The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre, Punjab and Haryana governments on a plea seeking to fix the minimum support price (MSP), including the increase of the same from time to time for the alternative crops grown by farmers and procurement of the same by the government. […]
J-K: Landslide damages roads and houses in Ramban
Pernote village, located approximately six kilometres from Ramban town in Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing heavy damage to roads, houses and power towers due to continuous landslides. The affected villagers have been shifted to Panchayat Ghar and other places and the administration is taking care of them. Medical facilities and […]
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah thanks Supreme Court for ordering release of drought relief assistance
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah thanked the Supreme Court on Friday for ordering the release of over Rs 34 lakh drought relief assistance from the Union Government for the 2023 Karnataka drought. He added that it was perhaps the first time in the history of India that a state was driven to the Supreme Court to get […]
“140 students in single class, no books, uniforms”: Adv Ashok Aggarwal on “reality” of Delhi schools
A day after Delhi High Court slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over the non-supply of textbooks in Government schools, advocate and petitioner Ashok Aggarwal who raised the issue stated that the portrayal of schools run by the AAP in its advertisements is clearly different from the actual conditions […]
Madhya Pradesh: Death toll rises to 2 in Jabalpur blast incident; NSG begins investigation
A team of National Security Guard (NSG) began investigation into the Jabalpur blast incident, which killed people, a police official said on Saturday. The blast occurred in a scrapyard located near Khajri Khiriya bypass under the jurisdiction of Adhartal police station in Jabalpur district at around 12 pm on Thursday (April 25). On getting the information about the […]
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee falls while boarding helicopter in Durgapur, sustains minor injury
West Bengal Mamata Banerjee suffered a minor injury on Saturday after she slipped and fell while taking her seat after boarding a helicopter in Durgapur. The chief minister had reportedly suffered a minor injury and was helped by her security personnel. Visulas of the incident showed her climbing the steps to the helicopter, […]
Delhi Police busts fake job racket, kingpin arrested in Punjab’s Zirakpur
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has arrested a woman, who allegedly duped people into providing them with job opportunities. According to an official release, the Economic Offences Wing received a joint complaint from 23 victims from all over India including Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and […]
Special PMLA Court refuses bail to former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in land scam case
The Special PMLA Court in Ranchi on Saturday refused to grant interim bail to former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a land scam case. Former Chief Minister Hemant Soren had sought interim bail of 13 days from the court to attend the funeral of his uncle, hearing which the court refused to grant […]
“Heatwave conditions in North India less likely amid surge in thunderstorm activities”: IMD scientist
Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) scientist, Soma Sen Roy, has said that the chances of heatwave conditions in North India are less likely to happen amidst an increase in thunderstorm activities. Speaking with ANI, Soma Sen Roy said, “Yesterday (April 26), we observed thunderstorm activities, especially in North-West India… There have been quite strong winds blowing. […]
“Good trend in favour of BJP”: Chhattisgarh CM after second phase polling
After the conclusion of the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said on Saturday that there is a good trend in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party. “Voting was above 74 per cent in Rajnandgaon, Kanker and Mahasamund seats. There is a good trend in favour of the BJP. The party […]
“BJP wants to weaken democracy and people of nation…”: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party wants to weaken the democracy in the country and has pressurised every institution in the last 10 years to not comment against it. Addressing an election rally in Valsad, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, “They (BJP) want to […]
Setback for Dhananjay Singh as Allahabad High Court refuses to postpone the seven-year sentence
Former MP and muscleman Dhananjay Singh has received a setback from Allahabad High Court as the court has refused to postpone the seven-year sentence given to Dhananjay Singh by Jaunpur Special Court in the kidnapping case of Namami Gange Project Manager, Abhinav Singhal. Due to the non-stay of sentence, Dhananjay Singh will not be able to contest the Lok Sabha […]
“PM did not implement even one of his electoral promises”: Mallikarjun Kharge
Launching an all-round attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party and PM Modi, Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday that the Prime Minister did not implement even one of his electoral promises and still he says that Modi did a lot of work for the country. Addressing a press […]
“People rejecting EVMs today are same who looted ballots…”: UP CM Yogi attacks Opposition for questioning EVM
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday launched a scathing attack at the opposition leaders, accusing them of attempting to shift blame for their electoral defeats onto the Electronic Voting machine (EVMs). Addressing the media, Adityanath asserted, “The people who are rejecting EVMs today are the same people who […]
Sikh community members join BJP in Delhi
Several members of the Sikh community joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of the party’s National General Secretary Tarun Chugh in Delhi on Saturday. The event was held in the presence of the party’s National General Secretary, Tarun Chugh, and was attended by BJP leaders, including Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva. Virendra Sachdeva welcomed the new party […]