A police constable on duty was killed by miscreants near the Orai Kotwali highway outpost in the early hours of Tuesday, police said. The deceased constable has been identified as Bhedjit Singh. Police said that bike-borne miscreants opened fire at the constable after he flashed a torch at them. Jalaun […]
Rajasthan: PM Modi rescues CM Gehlot when he’s unable to speak amid “Modi, Modi” chants
Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to the rescue of incumbent Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot when he was unable to speak due to continuous chants of “Modi Modi” on Wednesday. During the inauguration of development projects in Nathdwara, Gehlot started speaking, but a spirited crowd of people started raising continuous […]
Karnataka Polls: “Congress will come to power…” says Mallikarjun Kharge
Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday cast his vote in Kalaburagi’s Basava Nagar and said the Congress will come to power with a majority. “I’ve been voting at that polling booth for the last 55 years. Seeing the enthusiasm of the people, I feel that my party will come to power and we will […]
Karnataka Polls: “Doing some kind of puja atleast,” BJP MP Tejasvi’s dig at Congress
Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday took a jibe at the Congress party by saying that “at least it is worshipping something.” “Suddenly, the Congress party has started praying to everything — whether it is visiting Bajrang Bali temples last week or seeing God in gas cylinders.” “We […]
“Negative people do not have vision, can’t think beyond political interests”: PM Modi targets Congress in Rajasthan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a veiled attack on Congress and said that “negative people do not have a far-sighted vision and they can’t think beyond their political interests”. The Prime Minister, who unveiled a series of development projects at an event here, said some people are filled […]
Four of family, including two children, killed in Chhattisgarh road accident
Four persons of a family including a woman and two children were killed in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday morning, police said. According to police, the accident occurred after a collision between a truck and a car near Madanpur Forest Barrier under Morga police station. Morga police station in charge, Ashwani Nirankari said that […]
West Bengal: Fire breaks out at Saraf Bhavan in Kolkata; 1 injured
A fire broke out on the top floor of Saraf Bhavan near Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Wednesday, officials said. Upon receiving the information, nine fire tenders were pressed into service to bring the blaze under control, they said. However, no casualties have been reported while one injury was reported. “We are happy that there has been no […]
Kerala: Woman doctor stabbed to death by accused brought for medical checkup
A woman doctor on duty at a government hospital in Kerala’s Kollam district was stabbed to death on Wednesday by a school teacher who was brought to the facility for a medical examination by the Police. The incident took place at the government taluk hospital in Kottarakkara, police said. The doctor later succumbed […]
Punjab: Voting underway for Jalandhar Lok Sabha by-poll
Voting for the Lok Sabha by-poll in Jalandhar began at 8 am on Wednesday amid tight security arrangements. Aam Aadmi Party candidate Sushil Kumar Rinku along with his family offered prayers at Guru Ravidas Maharaj Ji temple before casting his vote at Indo-German Senior Secondary School in Basti Danishmandan here. […]
Tamil Nadu: Dairy minister dropped from Cabinet, TRB Raja inducted into Stalin-led council of ministers
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has accepted chief minister M K Stalin’s recommendations to induct Mannargudi legislator TRB Raja into the State cabinet and to drop State Dairy Development Minister S M Nasar from the council of ministers, according to Raj Bhavan statement. “Chief minister recommended the governor of Tamil […]
J-K: Fire breaks out at Jama Masjid in Tral
A fire broke out at the Jama Masjid in Tral area of the Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Wednesday. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. “The fire erupted at the Jama Masjid in the Tral area of Pulwama district,” officials said. Upon receiving […]
Top brass of Haryana wrestling body face off after 3 officials suspended allegedly for supporting WFI chie
The simmering face-off between the General Secretary and President of the Haryana Amateur Wrestling Association (HAWA) erupted after the wrestling body suspended three secretaries of its affiliated district units for their alleged involvement in the ongoing agitation against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. HAWA president Rohtash Singh […]
J-K: NIA raids seven districts in Pakistan-backed terrorist conspiracy case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at 15 locations in Jammu and Kashmir’s seven districts in the Pakistan-backed terrorist conspiracy case. The Central anti-terror agency officials carried out the search operation at four places in Anantnag, three in Shopian, two each in Budgam, Srinagar and Poonch, and […]
Delhi: Aftab Poonawala charged with murder, disappearance of evidence in Shraddha Walkar case
Delhi’s Saket court on Tuesday framed murder charges against Aftab Amin Poonawala for killing Shraddha Walkar and causing the disappearance of evidence. Meanwhile, the accused has denied the charges and claimed a trial in the matter. Shraddha Walkar was allegedly murdered by Aftab in the Mehrauli area on May 18, 2022. Her body parts […]
MP: 15 dead, 25 injured after bus falls off bridge in Khargone; ex-gratia announced
As many as 15 persons died and 25 others sustained injuries after a private passenger bus fell from a bridge in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district on Tuesday, a police official said. The incident occurred at Dongargaon bridge near the Dasanga area under the Oon police station in the district on […]