Digvijaya Singh picks nomination form for Congress presidential elections
Sep 29, 2022, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Digvijay Singh Thursday collected the nomination form for the upcoming Congress presidential elections.
After Supreme Court's abortion judgement, Congress says this
Sep 29, 2022, at 07:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Congress, the primary opposition party in the country, has welcomed the Supreme Court's Thursday judgement of allowing all women irrespective of their marital status to abort till 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Akhilesh Yadav re-elected SP national president
Sep 29, 2022, at 06:35 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was Thursday re-elected as the national president of Samajwadi Party (SP) for the third time in a row.
All women irrespective of marital status have right to abortion: Supreme Court
Sep 29, 2022, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court Thursday ruled that the marital status of a woman cannot be a ground to deprive her right to abort unwanted pregnancy.
Kashmir: Second blast in bus in less than 8 hrs
Sep 29, 2022, at 04:41 pm
Jammu/UNI: In less than eight hours, another blast early morning Thursday in a bus rocked the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Rahul Gandhi-led Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra to leave Kerala today
Sep 29, 2022, at 04:37 pm
Malappuram/UNI: The Kerala leg of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra will leave the state to enter Gudalur in Tamil Nadu Thursday.
PM Modi to open, lay foundation of Rs 29,000-cr projects in Gujarat
Sep 29, 2022, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects worth around Rs 29,000 crores in programmes spread across Surat, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad and Ambaji of Gujarat Thursday and Friday.
Ashok Gehlot in Delhi to meet Sonia Gandhi, key aide says he won't resign as Rajasthan CM
Sep 29, 2022, at 05:42 am
New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's meeting with Sonia Gandhi was deferred by a day amid speculations about whether he will run for Congress president election
10 die in UP bus-truck collision, PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath announce ex-gratia
Sep 29, 2022, at 04:53 am
Lakhimpur Kheri/UNI: Ten persons were killed and more than two dozen others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Pilibhit-Basti road here in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police sources said here.
Senior advocate R Venkataramani is India's new Attorney General
Sep 29, 2022, at 03:32 am
New Delhi: Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been named as the new Attorney General of India.
Jiha Khan suicide: Bombay HC dismisses plea for fresh probe
Sep 29, 2022, at 03:19 am
Mumbai/UNI: Dismissing the petition filed by late actor Jiah Khan's mother Rabia Khan seeking an independent probe into the actor's suicide, the Bombay High Court has observed that the Central Bureau of Investigation has conducted a fair, impartial and thorough probe.
Ankita Bhandari murder case: Death by drowning, no proof of rape, says postmortem report
Sep 29, 2022, at 03:15 am
Dehradun: Ankita Bhandar, the 19-year-old receptionist, who worked at the resort of a BJP leader's son in Rishikesh, died out of drowning, and there is no evidence of rape, her postmortem report has revealed, media reports said.
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.