For the first time, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is in the process of preparing a list of the 100 top drug mafia kingpins in India and initiate action against them in the coming fortnight under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act. Special focus will also be […]
BJP’s Bengal unit launches Gandhi Sankalp Yatra, TMC calls it ‘biggest joke’
With the end of Durga Puja, Bengal’s political parties are back on the streets. The West Bengal unit of the BJP on Wednesday launched its Gandhi Sankalp Yatra during which every MP of the party in the state has been given a target of walking 100 km in 10 days, […]
Ayodhya case hearing in Supreme Court draws to a close
As the 40-day daily hearing in the 70-year-old Ayodhya title dispute draws to close, all eyes are on the five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that is expected to pronounce a verdict by November 17. The bench is hearing 14 appeals filed in the apex court against the 2010 Allahabad High […]
Produce orders on detention of leaders, curbs in Kashmir: Supreme Court tells govt
Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to produce detention and other orders under which communication was blocked in the Kashmir Valley. The top court said that if the government does not respond then it would not force it to do so and proceed with the hearing.
Enforcement Directorate arrests P Chidambaram in INX Media case
Former Union minister P Chidambaram was arrested inside Tihar jail by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday morning in the INX Media foreign funding case, officials said. This arrest followed a three-member agency team led by ED’s deputy director Mahesh Sharma questioning him in the morning. An officer said that since […]
India ranked 102 in Global Hunger Index, 8 places behind Pakistan
India slipped to the 102 spot in the Global Hunger Index which features 117 countries, according to Concern Worldwide, an aid agency which compiles the report. India was the lowest ranked South Asian country in Global Hunger Index even behind Pakistan which was ranked 94th. Indeed, India is also ranked below countries […]
India cannot sacrifice economic strength to comply with US sanctions: Nirmala Sitharaman
India wants to comply with global sanctions, including U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Russia, but also needs to maintain its own strength and strategic interests, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in an interview on Tuesday. The United States in January imposed the toughest sanctions yet on Venezuela’s oil industry. The move has […]
‘Am accused of stealing goats and hens’: Azam Khan breaks down in tears at poll rally
Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan turned emotional and broke down into tears while addressing an election rally in Rampur, stating that he has been now been accused of stealing goats and hens. Khan was addressing an election rally here on Monday for upcoming by-polls. “I have been slammed […]
Depositor of scam-hit PMC Bank ends life, another dies of heart attack
A depositor of scam-hit PMC Bank allegedly committed suicide here, while another died of a heart attack a few hours after taking part in a protest by bank customers seeking their money back. Dr Nivedita Bijlani (39), who allegedly ended life on Monday evening, and Sanjay Gulati (51) who died […]
Farooq Abdullah’s daughter, sister detained in Srinagar protest on Article 370
The police on Tuesday detained half a dozen women activists including the sister and daughter of former chief minister Farooq Abdullah during a march to protest against abrogation of provisions of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, officials said. Abdullah’s sister Suraiya and his daughter Safiya, […]
‘Next war will be fought with indigenous weapons and will win it’: Army chief Bipin Rawat
In an unequivocal push for inclusion of indigenous technology in the armed forces Army chief Bipin Rawat and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Tuesday that it will give India an edge over its adversaries. Rawat said India will fight the next war with indigenous weapons and win it, and the […]
High Court rejects bail to Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira
The Bombay high court on Tuesday rejected bail pleas of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira arrested by Pune police for allegedly inciting violence at Bhima Koregaon in Pune district on January 1, 2018. Justice Sarang Kotwal on Tuesday rejected bail applications filed by the three. They were […]
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Jammu-Kashmir’s Poonch
The Pakistan Army on Tuesday initiated unprovoked ceasefire in two sectors along the LoC in Jammu-Kashmir’s Poonch district. officials said. The Pakistani Army targeted Qasba and Kirni sectors with firing of small arms and mortar shelling, they added. The Indian Army is retaliating befittingly. “At about 0930 hours, the Pakistan Army […]
Odisha policeman transferred after clicking selfie with murder accused
A police inspector in Odisha’s Puri district has been transferred after his selfie with a murder accused went viral on social media. Bulu Munda, inspector-in-charge of Chandrabhaga Marine Police Station, was transferred to the district police headquarters late on Monday night after he clicked the selfie with murder accused Radha Mohan Biswal […]
Economics Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s Bihar connection
Ford Foundation international professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Abhijit Banerjee and his wife Esther Duflo, who are among the three honoured with this year’s Nobel Prize in economics, have a Bihar connection. The couple came to Bihar in 2010 in connection with the impact assessment of […]