National Herald case: Sonia Gandhi's interrogation starts at ED's Delhi office
Jul 21, 2022, at 08:38 pm
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi reached the Enforcement Directorate office in New Delhi a little after noon for interrogation in the National Herald money laundering case, media reports said.
Fresh batches of pilgrims leave for Amarnath
Jul 21, 2022, at 06:22 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Fresh batches of more than 7,500 yatries proceeded from the twin routes of Pahalgam and Baltal to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath to pay obeisance there on Wednesday, officials said Thursday.
Sonia Gandhi to appear before ED today, Congress says 'govt unleashing probe agencies on Opposition'
Jul 21, 2022, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Lashing out at the BJP-led Centre ahead of party chief Sonia Gandhi's questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case, the Congress Thursday accused the Modi government of unleashing federal probe agencies on the Opposition and termed it a "dangerous" trend for the democracy.
Presidential poll: Counting of votes gets underway
Jul 21, 2022, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The counting of votes for the Presidential poll began at 11 am in Room Number 63 in Parliament House complex on Thursday.
Eyes on 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Mamata's big Martyrs' Day rally today
Jul 21, 2022, at 04:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to set the tone of her party Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the upcoming Panchayat polls in her state and the next Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Fire onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, no casualties reported
Jul 21, 2022, at 05:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A fire broke out on board aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya while operating off the Karnataka coast on Wednesday, the Indian Navy said in a statement.
Fact-checker Mohammed Zubair walks out of Tihar Jail after bail
Jul 21, 2022, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court after his arrest last month over what was called a "highly provocative tweet", walked out of Delhi's Tihar Jail at 9 pm on Wednesday.
Caught on camera, speeding ambulance loses control, skids into toll booth in Karnataka, kills 4
Jul 21, 2022, at 03:32 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: An ambulance carrying a patient and two attendants lost control and crashed into a toll booth in Karnataka's Udupi district on Wednesday, leaving all three as well as a toll attendant dead.
Ex-Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa cleared of charges in contractor suicide case
Jul 21, 2022, at 02:17 am
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa, who found himself in the middle of a huge controversy following allegations of corruption and an alleged role in the suicide of a contractor, has been given a clean chit by the police after an investigation in the case.
Rajasthan: Youth commits suicide in Udaipur
Jul 21, 2022, at 01:34 am
Udaipur/UNI: A youth committed suicide by hanging himself in the Hiran Magri police station area of Udaipur city in Rajasthan on Wednesday.
Sidhu Moosewala murder: 2 suspects killed in encounter
Jul 20, 2022, at 10:21 pm
Chandigarh: Jagroop Rupa, a gangster involved in the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, and another suspect were killed during an encounter with the police in Amritsar district on Wednesday.
WFP chief hails India's food security scheme
Jul 20, 2022, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi: The United Nations World Food Programme’s Executive Director David Beasley met Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal and praised the country for its food security scheme.
West Bengal: Six people die after consuming hooch in Howrah
Jul 20, 2022, at 09:41 pm
Kolkata: At least six people died in Howrah's industrial Ghusuri area on Wednesday after they allegedly consumed locally made brew last night, police and eyewitnesses said.
Jul 20, 2022, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Judicial Cooperation between India and Judicial Service Commission of the Republic of Maldives.
Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Min levels serious allegations, offers to quit
Jul 20, 2022, at 08:51 pm
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Jal Shakti Dinesh Khatik has offered his resignation alleging large scale irregularities in his department and discrimination against himself as he comes from Dalit community and have dared any probe agency to investigate the allegations he has made.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant associate arrested in Shopian
Jul 20, 2022, at 08:20 pm
Srinagar: Security forces arrested a militant associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Ranil Wickremesinghe wins Presidential poll
Jul 20, 2022, at 06:16 pm
Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe clinched the Presidential election held in the Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday.
Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm minutes after they reconvened on the third day of the Monsoon Session on Wednesday amid protests by Opposition MPs over price rise and increase in GST rates.
Kashmir: Militant associate arrested in Shopian
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:57 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces arrested a militant associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Play fiercely with full might: PM Modi to Indian contingent for CWG 2022
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Interacting with the Indian contingent bound for Commonwealth Games 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday asked players to "play fiercely, with full might and without any tension."
Smriti Irani tears into Rahul Gandhi over ruckus by Opposition in Lok Sabha
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister Smriti Irani Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over ruckus by the Opposition in Lok Sabha on various issues in the ongoing Monsoon Session, and said the latter was adamant to bring down the productivity of the House.
India is among top five investors in Africa: S Jaishankar
Jul 20, 2022, at 04:03 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said India is among the top five investors in Africa.
ED summons Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut in money laundering case tomorrow
Jul 20, 2022, at 04:16 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut for questioning on Wednesday in connection with a money laundering probe.
Five women arrested after girls asked to remove bras to get entry for NEET exam in Kerala
Jul 20, 2022, at 03:20 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Five women, including three who asked students appearing for the NEET exam to remove their bras in Kerala's Kollam, have been arrested, media reports said.
Uddhav Thackeray wanted to rejoin NDA last year, claims party leader from Eknath Shinde camp
Jul 20, 2022, at 02:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray wanted to rejoin the NDA last year, a leader from the rebel camp has claimed.
Fire breaks out in East Delhi residential building, no casualty reported
Jul 20, 2022, at 01:26 am
New Delhi/UNI: A fire broke out in a residential building in East Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar area, the fire department said on Tuesday.
Gurugram: Police officer killed while probing illegal mining
Jul 19, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Gurugram: Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Surendra Singh Bishnoi was on Tuesday crushed to death by a dumper while investigating illegal mining in the hills of Panchgaon in Gurugram district, police sources said.
Lucknow: 4 held for offering namaz at Lulu Mall
Jul 19, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday arrested four persons, including two brothers, for offering namaz at the recently opened Lulu Mall in Sushant Golf City area.
Arunachal Pradesh: 19 road construction workers ‘missing’ from remote location
Jul 19, 2022, at 10:26 pm
Itanagar: Nineteen road construction workers, engaged in a BRO road building project in remote Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China, have gone ‘missing’ for more than two weeks now and their whereabouts are not known to the police and the administration, official sources said on Tuesday.
Prophet Row: Supreme Court directs no coercive action against Nupur Sharma
Jul 19, 2022, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said no coercive action, including arrest, should be taken against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in any of the First Information Reports (FIRs) registered over her remarks on the Prophet Mohammed.