Hyderabad/IBNS: Eight years after massive protests and a political controversy that erupted over his death by suicide, the Telangana Police has filed a closure report in the Rohith Vemula case and said he did not belong to the Dalit community, which became a premise for the protests over his death.
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian Police Friday arrested members of an alleged gang linked to the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia last year, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation said on Friday.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday hit out at Narendra Modi and said that while he had a lot to say during the Sandeshkhali issue, the Prime Minister kept quiet over the sexual harassment charges levelled against Governor CV Ananda Bose despite being in the state when the allegations were made.
Rae Bareli/IBNS: Attacked by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and his former opponent, Smriti Irani, for not making a comeback from the family bastion of Amethi and contesting the polls from the relatively safe seat of Rae Bareli instead, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said his mother has entrusted him with the responsibility of serving a constituency that means a lot to his family.
The Supreme Court on Friday told the Enforcement Directorate that it may consider the question of interim bail for Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal due to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence, Indonesia, Air Marshal Donny Ermawan Taufanto, M.D.S. co-chaired the 7th India-Indonesia Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting in New Delhi on Friday when they expressed satisfaction at the expanding scope of defence cooperation between the two countries.
Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system was successfully flight-tested at around 0830 hrs on Wednesday from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
BSF troops have recovered 20 Pakistani drones, 15.340kg of heroin, 3 pistols, and seized 42 rounds in the past 15 days, media reports said.
The district police in Hoshiarpur region of Punjab have apprehended a man suspected of espionage for the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI, according to police sources on Friday.
Rae Bareli/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli constituency for the Lok Sabha elections.
Bengaluru/IBNS: In a fresh allegation surrounding the "sex tape" row in Karnataka, former minister and Janata Dal Secular (JDS) MLA H.D. Revanna has been booked for allegedly kidnapping his maid, who appeared in the viral sex tapes involving the leader's son Prajwal Revanna.
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for allegedly making Hindus the "second-class citizens" in West Bengal.
The chopper, which was travelling to pick up Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare for campaigning, crashed in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Friday.
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday revived the "vote jihad" remark, which has been made by Congress leader Salman Khurshid's niece and Samajwadi Party leader Maria Alam, while campaigning in West Bengal.
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday weaponised his prime opponent Rahul Gandhi's popular "daro mat (don't be afraid)" call against the Congress leader, who switched from Amethi to Rae Bareli as a second seat to contest in the Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Gandhi family moving out of the key Amethi seat in Uttar Pradesh has opened the doors for Kishori Lal Sharma, a loyalist of the Gandhis working with the party for four decades.
New Delhi/IBNS: Cutting across all speculations that either Rahul Gandhi or Robert Vadra will contest from Amethi, a Congress bastion until 2019, the grand old party on Friday announced the name of Kishori Lal Sharma as its candidate from the seat for the Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be attending the nomination filing of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli and Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi/IBNS: Ending all speculations, Congress on Friday fielded its top leader Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli and Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections.
India's age-old party Congress on Friday named former party chief Rahul Gandhi as its candidate for the general polls from Raebareli seat in Uttar Pradesh.
Former Indian wrestler Sakshee Malikkh Thursday responded to BJP's decision to field former wrestling body chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Singh's son, Karan Bhushan Singh, as its candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Kaiserganj seat, saying it's a 'defeat for country's daughters'
Bengaluru/IBNS: Suspended Janata Dal (Secular) Prajwal Revanna's ex-driver, who was accused of leaking the alleged sex videos that led to a massive political slugfest, has gone missing, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: A female staff working with Kolkata's Raj Bhavan has levelled serious allegations of molestation against West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The suspense over Congress candidates in Amethi and Raebareli has been picked up with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra being given a few more hours to make their decision, media reports said.
Kaiserganj (Uttar Pradesh): Ending all speculation surrounding the Kaiserganj seat in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Thursday that Karan Bhushan Singh, son of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, will be its candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from that constituency.
Anand (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a vailed attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said Pakistan was desperate to make 'Shehzada' India’s prime minister.
Bengaluru: A lookout notice has been issued against Janata Dal Secular MP Prajwal Revanna amid the political turbulence in a sexual harassment accusation against him and his father HD Revanna, media reports said.
Bengaluru/IBNS: A lookout notice has been issued against former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda's grandson and suspended Janata Dal Secular (JDS) leader, Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexual assault of women, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal has strongly reacted to the sacking of 223 Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) employees by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena who made a major crackdown against the city government, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has sacked 223 employees of the women's commission in a major move against the appointments made by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government earlier, media reports said.
