Subramanian Swamy opposes Rahul Gandhi’s plea for fresh passport, claims it might hamper probe in National Herald case

 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday opposed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea for the grant of a fresh passport and said that if the former MP is allowed to travel abroad, it may hamper the probe in the National Herald case. The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) […]

PM Modi to flag off Uttarakhand’s first Vande Bharat Express tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Uttarakhand’s first Vande Bharat Express train on Thursday via video conferencing. Sudhir Singh, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (DCM) of Moradabad Railway Division said the train will run between Dehradun and New Delhi. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will also be present at the Dehradun railway station during the inaugural event of […]

MP: Four dead, two seriously injured after dumper hits loading auto in Dewas

Four people died while two sustained injuries after a dumper allegedly hit a loading auto-rickshaw in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district on Wednesday, said the police. The incident occurred at the Indore-Bhopal bypass in Dewas at around 4 am on Wednesday. Those who died were identified as Dharmendra, a resident of Shankargarh in Dewas, Rani, a resident of Sagar district, […]

Delhi HC rejects former IPS Satish Chandra Verma’s plea challenging his dismissal from service

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected the plea of former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Satish Chandra Verma challenging his dismissal from the service just a month before his retirement. Verma had assisted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its probe into the Ishrat Jahan ‘fake encounter’ case. He was dismissed by the Union Ministry of […]

CISF detains USA citizen carrying six live cartridges at Delhi’s IGI airport

 The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) detained a USA citizen carrying six live cartridges at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), informed officials on Wednesday. The USA citizen has been identified as Gabriel Allen Coder, 20. “A 20-year-old USA Citizen namely Gabriel Allen Coder detained by CISF at Delhi IGI Airport with 6 live […]

Karnataka: CLP meeting concludes in Bengaluru

The meeting of the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) concluded in Bengaluru on Wednesday. On May 18, CM Siddaramaiah was elected unanimously as the CLP leader in Karnataka, after the Congress party finalised its CM candidate after days of deliberation following a landslide victory in Karnataka. Congress leaders RV Deshpande, HK […]

Congress, 18 other opposition parties to boycott new Parliament building inauguration

Congress and 18 other opposition parties on Wednesday issued a joint statement to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building on May 28. The joint statement of the opposition parties said: “Undemocratic acts are not new to the Prime Minister, who has relentlessly hollowed out the Parliament. Opposition Members of Parliament have been […]