Accused of sexual abuse, Karnataka seer Shivamurthy Sharanaru arrested
Sep 02, 2022, at 05:30 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The chief of Karanataka's Murugha Math, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, one of the key Lingayat seminaries in the state, has been arrested after allegations of sexual abuse from school girls.
'No reason to deny bail': Supreme Court on Teesta Setalvad case
Sep 02, 2022, at 04:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Thursday raised serious concerns about the way activist Teesta Setalvad has been kept in custody in Gujarat for more than two months and questioned how the state's high court issued a notice asking for a reply after six weeks.
Gurgaon BJP leader shot dead inside cloth showroom
Sep 02, 2022, at 02:16 am
Gurgaon/IBNS: Local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sukhbir Khatana was shot dead by five men inside a cloth showroom in Gurgaon Thursday, reports said.
Kashmir: JeM hideout busted in Pulwama's Tral
Sep 02, 2022, at 01:02 am
Srinagar/UNI: The Jammu and Kashmir Police along with the Indian Army on Thursday busted a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant hideout and recovered incriminating material and other items in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Raid on Manish Sisodia increased AAP's vote share in Gujarat: Arvind Kejriwal
Sep 01, 2022, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said the raids on his deputy Manish Sisodia's residence by the central probe agency CBI has increased the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s vote share in Gujarat, in a swipe at the Centre's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
'Durga Puja an emotion...': Mamata says thanking UNESCO ahead of grand rally
Sep 01, 2022, at 06:51 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Thanking UNESCO for recognising Durga Puja as an intangible cultural heritage, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday described Durga Puja as an emotion that rises above parochial barriers.
Kashmir: House, 3 shops gutted in Srinagar fire
Sep 01, 2022, at 06:04 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A residential building and three shops were razed in a fire in Srinagar Thursday.
Sep 01, 2022, at 04:56 pm
Kochi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kerala for a two-day trip beginning Thursday.
Bihar minister, accused in 2014 kidnapping case, resigns amid protests by oppositions
Sep 01, 2022, at 06:34 am
Patna/IBNS: A minister in Bihar's Nitish Kumar government, who is an accused in a 2014 kidnapping case, resigned on Wednesday night amid protests by the opposition.
Sep 01, 2022, at 05:52 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said if anyone can prove that she has encroached on properties illegally, the same can be bulldozed without even informing her.
Pakistan flood: PM Shehbaz Sharif thanks PM Modi for his concern over losses to lives, properties
Sep 01, 2022, at 04:43 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his concern over the human and material losses caused by the devastating floods, assuring that his country will overcome the adverse effects of the natural calamity.
FIR filed against Karnataka minister for threatening to burn a family over land dispute
Sep 01, 2022, at 03:06 am
Hospet/UNI: AN FIR has been filed against Karnataka Tourism Minister Anand Singh for allegedly threatening a family, whose members later attempted to immolate themselves.
Delhi LG VK Saxena to sue AAP leaders for defamation over corruption allegations
Sep 01, 2022, at 02:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena Wednesday threatened to sue Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, including MLAs Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj, for levelling "highly defamatory and false" corruption charges against him.
Telangana Guv performs inaugural pooja at Khairatabad Ganesh festival
Sep 01, 2022, at 02:09 am
Hyderabad/UNI: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan performed the inaugural puja at the famous Khairatabad Ganesh Pandal on Wednesday.
Sep 01, 2022, at 01:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Rejecting an appeal of conditional bail, a special court in the city on Wednesday further extended the judicial remand of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee and his close aide Arpita Mukherjee for two more weeks in connection with the government-aided schools' scam.
Sonia Gandhi's mother Paola Maino dies in Italy
Sep 01, 2022, at 12:01 am
New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's mother Paola Maino died in Italy last week, the party confirmed on Wednesday.
LS Speaker Om Birla addresses Suriname assembly
Sep 01, 2022, at 12:00 am
Paramaribo/New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is leading an Indian parliamentary delegation to Suriname, addressed members of the Suriname National Assembly.
Jacqueline Fernandez summoned by Delhi court in Rs 200 cr money laundering case
Aug 31, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Delhi's Patiala House Court has summoned actor Jacqueline Fernandez for questioning in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar after taking cognizance of the charge sheet filed by the ED.
Agra Municipal Corporation house could not take proposal to rename Taj Mahal
Aug 31, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Agra: A proposal to rename the Taj Mahal as Tejo Mahalay could not be tabled in the special session of Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) house on Wednesday due to ruckus by the corporators.
Delhi LG Saxena to take legal action against AAP leaders for making false allegations
Aug 31, 2022, at 11:01 pm
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena decided to take legal action against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders for allegedly making defamatory and false allegations of corruption, attributed to his tenure as Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), sources in LG office said on Wednesday.
Punjab: Pastor's car set ablaze, church idol vandalised
Aug 31, 2022, at 10:59 pm
Tarn Taran: A group of people in Punjab's Tarn Taran district allegedly entered a church and vandalised idols of Jesus and Mary.
Suspended BJP leader Seema Patra sent to jail till Sept 12 for physical abuse of domestic help
Aug 31, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Ranchi: Suspended BJP leader and spouse of a retired IAS officer Seema Patra was on Wednesday sent to Birsa Munda Central till September 12 in judicial custody.
School girl burnt alive by stalker in Jharkhand's Dumka; dies
Aug 31, 2022, at 10:10 pm
Ranchi: A 19-year-old class 12 student was burnt alive by her alleged stalker in Jharkhand's Dumka while she was sleeping in her house. The girl died on Sunday.
Indian Army rescues Israeli in Ladakh
Aug 31, 2022, at 09:25 pm
Srinagar: The Indian army rescued an ailing Israeli national who was suffering from low oxygen and high altitude sickness in Ladakh region on Wednesday.
Indian, French officials participate in consultations on UN Security Council issues
Aug 31, 2022, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi: India and France held consultations on UN Security Council (UNSC) and other multilateral issues on Aug 30 in Paris.
Aug 31, 2022, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for signing an MoU with the Government of Nepal on biodiversity conservation, with a view to strengthen and enhance the coordination and cooperation in the field of forests, wildlife, environment, biodiversity conservation and climate change, including restoration of corridors and interlinking areas and share knowledge and best practices, between the two countries.
AAP demands CBI probe into ‘Operation Lotus', slams Modi govt
Aug 31, 2022, at 07:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Wednesday slammed the central government for allegedly running an ‘Operation Lotus’ across the country aimed at toppling state governments held by non-BJP opposition parties.
409 crimes committed against children everyday: NCRB 2021 data reveals
Aug 31, 2022, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi:A quick analysis of the NCRB report 2021 by CRY – Child Rights and You reveals that 1,49,404 cases of crimes against children were recorded last year, which meant that every hour 17 crimes have been committed against children – translating to a whopping 409 numbers of crimes being committed every day against children in the country.
Fresh CBI raids on TMC leader Anubrata Mondal's close aides in West Bengal
Aug 31, 2022, at 06:26 pm
Bolpur/UNI: The CBI probing the cross-border cattle smuggling scam on Wednesday launched fresh raids on some close aides, including a TMC councillor, of arrested TMC strongman Anubrata Mandal in West Bengal's Birbhum district, official sources confirmed.
Suspended Jharkhand BJP leader Seema Patra arrested for allegedly abusing house help
Aug 31, 2022, at 05:10 pm
Ranchi/IBNS: Now-suspended Jharkhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Seema Patra was Wednesday arrested for allegedly abusing house help, media reports said.