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Rahul Gandhi slams 'BJP's wrong policies' after 4 soldiers martyred in Kashmir's Doda | Bihar politician Mukesh Sahani's father murdered at home, mutilated body found | Jammu and Kashmir: Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, killed during encounter with terrorists in Doda | Patient 'mistakenly' killed inside Delhi hospital in gang war | BJP's Rajya Sabha figure lowers to 86, NDA now 12 short of majority | Supreme Court rejects DK Shivakumar's plea to quash CBI case in disproportionate assets charge | After Puja Khedkar, now former bureaucrat and actor Abhishek Singh faces heat over disability claim | Bhasmasura will finish your party: BJP warns Akhilesh Yadav over tie-up with Congress | Overconfidence hurt our expectations: Yogi Adityanath on BJP's Lok Sabha poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh | Donald Trump shooting: Former classmate reveals 20-year-old attacker Thomas Matthew Crooks was bullied in school

Darshan Thoogudeepa involved murder case: Renukaswamy's testicles were ruptured, face was half-eaten by dogs

Jun 20, 2024, at 07:46 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Police probe into the murder of 33-year-old Renukaswamy, who was allegedly killed by Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and his aides, has revealed some chilling facts about how the victim was tortured to death.

In setback for Nitish Kumar, Patna HC scraps Bihar govt's hiking of quota in jobs and education to 65 percent

Jun 20, 2024, at 07:15 pm

Patna/IBNS: In a blow to the Bihar government, the Patna High Court on Thursday scrapped the state's decision to hike the quota in jobs and education for several categories to 65 percent, media reports said.

Delhi court reserves judgement on Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in liquor policy case

Jun 20, 2024, at 06:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court on Thursday reserved its judgement on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in the money laundering case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam, media reports said.

IIT Bombay students fined Rs. 1.2 lakh each over Ramayana play having 'derogatory references to Hindu deities'

Jun 20, 2024, at 06:36 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has fined its 8 students over the staging of a play titled Raahovan, which is believed to be a parody of Hindu epic Ramayana, media reports said.

NEET row: Arrested men in Bihar confess paper leak, says 'was told Rs. 30-32 lakh needed to clear exam'

Jun 20, 2024, at 05:50 pm

New Delhi/Patna/IBNS: Four men, who were arrested over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024, have confessed to Bihar Police that the question paper for the examination was leaked a day before the examination, in what could further raise questions on how the examinations are conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), media reports said.

UGC-NET 2024 cancelled: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge slams PM Modi

Jun 20, 2024, at 05:14 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the central education ministry cancelled the UGC-NET exam, which has been conducted by the National Testing Agency.

Indefinite blockade on key NorthEast highway in protest against poor road condition

Jun 20, 2024, at 04:42 pm

Shillong/IBNS: An indefinite blockade by the Meghalaya transporters, led by the Joint Action Committee, began on NH 6, one of the busiest highways of the NorthEast region, on Wednesday, media reports said.

Sending shockwaves, man kills girlfriend in full public view with a spanner in Mumbai

Jun 20, 2024, at 06:57 am

Vasai/IBNS: In a tragic and shocking incident in Mumbai's Vasai, a young woman was brutally killed with a spanner by her boyfriend in the middle of a busy road on Tuesday morning in Chinchpada.

'It will be you versus me in Maharashtra polls': Uddhav Thackeray challenges PM Modi

Jun 20, 2024, at 05:16 am

Mumbai: The Sena vs Sena battle picked up on the occasion of the Shiv Sena foundation day as Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde held parallel programmes in two parts of Mumbai.

Centre issues health advisory after intense heat wave leaves 20 dead in Delhi

Jun 20, 2024, at 03:44 am

New Delhi/IBNS: As cases of heatstroke shoot up in several parts of north India due to an intense heatwave, the Union Health Ministry has issued an advisory to central government-run hospitals to treat such patients on priority.

Hazardous road: Joint Action Committee demands immediate repair, action against overloading on NH-6, linking Meghalaya with three NE states

Jun 20, 2024, at 02:42 am

Khliehriat (Meghalaya): The East Khasi Hills Truck Owners & Transporters Association and the East Jaintia Hills Limestone Suppliers Association, yesterday met the DC of East Jaintia Hills district demanding action against all overloaded trucks plying on NH-6, the arterial road connecting Guwahati in Assam to Meghalaya and further into Silchar (south Assam), Mizoram and Tripura.

Indian Railways announces over 13,000 loco pilot jobs after West Bengal train mishap

Jun 19, 2024, at 09:44 pm

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has announced over 13,000 new openings for assistant loco pilots (train drivers) to reduce the workload on current employees, media reported.

