Shiv Sena sacks Sanjay Raut as parliamentary party leader, appoints Gajanan Kirtikar to succeed him

Mar 24, 2023, at 03:48 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena Thursday sacked Sanjay Raut, who is close to Uddhav Thackeray, as the leader of its parliamentary party and appointed Lok Sabha MP Gajanan Kirtikar as his successor.

Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh caught on CCTV in Haryana, carries umbrella to hide face

Mar 24, 2023, at 03:17 am

Amritsar/IBNS: Fugitive Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh was caught on CCTV camera leaving the home of a woman in Haryana who had sheltered him when he fled the police on Monday.

Haryana woman arrested for hiding Amritpal Singh, his aid

Mar 24, 2023, at 02:30 am

Gurugram: The police have arrested a woman named Baljit Kaur in Haryana for allegedly providing refuge to the absconding Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh and his associate Papalpreet Singh.

Two militants nabbed in Manipur

Mar 24, 2023, at 02:24 am

Imphal/UNI: Two militants were apprehended by the Manipur Police here on Thursday.

Mumbai: Supporters of NCP leader Hasan Mushrif protest outside ED office

Mar 24, 2023, at 01:33 am

Mumbai/UNI: A day before the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s questioning session of senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator and former state minister Hasan Mushrif, his supporters protested near the agency's headquarters on Thursday afternoon.

Rahul Gandhi criminal defamation case: What his future looks like after two years jail sentence?

Mar 23, 2023, at 11:36 pm

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment on Thursday by a lower court in Gujarat in a criminal defamation case, may lose his seat in the Parliament.

Police question fugitive Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh's wife Kirandeep Kaur

Mar 23, 2023, at 10:18 pm

Jalandhar (Punjab): The police are interrogating fugitive Khalistani separatist leader Amritpal Singh’s wife, a UK-based NRI, over allegations of shoring up overseas funds for the pro-Khalistani group Waris Punjab De, her husband helms.

London Tricolor incident: India removes security barricades outside British diplomatic establishments in Delhi

Mar 23, 2023, at 09:52 pm

New Delhi: The security deployment outside British High Commission’s office and the UK envoy’s residence in New Delhi has been downgraded, apparent from the removal of multiple barricades placed earlier, media reports said.

Modi surname remark: 'Will approach higher court,' says Congress after Rahul Gandhi's conviction in defamation case

Mar 23, 2023, at 08:30 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Thursday launched a scathing attack at the Narendra Modi-led government after a court convicted its MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case and said the party will approach the High Court in this regard.

'Attempt to suppress Rahul Gandhi's voice': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after court conviction over Modi surname remark

Mar 23, 2023, at 06:34 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has backed her brother and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi, who was on Thursday convicted by a Surat court in a criminal defamation case over his Modi surname remark.

Parliament: Lok Sabha adjourned amid pandemonium

Mar 23, 2023, at 05:47 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Thursday amid sloganeering by Opposition and Treasury benches over Adani issue and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's recent remarks on 'democracy' in UK.

Opposition meet held in Delhi over Adani issue

Mar 23, 2023, at 05:27 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A meeting of Opposition parties was held here on Thursday over the Adani issue.

Modi surname remark: Rahul Gandhi convicted by Surat court in defamation case, later gets bail

Mar 23, 2023, at 05:15 pm

Surat/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was on Thursday convicted by a court in Gujarat's Surat city in a criminal defamation case over his past remark referring to the surname Modi, media reports said.

Mamata Banerjee to meet Naveen Patnaik in Odisha today amid third front talks

Mar 23, 2023, at 04:42 pm

Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Thursday hold a "courtesy meeting" with her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik here amid the former's renewed push for a third front in national politics.

Kumar Mangalam Birla receives Padma Bhushan award

Mar 23, 2023, at 05:59 am

Chennai/IBNS/UNI: Noted industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla received the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award from President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening.

Singer Sonu Nigam's father robbed of Rs. 72 lakhs, ex-driver booked

Mar 23, 2023, at 05:40 am

Mumbai/IBNS: A former driver of singer Sonu Nigam's 76-year-old father has been booked for allegedly stealing Rs. 72 lakhs from the senior citizen's home in Mumbai, reports said on Wednesday.

