Balasore/UNI: A special POCSO judge on Saturday convicted a 50 year-old-man in the case of sexual assault of a minor girl and sentenced him to 3 years rigorous imprisonment amd a fine of Rs 1,000.
Chennai/UNI: At least eight people were killed and more than 30 injured in a tourist bus accident in the hilly Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu on Saturday evening.
Mumbai: Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday exuded confidence in his work and asked the voters to vote for him if they really wanted to, media reports said.
Pali: An irate group of people stormed a private school in Rajasthan’s Pali district and vandalised its premises to confront the school’s management on allegations of hiding a rape accused, media reported.
Chennai: The mortal remains of eminent agricultural scientist Professor M.S. Swaminathan were cremated with state honours on Saturday.
New Delhi: Dr Dinesh Dasa took oath of office and Secrecy as Member, UPSC on Friday.
A 27-year-old youth wanted in connection with a case related to molestation of a minor girl was arrested by the police from Rasra area of Ballia district here in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, a police officer said here.
Two terrorists were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration bid in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, Police said.
In the Kahalgaon police station area of Bhagalpur district in Bihar, a person was shot dead by criminals.
Seven persons drowned in separate incidents in Nashik and surrounding area on Thursday during immersion of Lord Ganesh idols.
Shajapur/UNI: In a no-holds-barred assault against Narendra Modi, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi alleged on Saturday that the Prime Minister's work is to disseminate hatred and violence at the orchestration of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Kolkata/UNI: Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP, Abhishek Banerjee, has come down heavily on the BJP for refusing to provide a special train during his protest march to Delhi.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiwami, was stopped from entering a Gurdwara in the United Kingdom by some Khalistani extremists amid the ongoing tension between New Delhi and Ottawa over the killing of separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, media reports said.
New Delhi: The government introduced the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018, amended in November 2022, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday.
Mysuru (Karnataka): A two-day National Conference on ‘Millets for Military Ration and Specific Nutritional Requirements’ was inaugurated by Defence Minister of State Ajay Bhatt in Mysuru, Karnataka on Friday.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to curb the air pollution menace in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced a 15-Point Winter Action Plan for the purpose.
New Delhi/UNI: A massive fire broke out at a tomato market in Delhi's Azadpur Mandi on Friday, fire service officials said.
New Delhi/IBNS: In another attack on Canada, which was called a safe haven for terrorists by the Centre last week, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the country harbours extremist elements and that India has conveyed its concerns in this regard to the United States.
A 30-year-old youth shot himself and committed suicide in front of his girlfriend in an SUV in Kotwali area of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh, a police official said here on Friday.
Eid-e-Milad, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, was celebrated with traditional fervour across the Kashmir valley on Friday.
Police on Friday have arrested three persons in connection with a rape case in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Cuttack/UNI: A major fire at a market building in the busy Choudhury Bazar of Cuttack on Friday morning destroyed valuables, including garments worth several lakhs.
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday cleared he would be joining his party's protest against the Centre in New Delhi snubbing Enforcement Directorate's summons in the jobs scam case on the same day.
Bengaluru/IBNS: Schools and colleges are closed in Bengaluru as a bandh has been called in Karnataka over the release of Cauvery water to the bordering state Tamil Nadu, media reports said.
In a chilling revelation, news reports have recently alluded to the potential involvement of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the assassination of Hardeep Nijjar on Canadian soil.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has said his nation is still committed to building closer ties with India despite repeating that there are “credible allegations” that the Indian government was involved in the killing of Sikh terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia just last June.
Bengaluru/IBNS: With pro-Kannada and farmers' organisations calling for a 'Karnataka Bandh' on Friday to protest the release of Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the administration in Bengaluru has declared a holiday in all schools and colleges in the city for the day.
Krishnagiri/Chennai: The opposition party in southern state of Tamil Nadu, AIADMK, declared on Thursday that it will stand firm on its decision to sever ties with the BJP, media reports said.
Washington/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Thursday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington and discussed measures to enhance the bilateral ties between the two countries.
Kakinada/IBNS/UNI: One minor girl was charred alive and three others injured in a cooking gas cylinder blast in Vakathippa village of Uppada Kothapalli mandal in Andhra Pradesh here on Thursday, police said.