Amid Delhi heatwave, SpiceJet passengers suffer inside aircraft due to no AC for an hour

Jun 19, 2024, at 09:05 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the ongoing heatwave in Delhi, passengers onboard SpiceJet flight were made to wait inside the aircraft without air conditioner for an hour, media reports said.

Darshan Thoogudeepa, his aides gave electric shocks to Renukaswamy before murdering, say police

Jun 19, 2024, at 07:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and his aides had beaten 33-year-old Renukaswamy, tied him up and gave electric shocks before allegedly murdering him, police said in a remand copy, NDTV reports.

Tollywood actress Rituparna Sengupta appears before ED in Bengal ration scam probe

Jun 19, 2024, at 07:31 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Tollywood superstar Rituparna Sengupta on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) days after she was summoned in connection with the alleged ration scam in West Bengal.

Hamare Baarah film has nothing against Muslim community or Quran: Bombay High Court

Jun 19, 2024, at 07:21 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said it found nothing against the Muslim community or the religious book Quran in Annu Kapoor starrer film, Hamare Baarah, media reports said.

Nalanda University's new campus inauguration: Top 10 quotes of PM Modi

Jun 19, 2024, at 06:35 pm

Rajgir/IBNS: In his first visit to Bihar since assuming power for the third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the ancient Nalanda University in the Rajgir district of the state.

In jolt to Congress, Haryana MLA Kiran Choudhry, her daughter Shruti Choudhry join BJP

Jun 19, 2024, at 05:39 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: In a jolt to the Congress ahead of the assembly elections, Haryana MLA Kiran Choudhry and her daughter Shruti Choudhry joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday.

PM Modi inaugurates new campus of Bihar's Nalanda University

Jun 19, 2024, at 05:02 pm

Patna/IBNS: In a big educational push, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated a new campus of the Nalanda University in Bihar's Rajgir, media reports said.

Man shot dead at Burger King outlet in Delhi's Rajouri Garden

Jun 19, 2024, at 04:46 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A man was shot dead at an outlet of Burger King at a busy locality of Rajouri Garden in Delhi on Tuesday night, media reports said.

Rajya Sabha MP's daughter drives BMW over man sleeping on pavement in Chennai, gets bail

Jun 19, 2024, at 03:58 pm

Weeks after the Pune Porsche accident left the country in a state of shock, the daughter of an Indian Parliamentarian drove her BMW car over a man who was sleeping on a pavement in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

With Modi's re-election, Justin Trudeau wants to engage on some 'very serious issues'

Jun 19, 2024, at 07:00 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed hope that with Prime Minister Narendra Modi back for a third term, talks with India can resume on "some very serious issues" around national security and keeping Canadians safe and the rule of law".

Fire breaks out at iconic Hollong Bungalow in Bengal's Jaldapara

Jun 19, 2024, at 06:25 am

A massive fire engulfed the Hollong Tourist Lodge also known as Hollong Bungalow in north Bengal's Jaldapar area in Alipurduar district on Tuesday.

Portion of under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar's Araria

Jun 19, 2024, at 05:00 am

A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar's Araria on Tuesday.

PM Modi performs Ganga aarti in Varanasi on his first visit since LS polls victory

Jun 19, 2024, at 02:26 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting his constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh after his victory in the Lok Sabha polls, performed Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat this evening.

PM Narendra Modi invites ideas for June episode of Mann Ki Baat, marks his return to radio after Lok Sabha hiatus

Jun 18, 2024, at 11:30 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invited ideas for June episode of Mann Ki Baat which will mark his return to the radio programme for the first time after Lok Sabha polls.

INS Sunayna enters Port Victoria in Seychelles

Jun 18, 2024, at 11:00 pm

INS Sunayna, an Offshore Patrol Vessel based at Southern Naval Command, entered Port Victoria, Seychelles on 15 Jun 24 in the company of Seychelles Coast Guard Ship (SCGS) Zoroaster.

Air India to launch its own pilot training academy in Amravati amid anticipated shortage: Report

Jun 18, 2024, at 09:48 pm

Mumbai: In response to a likely pilot shortage in India's aviation industry, Air India is launching a pilot training academy in Maharashtra's Amravati, which will have the capacity to train 180 pilots each year, reported The Economic Times.

Mamata Banerjee calls on BJP MP Anant Maharaj in Coochbehar, triggers speculation

Jun 18, 2024, at 08:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Triggering speculations of new political equations, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday visited Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Nagendra Nath Roy, popularly known as Anant Maharaj, during her visit to Cooch Behar after the Trinamool Congress won the seat in the Lok Sabha elections.

Darshan Thoogudeepa's drivers went for shopping after murdering Renukaswamy, reveals probe

Jun 18, 2024, at 08:18 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa's two drivers went shopping after the murder of 33-year-old Renukaswamy, the probe into the Karnataka murder case revealed as media reports say.