Heavy security keeps Khalistani protesters away from Indian High Commission in London after Sunday's breach

Mar 23, 2023, at 02:09 am

London/IBNS: Heavy security arrangements kept Pro-Khalistan protesters behind barricades outside the Indian High Commission in London on Wednesday evening following the unprecedented vandalism of Sunday, when the Indian flag was pulled down and the windows of the building were broken.

Peace returned to Kashmir after scrapping of Art 370: Amit Shah inaugurating historical temple

Mar 23, 2023, at 12:38 am

Srinagar/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday said that peace has been established in Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370.

Jammu and Kashmir: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates Maa Sharda Devi Temple at Kupwara

Mar 23, 2023, at 12:17 am

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Maa Sharda Devi Temple at Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir through video conferencing on Wednesday.

Delhi Court orders 14 day judicial custody former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

Mar 22, 2023, at 11:16 pm

New Delhi: A Delhi Special Court after hearing submissions on behalf of Enforcement Directorate(ED) ordered to 14 days judicial custody for Delhi's Former Deputy CM and AAP Leader Manish Sisodia, who was arrested on the allegations of corruption in Delhi Excise policy case.

Narendra Modi to visit Varanasi on Apr 24

Mar 22, 2023, at 10:01 pm

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi on Apr 24 where he will address the One World TB Summit at Rudrakash Convention Centre.

Tamil Nadu: In suspected honour killing, newly wed man murdered by father-in-law

Mar 22, 2023, at 09:49 pm

Chennai: In a suspected case of honour killing, a newly wed man was murdered by his father-in-law and he fell in love with his daughter and married her a few days back in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu.

'Dictatorship at peak': AAP after Delhi Police's action over anti-Modi posters

Mar 22, 2023, at 07:14 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the central government of "dictatorship" after Delhi Police registered 44 First Information Reports (FIRs) and arrested four people over the posters calling for ouster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being pasted in the national capital.

Anti-Modi posters in Delhi: Police registers 44 FIRs, arrests four; AAP says 'dictatorship at peak'

Mar 22, 2023, at 06:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The posters calling for the ouster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital prompted the Delhi Police to register 44 First Information Reports (FIRs) and arrest four people, media reports said.

CBI seeks restoration of Interpol's Red Notice against Mehul Choksi

Mar 22, 2023, at 06:21 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) took up with Commission for Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) the serious shortcomings and mistakes committed in the manner of reaching the ‘unfounded and perfunctory’ decision to remove Red Notice against Mehul Choksi, CBI said in a statement on Tuesday

Tripura High Court seeks reply from state government over post-poll violence

Mar 22, 2023, at 05:48 pm

Agartala/UNI: The High Court of Tripura on Tuesday sought an affidavit from the state government within four weeks after registering a suo-moto public interest litigation over massive post-poll and post-result violence across the state over a month.

Mamata to hold two-day dharna from Mar 29 protesting against Modi govt

Mar 22, 2023, at 05:01 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a two-day dharna (sit-in protest) beginning on Mar 29 protesting against the central government's delay in disbursing funds of MGNREGA scheme and an alleged attempt to malign the state.

Strong tremors felt in north India after 6.5 magnitude quake strikes Afghanistan

Mar 22, 2023, at 06:55 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Strong tremors, lasting for nearly two minutes, were felt in several north Indian states when a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan on Tuesday evening. 

Punjab Police release possible looks of fugitive Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh's changed appearance

Mar 22, 2023, at 04:49 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Punjab Police Tuesday released several possible avatars or looks of fugitive Amritpal Singh, the Khalistani leader who is on the run for the last four days.

Kannada actor Chetan Kumar arrested over 'objectionable tweet' on Hindutva

Mar 22, 2023, at 03:00 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: The Bengaluru Police Tuesday arrested Kannada actor Chetan Kumar, popularly known as Chetan Ahimsa, after his tweet on Hindutva went viral.