Feb 21, 2024, at 05:32 am
New Delhi/UNI: The National Union of Journalists (NUJI) on Tuesday said that it will hold a protest march on Wednesday against the arrest of Republic Bangla reporter Santu Pan in Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
Feb 21, 2024, at 05:15 am
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The Principal Sessions Court Tuesday extended the judicial remand of former Tamil Nadu Minister V.Senthilbalaji, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case last year, till March 4.
BJP is weakening democracy, suppressing voice of Dalits: Rahul Gandhi
Feb 21, 2024, at 04:48 am
Lucknow/IBNS/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Tuesday alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is weakening democracy by suppressing the voices of Dalits, poor and backward people.
Samajwadi Party releases names of five more candidates for LS polls, gives final offer to Congress
Feb 21, 2024, at 02:51 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The Samajwadi Party (SP) Tuesday announced the names of five more candidates, including sitting MLA and national general secretary Shivpal Singh, for the Lok Sabha elections slated to be held this year.
Will not arrest Sameer Wankhede in money laundering case till March 1: ED informs Bombay HC
Feb 21, 2024, at 02:08 am
Mumbai/IBNS/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that it will not arrest IRS officer and former NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede till March 1 in the alleged money laundering case.
PM Modi to inaugurate 9th edition of Raisina Dialogue tomorrow
Feb 21, 2024, at 01:40 am
New Delhi,/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 9th edition of Raisina Dialogue here on Wednesday.
Farmers begin 3-day sit-in protest at toll plazas on Jalandhar-Jammu National Highway
Feb 21, 2024, at 01:15 am
Hoshiarpur (Punjab)/IBNS: Agitating farmers, under the banner of various organisations, Tuesday began a three-day sit-in protest and compelled the authorities at two toll plazas on the Jalandhar-Jammu NH to allow vehicles to pass without paying the toll.
Feb 21, 2024, at 01:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a historic move, the Supreme Court Tuesday declared Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Kuldeep Kumar the winner of last month's Chandigarh mayoral election, ending weeks of controversy after Returning Officer Anil Masih was caught on camera invalidating and discarding eight votes in his favour.
Indian-origin man sentenced to life imprisonment in UK for murdering sex worker 30 years ago
Feb 21, 2024, at 12:08 am
A British court has sentenced an Indian-origin man to life imprisonment in London for murdering a woman 30 years ago.
Feb 20, 2024, at 11:29 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jammu, on Tuesday when he said the number of Medical Colleges in Jammu and Kashmir has increased from four to 12 in the last 10 years
Feb 20, 2024, at 10:33 pm
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) seeking a report on the death of an 80-year-old man who collapsed after walking about 1.5 kilometres due to the non-availability of a wheelchair at Mumbai airport.
Supreme Court directs to treat 8 invalidated ballots as valid in Chandigarh Mayor poll
Feb 20, 2024, at 10:22 pm
The Supreme Court on Tuesday examined the eight defaced ballot papers of the Chandigarh mayor poll and video recording of the counting process following the contentious victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ordered to treat the eight invalidated ballots as valid.
Narendra Modi inaugurates, dedicates projects worth over Rs 32,000 crore in Jammu and Kashmir
Feb 20, 2024, at 09:46 pm
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 32,000 crores in Jammu on Tuesday.
Mamata Banerjee slams BJP for allegedly calling police officer Khalistani in Sandeshkhali
Feb 20, 2024, at 09:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the opposition party's workers allegedly called a Sikh police officer "Khalistani" during a confrontation in violence-hit Sandeshkhali.
Swami Prasad Maurya quits Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Feb 20, 2024, at 07:27 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh MLC Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday quit former state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP) just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, media reports said.
Telangana BJP to launch 'Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra' today
Feb 20, 2024, at 06:54 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: The Telangana BJP has announced the initiation of the 'Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra' throughout the state of Telangana, aiming to achieve a dual objective: bolstering support for Narendra Modi in Telangana ahead of the upcoming elections and exposing the Congress party's alleged hypocrisy in the state, particularly in failing to fulfill critical electoral promises.
