A day after facing strong criticism from the opposition as well as from his own party, West Bengal Minister and TMC leader Akhil Giri on Saturday apologized for his statement against the President of India Droupadi Murmu. Akhil Giri made the objectionable remarks against the President of India on Friday while talking […]
MP: 2 persons held in connection with abduction of bank employee in Bhopal
Two persons were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a bank employee and demanding a ransom of Rs one crore in Bhopal, an official said on Saturday. According to reports, the man works at ICICI bank, MP Nagar branch, Bhopal. The man was lying unconscious at a deserted place under the Ratibad police station area on […]
Delhi HC grants interim bail to accused for arranging daughter’s LLB course fees
The Delhi High Court has recently granted ten days interim bail to an accused to make arrangements for a fee for his daughter in the LLB course. The petitioner was in judicial custody for the last nine months. The court said that the family should not suffer due to the acts of […]
Himachal Pradesh election: 83-year-old walks 14 km in snow to cast vote in Chamba
Electors in Himachal Pradesh are enthusiastically participating in the festival of democracy by casting their votes in the state Assembly elections on Saturday. Aged voters are also not lagging behind in exercising their right to franchise. Though the Election Commission of India (ECI) provided a voluntary facility to 80 plus […]
Kerala cabinet sends ordinance to Raj Bhavan for removal of Governor as chancellor in state varsities
Amid the ongoing tussle between Governor and the Left government, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government in a bizarre development has finally sent an ordinance to Rajbhavan for the removal of the state governor Arif Mohammed Khan from the post of chancellor of the state universities. Kerala Raj Bhavan on Saturday confirmed that […]
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut condemns TMC minister Akhil Giri’s remarks against President
Rajya Sabha member and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday slammed West Bengal minister and TMC leader Akhil Giri over his remarks against the President Droupadi Murmu and said that his party will not tolerate such statements against the Prime Minister or the President of India. The Shiv Sena MP Raut was speaking to reporters in Mumbai on Saturday […]
Conman Sukesh dares Delhi CM, minister Satyendar Jain for polygraph test
Jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar who is named in an alleged money laundering case has given his consent for a polygraph test and demanded that the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain also undergo it. In the letter, he also refuted the claims of writing letters […]
Congress releases manifesto for Gujarat assembly polls, vows to implement OPS
The Congress party on Saturday released the election manifesto for the Gujarat Assembly elections with 11 commitments which include waiving the farmers’ loan up to Rs 3 lakh and implementing the Old Pension Scheme in the state. Releasing the manifesto, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that this manifesto would be the government’s […]
India has become centre of hope for entire world: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday that India has become the centre of hope for the entire world because of the policy and decision taken by the government for making the life of the common citizen better. Addressing a meeting after launching several infrastructure development projects here, the Prime Minister […]
SC dismisses PIL asking to remove Nitish Kumar from Bihar’s CM post
The Supreme Court has junked a PIL seeking direction to remove Nitish Kumar from the office of Chief Minister of Bihar alleging that his appointment was in complete violation of the different provisions of the Constitution of India. A bench of Justices MR Shah and MM Sundresh said that post-poll […]
Punjab: BSF seizes 4 packets of heroin from Ferozepur
The Border Security Force on Friday recovered four packets of heroin weighing 312 grams, near the fencing areas at the border in the Ferozepur district of Punjab. The heroin was recovered from the farming field of the Nizamwala village. “Vigilant troops of BSF recovered 4 pkts Heroin (gross wt – 312 Gms) ahead of Border […]
Delhi: Woman kidnaps 2-month-old for ‘human sacrifice’ for ‘reviving’ dead father, arrested
In a sensational case, a 25-year-old woman in Delhi kidnapped a two-month-old baby boy for “human sacrifice” for “reviving” her dead father. Delhi police rescued the boy safely within 24 hours on Friday and arrested the kidnapper Shweta, Deputy Commissioner of Police South East Esha Pandey said on Saturday. Analysis of CCTV footage […]
SC directs Madhya Pradesh Govt to form SIT to probe case of boy missing from 17 yrs
The Supreme Court on Saturday directed the Madhya Pradesh government to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the case of the petitioner’s missing son. A bench of justice Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar in a recently delivered order has directed the Madhya Pradesh government to form an SIT. […]
Tamil Nadu: Police take Rajiv Gandhi’s assassin Nalini Sriharan to Katpadi Police Station
A day after the Supreme Court set free all the six convicts serving life terms for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, Police took assassin Nalini Sriharan to the Katpadi Police Station in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore. Nalini Sriharan has been taken for her routine signature procedure at Katpadi Police Station on Saturday. Nalini Sriharan is […]
Himachal Assembly election: Polling officials cross snow-covered roads to reach election booths
As the assembly election is underway in Himachal Pradesh, polling officials reached the snow-covered assembly constituencies on foot to reach higher reaches of the state on Friday morning. Snow spells in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh over the past few days have covered several polling booths in the state […]