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Tamil Nadu: MK Stalin takes dig at Guv, accuses Raj Bhavan of functioning like BJP office

Chennai/UNI: Amid differences between the ruling DMK and the Raj Bhavan over a host of issues, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin alleged that Governor R.N.Ravi was acting like a BJP functionary and that Raj Bhavan is like functioning as a saffron office.

Maratha quota movement turns violent, Congress says 'design by BJP'

Pune/UNI: Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Gopaldada Tiwari on Tuesday stated that it is imperative in the interest of the society that the people realise Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership’s design to exploit the issue of Maratha reservation for its benefit.

Maharashtra: Maratha quota movement turns violent; several buses torched, internet services suspended in Beed

Beed/UNI: The movement for the Maratha reservation has now reached a violent turn, and it has had the biggest repercussions in Beed district.

Punjab Police, BSF recover 4.5-kg heroin from field

Amritsar/UNI: In an intelligence-led operation, Tarn-Taran police and BSF in a joint search operation on Monday night recovered 4.5 kg Heroin from a field, in the outskirts of village Kalsian in Tarn-Taran district.

Uzbekistan's engagement at the United Nations: On new initiatives at General Assembly

Recently, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev participated in the activities of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The head of the state delivered a speech during the general debate of the plenary session of the General Assembly, in which he presented his vision on pertinent regional and global agenda items.

Uzbekistan and Central Asian Countries strengthen regional consolidation

Recently, on 14 September 2023, the fifth summit of the Consultative meeting of the heads of state of the five Central Asian countries was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

ED summons Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi liquor policy case

New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate Monday summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in the alleged liquor scam.

BJP slams AAP over air pollution in Delhi

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday lashed out at Aam Aadmi Party over rising air pollution in the national capital.

PM Modi to launch nationwide platform 'Mera Yuva Bharat' for youths tomorrow

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the programme marking the culmination of the Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign’s Amrit Kalash Yatra at Kartavya Path in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Decide on disqualification pleas against Sena MLAs by Dec 31: SC directs Maharashtra Speaker

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court Monday directed the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide the disqualification petitions against Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs by December 31 with respect to last year's political crisis in the state.

Punjab: BSF recovers China-made drone close to Amritsar

The Border Security Force recovered a China-made drone from a farming field on the outskirts of Daoke village in Punjab's Amritsar region on Sunday (October 29, 2023).

India's iconic Qutub Minar is illuminated in Turkish flag to mark country's 100th Republic Day

India's iconic Qutub Minar was illuminated on Sunday (October 29, 2023) with a Turkish flag to mark 100th anniversary of Turkey’s republic.

Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar's Sunset Park put under Smart City project

Keeping the Smart City project in mind, the Jammu and Kashmir government has stepped up work on various projects in Srinagar in recent times, media reports said.

BRS candidate injured in knife attack during Telangana election campaign

Siddipet/UNI: Kota Prabhakar Reddy, Member of Parliament (MP) from Medak and Dubbaka BRS MLA candidate, was brutally attacked with a knife by an unidentified assailant while he was engaged in an election campaign in Surampalli village, Doultabad Mandal in this district on Monday.

Kashmir: Non-local labour shot dead in Pulwama

Srinagar/UNI: A non-local was shot dead by militants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said.

'When will the railways come out of the slumber?': Mamata Banerjee after Andhra train accident

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has trained her guns at the Centre after several lives were lost in a train accident which took place in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday evening.

Andhra Pradesh: Several trains cancelled, diverted following accident

Vijayawada/UNI: Several trains have either been cancelled, or diverted, or short terminated following the accident in Andhra Pradesh, the Southern Railway said on Monday.

Andhra Pradesh train accident: Death toll rises to 14, CM to visit site

Vizianagaram/UNI: The death toll in the train accident that took place between Kantakapalli and Alamanda villages in Andhra Pradesh last night rose to 14.

Qatar death row: Jaishankar assures families of all efforts to secure release

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met families of the eight Indians on death row in Qatar and assured that the "government will continue to make all efforts to secure their release".

Supreme Court rejects Manish Sisodia's bail plea in Delhi excise policy scam

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the bail pleas of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy scam case, media reports said.

Kashmir: Militant killed as infiltration bid foiled in Kupwara

Srinagar/UNI: Security forces foiled an infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district by killing an unidentified militant, police said on Monday.

Sikh identity crisis in diaspora: Fanning the flames of Khalistan

In recent years, the clamour around Khalistan, a proposed Sikh sovereign state, has found a louder voice not in its putative homeland, Punjab, but rather among the Sikh diaspora in Canada, Australia, the US, and other nations.

Punjab’s battle against drone drug trafficking: Pakistan’s alarming role

Punjab is currently facing a significant challenge – the infiltration of drones and drugs into its territory.

Andra Pradesh: 13 die as two passenger trains collide in Vizianagaram

At least 13 people died and 40 others were injured after two passenger trains collided near Alamanda-Kantakapalli in Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday (October 29, 2023).

Kerala: 2 die, over 50 hurt after multiple blasts rock prayer meet, suspect surrenders

At least two people died and over 50 others were injured after multiple blasts rocked a prayer meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses at Kalamassery region of Kerala on Sunday (October 29, 2023).

Andhra Pradesh: Six die as two trains collide in Vizianagaram

Two passenger trains collided near Alamanda-Kantakapalli in Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh which left at least six people dead and 18 others injured on Sunday (October 29, 2023).

6 killed, several injured after two trains collide in Andhra

Vizianagaram, Oct 29 (UNI) At least 6 people were killed, and several others were injured on Sunday after a passenger train collided with another passenger train near Alamanda-Kantakapalli in Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh: PAC jawan commits suicide in Farrukhabad

A Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawan deployed at Sankisa Buddha Teerth Sthal shot himself and committed suicide in the Merapur area of Farrukhabad district in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, police sources said.

Hyderabad: Husband kills wife by slitting her throat

In a horrifying incident, a 21-year-old woman was murdered by her husband by slitting her throat at NTR Colony, Champapet in Hyderabad on Saturday.

7,200 insurgents surrendered in Assam in last two and a half yrs: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati: Nearly 7,200 insurgents have surrendered in Assam since May 2021, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Saturday while addressing the ceremonial laying down of weapons by former cadres of Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) at the District Sports Association ground in Haflong.