Aug 11, 2024, at 05:20 am
New Delhi: The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has suspended three engineers—Pradeep Kumar Parmar, Abhishek Raj, and Ashok Kumar Rajdev—over their alleged involvement in illegal activities related to the renovation of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence, media reports said.
Centre appoints TV Somanathan as new Cabinet Secretary
Aug 11, 2024, at 03:58 am
New Delhi: The Central government appointed senior IAS officer T.V. Somanathan as the new Cabinet Secretary on Saturday.
2 soldiers martyred in action in Jammu Kashmir's Anantnag dist
Aug 11, 2024, at 03:06 am
Srinagar: Two soldiers were martyred during a fierce gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday.
Vice President Dhankhar slams Congress leader's 'Bangladesh can happen here' remark
Aug 11, 2024, at 02:17 am
New Delhi: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar has expressed shock and concern over senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s remark that a Bangladesh-like situation could also arise in India and advised Congress leaders to guard against promoting such narratives, media reports said.
Indian Air Force team returns after participation in Exercise Udara Shakti 2024 in Malaysia
Aug 10, 2024, at 11:51 pm
After successful participation in Exercise Udara Shakti 2024 in Malaysia, the Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent returned to India, on Saturday.
The global journey of Patiala gharana: Fading echoes in Punjab
Aug 10, 2024, at 11:43 pm
In the heart of Delhi’s cultural landscape, the India International Centre recently reverberated with the soulful strains of a rare musical tradition.
RG Kar medical student rape-murder: Mamata Banerjee says 'inhuman crime, no objection to CBI probe'
Aug 10, 2024, at 09:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata "inhuman and deplorable crime" and said she has no objection to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incident that led the state government face the heat.
Kathua Police release sketches of four terrorists spotted in Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 10, 2024, at 08:02 pm
Kathua Police have released sketches of four terrorists who were seen in dhoks (mus houses) in Jammu and Kashmir and sought information on them.
PM Modi conducts aerial survey of landslide-hit Wayanad
Aug 10, 2024, at 07:18 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of landslide-hit areas in Kerala's Wayanad, media reports said.
Maharashtra: Poster mocking Uddhav Thackeray put up in Eknath Shinde's stronghold Thane
Aug 10, 2024, at 05:23 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The poster showing a mockery of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray was put up in Maharashtra's Thane, which is a stronghold of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, media reports said.
Aug 10, 2024, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia dropped his first social media post with his wife sipping tea this morning, a day after he was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the liquor policy case, media reports said.
RG Kar Hospital: One detained in PGT doctor's suspected rape and murder case as outrage spreads
Aug 10, 2024, at 04:39 pm
At least one person has been detained in connection with the suspected rape and murder of a second-year female medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital even as anger and protest over the incident spread.
Aug 10, 2024, at 02:49 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Wayanad on Saturday to take stock of the situation following landslides which left at least 400 people dead.
Semi-nude body of junior lady doctor with injury marks found at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital
Aug 10, 2024, at 06:19 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A semi-nude body of a second-year female medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital has triggered outrage in the city with many suspecting it to be an incident of rape and murder inside a government hospital.
Aug 10, 2024, at 04:03 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Chief Minister and Marxist icon Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's last journey was on Friday marked by a massive march of thousands of his followers, Communist supporters and Left-leading personalities in a show of respect to their leader, who passed away yesterday at age 80 after a prolonged illness.
Aug 10, 2024, at 03:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan and Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar indulged in a verbal spat in the Parliament Friday after the former said the latter's "tone is not acceptable".
Manish Sisodia walks out of jail 17 months after his arrest in Delhi liquor policy case
Aug 10, 2024, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia walked out of Delhi's Tihar Jail on Friday evening hours after the Supreme Court granted the ex-Deputy Chief Minister bail in the alleged liquor policy scam.
Droupadi Murmu says India will soon open consulate in Auckland
Aug 09, 2024, at 11:23 pm
Indian President Droupadi Murmu has said India will soon open a consulate in Auckland city of New Zealand.
India forms committee to monitor the current situation on Indo-Bangladesh border
Aug 09, 2024, at 10:57 pm
India on Friday said it has formed a committee that will monitor the current situation on the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in the wake of the violence that the neighbouring nation is witnessing and even led to the fall of the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government.
Under siege: The Sikh community’s struggle amid riots in the UK
Aug 09, 2024, at 10:43 pm
Recent events in the UK have once again highlighted the vulnerability of minority communities, particularly Sikhs, amidst a wave of far-right violence.
Divisive rhetoric by Pannun echoes Pakistan’s agenda
Aug 09, 2024, at 09:18 pm
A recent video circulating on WhatsApp and social media has sparked significant concern and debate.
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: The life and time of a Red Romantic
Aug 09, 2024, at 07:07 pm
“Patria o muerte” (Homeland or Nothing)! This is how Ernesto Che Guevara had ended his historic address (in Spanish) before the 19th United Nations (UN) General Assembly in December, 1964. The non-negotiable willingness to defend its sovereignty, the Argentine guerrilla leader had shaken the world with a romantic resolve, as the then Industry Minister of Cuba.
Aug 09, 2024, at 06:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday blasted the lower courts for not giving former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia bail in the liquor policy case after his arrest which took place 18 months ago.
Supreme Court grants Manish Sisodia bail in Delhi liquor policy case
Aug 09, 2024, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a huge relief for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail with conditions to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the liquor policy case, 18 months after he was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
CBI arrests ED officer for accepting Rs 20 lakh bribe
Aug 09, 2024, at 05:18 am
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested a senior Enforcement Directorate officer while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a jeweller in Mumbai, media reports said, citing officials.
PM Modi extends 'best wishes' to Muhammad Yunus as he takes oath to head Bangladesh interim govt
Aug 09, 2024, at 04:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, who was sworn in as the head of Bangladesh's caretaker government on Thursday.
Amid Sheikh Hasina's asylum speculation, EAM Jaishankar speaks to UK Foreign Secretary
Aug 09, 2024, at 02:40 am
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has discussed recent events in Bangladesh with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, following the collapse of Sheikh Hasina's government due to violent protests, according to the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday.
Serial killer in UP? Police on high alert after 9 women were murdered in 13 months
Aug 09, 2024, at 01:05 am
Bareilly (UP): The existence of a serial killer has triggered panic in a rural area of Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, where nine women of the same age have been found murdered in almost identical circumstances over the past 13 months, media reports said.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav accuses Speaker's rights being curtailed; Amit Shah slams him
Aug 08, 2024, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the government of narrowing the scope of the rights of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and asserted that the Opposition would have to protect his rights, eliciting a sharp retort from Home Minister Amit Shah.
PM Modi mourns former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's demise
Aug 08, 2024, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourned the demise of former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who passed away at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness on Thursday.