Defending senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s recent remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, party leader Tariq Anwar on Saturday stated that the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution gave Pakistan a chance to raise the Kashmir issue at international forums resulting in widespread global criticism. Anwar further said that Singh’s remarks were in line […]
Delhi’s power corridor abuzz with talks of Union Cabinet reshuffle
Delhi’s power corridors are again abuzz with the talks of an imminent reshuffle in the Union Cabinet. The buzz that was going on for quite sometime intensified after series of meetings took place between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President JP Nadda in the national capital. Sources stated […]
Chhattisgarh inaugurates 3-day national convention on ‘Challenging the Challenges’
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated a three-day National Convention organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on the theme ‘Challenging the Challenges’. The workshop was virtually inaugurated on Friday by the Chief Minister offering prayers to Maa Saraswati at his residence office in Raipur. It is being organised in association with the […]
Covid-19: Puri Rath Yatra to be held without devotees for second year in a row
The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Shree Jagannath in Puri will be held this year and servitors who have received vaccine shots and test negative for Covid-19 will be allowed to attend rituals. This will be the second year in a row when the devotees will not be allowed to […]
Kochi flat rape case: Police nab main accused from Thrissur
The main accused in case of alleged rape and torture of a 27-year-old woman in a flat at Kochi from February 15 to March 8 was arrested by police from Thrissur district on Thursday night. Martin Joseph, the main accused, was caught from Peramangalam at Thrissur district and later he […]
Haryana: Police arrest primary accused involved in raping activist from West Bengal
The primary accused in the rape of a West Bengal-based activist who had come to participate in farmer’s protest at Tikri border in Haryana was arrested by police from Bhiwani on Thursday. Anil Malik, a resident of Delhi is the primary accused allegedly involved in raping a 25-year-old woman while travelling in train from West Bengal to Haryana. After […]
CJI Ramana offers prayers at Lord Balaji temple in Andhra’s Tirumala
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana offered prayers at Lord Balaji temple here on Thursday night. He will visit the temple again on Friday. The CJI along with his wife reached Tirumala earlier on Thursday. He was welcomed by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman YV Subba Reddy and others. CJI Ramana also participated in the Ekanta Seva […]
Covid-19 vaccination drive with Rs 500 subsidy on jabs for Jain community launched in Hyderabad
The Jain Community under Sri Jain Shwetamber Terapanthi Sabha on Thursday launched a COVID-19 vaccination drive for the city’s Jain Community in which a subsidy of Rs 500 is being given on prices fixed by the state government on vaccine doses. This vaccination drive, which will continue till June 15, […]
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath likely to meet PM Modi on Friday
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be visiting the national capital on Thursday and is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday amid speculations of expansion of the Uttar Pradesh cabinet ahead of Assembly elections next year. The Chief Minister will be in Delhi for two days. The visit […]
PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Mumbai’s Malad building collapse
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed grief over the loss of lives due to the collapse of a residential structure in New Collector compound, Malad West of Mumbai late on Wednesday night. “Pained by the loss of lives due to the collapse of a structure in Malad West, Mumbai. In this hour of […]
Chair of Karnataka CM is perfectly occupied, says R Ashoka
After some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders speculated about the resignation of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, state Revenue Minster R Ashoka on Thursday said that the chair of the Chief Minister is “perfectly occupied.” “Chief Minister’s chair is perfectly occupied already with our leader,” he said. The minister further stated, “The ones who […]
CBI books former Arunachal Pradesh CM Nabam Tuki in fresh corruption case
In a major development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed another case for alleged corruption against former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki. “CBI filed a case against Tuki and others for irregularities in construction work in the state in 2005-06 when he was Minister for PWD and […]
India reports 94,052 new Covid cases, registers highest-ever 6,148 deaths as Bihar audits toll
India’s daily spike of coronavirus cases remained below the 1 lakh mark for the third consecutive day as only 94,052 new infections were recorded during a 24-hour period, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. Meanwhile, India recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 fatalities with 6,148 new deaths in the last 24 […]
Mumbai innovator develops 3 robots to assist healthcare workers, patients amid Covid
A Mumbai-based innovator Santosh Hulawale has developed three robots to assist healthcare workers and patients amid the ongoing pandemic. Santosh, with the help of his eight-member team, has developed a Multiple Service Robot (MSR), a Service Humanoid Robot (SHR), and a Disaster Management robot (DMR). According to the innovator, the robots have been […]
Delhi Police safely rescues 16 year old kidnapped girl from Gujarat
A 16-year-old girl was safely rescued from Vapi in Gujarat after she was kidnapped from the national capital, said the Delhi Police on Thursday. However, the accused is absconding, police added. A complaint was received by Rajouri Garden police station on June 4 that a teenager Sabana Khatun, was kidnapped by an unidentified person. Thereafter, an FIR was filed under […]