Pashupati Paras says his party integral part of NDA, days after criticising BJP over poll snub
Mar 31, 2024, at 07:16 am
New Delhi: Shortly after stepping down from the Union cabinet, Pashupati Paras on Saturday asserted that his party, the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP), continues to be an important part of the BJP-led NDA alliance.
10-yr-old girl dies after eating birthday cake ordered online in Punjab's Patiala
Mar 31, 2024, at 06:36 am
Patiala (Punjab): A 10-year-old girl died last Sunday in Punjab’s Patiala due to suspected food poisoning after eating her birthday cake, ordered online from a bakery.
'India Zindabad': Pakistani crew rescued from hijacked Iranian vessel thanks Indian Navy
Mar 31, 2024, at 05:19 am
New Delhi: The Indian Navy on Friday successfully rescued an Iranian ship that had been hijacked, along with its crew comprising 23 Pakistani citizens, in the Arabian Sea.
Wives of jailed leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren meet in Delhi
Mar 31, 2024, at 04:51 am
New Delhi: Kalpana Soren, wife of jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, met with Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, at the latter's home in the national capital over the weekend.
Mar 31, 2024, at 04:24 am
New Delhi: The BJP unveiled its 8th list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Saturday.
Mar 31, 2024, at 03:52 am
Bramati (Maharashtra): Putting all speculations to rest, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, nominated Sunetra Pawar as a contender for the highly contested Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, setting the stage for a battle within the Pawar clan.
Saina Nehwal slams Congress MLA for misogynistic remark on BJP's LS candidate
Mar 31, 2024, at 02:56 am
New Delhi: Star shuttler Saina Nehwal slammed a Congress MLA for his remarks towards a female BJP candidate, saying that the misogynistic remark was “really upsetting”.
ED arrests suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeskhali land-grabbing case
Mar 31, 2024, at 02:02 am
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in connection with a land grabbing case in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali.
Droupadi Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on ex-PM Narasimha Rao, three others
Mar 31, 2024, at 12:12 am
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on former Prime Ministers P. V. Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan, and two-time former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur posthumously.
Woman dies after being set on fire for dowry in Uttar Pradesh, 8 booked
Mar 30, 2024, at 11:47 pm
A 22-year-old woman was set on fire and killed allegedly by her husband and in-laws after failing to meet dowry demand in Sirsaganj area of Firozabad district here in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police sources said.
ACB catches Sub-Inspector accepting Rs 10,000 bribe in Hyderabad
Mar 30, 2024, at 11:12 pm
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught a Sub-Inspector of Police from Meerpet Police Station in Rachakonda Commissionerate on Saturday while he was in the act of accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.
Congress leader Shivraj Patil's daughter-in-law Dr. Archana Patil joins BJP
Mar 30, 2024, at 11:05 pm
Dr. Archana Patil, the daughter-in-law of former Lok Sabha speaker Shivraj Patil, joined the BJP on Saturday, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Body of missing woman found in sack in Uttar Pradesh
Mar 30, 2024, at 11:02 pm
The body of a 22-year-old missing woman was recovered from a plastic sack in Sandi area of Hardoi district here in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police sources said here.
Court acquits three RSS activists in Madrassa teacher murder case in Kerala
Mar 30, 2024, at 10:59 pm
The District Principal Sessions Court on Saturday acquitted all the three RSS activists in the murder case of Muhammed Riyaz Maulavi (34), a Madrassa teacher of Muhayuddin Juma Masjid at Choori.
Property of drug peddler attached under NDPS Act in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla
Mar 30, 2024, at 10:55 pm
Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday attached a two-storey residential house owned by a drug peddler in Baramulla district under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Mar 30, 2024, at 09:48 pm
Gangstar-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest in his native place Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday amid tight security.
Former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal declares assets worth Rs 4.75 cr
Mar 30, 2024, at 08:29 pm
Sarbananda Sonowal, the BJP's most high-profile candidate in Assam, has total movable and immovable assets worth Rs 4,75,85,258.
ED quizzes Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot days after Kejriwal's arrest in excise policy case
Mar 30, 2024, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot in connection with the excise policy scam case, days after Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, media reports said.
Punjab: Police arrest 7 gangsters in two different cases
Mar 30, 2024, at 06:02 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: In a breakthrough, Jalandhar Commissionerate Police averted planned target killings with the arrest of four operatives of Prema Lahoria, Vicky Gounder Gang, after an exchange of fire and recovered six pistols and live cartridges from them.
Indian Navy rescues 23 Pakistani crew members after intercepting hijacked Iranian vessel
Mar 30, 2024, at 03:16 pm
The Indian Navy on Friday rescued a hijacked Iranian fishing vessel, which was carrying 23 Pakistani crew members while responding to a pirate attack on the Arabian Sea, officials said.
Cylinder gas explodes in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria, four members of family die
Mar 30, 2024, at 02:49 pm
Four members of a family, including three children, were killed when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in Bhaluani area of Deoria district here in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, an administration official said here.
Two BJD MLAs quit party ahead of Odisha Assembly elections
Mar 30, 2024, at 06:33 am
Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD in Odisha on Friday suffered a jolt when two of its former MLAs resigned from the primary membership of the party.
India does not need lessons from anyone: Jagdeep Dhankar after US, Germany, UN comment on Kejriwal
Mar 30, 2024, at 06:12 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After remarks from Germany, the United States, and finally the United Nations on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said the country does not need lessons from anyone on the rule of law, stressing that India is a unique democracy.
'Racist' cartoon targets Indian crew on ship after Baltimore bridge mayhem, receives flak once viral
Mar 30, 2024, at 05:32 am
After six people are presumed to be dead following a powerless cargo ship smashing into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, a 'racist' cartoon depicting the incident has stirred a storm.
Mar 30, 2024, at 04:20 am
New Delhi: Responding to China's remarks on the probe into the alleged foiled assassination plan targeting Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the Ministry of External Affairs asserted that India and the United States are capable of addressing any bilateral concerns.
Mukhtar Ansari's burial likely to be held in UP's Ghazipur tomorrow
Mar 30, 2024, at 03:58 am
Ghazipur (UP)/IBNS/UNI: Security arrangements have been tightened in Ghazipur and Mau districts of Uttar Pradesh, with the body of mafia-turned-politician and former MLA Mukhtar Ansari likely to reach his native district of Ghazipur late on Friday night.
Mar 30, 2024, at 03:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday promised that his party will take exemplary action against those who have destroyed democracy "when the government changes" after the party received a Rs. 1,800 crore income tax notice which it called "tax terrorism".
NIA announces Rs 10 lakh reward each on two wanted accused in Bengaluru cafe blast case
Mar 30, 2024, at 02:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after the key accused was arrested, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a reward of Rs. 10 lakh each for information leading to the arrest of two wanted individuals, Abdul Mateen Ahmed Taahaa and Mussavir Hussain Shazib, in connection with the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case.
Elaborate arrangements being made at Ayodhya Ram Mandir ahead of Ram Navami
Mar 30, 2024, at 02:18 am
Ayodhya/IBNS/UNI: Ahead of the first Ram Navami festival, following the consecration of Shri Ram Lalla at the newly constructed Ram Mandir here, elaborate arrangements are being made by the authorities, official sources said here on Friday.
Akasa Air starts international operations with Mumbai-Doha flight
Mar 30, 2024, at 01:58 am
Mumbai: Akasa Air has started its international operations with its first overseas flight from Mumbai to Doha, Qatar.