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Allahabad/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court has granted police protection to an interfaith live-in couple as it heard a plea by their minor daughter alleging threats from her mother's former in-laws.
Mumbai: Investigations into 26/11 terror attacks, which established Tahawwur Rana’s involvement in orchestrating the brutal killings at three hotels in Mumbai, had also revealed his plans to target Jal Vayu Vihar, a residential colony in Mumbai.
New Delhi: Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key conspirator in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has been extradited from the United States and arrived in Delhi on Thursday afternoon, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: A contempt of court notice has been issued to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks against the Supreme Court verdict that has cancelled the 2016 recruitment of almost 26,000 teaching and non-teaching staff by the School Service Commission (SSC).
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal government job losers on Thursday held a massive rally in downtown Kolkata protesting against an assault on them by police during an agitation in Kasba a day ago.
Allahabad/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court has blamed the woman who has alleged she was raped by a man whom she had met at a bar in New Delhi last year, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Act won't be implemented in her state, rallying behind the minority community in the run up to the 2026 assembly elections.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Bhagwan Mahavir on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti on Thursday.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has appointed advocate Narender Mann as the special public prosecutor in the case involving 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana who has been extradited by the United States, media reports said.
Washington DC/IBNS: Amid a trade war with China, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 90-day hold on tariffs for all other countries except Beijing.
Berhampore/IBNS: Internet services have been suspended in West Bengal's Jangipur subdivision from Tuesday evening to Friday, and prohibitory orders have been placed after the area witnessed violent protests over the Waqf Act.
A special flight carrying 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana departed from the United States on Wednesday, media reports said.
New Delhi: The Centre has approved a ₹1,332 crore railway project to double the Tirupati–Pakala–Katpadi line spanning Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, in a move aimed at easing rail congestion, enhancing travel convenience, and boosting freight capacity on one of the busiest stretches in southern India.
New Delhi: India has proposed the sale of its indigenously developed Akash air defence missile system to the United Arab Emirates, as both countries agreed to expand their defence cooperation, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: A 19-year-old youth was stabbed to death allegedly by two brothers in Northeast Delhi’s Gokalpuri on Monday.
New Delhi: India has given the go-ahead for a high-value government-to-government agreement with France to acquire 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets, reported Business Standard, citing sources.
Police resorted to a lathi charge to disperse a large number of protesting teachers and non-teaching staff members, who recently lost their jobs following a Supreme Court order, when they were demonstrating outside the office of the district inspector of schools in the Kasba area of Kolkata on Wednesday.
A drunk Indian national allegedly urinated on a fellow passenger in a Bangkok-bound Air India flight from New Delhi, media reports said.
New Delhi: The Indian government has withdrawn a key transshipment facility that allowed Bangladeshi cargo to access third countries via Indian ports, airports and Land Customs Stations (LCSs), media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a complete disapproval of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal to provide voluntary service in schools, job losers in West Bengal on Wednesday launched massive state-wide protests and marched to the District Inspector of Schools in Kolkata and other districts.
Washington/IBNS: A three-member team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) along with three intelligence agency officials reached 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's custody, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which came into effect on April 8, supports poor people in the Muslim community which he claims was deprived by the previous Congress government.
A Chinese official on Tuesday said India and China should stand together to overcome the challenges faced due to the reciprocal tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump's administration this month.
Ahmedabad/IBNS: In a bid to infuse new energy and strength into the party, the Congress is all set for an organisational reshuffle, AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said on Tuesday as the party's top leaders met in Ahmedabad.
New Delhi: India is preparing to commission a new strategic naval base for nuclear submarines and warships on its eastern seaboard next year, in a move aimed at bolstering maritime defences amid China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean, according to a Times of India report.
Kolkata/IBNS: A protest rally in West Bengal's Murshidabad against the contentious Waqf Act turned violent on Tuesday when a clash broke out between the protesters and police, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee has hit out at a female party colleague whom he called "rude" and "uncivilised" amid apparent rifts within Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress ahead of next year's high-stakes Assembly election.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a massive win for the MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government, the Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed Governor RN Ravi's decision to withhold assent to 10 key bills and called it "illegal" and "arbitrary".
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions filed against the Waqf Law, which has already come into force, on April 16, media reports said.
PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai in New Delhi, when he reaffirmed commitment to strengthen India-UAE Ties.
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