A Port Blair-bound Vistara flight (UK747) is returning to its origin airport Kolkata due to bad weather at the destination, the airline said on Saturday. The flight is expected to arrive in Kolkata at about 3 pm. Bad weather was likely triggered by the active cyclone Mocha, which is currently […]
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Karnataka result stepping stone to Lok Sabha polls, hope Rahul becomes PM: Siddaramaiah
Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday said with the mandate for the party in the Karnataka Assembly elections he hopes for Rahul Gandhi to become the prime minister of the country. The Congress leader hoped that Rahul Gandhi, who was the prime ministerial candidate of the Congress in the 2014 and 2019 Lok […]
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Punjab: “Accept the mandate with humility”, Sukhbir Singh Badal on Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll
As the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Sushil Rinku is inching towards victory in the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll on Saturday, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said his party “accept the mandate with humility”. Taking to Twitter, the SAD chief congratulated AAP candidate Sushil Kumar Rinku who is […]
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Congress poised for emphatic victory in Karnataka; wins three seats, ahead in 129
Congress is on its way to scoring an emphatic victory in Karnataka polls, winning three seats and gaining the lead in 129 others as party leaders thanked the voters for their support. The BJP is leading in 66 seats and Janata Dal-Secular in 22, according to the latest trends from […]
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UP bypolls: Apna Dal leads both assembly seats
Apna Dal-AD (S) is leading on both assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh by-elections, according to Election Commission’s latest data. The ruling coalition partner Apna Dal (Sonelal) is contesting both Suar and Chhanbey seats. From the Suar seat, Apna Dal candidate Shafeek Ahmed Ansari is ahead of SP candidate Anuradha Chauhan […]
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UP: CM Yogi, cabinet ministers watch ‘The Kerala Story’ at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath watched ‘The Kerala Story’ film along with his cabinet ministers on Friday at a special screening of the movie at the Lok Bhawan in Lucknow. Taking a dig at the Congress, Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya alleged the Congress party of playing appeasement […]
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SC to constitute bench to hear AAP govt’s plea on issue of transfer of Delhi’s services secretary
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to constitute a bench next week to hear the Delhi government’s plea relating to the removal of the Secretary of the Delhi government’s Services Department. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha said it would constitute a bench to hear the matter […]
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Assam Congress MLA Abdur Rashid Mandal welcomes CM Himanta’s bid to ban polygamy
Abdur Rashid Mandal, a Congress party legislative assembly member has come out in support of the Assam government’s intention to end polygamy in the state and has welcomed the move. Abdur Rashid Mandal, MLA representing Goalpara West constituency inGoalpara district, told ANI that, he has welcomed the decision taken by the Assam […]
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PIL in Delhi HC, seeks direction to Law Commission to prepare a comprehensive report to control fake cases
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was moved on Friday in Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Law Commission of India to prepare a comprehensive report to control fake cases and to reduce the police investigation time and precious judicial time. The plea further seeks directions to the Police to ask the complainant “whether she is […]
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Hyderabad: Nigerian national held with 11 grams of narcotic drugs
A Nigerian national has been arrested for allegedly peddling narcotic drugs from the Lower tank bund area of the city, the police said. According to Circle Inspector (CI) Gandhi Nagar police station, the accused has been identified as Agodike Nnaemeka alias Michael Ebere (34). “The accused is a resident of Bengaluru and […]
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Delhi: PM Modi should follow Constitution, says Manish Sisodia
Delhi’s former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should follow the Constitution. He was responding to the questions of media in Rouse Avenue on the Supreme Court judgement on the power of the Delhi Government. The Rouse Avenue Court on Friday extended the judicial custody of Manis Sisodia till […]
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Maharashtra: 30-year-old man found dead in Thane’s Upvan lake
A 30-year-old man was found dead in Thane’s Upvan lake on Friday, police said. Upon receiving the information the Thane police reached the spot with a fire brigade team and took the body in its possession. The police said that after taking the body from the lake, it was sent to a hospital for post-mortem. “A case has been […]
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MP: Fire breaks out at plastic factory in Katni
A massive fire broke out at a plastic factory in the Madhav Nagar police station area on Friday, said the police. Fifteen fire tenders were rushed to the spot on receiving the information. “A massive broke out at Gurunanak Plastics factory in Madhav Nagar police station area, 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to extinguish the […]
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Delhi Court extends Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody till June 2 in Excise Policy Case
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Friday extended former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody till June 2 in the CBI case on excise policy. Consideration of the charge sheet pending before the court. Sisodia was arrested by CBI and ED in an ongoing investigation of a case related to alleged […]
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Gujarat: PM Modi participates in Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sangh Adhiveshan in Gandhinagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a Gujarat visit today participated in Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sangh Adhiveshan in Gandhinagar. Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sangh Adhiveshan is the 29th Biennial Conference of the All India Primary Teachers’ Federation. The theme of this conference is ‘Teachers are at the Heart of Transforming […]