India files appeal in case of 8 Navy veterans awarded death penalty over espionage charge in Qatar
Nov 10, 2023, at 04:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has filed an appeal with Qatar over the death penalty to eight former Navy personnel, who were arrested in August last year for reasons still not known and sentenced last month. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said Thursday that Delhi has "already filed an appeal".
Parliament Winter Session from Dec 4 to Dec 22; delayed due to ongoing assy polls
Nov 10, 2023, at 04:39 am
New Delhi: The Winter Session of Parliament is scheduled to commence on December 4 and conclude on December 22, with a total of 15 scheduled sittings spanning over 19 days.
Ethics panel approves expulsion of Mahua Moitra from Parliament in cash-for-query case
Nov 10, 2023, at 03:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Parliamentary Ethics Committee, which is probing into the cash-for-query case against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, has approved of her expulsion from the Lok Sabha.
Indian student, stabbed at head for being 'little weird' in US gym, dies
Nov 10, 2023, at 02:11 am
New Delhi: An Indian student, who was stabbed in the head at a gym, succumbed to his head injuries on Wednesday, Valparaiso University, where he was studying Computer Science, said in a statement.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slams BJP for misusing religion to grab votes in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh
Nov 10, 2023, at 01:56 am
Chitrakoot (MP)/IBNS/UNI: In a blitzkrieg against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday alleged that the saffron outfit is "grossly misusing" religion for electoral gain.
Congress mocks the poor and turns Nelson’s eye to our heritage: Modi in Madhya Pradesh
Nov 09, 2023, at 10:52 pm
Chhatarpur/UNI: Launching a stinging attack against the Congress on the issue of poverty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged on Thursday that mockery of the poor people has become the leading activity of the grand old party’s bigwigs.
'Trying to find out reason for ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the IB in Jammu': BSF DG
Nov 09, 2023, at 10:44 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) Nitin Agrawal on Thursday said 'they were trying to find out the reason for the ceasefire violation by the Pakistani troops along the international border in Jammu region' in the last two weeks.
Amid Mamata's silence, Abhishek Banerjee backs Mahua Moitra on 'cash for query' allegations
Nov 09, 2023, at 08:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has backed Mahua Moitra in a first public response from the party's top brass on the "cash for query" allegations brought against the firebrand Lok Sabha MP.
Nov 09, 2023, at 06:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday "submitted almost 6,000-page documents" to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials appearing before the probe agency in connection with the teachers' recruitment scam case in West Bengal.
Cases against MPs and MLAs: Supreme Court's guidelines to HCs to monitor early disposal
Nov 09, 2023, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court in its order on Thursday passed a slew of directions for speedy disposal of criminal cases against MPs (Members of Parliament) and MLAs (Members of Legislative Assembly) and directed state High Courts to keep track and monitor proceedings in such cases to ensure time bound completion of trial.
Perils of radical Jamaat-e-Islami and its network in Bangladesh
Nov 09, 2023, at 05:19 pm
The recent violence instigated and orchestrated by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has brought back apprehensions of the role of radical Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its links with cross-border terror outfits in South Asia.
Kashmir: Pakistan fires unprovoked, BSF retaliates in Ramgarh sector of Samba
Nov 09, 2023, at 04:07 pm
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops violated the truce by firing unprovoked along the International Border in Ramgarh sector of Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kashmir: Militant killed in Shopian gunfight
Nov 09, 2023, at 04:02 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces shot dead an unidentified militant of "The Resistance Front" in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said on Thursday.The encounter took place at Kathohalan area of Shopian during the cordon and a search operation which was launched during the night.
'Expel Mahua Moitra from Lok Sabha': Parliamentary Ethics Committee recommends in 500-page report
Nov 09, 2023, at 06:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress's Mahua Moitra should not be allowed to continue as an MP and her membership should be terminated, the Parliamentary Ethics Committee probing the cash-for-query allegations against her has recommended in its findings, media reports said..
Senior BJP leader and ex-Karnataka CM Sadananda Gowda quits electoral politics
Nov 09, 2023, at 05:54 am
Hassan/IBNS/UNI: Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday announced sanyas from electoral politics.
