50 lakh people provided free legal advice through govt's tele-law scheme
New Delhi: The Department of Justice on Friday announced that it has provided free legal guidance to 50 lakh people across the nation through its tele-law initiative.
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Days after JU incident, student's decomposed body found in Bengal's Durgapur Engineering College hostel
Durgapur/IBNS/UNI: The decomposed body of a third-year computer science and design student was found in his college hostel of Durgapur Engineering College, three days after he went missing, official sources said on Friday.
Punjab guv warns AAP's Bhagwant Mann of recommending President's rule over non-response to his letters
New Delhi/IBNS: The tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab and the Governor has intensified after the latter warned of recommending the President's rule over Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann not responding to official communication.
Smart Cities Award 2022: Indore declared best city, Madhya Pradesh best state
New Delhi: The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has declared Madhya Pradesh’s Indore as the best city and Madhya Pradesh as the best state in the Smart Cities Mission under India Smart Cities Awards 2022.
Dying declarations can't always be basis for conviction: Supreme Court
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Wednesday said that dying declarations of a murder victim cannot be the sole basis for conviction of the accused "in cases where suspicion... is raised as regards the correctness (of the statement)".
Tamil Nadu minister V. Senthilbalaji's remand in money laundering case extended till Aug 28
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: A Special Court Friday extended the judicial remand of Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji by three days till August 28 in connection with the money laundering case.
PM Modi 'lying', China has grabbed Indian land in Ladakh: Rahul Gandhi in Kargil
Srinagar/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday claimed that even as everybody in Ladakh knows that a major part of Indian land has been taken away by China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "blatantly lying" about the issue.
PM Narendra Modi meets Kyriakos Mitsotakis, agrees to elevate India-Greece relationship to ‘Strategic Partnership’
Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis met in Athens on Friday when the two leaders agreed to elevate their relationship to a ‘Strategic Partnership’.
Vladimir Putin will not personally attend G20 summit in New Delhi: Kremlin
New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not personally attend the G20 summit to be held in New Delhi in September, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
Narendra Modi in Greece: PM conferred with the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in Greece, was conferred with The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour on Friday.
Punjab: Young model allegedly raped by four in Phagwara
Phagwara: A young girl, who is a model by profession, was allegedly raped by four youths near Haveli on the NH in Phagwara Sub Division of Punjab.
Narendra Modi in Greece: PM meets President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, pays tribute at ‘Tomb of Unknown Soldier’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Greece President Katerina Sakellaropoulou when the leaders discussed issues related to strengthening friendship between the two nations.
India, Greece to upgrade long friendship during PM Narendra Modi’s visit: Greek Ambassador
Greek Ambassador to India Dimitrios Ioannou has said that during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Greece visit, the two countries will upgrade their long friendship.
Elderly man strangled by grandsons for property in UP's Bahraich
Bahraich: A 75-year-old man was strangled to death by his two grandsons allegedly over a property dispute in the Matera area of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, police sources said.
Modi in Greece: PM to hold bilateral talks with Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Athens/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Greece to hold bilateral talks with his counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis to further deepen the relationship between the two nations.
Manipur violence: SC transfers 21 CBI cases to Assam, asks Gauhati HC CJ to designate Judges for fair trial
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court, in its order on Friday, transferred 21 cases being probed by the CBI in connection with the Manipur violence cases to a set of designated judges in Assam to ensure the safety and protection of victims and witnesses for a fair trial.
Kashmir: 54 drug smugglers booked under PITNDPS, PSA in Baramulla
Srinagar/UNI: Police booked 54 most wanted and notorious drug smugglers under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act, and Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu Kashmir’s Baramulla district during the current year.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren moves SC against ED summons in money laundering case
New Delhi/UNI: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court on Friday, challenging the ED summons against him in the money laundering case and sought a quashing of it.
PM Modi, Xi Jinping meet on sidelines of BRICS, agree on 'expeditious de-escalation' in Ladakh
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday met on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in South Africa where both leaders agreed to work for "expeditious de-escalation" along the entire Line of Actual Control (LAC), that witnessed tensions since the violent face-off in June 2020 in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley.
Indian Railway runs track car successfully on Indo-Bangladesh line from Agartala
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: The Indian Railway on Tuesday made a successful run of a specially designed track car on the newly built railway line for the most ambitious cross-border connectivity between India and Bangladesh from Agartala, which will connect Kolkata via Dhaka.
Gauhati High Court acquits all 6 convicts of 2004 bomb blast that 13 school children
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on Thursday acquitted all six convicts previously convicted in the 2004 bomb blast in Assam's Dhemaji, which claimed 18 lives, including 13 schoolchildren, and left 40 injured, during Independence Day celebrations.
India is a trusted partner to make Africa global powerhouse under Agenda 2063: PM Modi at BRICS
Johannesburg/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said that global south is not just a diplomatic term but shared our history together and opposed colonialism and apartheid.
Open Network for Digital Commerce to be game-changer like UPI, says PM Modi at G20 meet
New Delhi/IBNS: Underlining the runaway success of Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said that the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is going to be a game-changer that will democratize the digital marketplace ecosystem.
Speeding Rolls Royce crashes into tanker Delhi-Mumbai expressway; 2 killed
Delhi: A luxurious Rolls Royce Phantom limousine caught fire as it collided with a petrol tanker on the New Delhi-Mumbai expressway on Thursday evening, burning both occupants of the tanker alive, media reports said.
'Today, We Silence You': Netiznes remind US-based newspaper New York Times of its cartoon as India's Chandrayaan-3 reaches Moon
New Delhi: After Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the lunar surface on Wednesday evening, the netizens in India decided to remind the US-based newspaper New York Times about an old cartoon it published, which, many thought, mocked India’s space ambitions while portraying it as backward and poor.
BRICS invites Saudi Arabia, UAE among six new members; Modi bats for further expansion
Johannesburg: Leaders of the BRICS group, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, announced on Thursday the invitation of six additional countries to join their ranks.
CBI summons Bengal minister Sujit Bose in municipality recruitment scam case
Kolkata/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing into the alleged recruitment scam in several West Bengal municipalities, has summoned West Bengal Fire Brigade Minister Sujit Bose.
Punjab: ED raids Bharat Bhushan Ashu's house and office
Ludhiana/UNI: The Directorate of Enforcement ( ED) is conducting raids at the office and house of former Congress Cabinet Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu in the district.
#RakeshRoshan trends on X after Mamata Banerjee confuses astronaut Rakesh Sharma with actor
Kolkata/IBNS: #RakeshRoshan started trending on social media platform X after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confused astronaut Rakesh Sharma with the Bollywood actor.
Tripura: Two police officers posted to CBI team for investigation of Manipur violence
Agartala/UNI: Tripura government on Thursday deputed two senior SP-level police officers to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) following the requisition of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to comply with the direction of the Supreme Court to constitute a special team for the investigation of the violence in Manipur.