Fact-checker Mohammed Zubair cites death threats pleading for bail in Supreme Court
Jul 07, 2022, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Arrested fact-checker Mohammed Zubair has cited death threats while making a bail plea in the Supreme Court, which is likely to hear the appeal Friday, media reports said.
Karnataka: Communal clashes break out in Kerur, Section 144 clamped
Jul 07, 2022, at 06:05 pm
Bagalkot/UNI: Communal clashes broke out between two groups in Karnataka's Kerur over an eve-teasing incident.
FIR against CPI-M MLA Cheriyan for 'anti-Constitution remarks'
Jul 07, 2022, at 05:59 pm
Pathanamthitta/UNI: Keezhvaipur police Thursday filed a case against former Kerala Minister Saji Cheriyan, who resigned from the second Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet over his anti-Constitution remarks.
Maa Kali remark: Swara Bhasker supports TMC MP Mahua Moitra
Jul 07, 2022, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Bollywood's left-leaning actor Swara Bhasker has extended her support to Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra whose comment on goddess Kali in reference to a film poster showcasing Kali smoking a cigarette stirred a massive row.
PM Modi to inaugurate Rs 1,800 cr worth projects in Varanasi today
Jul 07, 2022, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Varanasi Thursday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development initiatives worth over Rs 1,800 crores.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to marry second time today in low-key ceremony
Jul 07, 2022, at 06:44 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will get married to Dr. Gurpreet Kaur in a low-key ceremony in Chandigarh on Thursday. This is his second marriage.
Jul 07, 2022, at 05:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja and iconic athlete P T Usha are among prominent personalities nominated to Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Smriti Irani, Jyotiraditya Scindia get additional portfolios as two ministers resign
Jul 07, 2022, at 04:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs after Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigned on Wednesday.
Indian Army hosts commemorative events to honour Kargil victory flame at Kashmir's Lolab Valley
Jul 07, 2022, at 04:26 am
Srinagar/IBNS: As a run-up to commemorating the Kargil Vijay Diwas, the Kargil Vijay Diwas Victory Flame arrived at Zorawar Garrison, Gujjarpatti in Kashmir amidst traditional fanfare.
Team Uddhav Thackeray appoints new Chief Whip to Lok Sabha
Jul 07, 2022, at 03:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Uddhav Thackeray team of Shiv Sena, reduced to a minority in the Maharashtra assembly, has appointed a new Chief Whip for the Lok Sabha, amid fear of revolt by party MPs.
No Indian should be deprived of opportunities due to language: PM Modi
Jul 07, 2022, at 02:08 am
New Delhi/UNI: No Indian should be deprived of the best information, knowledge, skill and opportunity due to language, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday, while questioning why should the intellectual space be restricted to a few people, who know a particular language.
Varun Gandhi slams govt over LPG price hike
Jul 07, 2022, at 01:16 am
New Delhi/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi on Wednesday said Indians were buying the most expensive cooking gas in the world, as the price of LPG cylinders was raised by Rs. 50 and reached Rs. 1050 per cylinder.
Afghan Sufi preacher killed in Maharashtra's Nashik
Jul 07, 2022, at 12:49 am
Pune: An Afghan Sufi preacher was shot dead in Nashik district of Maharashtra Tuesday evening by four unidentified assailants, media reports said.
Electrical malfunction in Vistara Bangkok flight after landing in Delhi airport
Jul 06, 2022, at 11:28 pm
New Delhi: The engine of a Vistara plane from Bangkok malfunctioned soon after landing at the Delhi airport on Tuesday (July 5), media reports said.
China imposes Covid lockdown in Xi'an
Jul 06, 2022, at 10:37 pm
Beijing/UNI: China's Xi'an city with around 13 million population was put under partial lockdown on Wednesday after it reported the first outbreak of a highly transmissible new Omicron subvariant.
