Calcutta HC declares Mamata govt's key doorstep ration scheme 'illegal'
Sep 29, 2022, at 02:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a setback for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Calcutta High Court Wednesday declared the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government's doorstep ration scheme "illegal", media reports said.
Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired) is new Chief of Defence Staff
Sep 29, 2022, at 01:38 am
New Delhi: The government has named Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired) the new Chief of Defence Staff, the country's top military officer, the Ministry of Defence said Wednesday.
DCW issues notice to DG Prison over attempt to rape female doctor by prisoner in Mandoli Jail
Sep 28, 2022, at 11:52 pm
New Delhi, UNI: The Delhi Commission for Women issued a notice to the Director General of Prisons, seeking details of the FIR and inquiry report in an alleged attempt to rape a woman doctor by a prisoner in Mandoli Jail.
AAP MLA Amanatullah gets bail in Waqf Board corruption case
Sep 28, 2022, at 11:16 pm
New Delhi, UNI/IBNS A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan, arrested for alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board.
SC to hear Azam Khan's plea over university
Sep 28, 2022, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a plea mentioned by Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan against the Uttar Pradesh government's move to take over Jauhar University at Rampur.
Rajasthan Congress crisis: Ashok Gehlot likely to meet Sonia Gandhi today
Sep 28, 2022, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is likely to meet Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi Wednesday, a couple of days after his loyalists back in Jaipur revolted against the top brass in the run up to the party's presidential elections, media reports said.
PFI ban message to anti-nationals: Karnataka CM Bommai
Sep 28, 2022, at 05:58 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Wednesday said the ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) has sent a strong message that anti-national outfits will not survive in this country.
Centre bans Muslim organisation Popular Front of India for 5 years citing terror links
Sep 28, 2022, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: After two rounds of raids by the investigating agencies, the central government last night banned controversial Muslim political organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) for five years citing its terror links in a major crackdown on the "unlawful activities", media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes with massive turnout in Kerala's Pandikkad
Sep 28, 2022, at 04:32 pm
Malappuram/UNI: The 21st day of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed from Pandikkad here with massive turnout in this district Wednesday.
Setback for team Thackeray as SC refuses to stop EC from deciding 'real' Shiv Sena
Sep 28, 2022, at 07:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a huge setback for Uddhav Thackeray in his fight against aide-turned-rival and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the Supreme Court Tuesday refused to stop the Election Commission from deciding who represents the "real" Shiv Sena.
S Jaishankar raises concerns about Ukraine conflict impacting global fuel price with US state secy
Sep 28, 2022, at 06:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar Tuesday raised his concerns over the Ukraine conflict and the global impact on fuel, food and fertilizers at a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
PM Modi attends late Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's funeral in Tokyo
Sep 28, 2022, at 05:35 am
Tokyo/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the state funeral of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in presence of representatives from over 100 countries, including more than 20 heads of states.
US Embassy in India to host live virtual chat on Sept 29 to address visa wait time concerns
Sep 28, 2022, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the long queues and wait times for the United States visa, the US Embassy in India will host a virtual candid chat with the country's Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs, Don Heflin, to address the concerns on Thursday.
3 Ashok Gehlot loyalists get showcause notice over Rajasthan rebellion
Sep 28, 2022, at 04:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who has been blamed by many Congress leaders for the rebellion by his loyalist MLAs, has been exonerated in the report submitted to party chief Sonia Gandhi.
J&K: Jaish militant killed in ongoing Kulgam encounter
Sep 28, 2022, at 01:34 am
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces gunned down a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant in an ongoing encounter that erupted in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday evening, police said.
Maharashtra govt relaxes loudspeakers' use rule for Navratri festival on Oct 1
Sep 28, 2022, at 12:43 am
Mumbai/UNI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday granted permission for revellers to use loudspeakers in this year's Navratri festival till 12 o'clock midnight on Oct 1.
Dawood Ibrahim's aide arrested
Sep 27, 2022, at 07:09 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Riyaz Bhati, an aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, has been arrested here.
Tripura mulls NCB wing for investigation of narcotic cases
Sep 27, 2022, at 07:01 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha Monday informed the assembly that the Tripura government had drawn the attention of the central government for setting up an investigation wing of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Agartala with the growing trend of drug abuse.
Bombay HC rejects plea for ban on meat ads
Sep 27, 2022, at 06:59 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Bombay High Court has refused to hear a petition filed by Jain religious charitable trusts seeking to ban advertisements of non-vegetarian food on television and in newspapers.
Supreme Court live-streams hearing for first time in history with Sena battle
Sep 27, 2022, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Creating history, the Supreme Court Tuesday live-streamed a hearing of the Constitution Bench for the first time Tuesday, media reports said.
After Jaishankar questions American F-16 security assistance to Pak, US responds
Sep 27, 2022, at 05:32 pm
The White House has responded to Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's questioning of the rationale behind US' F-16 security assistance to Pakistan, media reports said.
NIA conducts second round of raids on PFI
Sep 27, 2022, at 04:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and police Tuesday conducted another round of raids on the Popular Front of India (PFI) at multiple places across the country, official sources said.
PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Japanese counterpart Kishida
Sep 27, 2022, at 04:46 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida.
Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes from Malappuram
Sep 27, 2022, at 04:27 pm
Malappuram/UNI: The 20th day of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' resumed from Pulamanthole Junction here with the involvement of hundreds of people in this district Tuesday.
Gandhis upset over rebellion, Ashok Gehlot ruled out of Congress presidential polls
Sep 27, 2022, at 04:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A rebellion by his loyalists has cost Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot the Congress chief's post as the veteran leader has been ruled out of the upcoming presidential elections of the party, media reports said.
Sep 27, 2022, at 09:11 am
A Delhi Police team took two actresses, Nikki Tamboli and Sofia Singh, inside the Tihar jail to reconstruct their alleged meeting with conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar in connection with a Rs 200-crore extortion case, media reports said.
Chandigarh University MMS case: Army man and woman who made MMS clips were in relationship
Sep 27, 2022, at 06:35 am
Sanjeev Singh, the Army man arrested from Arunachal Pradesh in the Chandigarh University MMS scandal, had a relationship with the student who has been accused of making videos of women showering in the hostel, media reports said.
'Conspiracy to remove Ashok Gehlot': Rajasthan MLA accuses Ajay Maken of aiding Sachin Pilot
Sep 27, 2022, at 05:49 am
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan Congress MLA Shanti Kumar Dhariwal Monday launched a fierce attack on central observer and state in-charge Ajay Maken, alleging that he is working to promote arch-rival Sachin Pilot and there was a deep "conspiracy" to remove Ashok Gehlot from the Chief Minister's post.
PFI hartal: 1287 arrested, 834 in preventive custody, 308 cases registered in Kerala
Sep 27, 2022, at 05:17 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI/IBNS: In connection with the recent violence-ridden flash hartal called by Popular Front of India (PFI), a radical Islamist group in India, Kerala Police arrested 1287 people and took into preventive custody 834 people so far, official sources said on Monday. The PFI had called for a general strike on Sep 23 to protest the arrest of its leaders by the NIA across India.
Shiv Sena: Bal Thackeray's long-time aide joins Eknath Shinde faction
Sep 27, 2022, at 05:12 am
Mumbai: Champa Singh Thapa and Moreshwar Raje, the two trusted aides of late Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray for decades, joined the Eknath Shinde faction on Monday.