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'I will not accept': Mamata Banerjee on Calcutta HC scrapping OBC certificates issued in Bengal after 2010 | EC slams BJP, Congress over poll speeches; says 'electoral democracy should not be weakened' | BJP suspends Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh for contesting as an Independent candidate from Bihar's Karakat | Supreme Court dismisses former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's plea against ED arrest in land scam case | Pune accident: Porsche that ran over two was not registered over non-payment | Delhi woman minister smiling maligning my character: Swati Maliwal's fresh salvo against AAP | Supreme Court rejects batch of pleas seeking review of Article 370 verdict | Pune Porsche crash: 'How can juvenile board give such order', asks Devendra Fadnavis promising strict action | IndiGo plane returns to airport after passenger found standing on overbooked Varanasi flight | Delhi High Court denies bail to Manish Sisodia in all cases linked to alleged excise scam

Ram Navami: 'Surya Tilak' illuminates Ram Lalla idol's forehead in Ayodhya Ram Temple

Apr 17, 2024, at 06:29 pm

Ayodhya/IBNS: 'Surya Tilak' or Sun's rays illuminated Ram Lalla idol's forehead in the Ram Temple on the occasion of Ram Navami on Wednesday.

Ram Navami: Pooja performed at Ayodhya's Ram Temple for first time since Ram Lalla's 'Pran Pratistha'

Apr 17, 2024, at 04:54 pm

Ayodhya/IBNS: Pooja was performed at Ayodhya's Ram Temple for the first time since Ram Lalla's idol was installed in a grand ceremony in January this year.

Whole country knows Modi is a champion of corruption: Rahul Gandhi

Apr 17, 2024, at 04:33 pm

Lucknow/New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi trained his guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting his alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh.

FBI announces USD 250,000 for information on Indian-origin man who allegedly killed his wife

Apr 17, 2024, at 04:14 pm

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $250,000 for any information that may lead to the arrest of Indian-origin man Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel.

EC bans Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over derogatory remarks against Hema Malini

Apr 17, 2024, at 05:58 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission Tuesday banned Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over his alleged derogatory remarks on actor-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Hema Malini.

LS poll: MK Stalin trains guns at PM Modi in his poll campaigns, calls him 'vasool raja', 'anit-Tamil Nadu'

Apr 17, 2024, at 05:34 am

Chennai/IBNS: As Tamil Nadu gears up for voting in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 19, Chief Minister MK Stalin has attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is at the centre of BJP's election campaign, as “anti-Tamil Nadu” and “anti-federalism”.

'We all know what happened': SC observes on ballot paper voting, says human interference causes more trouble

Apr 17, 2024, at 05:11 am

New Delhi/IBNS: A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta Tuesday heard petitions seeking cross-verification of the votes cast with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).

Boat capsizes in Kashmir's Jhelum River, police recover 4 school bags; six feared dead

Apr 17, 2024, at 04:48 am

Srinagar/IBNS: At least six people including school students drowned after a boat capsized in Jhelum River in Srinagar on Tuesday morning, media reports said.

AAP created chimera of free water: Delhi Lt Guv writes open letter to Kejriwal after murder over water dispute

Apr 17, 2024, at 04:22 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has written an open letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in jail in connection with the liquor policy case, following a note by AAP minister Atishi to him seeking suspension of the CEO of Delhi Jal Board over a murder triggered by a water dispute in the national capital. 

'We will finish Lawrence Bishnoi': Eknath Shinde tells Salman Khan over firing incident

Apr 17, 2024, at 03:40 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met actor Salman Khan on Tuesday afternoon days after shots were fired outside the superstar's home in Mumbai's Bandra.

Top Maoist leader among 29 killed in massive Chhattisgarh encounter

Apr 17, 2024, at 02:19 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Twenty-nine Maoists, including a senior rebel leader, Shankar Rao, who had a bounty of Rs. 25 lakh on his head, were killed during an encounter by security forces in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Tuesday afternoon.

TMC conspired to stop Ram Navami celebration in West Bengal, says Narendra Modi

Apr 16, 2024, at 11:13 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the ruling Trinamool Congress Party of West Bengal and said it conspired to stop the Ram Navami celebration in the state.

UPSC Civil Services 2023 results out, 1,016 candidates recommended for appointment

Apr 16, 2024, at 09:39 pm

A total of 1,016 candidates have been recommended for appointment after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced the result of the  Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2023 on Tuesday.

Will Robert Vadra take on Smriti Irani from Amethi? Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law stirs speculation

Apr 16, 2024, at 07:54 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: As Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi is still unsure whether he will return to Amethi for a fight five years after he lost the seat, his brother-in-law Robert Vadra has started a speculation of him taking on Union Minister Smriti Irani from the constituency of Uttar Pradesh.

