With an aim to review the security surveillance of the flights, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday chaired a one-on-one meeting with heads of airline companies. The meeting was held to take note of safety norms. The meeting comes after several instances were reported in the country where flights were […]
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Delhi : 2 Police personnel, including SHO, suspended for demanding bribe, case filed against them
Two Delhi Police personnel were suspended for allegedly demanding bribe of Rs 2 lakh, Delhi Police said on Monday. Delhi Police on Monday informed that acting on a complaint two police officials- the SHO of the Cyber Cell (East) and his subordinate were suspended by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, […]
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Indian Army expresses grief over Poonch grenade blast that killed 2 officers
The Indian Army expressed grief over the death of two officers who lost their lives in an accidental grenade blast along the Line of Control in the Mendhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch on Monday. “General officer commanding (GOC) @Whiteknight_IA and all Ranks salute brave hearts Capt Anand and Nb Sub […]
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Babri Masjid case: Allahabad HC to hear plea against acquittal of 32 accused
The Allahabad High Court will hear on August 1 a plea challenging the acquittal of all the 32 accused, including BJP leader LK Advani, who were acquitted by the special CBI court here in 2022 in the Babri Masjid demolition case. The petition has been filed by Haji Mehboob, a resident of Ayodhya in […]
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Maharashtra roadways bus falls into MP river: 13 dead, search ops underway for missing
A total of 13 bodies have been recovered after a Maharashtra Roadways bus travelling from Indore to Pune fell of a bridge and plunged into the Narmada river in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. “Till now, 13 bodies have been recovered. A […]
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ED questions Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain’s wife in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday questioned Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain’s wife Poonam Jain in connection with an alleged money laundering case. Poonam Jain deposed before the investigators after 11 am at the ED’s headquarters here, a development noticed almost two months after her husband, Satyendar Jain was arrested by the agency […]
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Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC proceedings against ACB
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Karnataka High Court proceedings against the state Anti-Corruption Bureau wherein the High Court sought service records and other reports of officers. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said that the proceedings before Karnataka High Court are not linked to […]
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Drug smuggler arrested, 70 Kg poppy seized from Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province
A drug smuggler was arrested and 70 kilograms of opium poppy were confiscated from his possession in the northern Badakhshan province, media reports said citing the state-run Bakhtar news agency. The arrested man was attempting to smuggle the opium from Badakhshan to the southern Helmand province on Sunday when police […]
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Maharashtra CM instructs MSRTC to provide Rs 10 lakhs each to kin of deceased in Dhar bus accident
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday instructed the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) to provide an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of the deceased in the Dhar bus accident, informed the Chief Minister’s Office. A Maharashtra Roadways bus carrying as many as 55 people, […]
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Harbhajan Singh, Misa Bharti, Rajeev Shukla among 28 MPs take oath in Rajya Sabha
Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh, Misa Bharti, daughter of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, and BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla on Monday took oath alongwith nearly 25 other leaders as Rajya Sabha members. Others included A Rao Meena, Vijay Sai Reddy, Kheeru Mahto, Shambhala Saran Patel, Ranjeet Ranjan, Maharashtra Majhi, Aditya Prasad, Praful […]
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SC to hear pleas relating to Gyanvapi mosque case on July 21
The Supreme Court on Monday posted July 21 for hearing a plea filed by Hindu devotees seeking the right to worship the ‘Shivling’ that was found at the disputed Gyanvapi site, which is adjacent to the famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. The plea was mentioned for urgent hearing by advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain before […]
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Vice Presidential polls: NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar files nomination
NDA’s vice presidential candidate West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He filed his nomination papers for the Vice-President’s post on the day when Presidential elections are being held. His name was announced for the second top constitutional post by BJP chief […]
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Delhi HC dismisses PIL to stop SpiceJet from operating
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought direction to the Centre and concerned authorities to stop the operation of SpiceJet Airlines stating several incidents of technical glitches occurred in its aircraft recently. A bench of Justice Satish Chander Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad […]
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Mohammad Zubair seeks urgent hearing in SC to quash all FIRs registered against him in UP
Fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair on Monday sought an urgent hearing of his plea seeking to quash all six FIRs registered against him in Uttar Pradesh and also challenged the constitution of the Special Investigation Team (SIT). Advocate Vrinda Grover, appearing for Zubair, mentioned the matter for urgent listing of […]
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Presidential Election 2022 : 99 pc of votes from Punjab going to Yashwant Sinha, says Partap Bajwa
Leader of Opposition in Punjab, Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday said that 99 per cent of the votes from Punjab are going to Yashwant Sinha for the President post. Speaking to the media persons outside the Punjab Assembly, Bajwa said the meeting of the Punjab Congress Legislative Party (CLP) has been called […]