Roger Binny if reports are to be believed.
16 Dalits locked up, tortured in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru, pregnant woman loses baby
Oct 12, 2022, at 03:33 am
Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka/IBNS: Jagadeesha Gowda, a staunch Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district, has been accused of keeping 16 Dalit people locked up for days in his coffee plantation where a pregnant woman lost her baby, said reports.
UP: Army jawan dies, 7 injured as bus falls into pit
Oct 12, 2022, at 02:38 am
Greater Noida/UNI: An army jawan was killed and seven others were injured when a double-decker bus fell into a pit after hitting a truck on Yamuna Expressway in the Rabupura area of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, police said here.
PM Modi offers prayer at Shri Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain
Oct 12, 2022, at 01:10 am
Ujjain (MP)/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Madhya Pradesh for dedicating to the nation the grand Shri Mahakal Lok on the premises of the world-renowned Mahakaleshwar shrine in Ujjain, offered ritual worship Tuesday within the sanctum sanctorum that houses the sole south-facing ‘swayambhu’ shivling known to man.
Last rites of former Uttar Pradesh CM Mulayam SIngh Yadav performed in Saifai
Oct 11, 2022, at 11:13 pm
Etawah: Mortal remains of Samajwadi Party (SP) founder and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav were consigned to flames in his native Saifai on Tuesday with full state honour as his supporters and party workers bid adieu to their 'netaji' in tears.
Kerala Human sacrifice: Two women murdered
Oct 11, 2022, at 09:55 pm
Thiruvalla: In a shocking case of alleged human sacrifice for financial gain and prosperity, two women were murdered at Elanthoor in Pathanamthitta district.
Oct 11, 2022, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Launched Toyota’s first of its kind pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in India on Tuesday which would run on 100 percent petrol as well as 20 to 100 percent blended ethanol and electric power.