Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel arrived at New Delhi airport on Wednesday for his medical treatment. He will be admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here due to a fall in oxygen levels. The Nepal President was flown from Nepal to New Delhi in an air […]
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France exposes West’s divide over deterrence against China
Political unrest in the West continues even though it has been a week since French President Emmanuel Macron sparked a controversy by saying that the West shouldn’t become a “vassal” and that it should stay out of any disputes between the US and China over Taiwan, reported Asian Lite International. Terming Taiwan as a “crisis that is […]
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SC sets aside HC order of acquitting Saibaba, others in Maoist link case; remands case back to HC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the order of the Bombay High Court that discharged former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba and other accused in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for alleged Maoist links. A bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar remanded the matter to the High Court for fresh […]
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UP: Atiq Ahmed’s killers remanded to 4-day police custody
A CJM court in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Wednesday remanded gangster Atiq Ahmed’s killers to four-day police custody. This comes after the Special Investigation Team filed an application in the court seeking remand for questioning for all three accused. They were earlier sent to 14-day judicial custody by the district court on […]
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Karnataka: Congress leader Jagadish Shettar files nomination from Hubli-Dharwad-Central constituency
Congress leader Jagadish Shettar filed his nomination from the Hubli-Dharwad-Central Assembly constituency on Wednesday for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Elections. Jagadish Shettar became the second senior leader from the Lingayat community to leave the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and join Congress in less than a week. Earlier, former Karnataka […]
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Meta to reveal fresh round of job cuts across Facebook, Instagram
Facebook parent company Meta is all set to commence the companywide new job cuts on Wednesday as part of reorganising teams and management hierarchies, The Washington Post reported. According to the internal memo that a US-based newspaper read, Meta’s head of human resources, Lori Goler, wrote Tuesday evening that the […]
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Assam govt provincialises tea garden-managed schools to provide students with better facilities
The Assam government has provincialised 422 schools run by the tea garden authorities in the state following which the schools will receive mid-day meals, uniforms, and free textbooks. The move comes after the state cabinet decided to provincialise 419 tea garden-managed lower primary schools, two moral education schools and one […]
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Karnataka: Independent candidate from Yadgir pays Rs 10,000 deposit money in coins collected from voters
An independent candidate from Karnataka’s Yadgir constituency paid his deposit money of Rs 10,000 entirely in coins to file nominations for the elections. He collected money from people across the constituency, to contest the Karnataka elections on May 10. The candidate, identified as Yankappa, vowed to dedicate his life to […]
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Maharashtra: Former Ranji Cricketer Praveen Hingnikar injured in road accident, wife dies
Former Ranji Cricketer and coach Praveen Hingnikar suffered injuries while his wife died on the spot in a road accident in Mehkar taluka near the Samruddhi Expressway in Buldhana district of Maharashtra on Tuesday. The injured Hingnikar has been admitted to a private hospital in Mehkar for treatment. The accident happened on […]
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Centre files fresh affidavit in same-sex marriage matter; urges SC to make States, UTs as a party in the matter
The Centre has filed a fresh affidavit in various petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage and urged the Supreme Court to make states and Union Territories as a party in the matter. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta apprised the top court about the Centre’s fresh affidavit. A five-judge Constitution Bench […]
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BJP has full support of Lingayat community in Karnataka: Yediyurappa’s son BY Vijayendra
Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s son BY Vijayendra, who got the party ticket from Shikaripura on Wednesday, hit out at Congress for creating a divide in the Lingayat community and assured that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP enjoy the full support of […]
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Support weaving community to transform their lives: Odisha CM Patnaik tells new recruits in govt department
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik virtually welcomed over 30 newly recruited officers who joined the state Handloom, Textiles and Handicrafts Department, and said that they that have come through a fair and transparent process under the 5-T framework of governance. As per an official statement, as many as 32 officers […]
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J-K: Srinagar Dy Commissioner reviews arrangements for Shankaracharya Jayanti celebrations
Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar Mohammad Aijaz Asad on Tuesday visited Shankaracharya Temple to review the arrangements being made for the forthcoming Shankaracharya Jayanti scheduled to be celebrated on April 25 this year. Asad instructed the officials to ensure hassle-free traffic movement for the devotees and make […]
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After days of declining trend in Covid cases, India sees hike with 10,542 new infections
After six days of a nationwide falling trend in COVID cases, India reported a hike on Wednesday with 10,542 new infections, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The country had seen a declining graph in the past five days from April 14 to April 18 when […]
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MP: Driver injured, 2 workers feared trapped after goods train collides in Shahdol
The driver has been injured and two workers are feared trapped after two goods trains collided with each other near Singhpur railway station in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, officials said. The engines of the trains caught fire after the collision. All trains on the Bilaspur-Katni route were affected, the officials […]