Kathua Police release sketches of four terrorists spotted in Jammu and Kashmir
Kathua Police have released sketches of four terrorists who were seen in dhoks (mus houses) in Jammu and Kashmir and sought information on them.
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PM Modi conducts aerial survey of landslide-hit Wayanad
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of landslide-hit areas in Kerala's Wayanad, media reports said.
Maharashtra: Poster mocking Uddhav Thackeray put up in Eknath Shinde's stronghold Thane
Mumbai/IBNS: The poster showing a mockery of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray was put up in Maharashtra's Thane, which is a stronghold of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, media reports said.
'First morning tea of independence': Manish Sisodia's maiden post after release on bail in liquor policy case
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia dropped his first social media post with his wife sipping tea this morning, a day after he was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the liquor policy case, media reports said.
RG Kar Hospital: One detained in PGT doctor's suspected rape and murder case as outrage spreads
At least one person has been detained in connection with the suspected rape and murder of a second-year female medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital even as anger and protest over the incident spread.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Wayanad today, take stock of situation following landslides
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Wayanad on Saturday to take stock of the situation following landslides which left at least 400 people dead.
Semi-nude body of junior lady doctor with injury marks found at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital
Kolkata/IBNS: A semi-nude body of a second-year female medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital has triggered a major protest in the city.
Semi-nude body of junior doctor with injury marks found at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital
Kolkata/IBNS: A semi-nude body of a second-year medical student at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital has triggered a major protest in the city.
Sea of red supporters bid final goodbye to departed ex-Bengal CM and Marxist icon Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Kolkata/IBNS: Former West Bengal Chief Minister and Marxist icon Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's last journey was on Friday marked by a massive march of thousands of his followers, Communist supporters and Left-leading personalities in a show of respect to their leader, who passed away yesterday at age 80 after a prolonged illness.
'You may be a celebrity...I don't want schooling': Jagdeep Dhankar tells Jaya Bachchan during RS spat
New Delhi/IBNS: Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan and Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar indulged in a verbal spat in the Parliament Friday after the former said the latter's "tone is not acceptable".
Manish Sisodia walks out of jail 17 months after his arrest in Delhi liquor policy case
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia walked out of Delhi's Tihar Jail on Friday evening hours after the Supreme Court granted the ex-Deputy Chief Minister bail in the alleged liquor policy scam.
Droupadi Murmu says India will soon open consulate in Auckland
Indian President Droupadi Murmu has said India will soon open a consulate in Auckland city of New Zealand.
India forms committee to monitor the current situation on Indo-Bangladesh border
India on Friday said it has formed a committee that will monitor the current situation on the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in the wake of the violence that the neighbouring nation is witnessing and even led to the fall of the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government.
Under siege: The Sikh community’s struggle amid riots in the UK
Recent events in the UK have once again highlighted the vulnerability of minority communities, particularly Sikhs, amidst a wave of far-right violence.
Divisive rhetoric by Pannun echoes Pakistan’s agenda
A recent video circulating on WhatsApp and social media has sparked significant concern and debate.
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: The life and time of a Red Romantic
“Patria o muerte” (Homeland or Nothing)! This is how Ernesto Che Guevara had ended his historic address (in Spanish) before the 19th United Nations (UN) General Assembly in December, 1964. The non-negotiable willingness to defend its sovereignty, the Argentine guerrilla leader had shaken the world with a romantic resolve, as the then Industry Minister of Cuba.
Bail is a right, jail is an exception: Supreme Court granting relief to Manish Sisodia in liquor policy case
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday blasted the lower courts for not giving former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia bail in the liquor policy case after his arrest which took place 18 months ago.
Supreme Court grants Manish Sisodia bail in Delhi liquor policy case
New Delhi/IBNS: In a huge relief for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the liquor policy case, 18 months after he was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
CBI arrests ED officer for accepting Rs 20 lakh bribe
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested a senior Enforcement Directorate officer while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a jeweller in Mumbai, media reports said, citing officials.
PM Modi extends 'best wishes' to Muhammad Yunus as he takes oath to head Bangladesh interim govt
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, who was sworn in as the head of Bangladesh's caretaker government on Thursday.
Serial killer in UP? Police on high alert after 9 women were murdered in 13 months
Bareilly (UP): The existence of a serial killer has triggered panic in a rural area of Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, where nine women of the same age have been found murdered in almost identical circumstances over the past 13 months, media reports said.
Amid Sheikh Hasina's asylum speculation, EAM Jaishankar speaks to UK Foreign Secretary
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has discussed recent events in Bangladesh with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, following the collapse of Sheikh Hasina's government due to violent protests, according to the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday.
Serial killer in UP? Police on high alert after 9 women murdered in 13 months
Bareilly (UP): The existence of a serial killer has triggered panic in a rural area of Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, where nine women of the same age have been found murdered in almost identical circumstances over the past 13 months, media reports said.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav accuses Speaker's rights being curtailed; Amit Shah slams him
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the government of narrowing the scope of the rights of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the Opposition would have to protect his rights, eliciting a sharp retort from Home Minister Amit Shah.
PM Modi mourns former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's demise
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourned the demise of former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who passed away at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness on Thursday.
Modi govt tables Waqf bill in Lok Sabha, Congress-led Opposition protests
New Delhi/IBNS: The Modi government on Thursday tabled the Waqf bill, which aims to bring about certain changes in powers of state Waqf boards, in the Lok Sabha amid stiff resistance from the Opposition, media reports said.
Vinesh Phogat disqualification issue in Parliament: Opposition demands discussion, walks out after denied by Chairman
New Delhi/IBNS: The opposition walked out of Parliament's upper house Rajya Sabha after their demand for a discussion on the dramatic disqualification of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat from Paris Olympics was turned down by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, media reports said.
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5% for ninth time in a row
Mumbai/IBNS: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday (Aug 8) kept the repo rate — the central bank's rate for short-term loans to banks — unchanged at 6.5 percent by 4:2 majority, maintaining withdrawal of accommodation.
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: A 'capitalist communist', poet and face of Bengal's fractured industrialisation
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, whose bold attempts at economic reforms in the decades-long rule of the communists in the state saw their ouster over farmers' protests, died on Thursday at age 80, ending one of the illustrious yet politically incomplete journeys of a reformist Marxist in India.
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: A capitalist communist, poet and face of Bengal's fractured industrialisation
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, whose bold attempts at economic reforms in the decades-long rule of the communists in the state saw their ouster over farmers' protests, died on Thursday at age 80, ending one of the illustrious yet politically incomplete journeys of a reformist Marxist in India.