Such a person should get Bharat Ratna, Arvind Kejriwal defends Manish Sisodia; attacks Centre over CBI raids

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took on the BJP-led Centre claiming that a person like Manish Sisodia, who deserves a Bharat Ratna for his contribution to the education sector, was being hounded by investigative agencies. During his Gujarat visit, Kejriwal sought to put a strong defence for his […]

Kerala HC stays appointment of Priya Varghese at Kannur university

Kerala High Court on Monday stayed the appointment of Chief Minister’s Private Secretary KK Ragesh’s wife Priya Varghese as an associate professor at Kannur university. The court has put a stay order on her appointment till August 31. Earlier, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said that he will order a full-fledged investigation into allegations of […]

SC stays proceedings before courts on FIR filed against BJP’s Shahnawaz Hussain in 2018 rape case

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed all the proceedings against Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain in connection with an alleged 2018 rape case. A bench of Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia put on hold the further proceedings before trial court in connection with the […]

Russia detains IS suicide bomber plotting terrorist attack in India

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday said that its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of the Islamic State terrorist group, who was plotting a terrorist attack against one of India’s leadership elite, Russia news agency Sputnik reported. “Russia’s FSB identified and detained a member of the Islamic State international terrorist organization banned […]