Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, AAP MLAs visit Rajghat
Aug 25, 2022, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his MLAs Thursday visited the Rajghat and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, shortly after he convened a meeting of his legislators where he discussed an alleged BJP-orchestrated operation to topple his government.
Give justice to Bilkis Bano: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi
Aug 25, 2022, at 09:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday said justice should be done in the Bilkis Bano case, and accused the government of giving hollow slogans of 'Beti Bachao'.
BJP picks Jat leader Bhupendra Singh as UP unit president
Aug 25, 2022, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: With an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda Thursday appointed Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary as the new chief of the party's Uttar Pradesh unit.
3 killed as Army foils infiltration bid
Aug 25, 2022, at 08:44 pm
Srinagar/UNI: At least three armed infiltrators were killed in a gun battle close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Thursday, official sources said.
Provide justice to Bilkis Bano: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Aug 25, 2022, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday launched a fresh attack at the BJP-led central government after the Gujarat government decision to release 11 people convicted in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case.
Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court issues notice to Gujarat govt on release of convicts
Aug 25, 2022, at 06:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Thursday issued a notice to the Gujarat government seeking its response on the release of 11 convicts in the case related to the gangrape of Bilkis Bano during a communal clash in the state back in 2002, media reports said.
Supreme Court to review Money Laundering Act verdict today
Aug 25, 2022, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will Thursday review the Money Laundering Act verdict, which has upheld the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s extensive powers, media reports said.
Kejriwal instructed to call AAP MLAs in Gadkari's name in 2013: Yogendra Yadav on viral video
Aug 25, 2022, at 07:23 am
New Delhi: A video of an interview of former AAP leader Paramjit Katyal saying that he had called other AAP leaders on the instructions of Arvind Kejriwal posing as a person from Arun Jaitley or Nitin Gadkari's office with an offer of money to switch parties has reemerged.
Aug 25, 2022, at 06:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Pakistani terrorist was captured and two others died in a landmine blast as two infiltration bids were foiled in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district over the last two days, the Indian Army said on Wednesday.
J&K: 2 Pak terrorists blown up as they step on landmine during infiltration bid
Aug 25, 2022, at 04:13 am
A fresh infiltration bid was foiled by the security forces as two Pakistani infiltrators were killed at the LoC in the Naushera sector of Jammu & Kashmir's Rajouri district as they stepped on landmines placed at the border, media reports said.
'Became CM in 2020 due to pressure': Nitish Kumar reveals after BJP's betrayal allegation
Aug 25, 2022, at 03:24 am
Patna/IBNS: Nitish Kumar, who won the floor test Wednesday to prove the majority of the 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance government in the state Assembly, revealed that he agreed to become the Chief Minister in 2020 even as his party bagged fewer seats than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the election, due of "pressure".
Supreme Court removes blanket ban on Benami transactions
Aug 25, 2022, at 02:54 am
The Supreme Court has struck down two provisions of Benami Property Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 and further held that the Benami Property Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act 2016 cannot be applied retrospectively.
Poverty, inequality must be eliminated in next 25 yrs: Yogi Adityanath
Aug 25, 2022, at 02:40 am
Rae Bareli/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday emphasised that peace and harmony cannot be achieved without valour and urged the citizens to dedicate themselves with utmost honesty to eliminate poverty, anarchy and inequality in the next 25 years to build a powerful and self-reliant nation.
Thailand: Court suspends PM Prayut, awaiting review of tenure limit
Aug 25, 2022, at 01:33 am
Bangkok/IBNS: Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday temporarily suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from his official obligations.
7,000 personnel to be recruited in Maharashtra Police force soon: Devendra Fadnavis
Aug 25, 2022, at 01:18 am
Mumbai/UNI: Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday informed the Maharashtra Assembly that orders have been given to recruit seven thousand personnel in the state police force.
Eliminate terrorism in all its forms: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at SCO Meet
Aug 25, 2022, at 12:27 am
Tashkent: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday called upon Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to unitedly fight against terrorism and eliminate the menace in all its forms.
Bihar: Nitish Kumar wins floor test in Assembly
Aug 24, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday won the floor test to prove the majority of the 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance government in the state Assembly.
Aug 24, 2022, at 10:17 pm
Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday recovered two AK-47 rifles and 60 cartridges from the home of Prem Prakash, an alleged close aide of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, in a probe linked to an alleged Rs 100 crore mining scam.
CBI Special Court sends TMC leader Anubrata Mondal to 14-day judicial custody
Aug 24, 2022, at 09:11 pm
Kolkata/Asansol: The CBI Special Court on Wednesday remanded Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal to 14-day judicial custody.
Vikram K. Doraiswami appointed as next Indian envoy to UK
Aug 24, 2022, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi: Vikram K. Doraiswami has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, confirmed the Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday.
West Bengal: TMC registers easy win in two civic body bypolls
Aug 24, 2022, at 06:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) went past the Opposition quite easily in two wards from as many as civic bodies, where elections were held Sunday.
Bihar Assembly Speaker from BJP quits ahead of Nitish Kumar's floor test
Aug 24, 2022, at 06:23 pm
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, an MLA from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Wednesday stepped down from the post ahead of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's floor test, media reports said.
CBI raids four places linked to three RJD leaders
Aug 24, 2022, at 04:58 pm
Patna/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids at four different places of three ruling RJD leaders including party treasure and MLC Sunil Singh, Rajyasabha MP Ashfaq Karim and Fayaz Ahmed.
PM Modi to visit Haryana and Punjab today
Aug 24, 2022, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Haryana and Punjab Wednesday to inaugurate two important Health initiatives in the two states.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi to travel abroad for medical check-ups
Aug 24, 2022, at 02:12 pm
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi will be traveling abroad for medical check-ups, party leader Jairam Ramesh said in a statement on Tuesday.
Manish Sisodia summoned in Assam court over Himanta Biswa Sarma defamation case
Aug 24, 2022, at 05:53 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been summoned before a Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in Assam's Kamrup district on Sept 29 in connection with the defamation case filed against him by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Government not taking decisions in time: Nitin Gadkari's latest jibe
Aug 24, 2022, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, whose statements appear to have cost him his spot in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s top decision-making body, has said the government is "not taking decisions in time".
Ex-judge UD Salvi who convicted 11 men for raping Biklis Bano questions their release
Aug 24, 2022, at 03:28 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Eleven men who raped 2002 Gujarat riots survivor Bilkis Bano and allegedly killed seven members of her family should not have been released, the judge who convicted them 14 years ago has said.
Aug 24, 2022, at 03:18 am
Tashkent: Defence minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday held bilateral meetings with his Uzbek counterpart Lieutenant General Bakhodir Kurbanov; Defence Minister of Kazakhstan Colonel General Zhaksylykov Ruslan Zhakslykov and Belarusian Defence Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin.
Gyanvapi case: Muslim side submits old orders, claims land belongs to Waqf
Aug 24, 2022, at 02:08 am
Varanasi/UNI: The counsels of Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee on Tuesday submitted documents related to Din Mohammad case of 1936 and an order passed by the Allahabad High Court in 1942 in support of their claim that the land on which Gyanvapi mosque is constructed in Waqf property.