After police stop, Calcutta HC allows BJP MLAs Suvendu Adhikari, Shankar Ghosh to visit Sandeshkhali
Feb 20, 2024, at 06:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Upholding its single-bench order, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs Suvendu Adhikari and Shankar Ghosh to visit violence-hit Sandeshkhali in West Bengal after they were stopped by police in Dhamakhali in the morning.
BJP's Suvendu Adhikari stopped from entering Sandeshkhali despite court order
Feb 20, 2024, at 05:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suvendu Adhikari was stopped from entering Sandeshkhali for the third time despite the Calcutta High Court order in his favour.
Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari, five other BJP leaders head to violence-hit Sandeshkhali
Feb 20, 2024, at 04:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A six-member Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) team comprising Leader of Opposition and MLA Suvendu Adhikari are heading to West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, where women have alleged to have been sexually harassed by local Trinamool Congress leaders.
Feb 20, 2024, at 03:03 pm
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain have emerged as the world's most powerful passports, as per the latest data released on the Henley Passport Index.
Calcutta HC allows BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali
Feb 20, 2024, at 06:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The Calcutta High Court on Monday said that West Bengal Leader of the Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari could visit areas of Sandeshkhali where prohibitory orders Section 144 CrPC has not been extended.
French Senate Chairman Gerard Larcher arrives in India, meets Vice President Dhakhar
Feb 20, 2024, at 05:59 am
New Delhi/UNI: Chairman of the French Senate Gerard Larcher, along with a delegation of five other Senators, is in India on a two-day official visit to enhance bilateral ties and parliamentary cooperation, the French Embassy in India said on Monday.
Farmers reject Centre's proposal, to resume Delhi march from Wednesday
Feb 20, 2024, at 04:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The borders around Delhi are likely to witness another round of showdown starting Wednesday as protesting farmers have rejected the Centre's proposal of a five-year contract to buy pulses, maize, and cotton at the old minimum support price.
'Serious constitutional crisis in Delhi': Arvind Kejriwal accuses BJP of threatening officers
Feb 20, 2024, at 04:18 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday claimed that a serious constitutional crisis is emerging in the national capital as officers are refusing to work because they are being threatened and coerced by the BJP.
Use 'Nationalist Congress Party -Sharad Chandra Pawar' name in Rajya Sabha poll: SC
Feb 20, 2024, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court Monday, while granting temporary relief to the Sharad Pawar faction, allowed it to use the name 'Nationalist Congress Party-Sharad Chandra Pawar' till further orders for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election scheduled to be held on Feb 27.
25 killed, 10 injured in landslide in Afghanistan
Feb 20, 2024, at 02:43 am
Kabul/IBNS/UNI: At least 25 people have been killed and 10 others injured in a landslide in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan, Khaama Press reported on Monday, citing the country's Ministry of Disaster Management.
'We are disturbed by horse-trading during Chandigarh Mayoral election': CJI
Feb 20, 2024, at 02:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Lashing out at the Returning Officer (RO) for the Chandigarh Mayoral election, who could be seen defacing the ballot papers on video to influence the poll results, the Supreme Court Mondy asked, why he had made marks (ticks and x marks) on the ballot papers when he was tasked to count.
Mamata slams Centre for 'deactivating Aadhaar cards' ahead of Lok Sabha polls, BJP responds
Feb 20, 2024, at 01:33 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government for allegedly deactivating Aadhaar cards targeting people belonging to specific communities, media reports said.
Bharat Ratna to Chaudhary Charan Singh honour of farmers: PM Modi
Feb 20, 2024, at 12:23 am
Lucknow/UNI: Referring to the decision to confer Bharat Ratna to former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the honour of Chaudhary Saheb, the son of the soil of Uttar Pradesh, is the honour of crores of hardworking farmers in the country.
Modi in Uttar Pradesh: PM says 'state's culture changed from red tape to red carpet'
Feb 20, 2024, at 12:18 am
Lucknow/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the picture of Uttar Pradesh has changed in the last seven years during the tenure of the double engine government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the red tape culture prevalent here for decades has today transformed into red carpet culture.