National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted a raid in Jamia Maria Niswa Madrasa located in the Dhaka police station area of Bihar’s Purvi Champaran district and arrested a teacher. The arrested person, who was identified as Asghar Ali, was brought to Patna on Tuesday. The Central agency also detained two others, […]
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Assam police seizes 472Kg Ganja worth Rs 47Lakh near state border
Assam police on Tuesday night seized 472 kg of cannabis (ganja) worth Rs 47 lakh from a truck in the state’s Karimganj district along the Assam-Tripura border. The police also arrested the truck driver and registered a case against him. According to the police, the officers received secret information based […]
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Sidhu Musewala Murder Case: Encounter between shooters and Amritsar police
Amritsar Police’s encounter with the killers of Sidhu Musewala is going on in Chicha Bhakna village, adjacent to the Pakistan border in Attari village of Amritsar district of Punjab. According to the information received from the sources, the encounter is going on with the killers Jagroop Roopa and Mannu Kusa. […]
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Naxal violence reduced by 77 pc in 2021, from all-time high in 2009: MHA
The incidents of Naxal violence reduced by 77 per cent from all-time high of 2,258 in 2009 to 509 in 2021, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. While giving a written reply to the query of Congress MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Rai said “The steadfast […]
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58% of total work of Mumbai Coastal Road Project completed
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday confirmed the progress of its highly ambitious Mumbai Coastal Road Project (South) and said 58 percent of the total work has been completed so far. A total of 107 hectares out of the total 111 hectares of reclamation have been completed constituting 97 […]
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West Bengal: 7 people die after consuming spurious liquor in Howrah
As many as seven people died on Wednesday morning in the Ghusuri area of Howrah district of West Bengal, after allegedly drinking spurious liquor at an illicit hooch joint. Six more people have been admitted to a nearby hospital and several of them are in critical condition. Speaking to ANI in this regard, Howrah […]
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Delhi HC stays service charge guidelines; notice to CCPA, Consumer Affairs Ministry
The Delhi High court on Wednesday stayed the operation of guidelines issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) restraining the levying of service charge by restaurants and hotels. The High court also issued notice on the petition challenging the guidelines. Justice Yashwant Varma issued notice to the Ministry of consumer affairs, […]
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Taipei Open 2022: Parupalli Kashyap, Mithun Manjunath make winning start, Malvika Bansod crashes out
India’s Parupalli Kashyap made a winning start to his campaign at Taipei Open 2022, defeating Chi Yu Jen of Chinese Taipei in the first round of the men’s singles category on Wednesday. Kashyap defeated his opposition by 24-22, 21-10. The first game was a closely contested one but the second one […]
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SC adjourns BCCI plea seeking extended tenure for Sourav Ganguly, Jay Shah to July 21
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned for Thursday (July 21) hearing on a petition related to the amendments in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) constitution. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana adjourned the matter for tomorrow. A plea had been filed by BCCI sought permission to […]
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India recorded 20,557 fresh Covid-19 infections, 40 deaths in 24 hours
India recorded 20,557 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday. The country recorded 15,528 cases of infection on Tuesday. With the latest surge in COVID-19 infections, India’s active caseload currently stands at 1,45,654. The government data further said that […]
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NTA constitutes fact-finding panel to probe Kollam NEET incident
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday constituted a three-member fact-finding committee to probe the alleged incident in Kollam where a student was asked to remove her innerwear before appearing for the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) in Kerala.The Committee will submit its report in four weeks.“In pursuance of the directions of […]
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Rahul Gandhi, Congress MPs join joint Oppn protest in Parliament complex over inflation
On the third day of the Monsoon Session, members of Opposition parties in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are holding a joint protest against inflation and GST rates hike near the Gandhi statue in Parliament on Wednesday. Opposition leaders accused the government of disrupting the common man’s budget due to revised GST […]
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Delhi HC to hear all petitions challenging Agnipath Scheme on August 25
After the Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred various pleas related to Agnipath Scheme to Delhi High Court, the Delhi HC on Wednesday fixed the date to August 25, 2022 to hear all the petitions challenging Agnipath Scheme. The Bench of Justice Satish Chander Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad on Wednesday says following SC direction issued for Delhi […]
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IT Dept raids 40 locations linked to UP-based Ghee company
The Investigation wing of the Delhi Income tax department conducted searches on a Ghee company based in Uttar Pradesh, said sources on Wednesday. The searches were conducted at around 40 premises. Premises of key promoters and officials of the company were also raided which started today early morning. Further details are awaited. […]
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Uttarakhand: Bridge collapsed near Narkota on Badrinath Highway Rudraprayag, 6 rescued laborers -3 feared trapped
At this time a big news is coming out of Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. Let us tell you that a part of a bridge near Narkota on Badrinath Highway has collapsed. The construction work was going on on the bridge when the debris came and 9 people got buried in […]