Indian Navy’s Chief of Personnel Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi interacted with the first batch of Navy’s Agniveer trainees including both men and women cadets at INS Chilka in Odisha. He was briefed on the preparedness for the training of the first batch of Agniveers who reported last month. According to a press statement, Vice Admiral Dinesh […]
West Bengal: Two shot dead in Baruipur over dispute
Two persons were shot dead over a dispute in Baruipur area of West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, police said on Wednesday informing that one person has been detained. Officials said that the two deceased have been identified as Sajjat Mondal (48) and Sarfuddin Laskar (32) – both residents of Baruipur, and the […]
Rajasthan Congress leader and businessman Riju Jhunjhunwala resigns from party
Amid the ongoing Rajasthan leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader and businessman Riju Jhunjhunwala on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the party stating personal reasons. Riju Jhunjhunwala contested the Lok Sabha elections from Ajmer in 2019. He sent his registration letter to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Senior party […]
India will host 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in Indore after gap of two years, says Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday informed the Parliament that India will be hosting the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in Indore in January 2023. “After a gap of two years, India will be hosting the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in Indore from 8-10 January 2023. President of Guyana Irfaan […]
British High Commissioner warns about visa scams on internet
British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis on Wednesday warned about the visa scammers making rounds on the internet, who are using his name to beguile Indian nationals seeking UK visas. British High Commissioner Ellis asked Indians to remain suspicious and advised people not to share their account or credit […]
Former Congress MP Ugrappa defends Bhasmasur’ statement against PM Modi
Former Member of Parliament from Karnataka, and senior Congress leader VS Ugrappa, on Wednesday, defended his statement in which he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Bhasmasur”. “100%, I stand by my statement. I have a problem with the attitude of PM. Even CT Ravi uses words like ‘Bhasmasur’ against anti-nationals, […]
IAF boosts Su-30 aircrafts’ capabilities with new over 250km strike range missile
In a significant boost for the capabilities of its Su-30 combat aircraft fleet, the Indian Air Force is equipping them with a new missile which can take down ground-based targets from a distance of over 250 kilometres. The new missile has been acquired by the Indian Air Force under emergency provisions and will further enhance the […]
Telangana: TRS leader K Kavitha to reach Jagtial, attend KCR’s public meeting
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader K Kavitha will join Chief Minister and father K Chandrashekhar Rao at his public meeting in Jagtial on Wednesday. Kavitha, a Member of the Telangana Legislative Council, spoke to reporters at her residence here in the state capital before setting out to participate in the public meeting. She said, “We […]
Telangana: Notice served to suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh for objectionable post on social media
The Mangalhat police in Hyderabad has issued a show cause notice to suspended Bhartiya Janata Party MLA, T Raja Singh, for violating court-set norms after the BJP leader was found making provocative remarks against other religions despite a warning. The Telangana High Court and the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, had ordered invocation […]
AAP gets majority, ends BJP’s rule in Delhi civic body
The Aam Aadmi Party crossed the halfway mark gaining a majority in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections on Wednesday, thus uprooting the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 15-year-long rule in the city’s civic body. According to the latest data shared by the Election Commission, the AAP won 126 wards out […]
Sharjeel Imam moves SC against Delhi High Court order calling him ‘main conspirator’
Sharjeel Imam has approached the Supreme Court seeking direction to expunge some remarks made by the Delhi High Court against him while denying bail to Umar Khalid in the Delhi riots case. Imam said that Delhi High Court while rejecting Umar Khalid’s bail plea, made certain observations and remarks against […]
Kerala govt appoints Mallika Sarabhai as Chancellor of Kerala Kalamandalam
Kerala government has appointed Mallika Sarabhai, a well-known classical dancer as chancellor of Kerala Kalamandalam deemed-to-be-university of art and culture. The Kerala government has amended the rules of Kerala Kalamandalam deemed-to-be-university to remove Governor Arif Mohammad Khan as its chancellor in November 2022. “As per clause 29.1.0 of the Memorandum of Association of Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed to be University […]
Headless body of Delhi’s missing boy found in UP, accused held
A three-year-old boy’s headless body was recovered from a sugarcane field in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning, said Delhi police on Wednesday. The child identified as Manav went missing on November 30 from near his residence in east Delhi’s Preet Vihar area. According to the police, the parts of the […]
Delhi Court orders for FIR against builder firms for duping investors
A Delhi Court has directed the police to register two FIRs against builder firms and their directors/partners for allegedly duping the investors after noting that the allegations are of a nature that warrants an investigation by the police/state agency. Patiala House Court’s Metropolitan Magistrate Yashdeep Chahal on December 5, 2022, ordered for registration of […]
Andhra Pradesh: Man slits MBBS student’s neck for refusing to marry him in Guntur
A third-year MBBS student of a private medical college in Vijaywada was allegedly stabbed to death in Takkellapadu village of Andhra Pradesh’s guntur”Guntur district, by a man for refusing to marry him, police said. The incident took place on December 5. The woman Tapaswi had gone to meet her friend […]