Cab driver Shakib beaten, stabbed and shot dead in Delhi as bystanders watch entire incident in silence

Apr 16, 2024, at 07:43 pm

A cab driver was pulled out from his car, thrashed, stabbed and then allegedly shot dead by three men in New Delhi on Monday as the crowd that gathered at the scene observed the entire incident in silence.

Supreme Court raps Ramdev in Patanjali ads case, says 'You are not so innocent...'

Apr 16, 2024, at 06:36 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped yoga guru Ramdev over the case pertaining to the misleading advertisements by Patanjali Ayurved, which had claimed as a cure for many diseases including Covid-19, media reports said.

BJP fields Abhijit Das against TMC's Abhishek Banerjee in Lok Sabha polls

Apr 16, 2024, at 05:55 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Abhijit Das (Bobby) as its candidate to take on West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Diamond Harbour constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Bhavesh Bhai Bhandari, a Gujarati businessman, donates Rs. 200 cr to become monk

Apr 16, 2024, at 05:44 pm

Ahmedabad/IBNS: In what would raise eyebrows of many, Gujarati businessman Bhavesh Bhai Bhandari and his wife donated their earnings and assets worth Rs. 200 crore and all material belongings to adopt a life of monkhood, media reports said.

Patanjali case: Ramdev, his aide Balkrishna to be present in Supreme Court today

Apr 16, 2024, at 04:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear a contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved- founded by yoga guru Ramdev and his aide Acharya Balkrishna- over the misleading advertisements by the company, media reports said.

Election Commission of India seizes record Rs. 4650 crores inducements ahead of general polls

Apr 16, 2024, at 03:40 pm

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced it has seized record Rs. 4650 crores inducements ahead of the first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha polls.

Five dead, several injured as Kolkata bound bus falls from bridge in Odisha

Apr 16, 2024, at 06:20 am

At least five people, including a woman, died and several others sustained injuries after a Kolkata-bound bus fell from a bridge in Odisha's Jajpur district on Monday evening, media reports said.

Kolkata’s transgender community marks 10 years of SC's landmark verdict recognising their rights

Apr 16, 2024, at 04:34 am

Transgenders in Kolkata Monday marked the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court verdict that provided legal recognition to members of the community.

'Everyone will regret when there is honest reflection': PM Modi on scrapping electoral bonds

Apr 16, 2024, at 01:50 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the scrapping of the electoral bonds - in a landmark decision by the Supreme Court in February - is a decision "everyone will regret when there is honest reflection".

Lamborghini Gallardo car worth Rs 1 cr set on fire in Hyderabad over dispute, video goes viral

Apr 15, 2024, at 11:29 pm

In a bizarre incident, a Lamborghini Gallardo, worth nearly Rs 1 crore, was set on fire over a dispute in Hyderabad recently and the video of the incident has not gone viral on social media.

EAM S Jaishankar indicates Iran's willingness to solve MSC Aries cargo ship dilemma

Apr 15, 2024, at 11:21 pm

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday indicated Iran's willingness to resolve the matter of the detainment of Indian crew members on a cargo ship.

Is Annamalai the BJP's game-changer in Tamil Nadu, dominated by Dravidian Politics?

Apr 15, 2024, at 10:10 pm

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to go solo in this Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu, ditching its alliance with the AIADMK in the Dravidian-party-dominated southern state.

Senior Delhi journalist Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury awarded Italian govt honour

Apr 15, 2024, at 09:58 pm

Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, a senior New Delhi-based journalist with over two decades of experience in covering international relations, has recently been awarded a prestigious honour by the Italian government.

Indian Army contingent departs for joint military exercise with Uzbekistan

Apr 15, 2024, at 09:53 pm

The Indian Army contingent departed on Monday (April 15, 2024) for the 5th edition of India- Uzbekistan joint military Exercise Dustlik.

Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal to remain in jail as Supreme Court turns down urgent hearing

Apr 15, 2024, at 07:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback for the Delhi Chief Minister, the Supreme Court on Monday turned down an urgent hearing on Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging the arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the liquor policy case, media reports said.

'Harrowing experience': Delhi bound IndiGo flight from Ayodhya lands in Chandigarh with 2-min fuel left

Apr 15, 2024, at 07:31 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In what has been described as a "harrowing experience" by onboard passengers, a Delhi bound IndiGo flight from Ayodhya landed in Chandigarh after diversion with only two-minute fuel left, media reports said.