PM Modi slams Nitish Kumar for his controversial remark on population control
Nov 09, 2023, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his comment over the role of women's education in population control.
NIA raids in 10 states, busts human trafficking modules in 5 states, 44 arrested
Nov 09, 2023, at 03:06 am
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted multi-location searches Across 10 States in India, apprehended 44 operatives in four Human Trafficking cases and busted five Human Trafficking Modules in five States.
Govt tweaks visa rules for Chinese nationals involved in PLI sector
Nov 09, 2023, at 02:50 am
New Delhi: The Centre has come up with fresh rules to clear visas for Chinese nationals working in the PLI sectors, Moneycontrol reported citing a government source.
Congress cold-shouldered armed forces and denied OROP: PM Modi in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh
Nov 09, 2023, at 01:55 am
Morena (MP)/IBNS/UNI: Saluting the indomitable courage of the Indian Armed Forces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged on Wednesday that successive Congress dispensations kept the military reliant on foreign weapons, deprived soldiers stationed on the border of improved facilities and denied the benefit of One Rank One Pension (OROP) to ex-servicemen.
Nov 08, 2023, at 11:40 pm
Director General of Border Security Force (BSF) Nitin Agrawal on Wednesday visited forward areas of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district to review the operational preparedness of units deployed at Line of Control (LoC).
India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue: Rajnath Singh, Jaishankar to meet Blinken, Austin
Nov 08, 2023, at 11:11 pm
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar will welcome U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III for the Fifth India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi on Nov 10.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar apologises in state Assembly
Nov 08, 2023, at 10:46 pm
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tendered an apology for his Tuesday's statement made on the floor of the house.
Bengal ration scam: Rice millers opened fake bank accounts to pocket MSP, says ED
Nov 08, 2023, at 07:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the ration scam in West Bengal, on Tuesday said rice millers in the state opened fake bank accounts to bag the Minimum Support Price (MSP) meant for the paddy growers more than a week after minister Jyotipriyo Mallick was arrested by the central investigating agency.
Bengal jobs scam: ED summons TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on Nov 9
Nov 08, 2023, at 06:29 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at the CGO Complex, Salt Lake in the city on November 9 in connection with the alleged West Bengal school jobs scam, official sources said on Wednesday.
Nitish Kumar apologises for his controversial remark on population control
Nov 08, 2023, at 06:18 pm
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday apologised after his remark on population control triggered a massive row and widespread condemnation.
Jammu and Kashmir: JKPJF hosts blood donation camp in memory of Shaheed Mohd Maqbool Sherwani
Nov 08, 2023, at 04:06 pm
A blood donation camp was organized on Tuesday by the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Justice Front (JKPJF) at Govt. Medical College in Baramulla in the memory of Shaheed Mohd Maqbool Sherwani – The Lion of Baramulla.
Nov 08, 2023, at 08:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Three weeks after writing to the Delhi Police commissioner claiming that his life is in danger, the Supreme Court lawyer who had alleged that Mahua Moitra had accepted bribes from a businessman to ask questions in Parliament, has now lodged a new complaint accusing the Trinamool Congress MP of trespassing and intimidating his staff.
Supreme Court clarifies the nationwide ban on firecrackers containing barium beyond Delhi NCR
Nov 08, 2023, at 06:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court of India has clarified that its previous directives pertaining to a ban on firecrackers containing barium and certain chemicals extend to all states across the country and are not limited to the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR).
Nitish Kumar proposes to raise Bihar caste quotas to 65 pct past Supreme Court cap
Nov 08, 2023, at 05:31 am
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has proposed increasing reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well as Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 percent.
IndiGo likely to ground 35 aircraft Jan-Mar due to powder metal issue in P&W engines
Nov 08, 2023, at 04:46 am
Gurugram: IndiGo, the largest domestic carrier in India in terms of market share and fleet size, Tuesday stated that based on its initial assessment and information provided by Pratt & Whitney about the engine powder metal problem, it expects that 35 aircraft will be out of service during the January-March quarter or the fourth quarter of the 2023-24 fiscal year.