'Hire more people instead of abusing workers' rights': Shashi Tharoor on EY employee's death
Sep 27, 2024, at 03:38 am
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor met with the parents of the 26-year-old Ernst & Young (EY) employee who allegedly died due to excessive work pressure and condemned the "toxic work culture" at the company.
RG Kar case: CBI claims 'Tala Police Station created some false records'
Sep 27, 2024, at 03:01 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the RG Kar Hospital rape-murder case, has told a local court in Kolkata that Tala Police Station, under which the FIR was registered, created "some false records".
Supreme Court rejects Gujarat govt's plea to remove criticisms against it in Bilkis Bano case
Sep 27, 2024, at 01:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Thursday rejected the Gujarat government's plea to remove criticisms made in its order related to the release of Bilkis Bano's convicts.
46 drown, including 37 children, during 'Jivitputrika' festival in Bihar
Sep 27, 2024, at 12:59 am
Patna: As many as 46 people, including 37 children, lost their lives and three others went missing while taking holy dips in various water bodies in separate incidents during the 'Jivitputrika' festival in Bihar, media reports said.
Sep 26, 2024, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi: Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut continues to face criticism from her own party leaders for her comments on the three farm laws that the Modi government repealed after large-scale farmer protests.
Mumbai: Woman dies by falling into drain amid downpour, case filed against BMC
Sep 26, 2024, at 07:35 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: A case has been filed against Mumbai's civic body (BMC) after a woman lost her life after falling into a drain amid downpour in the city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut convicted in defamation case filed by former BJP MP's wife
Sep 26, 2024, at 07:11 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: A magistrate court in Mumbai has convicted Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut in a defamation case which was filed by former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kirit Somaiya's wife Medha Somaiya, media reports said.
I am ready for a direct debate on corruption: Siddaramaiah's dare to PM Modi
Sep 26, 2024, at 05:47 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a "direct debate" on corruption after the latter attacked the Congress leader over the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam.
Former Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji granted bail in money laundering case
Sep 26, 2024, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji in connection with a money laundering case, media reports said.
Sep 26, 2024, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In response to Kangana Ranaut's controversial "farm laws" remark, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaiveer Shergill has said the Mandi MP's "consistent rant, useless, baseless, illogical statements" against the Sikh community is damaging the Modi government's developmental works.
Key accused in Bengaluru fridge murder found dead in Odisha, suicide suspected
Sep 26, 2024, at 06:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The man suspected of being involved in the murder of a woman and then refrigerating her body after chopping it into 30 pieces in Bengaluru has been found dead in Odisha, media reports said.
Sep 26, 2024, at 04:44 am
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has locked horns once again with actor-politician Prakash Raj over the alleged adulteration of the Tirupati laddoos, a row that has been grabbing headlines in recent times.
Sep 26, 2024, at 03:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday slammed Kangana Ranaut without taking the actor-politician's name over her comment that farmers should demand a return of the repealed farm laws, a remark that has even upset the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Delhi LG proposes higher vehicle insurance premiums for those having history of traffic violations
Sep 26, 2024, at 02:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has written to the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, proposing to link insurance premiums of vehicles to the number of traffic violations recorded against them.
Piyush Goyal highlights scope of exploring trades, investment opportunities between India, Australia
Sep 26, 2024, at 12:48 am
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, who led an Indian delegation to Adelaide in Australia, met Senator and Australian Minister of Trade and Tourism Don Farrel and highlighted the scope of exploring the trade and investment opportunities the two nations share.
India's DRDO, IIT Delhi develop ABHED Light Weight Bullet Proof Jackets
Sep 26, 2024, at 12:09 am
India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), along with researchers of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has developed Light Weight Bullet Proof Jackets named ABHED (Advanced Ballistics for High Energy Defeat).
India surpasses Japan to become third-largest power in Asia Power Index
Sep 25, 2024, at 11:58 pm
In a major shift, India surpassed Japan to become the third-largest power in the Asia Power Index, reflecting its increasing geopolitical stature.
India surpasses Japan to rank third in Australian think tank’s Asia Power Index
Sep 25, 2024, at 10:42 pm
Canberra: India has claimed the third spot in the annual Asia Power Index, released by the Australian think tank Lowy Institute, overtaking Japan due to its robust post-COVID-19 economic recovery, media reports said.
Narendra Modi to inaugurate Solapur Airport tomorrow
Sep 25, 2024, at 10:31 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit Pune, Maharashtra on 26th September when he is expected to inaugurate Solapur Airport.
How could the police not overpower the accused? Bombay HC on Badlapur 'encounter'
Sep 25, 2024, at 08:07 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to accept police's "encounter" claim after the man accused of sexually assaulting two nursery students in Badlapur near Mumbai was shot dead in a retaliatory firing when he attacked a cop inside a police vehicle on Monday evening.
I withdraw my words: Kangana Ranaut after BJP rejects her controversial 'farm laws' remark
Sep 25, 2024, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut has withdrawn her remark where she appealed for the re-introduction of farm laws after the saffron party distanced itself from the Mandi parliamentarian's fresh controversial statement ahead of Haryana polls.
Sep 25, 2024, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said no part of India can be called Pakistan besides taking a strong note of the misogynistic remark passed by Karnataka High Court Vedavyasachar Srishananda, media reports said.
Vote for your rights: Rahul Gandhi as second phase of Jammu and Kashmir polls underway
Sep 25, 2024, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has appealed to the voters of Jammu and Kashmir to turn out in large numbers to "vote for your rights" as the second phase of assembly elections in the union territory is underway on Wednesday.
'Personal statement': BJP rejects Kangana Ranaut's controversial 'farm laws' remark
Sep 25, 2024, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has distanced itself from its Lok Sabha MP Kangana Ranaut's fresh controversial remark where she favoured the return of three farm laws, which were repealed by the Modi government following massive protests.
Jammu and Kashmir: Voting underway for second phase of Assembly polls
Sep 25, 2024, at 03:02 pm
Voting in the second phase of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir is currently underway amid tight security on Wednesday.
Farmers should demand to bring back repealed farm laws: Kangana Ranaut sparks fresh controversy
Sep 25, 2024, at 06:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress Tuesday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut over the actor-turned-politician's fresh remark on the three farm laws that were at the core of the farmers' protest of 2020.
Gujarat: Principal allegedly kills 6-year-old girl for resisting rape, dumps body in school compound
Sep 25, 2024, at 04:28 am
Ahmedabad: A six-year-old girl was allegedly choked to death by her school principal as she resisted sexual assault by him in Gujarat's Dahod district, media reports said.
Sep 25, 2024, at 02:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the Punjab government's appeal against a high court order that trashed amended rules to avail admission to MBBS courses through NRI quota.
Sep 24, 2024, at 11:18 pm
Narendra Modi met To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in New York on the sidelines of the Summit of the Future at UNGA on 23 September 2024 when the two leaders discussed deep civilizational and cultural links and growing strategic ties between the two nations.
Maharashtra: 16-year-old gang-raped in Nalasopara, one arrested
Sep 24, 2024, at 10:50 pm
Two persons allegedly gang-raped a 16-year-old girl in Nalasopara area of Maharashtra at a time when the country is still witnessing protests over the rape and murder of a doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata.