As many as three girls have been arrested so far and a case registered against six persons, including two youths for assaulting a woman at LIG square in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, an official said. The arrested girls have been identified as Megha Malviya, Poonam Ahirwar and Tina Soni. The incident occurred around 1 am on […]
NCP leader Jitendra Awadh, supporters block screening of Marathi film in Thane
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awadh and his supporters blocked the screening of a Marathi film ‘Har Har Mahadev’ at a multiplex in the Thane district of Maharashtra. Awhad’s supporters also beat up a viewer who tried to stop them. The NCP leader alleged that […]
Chhattisgarh: Health worker drowns after boat overturns in Indravati river
A 27-year-old pharmacist drowned after a boat in which he was travelling overturned in Indravati river near Kosalnar area on the border of Bijapur and Dantewada district, an official said. The incident occurred late Monday evening and the body was recovered on Tuesday morning. The pharmacist who died was identified as Pradeep Kaushik. The […]
Uttarakhand CM Dhami assures justice to 2012-Chhawala rape victim
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday assured that the 2012 Chhawla rape victim will get justice. “I have spoken to advocate Charu Khanna, who is handling the case and union law minister Kiren Rijiju regarding the Supreme Court’s decision of acquitting the three accused in 2012- Chhawla rape […]
Delhi: 8-coach Metro trains start running on Red Line
The Delhi Metro on Tuesday introduced the first-ever eight-coach trains on the 34-km-long Red Line from Rithala to Shaheedsthal New Bus Adda. The two trains have been converted from the existing fleet of 39 six-coach trains, and work on converting the remaining trains is on, an official release from the Delhi Metro […]
Kerala HC declines to stay Ciza Thomas’s appointment as interim VC of KTU
Kerala High Court on Tuesday declined to stay the appointment of Ciza Thomas as Vice Chancellor in-charge of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) in Thiruvananthapuram. The Kerala government had requested the court to stay the appointment that was ordered by Kerala Governor Arif Muhammad Khan, chancellor of the […]
Education not a business to earn profit, tuition fee must be affordable: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday observed that education is not the business to earn profit and tuition fees shall always be affordable as it noted that the Andhra Pradesh Government’s decision to enhance fee to Rs 24 lakhs per annum, which is seven times more than the fee fixed earlier is not justifiable at […]
Chhattisgarh: Tusker found dead in Baloda Bazar district
A male tusker was found dead allegedly due to an electric current in Devpur area under Kasdol Upvan Division in Chhattisgarh’s Baloda Bazar district, a forest official said. The incident occurred reportedly two days ago and the tusker’s carcass was lying just 50 metres away from the forest department’s rest house. The carcass started smelling after which it came to notice. DFO Mayank Agrawal said that upon […]
Gujarat polls: Amit Shah to chair BJP core committee meet today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday will chair an important meeting of Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) core committee members as the party gears up for the upcoming assembly elections in the State. All the leaders of the Gujarat BJP core committee have reached Delhi to attend the meeting. […]
PIL in Delhi HC against overcrowding of prisoners in Tihar Jail
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court in relation to the overcrowding of prisoners in the Tihar Prison Complex, Delhi. The plea stated that the number of inmates in Tihar Jail had exceeded the actual capacity of each barrack and it is on record that there […]
West Bengal: STF arrests veteran arms supplier from railway station, arms recovered
The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal arrested an alleged veteran arms supplier from Dum Dum Cantonment railway station in West Bengal. The STF officers have identified the person arrested on Monday evening as 55-years-old Tapan Saha who belonged to Habra Manasabari in West Bengal. They have also recovered two 7mm […]
UP: Varanasi court adjourns hearing of plea seeking worship of ‘Shivling’ in Gyanvapi mosque premises to Nov 14
A fast-track court in Varanasi on Tuesday adjourned the matter for November 14 on the plea seeking worship of the ‘Shivling’ that the Hindu side claimed to be found on the Gyanvapi mosque premises. The matter was adjourned for November 14 as the concerned judge would not sit in the […]
Dr Subhash Babu, first Indian scientist to be awarded Bailey K. Ashford Medal
Prominent Indian physician and scientist Dr Subhash Babu has been conferred the prestigious 2022 Bailey K. Ashford Medal, and 2022 Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (FASTMH) award for his exemplary research work and contribution in tropical medicine. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) is the world’s largest scientific organization […]
Cheating case registered against former Maharashtra minister Anil Parab
A case of cheating has been registered against Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader and former state minister Anil Parab and others in connection with the Dapoli resort fraud case. The Dapoli Police of Ratnagiri district have registered the case under Sections 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Further investigation […]
Karnataka: AIMIM seeks permission to celebrate Tipu Jayanti at Hubli’s Idgah Maidan
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and some other Dalit organizations approached the municipal corporation seeking permission to celebrate Tipu Jayanti at the Idgah Maidan in Karnataka’s Hubli, which was recently in controversy over the Ganesh Chaturthi celebration. Some Dalit organisations and AIMIM have submitted a memorandum to the corporation commissioner […]