Uddhav Thackeray demands CBI probe in Maharashtra govt hospital deaths, alleges corruption
Oct 07, 2023, at 06:27 am
Mumbai/UNI: Shiv Sena president and ex-chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday demanded a ‘CBI probe’ into recent hospital deaths, while alleging corruption in the current Maharashtra government.
Kamduni gangrape & murder: Calcutta HC acquits death penalty awardee, Bengal govt moves SC
Oct 07, 2023, at 06:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government Friday decided to move the Supreme Court after the Calcutta High Court acquitted a capital punishment awardee and commuted the death sentence of two others to life imprisonment over the gang rape and murder of a 21-year-old college student at Kamduni in North 24 Parganas, an incident that shook West Bengal 10 years ago.
Tripura HC alerts junior courts on bail pleas in drug cases
Oct 07, 2023, at 04:43 am
Agartala, Oct 6 (UNI) The Tripura High Court in a significant observation stated that the normal rule of bail not jail in criminal cases is not applicable to cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Kolkata Metro to run night-long services for Durga Puja revellers
Oct 07, 2023, at 02:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Like previous years, the Kolkata Metro Railway will run night-long services on its North-South route for the benefit of the Durga puja revellers on the pandal-hopping spree, a top official said on Friday.
ED summons two associates of Sanjay Singh in Delhi excise policy case
Oct 07, 2023, at 02:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned two associates of Aam Aadmi Party leader and MP Sanjay Singh for questioning in connection with the (now scrapped) Delhi excise policy case.
Nijjar row: Canada shifted several diplomats to Singapore, Malaysia from India
Oct 06, 2023, at 11:59 pm
Canada has shifted a large number of its diplomats posted outside New Delhi and moved them to Malaysia or Singapore amid ongoing diplomatic tension between the two nations over the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Thousands offer prayers at Hazratbal on Friday following Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi Urs
Oct 06, 2023, at 11:33 pm
The Friday following Eid-e-Milad was observed with traditional fervour in Kashmir today, officials said.
Doctor arrested for raping women in Mumbai
Oct 06, 2023, at 11:24 pm
A doctor was arrested by Malwani police for raping two women, officials said.
Racist China: Indian-made iPhones smell curry
Oct 06, 2023, at 10:20 pm
China has been filled with bitterness ever since the news of Indian-made iPhone 15 reaching global market has surfaced.
'Corruption is now common in AAP': BJP after Sanjay Singh's arrest
Oct 06, 2023, at 08:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday alleged that the way names of AAP leaders are emerging in corruption cases shows that corruption is now a common thing in the party.
Abhishek Banerjee-led TMC delegation's dharna outside Bengal Guv house enters day 2
Oct 06, 2023, at 07:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The dharna by a delegation of Trinamool Congress under the leadership of party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee outside West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose's house in central Kolkata entered day two on Friday.
RBI maintains status quo, keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
Oct 06, 2023, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As widely expected by economists and market-watchers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50%.
Mumbai: Fire breaks out at seven-storey building in Goregaon, 7 die
Oct 06, 2023, at 03:59 pm
At least 7 people were killed and 39 injured after a fire broke out in Mumbai's seven-storey residential building in the wee hours of Friday, officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army officer injured in 'accidental' grenade blast in Rajouri
Oct 06, 2023, at 02:26 pm
An Army Officer on Thursday suffered injuries in an "accidetal" grenade blast in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Oct 06, 2023, at 06:49 am
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday heard two bail petitions filed by former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia in the alleged money laundering case probed by the Enforcement Directorate linked to Delhi liquor policy scam, media reports said.
Court sends AAP's Sanjay Singh to 5-day ED custody in Delhi liquor policy scam
Oct 06, 2023, at 06:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court Thursday sent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh to the Enforcement Directorate custody for five days, a day after he was arrested in a money laundering case related to the now-scrapped liquor policy.
Kapil Sharma, Huma Qureshi, Hina Khan summoned by ED in online betting probe
Oct 06, 2023, at 05:00 am
Mumbai: Actors Huma Qureshi and Hina Khan, along with comedian Kapil Sharma, have been summoned for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of its investigation into an online betting case.
Oct 06, 2023, at 04:42 am
In the brief history of the Maldives’ democracy, no president was re-elected for a second term. The opposition candidate, Mohamed Muizzu, won the presidential runoff election held on September 30 and will soon form a new government.
Varanasi court grants 4 weeks to ASI for completing Gyanvapi mosque survey
Oct 06, 2023, at 02:08 am
Varanasi/IBNS/UNI: The Varanasi district court Thursday granted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) four more weeks to submit its report on the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
'Congress is synonymous with corruption': PM Modi in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh
Oct 06, 2023, at 01:56 am
Jabalpur/IBNS/UNI: In a blitzkrieg against the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday accused it of perpetrating scams running into thousands of crores in the pre-2014 era, disrespecting freedom fighters and mocking even Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Interference in Bangladesh Judicial Process: Outrage over suggestion to drop case against Dr. Yunus
Oct 05, 2023, at 08:59 pm
Dr. Mohammad Yunus, the founder of the Grameen Bank and a well-known Nobel laureate, is currently entangled in a convoluted web of legal claims, raising issues both locally and globally.
Pakistan’s blame game: A mirror overdue
Oct 05, 2023, at 08:50 pm
In the cacophony of recent headlines, as media avidly dissected the India-Canada squabble, Pakistan’s Interior Minister laid a sensational claim: India’s Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) was behind two devastating suicide bombings in Pakistan.
Canada’s diplomatic misstep: Cost of losing the India advantage
Oct 05, 2023, at 06:49 pm
In a rapidly globalizing world, fostering and maintaining diplomatic relations is of paramount importance.
Vladimir Putin describes Narendra Modi as 'very wise man'
Oct 05, 2023, at 06:44 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Indian PM Narendra Modi for his leadership and even described him as a 'very wise man'.
ED raids West Bengal minister's house in alleged civic body job scam
Oct 05, 2023, at 06:23 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided the residence of West Bengal Food and Supplies Minister Rathin Ghosh and a dozen other places in relation to the alleged cash-for-job scam in civic bodies across the state, official sources confirmed.
Oct 05, 2023, at 05:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: "The central probe agencies have failed to prove corruption worth even a rupee," said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lader Atishi slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre over the arrest of her colleague Sanjay Singh in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.
Sikkim missing Army personnel: Search operation continues, one soldier rescued
Oct 05, 2023, at 04:06 pm
Gangtok/UNI: The search and rescue operation by the Indian Army for the 23 missing soldiers continued on Wednesday as one soldier has been rescued so far, according to SDM, Sikkim.
Telangana polls: BJP to field its top leaders against KCR and his family members
Oct 05, 2023, at 06:14 am
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is considering fielding its prominent leaders against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) and his family members in the upcoming Telangana Assembly election, reported India Today TV.
'If dishonest all our problems will be solved': Arvind Kejriwal after Sanjay Singh's arrest
Oct 05, 2023, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the family of AAP leader Sanjay Singh who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi liquor policy scam probe.
10 dead, 82 missing, 14 bridges collapse in Sikkim flash floods
Oct 05, 2023, at 05:05 am
Gangtok: At least 10 civilians were killed in a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim, while 82 people, including 22 Army personnel, are currently missing, according to media reports.