Delhi Assembly passes censure motion against Centre's temple demolition list
Jul 06, 2022, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed a censure motion against the Centre's letter to Delhi Government seeking permission to demolish 53 temples in the national capital.
Jul 06, 2022, at 10:18 pm
Toronto: After the High Commission of India in Ottawa, Canada, asked the authorities to immediately remove the poster of the Leena Manimekalai-directed film Kaali that elicited widespread condemnation from the Hindu community, Aga Khan Museum tendered an apology saying that they deeply regret the offence caused to the members of the Hindu and other faith communities by the social media post and have removed its presentation.
Delhi to host month-long shopping carnival for 'visitors around the world'
Jul 06, 2022, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi Government is all set to organise the city's first shopping festival.
Russia shells Sloviansk, two killed
Jul 06, 2022, at 10:06 pm
Kyiv/UNI: At least two people were killed and seven injured when Russian troops shelled Sloviansk in Ukraine's Donetsk region, according to a regional military chief.
Jul 06, 2022, at 09:27 pm
California/UNI: A wildfire that broke out in California on July 4 has doubled in size consuming over 3,000 acres posing threat to the power grid.
'Failed to establish safe air services': DGCA issues show-cause notice to SpiceJet
Jul 06, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New Delhi: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet after an unusually high number of technical malfunctions in a little over two weeks with the latest mid-air snag coming on Tuesday (July 5) night when a China-bound cargo plane returned to Kolkata after the pilot found the weather radar unserviceable.
Maa Kali remark: BJP files police complaint against Mahua Moitra, TMC MP says 'bring it on'
Jul 06, 2022, at 07:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A number of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members have filed police complaints against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra for allegedly hurting Hindu sentiments calling goddess Kali "meat-eating, alcohol-accepting goddess".
Mahua Moitra unfollows TMC on Twitter over differences on Maa Kali remark
Jul 06, 2022, at 07:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s firebrand Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra has appeared to have unfollowed her party on micro-blogging site Twitter, a day after her remark on goddess Kali was not approved by the ruling dispensation of West Bengal.
Prophet Muhammad row: Ajmer Dargah cleric arrested for alleged provocative comment on Nupur Sharma
Jul 06, 2022, at 06:49 pm
Ajmer/IBNS: A cleric of Ajmer Dargah in Rajasthan was Wednesday arrested for allegedly making a provocative comment on suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma, whose remark on Prophet Muhammad stoked a massive controversy, media reports said.
AIMIM MP calls for protest against renaming of Aurangabad
Jul 06, 2022, at 05:54 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Imtiaz Jaleel has called people in his constituency to protest against the renaming of Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar by then Maharashtra government led by Uddhav Thackeray.
Himachal Pradesh: Cloudburst leaves several missing in Kullu
Jul 06, 2022, at 05:44 pm
Shimla/UNI: At least four to six people are said to be missing following a cloudburst in Kullu district near Manikaran, Superintendent of Police Gurudev Singh said.
Amarnath Yatra resumes, 75,000 had darshan so far at Cave shrine
Jul 06, 2022, at 05:27 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The Amarnath Yatra resumed Wednesday after remaining temporarily suspended from the Baltal and Nunawan routes due to inclement weather, officials said.
Jul 06, 2022, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Freedom of expression can't be reserved only for Hindu gods and goddesses, said 'offended' Shiv Sena MP and spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi calling out the controversial film poster showing goddess Kali as a cigarette smoker.
Jul 06, 2022, at 07:25 am
Colombo: Sri Lankan Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando on Monday said his government will be opening a tourism office in Gujarat soon.
After being stranded for 11 hrs in Karachi, 138 passengers of SpiceJet finally fly to Dubai
Jul 06, 2022, at 07:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After being stranded for nearly 11 hours in Pakistan's Karachi, 138 passengers of a Delhi-Dubai SpiceJet finally took off for UAE on an alternate flight that was sent from India on Tuesday evening.