NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the efforts of each and every one who contributed to the success of his dream “Make in India” launched on September 25 in the year 2014. “Today is an occasion to salute each and every one of you who has made this initiative a roaring success. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday cautioned the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) against involving the judiciary in its “agendas”, dismissing a plea seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into allegations of children being sold by shelter homes in Jharkhand including those run by the Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother … Read more
NEW DELHI: The prime suspect in the horrific murder of a 29-year-old woman, whose dismembered body was found stuffed into a refrigerator, has been identified by the authorities, said Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Monday.“It is being investigated from all angles. The prime suspect has been identified, and efforts are underway to arrest him,” … Read more
Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and former Delhi chief minister, has made headlines with a declaration: “I don’t even have a house of my own.” Following his resignation as CM, Kejriwal announced he would vacate the official bungalow soon and live among the people of Delhi.“I will leave the CM’s bungalow in … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Bombay high court on Friday struck down the amended Information Technology (IT) Rules, which proposed action against fake content about the government, calling it “unconstitutional”.The decision was delivered by Justice AS Chandurkar, who was appointed as the third judge after a split verdict by a division bench in January 2023.“I am of … Read more
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday released India’s mutual evaluation report on combating terror financing and anti-money laundering regime, and placed the country in “regular follow-up” category.The report stated that India has achieved a high-level of technical compliance across the FATF Recommendations and has taken significant steps to implement measures to tackle illicit … Read more
An Indian American flyer recently criticised Air India for its service and called his experience the “worst”.A CEO of CaPatel Investments, Anip Patel, took his Instagram to slam Air India and said it was a “nightmare” flying from Chicago to Delhi non-stop. Sharing his experience of the flight he said, “I recently endured a 15-hour … Read more
NEW DELHI: A fresh encounter broke out between the police and the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kathua on Sunday afternoon, with the two sides engaged in exchange of fire in the forest region. According to officials, a police search party was attacked by terrorists at the remote Nuknali Nalla in the Bani area.This comes … Read more
NEW DELHI: A blast on Saturday at the intersection of Blochmann Street and S N Banerjee Road in Central Kolkata injured a 58-year-old rag picker identified as Bapi Das.Das, a resident of the footpath on S N Banerjee Road, sustained an injury to his right wrist.According to sources, the Taltala Police Station (PS) was alerted … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday said that the BJP should not equate itself with the entire nation and affirmed that the party will continue to criticise the government’s policies after BJP attacked Rahul Gandhi’s recent comments during his visit to the United States.Head of the Congress’ media and publicity department Pawan Khera said, “Since when … Read more
NEW DELHI: The newly formed interim government in Bangladesh will be ramping up its effort to bring back ousted ex-PM Sheikh Hasina, who has taken refuge in India after a mass uprising that forced her to flee Dhaka on August 5.Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, under the extradition treaty with India, plans to bring Hasina back … Read more
NEW DELHI: During a press conference on Friday in which wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia officially joined the Congress, party general secretary KC Venugopal refuted allegations of a “conspiracy” behind the move, which comes just weeks ahead of the crucial Haryana polls, and also attacked the railways for sending show-cause notices to the Olympians.Noting … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of Defence minister Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday approved 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting to Rs 1,44,716 crore. Of the total cost, 99% is from indigenous sources under Buy (Indian) and Buy (lndian-Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) categories.For modernisation of the tank fleet of the Indian … Read more
NEW DELHI: Kirti Azad, a member of India’s 1983 World Cup-winning squad, tragically lost his wife, Poonam on Monday. He shared the heartbreaking news on X (formerly Twitter), stating, “My wife, Poonam, is no more. She left for her heavenly abode at 12:40 PM. Thank you all for your good wishes.” Responding to the sad … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Assam Assembly passed a bill on Thursday that mandates government registration of Muslim marriages and divorces. The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024, introduced by revenue and disaster management minister Jogen Mohan, will replace the Muslim Marriages and Divorces Act of 1935, which allowed child marriages and did … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bhartiya Janta Party‘s national president JP Nadda hit out at Mamata Banerjee government accusing it of supporting “rapists and criminals” after the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally turned violent on Tuesday. The All India Trinamool Congress, in turn, attacked the ‘BJP goons’ of forcefully breaking the barricade and trying to enter the restricted Nabanna area.“The … Read more
