Advocate Vrinda Grover withdraws from RG Kar rape-murder case, stops representing victim's family
Dec 12, 2024, at 02:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior advocate Vrinda Grover, who was representing the family of the 31-year-old trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has withdrawn herself from the case, media reports said.
Congress wants to deviate the issue of Sonia Gandhi-George Soros link: JP Nadda
Dec 12, 2024, at 01:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lashed out at the Congress for allegedly mimicking Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar amid the logjam over the INDIA bloc's motion to remove the Rajya Sabha chairman in the upper house of Parliament.
Dec 12, 2024, at 11:46 am
Bengaluru: Nikita Singhania, the estranged wife of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash who died of suicide alleging harassment by his marital partner, had alleged that her spouse and his family demanded a dowry of Rs. 10 lakh, media reports said.
India has doubled power generation through Nuclear Energy in last decade: Jitendra Singh
Dec 12, 2024, at 09:23 am
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said India's Nuclear power generation capacity has grown significantly in last one decade, nearly doubling from 4,780 MW in 2014 to 8,180 MW in 2024.
Dec 12, 2024, at 01:47 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Atul Subhash, the 34-year-old Bengaluru techie who committed suicide on Monday, left a letter for his 4-year-old son who lives with his estranged wife Nikita Singhania.
Statesman par excellence: PM Modi remembers Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary
Dec 12, 2024, at 12:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday paid tributes to former President Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary.
Amid Atul Subhash's suicide row, SC asks courts to exercise caution on dowry cases
Dec 11, 2024, at 10:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has asked courts to exercise caution while deciding dowry harassment charges to prevent unnecessary heckling of innocent people and restrict the misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which penalises cruelty by husbands and their relatives against married women.
Dec 11, 2024, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Parliament proceedings were disrupted again Wednesday following personal attacks on Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia by Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee.
No alliance with Congress in Delhi polls: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal
Dec 11, 2024, at 01:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of an alliance with the Congress in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.
Bengaluru techie's suicide: Atul Subhash's wife and her family booked
Dec 11, 2024, at 11:33 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The wife and in-laws of a Bengaluru techie, who committed suicide and left a 24-page death note, have been booked by the Marathahalli police, media reports said.
Dec 11, 2024, at 02:24 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: A 34-year-old techie from Bengaluru committed suicide after recording a video in which he accused his estranged wife and her family of harassment and extortion, media reports said.
US' MIT expels Indian-origin student over Palestine essay, sparks furore
Dec 11, 2024, at 01:45 am
An Indian-origin student, pursuing doctoral studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US, has been expelled for writing a pro-palestine essay.
75 Indians, including 44 from Jammu and Kashmir, recovered from Syria, says MEA
Dec 11, 2024, at 01:38 am
The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said 75 Indian nationals, including 44 people from Jammu and Kashmir, have been recovered from Syria, two days after rebel forces overthrew former President Basharal-Assad's regime.
INDIA bloc to knock on Supreme Court's doors over alleged EVM manipulation during Maharashtra polls
Dec 11, 2024, at 12:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Opposition INDIA alliance is planning to approach the Supreme Court over what it alleges to be Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) manipulation during the recently concluded assembly election in Maharashtra which the NDA won with a thumping majority.
'Babri Masjid should be rebuilt in Bengal's Murshidabad': TMC MLA Humayun Kabir sparks row
Dec 11, 2024, at 12:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Triggering a new controversy, Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir has indicated that he hopes to rebuild Babri Masjid in Beldanga in Bengal's Murshidabad district.
Dec 10, 2024, at 10:07 pm
Moscow/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on the margins of the 21st session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC).
Police to investigate conspiracy angle in Mumbai bus accident that killed 7
Dec 10, 2024, at 09:31 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The driver involved in the horrific Mumbai bus accident rammed into 50-60 vehicles and kept going for 300 metres before it finally crashed into the gates of a residential complex, the police Tuesday told the court seeking his custody for interrogation.
ED transfers over Rs 125 cr in properties to Gitanjali Gems liquidator in PNB scam case
Dec 10, 2024, at 07:25 pm
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai has handed over properties worth over Rs 125 crore to the liquidator of Gitanjali Gems Ltd. as part of efforts to recover losses from the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam involving fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, media reports said.
Dec 10, 2024, at 07:03 pm
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday countered the Congress and its allies over moving a no-confidence motion against Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar and said opponents have 'disrespected' the dignity of the Chair.
Jaishankar visits Qatar, Bahrain to strengthen bilateral ties
Dec 10, 2024, at 06:40 pm
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently visited Qatar and Bahrain in a bid to bolster bilateral ties with the two Middle East nation.
Mamata Banerjee should lead INDIA bloc: Lalu Prasad Yadav
Dec 10, 2024, at 03:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In more support for the West Bengal chief minister, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has backed Mamata Banerjee to lead the opposition alliance INDIA.
Opposition moves no-confidence motion against VP Jagdeep Dhankar in RS
Dec 10, 2024, at 01:29 pm
The opposition alliance, led by the Congress, on Tuesday moved a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, alleging partisan function of the house.
Dec 10, 2024, at 01:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the demise of former external affairs minister and an ex-Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92.
Mumbai bus accident: Toll rises to seven, 42 injured
Dec 10, 2024, at 12:12 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The toll in the bus accident in Mumbai's Kurla West increased to seven while 42 others were injured, media reports said.
Former Karnataka CM SM Krishna, who transformed Bangalore into India's 'Silicon Valley', dies at 92
Dec 10, 2024, at 09:03 am
Former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, who is credited with having transformed Bangalore into a tech hub, died after a prolonged illness.
Dec 10, 2024, at 12:55 am
Mumbai/IBNS: At least three people were killed and 17 others were injured after a state-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) bus rammed into some vehicles on a busy road in Mumbai's Kurla (West) on Monday, media reports said.
Multi-role stealth-guided missile frigate INS Tushil commissioned into Indian Navy in Russia
Dec 10, 2024, at 12:26 am
INS Tushil (F 70), the latest multi-role stealth-guided missile frigate, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia on Monday.
Dec 10, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid escalating tension between India and Bangladesh over the atrocities on minorities in the neighbouring country, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday asked political leaders to refrain from making any provocative statements.
Indian, Philippine Coast Guards discuss ways to strengthen ties during second bilateral meeting
Dec 10, 2024, at 12:12 am
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted the second bilateral meeting with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday in New Delhi as part of the ongoing cooperation framework established under the MoU signed between the two Coast Guards.
Dec 09, 2024, at 11:53 pm
Bangladesh on Monday said it is inappropriate for India to comment on the internal affairs of the country, hours after visiting Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri raised the issue of the safety of minorities in the Muslim-majority nation while meeting his counterpart Md Touhid Hossain.