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Punjab govt gives nod to prosecute of Ram Rahim in 2015 sacrilege cases | Newly formed terror group with suspected backing of Lashkar-e-Taiba dismantled in Kashmir | Exiled author Taslima Nasreen urges Home Minister Amit Shah to let her stay in India | Man behind latest threat to Salman Khan apologises, says he 'made a mistake' | We have gone back to 2020 patrolling: S Jaishankar on India, China agreement | Supreme Court dismisses Arvind Kejriwal's plea against defamation case over Modi's degree issue | Is there a Khalistani link to the Delhi school blast? Probe underway | Delhi explosion: Atishi says situation in national capital is like Mumbai's underworld era of 1990s | BJP releases 1st list of 66 candidates for Jharkhand Assembly polls; ex-Hemant Soren aide Champai Soren included | Hoax bomb threats: Aviation security body meets CEOs of domestic airlines

Haryana voting to elect new assembly today

Oct 05, 2024, at 02:28 pm

Over 2 crore eligible voters are expected to exercise their franchise with Haryana voting to elect a new Assembly on Saturday.

Today, India is the fastest-growing major economy: PM Modi at Kautilya Economic Conclave

Oct 05, 2024, at 06:17 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said India is the fastest-growing major economy in the world today as he addressed the Kautilya Economic Conclave in the national capital on Friday.

Maharashtra Deputy Speaker, 3 MLAs jump off secretariat building in protest, land on net safely

Oct 05, 2024, at 06:02 am

Mumbai/IBNS: In an unprecedented event, Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal and three other legislators jumped off from the third floor of the state secretariat building in Mumbai to protest the inclusion of a community in the Scheduled Tribes category

Bengal junior doctors end ceasework, threaten to go on hunger strike if demands not met in 24 hours

Oct 05, 2024, at 04:53 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Agitating junior doctors, demanding justice for the RG Kar medic who was raped and murdered on August 9, called off their 'total cease work' at state-run medical colleges and hospitals on Friday but threatened to go on hunger strike till death if the West Bengal government did not meet their demands within 24 hours.

36 Maoists killed in Chhatisgarh combat operation along Dantewada border

Oct 05, 2024, at 03:08 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Security forces killed 36 Maoists in a forest along the Narayanpur-Dantewada border in Chhattisgarh during a combat operation Thursday, bringing in a huge success for the forces in recent times, media reports said.

Disgraceful Act: Defacing Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Washington is an affront to peace

Oct 04, 2024, at 11:46 pm

On October 1st, a shocking and disgraceful act took place in Washington, D.C., as Khalistan extremists desecrated the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, draping it in Khalistan flags and symbols of separatism.

EAM S Jaishankar visits Sri Lanka, meets new leadership in Colombo to discuss ways to deepen cooperation

Oct 04, 2024, at 11:45 pm

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met the newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during his visit to Colombo and discussed ways to deepen ongoing cooperation and strengthen India-Sri Lanka ties for the benefit of the people of the two countries and the region.

S Jaishankar to visit Pakistan on October 15-16 to attend SCO meeting in Islamabad

Oct 04, 2024, at 11:15 pm

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Pakistan on October 15 and October 16 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Islamabad.

Where do you get the power? Supreme Court slams Delhi LG over civic body panel poll call

Oct 04, 2024, at 08:33 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday slammed Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena for calling elections to civic body panel poll "in glaring hurry" besides raising question on LG's jurisdiction in taking such a step, media reports said.

After linking Samantha-Naga Chaitanya divorce, now Telangana minister Konda Surekha says KTR is behind KCR's 'disappearance'

Oct 04, 2024, at 07:34 pm

Vijayawada/IBNS: Telangana minister Konda Surekha has claimed Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao is behind the "disappearance" of his party boss K Chandrasekhar Rao, days after dragging popular actors Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya to her political statement, media reports said.

Kar diya 2024 mein murder: Teen, now arrested, posts on Facebook after killing Delhi doctor

Oct 04, 2024, at 06:04 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A 17-year-old boy has been arrested by police in connection with the murder of a doctor at a private nursing home in Delhi, media reports said.

Supreme Court orders SIT probe into Tirupati laddoo row

Oct 04, 2024, at 05:38 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the allegations that animal fat was being used in making laddoos meant for prashad at Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh, media reports said.

PM Modi chairs urgent top level meeting on Middle East crisis

Oct 04, 2024, at 05:06 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired an emergency top level meeting of his government to discuss the ongoing Middle East crisis after Iran's missile attack on Israel, media reports said.

Indian PM Narendra Modi greets 'friend' Benjamin Netanyahu on Jewish New Year

Oct 04, 2024, at 03:31 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi recently wished Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Jewish community around the world on Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah.

Union Cabinet grants 'classical language' status to Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese

Oct 04, 2024, at 07:16 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet on Thursday conferred the status of 'classical language" 'to five more languages including  Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit, and Assamese. 

CBI arrests RG Kar doctor and TMC leader Ashish Pandey in corruption case

Oct 04, 2024, at 06:24 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Ashish Pandey, who is a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital and an alleged confidant of its former principal Sandip Ghosh has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the corruption case that sprung up after the horrific rape-murder of a junior doctor in the same hospital. 

PM Modi and Tamil Nadu CM Stalin hail Cabinet's Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-II approval

Oct 04, 2024, at 05:55 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his congratulations to the people of Tamil Nadu following the Union Cabinet’s approval of the Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-II, which will add three new corridors to the city's transportation network. 

Haryana Congress MLA’s son accused in Rs 400 cr real estate fraud, caught roaming freely despite judicial custody

Oct 04, 2024, at 05:30 am

Rohtak (Haryana): Sikandar Singh, son of Haryana Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker, who was arrested in connection with a Rs 400 crore money laundering case, has been seen outside a hospital in Rohtak, raising serious concerns about his judicial custody, media reports said.

Nagarjuna files complaint against Telangana Minister for 'defaming' his son

Oct 04, 2024, at 04:15 am

Hyderabad/IBNS: Telugu cinema superstar Nagarjuna Akkineni has filed a complaint against Telangana Environment Minister Konda Surekha over her "defamatory (and) derogatory" comments about his son Naga Chaitanya's divorce with fellow actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

'No need to criminalise marital rape': Centre tells Supreme Court

Oct 04, 2024, at 02:49 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre Thursday told the Supreme Court that marital rape should not be criminalised as there are other "suitably designed punitive measures".

Fake SBI branch uncovered in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhapora; villagers duped of lakhs

Oct 03, 2024, at 10:14 pm

Chhapora (MP): A fake State Bank of India (SBI) branch, operating in Chhapora, Madhya Pradesh, was uncovered after an inquiry by police and SBI officials on September 27, media reports said.

Tampering with evidence: Siddaramaiah faces fresh complaint in MUDA scam

Oct 03, 2024, at 07:35 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister has tampered with the evidence in the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) scam in which the Congress leader is accused, a fresh complaint has alleged, media reports said.

'How dare you..?': CJI Chandrachud raps lawyer in Supreme Court

Oct 03, 2024, at 07:13 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday rapped a lawyer in the Supreme Court after the latter told the CJI that he cross-checked the details of the order with the courtmaster, media reports said.

Supreme Court halts police action against Sadhguru's Isha Foundation

Oct 03, 2024, at 06:56 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a big relief for Sadhguru, the Supreme Court on Thursday paused the Madras High Court order directing a probe into the case filed against the spiritual leader's Isha Foundation, media reports said.

Telangana minister apologises to Samantha-Naga Chaitanya over 'divorce' remark'; KTR still on target

Oct 03, 2024, at 05:58 pm

Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana minister Konda Surekha has apologised to actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu and her ex-husband, actor Naga Chaitanya, for claiming Bharat Rashtriya Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao was behind the divorce of the power couple.

BJP leader Roopa Ganguly arrested after night-long dharna over Bansdroni accident in Kolkata

Oct 03, 2024, at 05:21 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Roopa Ganguly was on Thursday morning arrested by the Kolkata Police after her night-long dharna (sit-in protest) demanding the apprehension of the culprits in the Bansdroni incident where a class 9 student died after being hit by an excavator a day ago.

Doctor shot dead at Delhi hospital amid protests over RG Kar rape-murder

Oct 03, 2024, at 04:35 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A 55-year-old doctor at a private nursing home in Delhi's Jaitpur was shot dead last night, a little less than two months after a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Delhi Metro services were hit twice today after drones found lying on tracks

Oct 03, 2024, at 06:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS:  Delhi Metro services were affected for over half an hour on Wednesday afternoon and then again in the evening after two drones were spotted on the tracks.

Telangana Minister sparks row over her remarks against KT Rama Rao linking it to Naga-Samantha divorce

Oct 03, 2024, at 06:01 am

Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana's Forests Minister Konda Surekha has sparked a massive controversy by citing allegations against Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao-linking him with the divorce of actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, drugs and blackmail.

Prasant Kishor launches Jan Suraj as political party ahead of next Bihar polls, vows to end liquor ban

Oct 03, 2024, at 02:35 am

Patna/IBNS: Former election strategist Prashant Kishor formally launched his Jan Suraaj group as a political party on Wednesday marking an entry into electoral politics.