NEW DELHI: An exchange of gunfire took place on Saturday between security forces and unidentified individuals in Sopore’s Watergam area in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Kashmir Zone Police.Following the incident the alert security personnel promptly retaliated to the firing and the area has been cordoned off by the security force, they said.Search operations … Read more
The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) has decided to resume their strike in the wake of vandalism incident at the crime scene of brutal rape-murder at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.The doctors association had called off the strike on Tuesday after the association received assurances from Union health minister JP Nadda during … Read more
NEW DELHI: Jagdambika Pal, a senior BJP Lok Sabha member, has been appointed the chairperson of the joint committee of Parliament that will examine the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, according to a Lok Sabha notification issued on Tuesday. The official notification said Speaker Om Birla named Pal the head of the 31-member committee. The government … Read more
NEW DELHI: A day after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the ‘creamy layer’ judgement of the Supreme Court, Akhilesh Yadav targeted BJP saying that it has always been “against reservation“.Without directly quoting the apex court’s decision that allowed the states to have sub-groups within 15% scheduled caste quota, the Samajwadi Party chief said in a … Read more
The Russian Embassy in Delhi has issued a statement addressing the situation of Indian nationals serving in the Russian Armed Forces. The statement expresses the Embassy’s condolences to the Indian Government and the families of those who have lost their lives and attempts to discharge those contracted for service.According to the statement, “The agencies concerned … Read more
NEW DELHI: Grammy winner Ricky Kej on Saturday lashed out at Air India for “downgrading” him from business to economy class without prior notice and “refusing” him a refund against the downgraded service. The music composer expressed his strong displeasure over the service of the airline and called out the “absolutely not helpful and impolite” … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Friday transferred the probe into the deaths of three UPSC students due to drowning at a Delhi coaching centre basement to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The court said it is transferring the case to the CBI so that the public does not doubt the probe and cited the … Read more
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Puja Khedar, an IAS trainee officer whose candidature was cancelled by the UPSC on Wednesday in the backdrop of alleged cheating and forgery cases.The UPSC found Puja Khedkar of violating rules and debarred her from all the future exams and selections. “The … Read more
NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition and former Wayanad MP, Rahul Gandhi, urged the Centre to support the people of Wayanad during his address in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. “It is a huge tragedy in Wayanad and the military is doing a good job there. I think it is important that we support the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi court on Monday suspended the five-month simple imprisonment sentence given to Medha Patkar, a leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, in a defamation case filed by lieutenant governor of Delhi V K Saxena. The case was filed by Saxena when he was the head of an NGO in Gujarat 23-years-ago. Patkar’s appeal … Read more
NEW DELHI: Amid reports of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s potential visit to Ukraine next month, the Congress party questioned whether the ongoing violence in Manipur was discussed in the meeting between Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh and PM Modi and whether Biren Singh had invited PM Modi to visit the troubled state before or after … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday raised questions over West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s claims that her microphone was muted during the 9th Governing Council Meeting of the Niti Aayog, and accused her of “lying“.“The things that Mamata Banerjee is saying regarding NITI Aayog meeting, I feel like she is lying … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court granted a permanent injunction against a company with a similar name to Adidas AG, a German sports and apparel company, in a trademark infringement complaint, operating in various industries, including textiles last week on Friday.Justice Sanjeev Narula’s court on July 19, ordered “ADIDAS” to pay damages amounting to Rs … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi to form a panel to probe a question in Physics paper with two correct answers.The court asked the IIT Delhi director to constitute a team of three experts of the subject concern to form an opinion on the correct answer to … Read more