SC issues notice to former Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra’s wife Preeti Chandra

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to former Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra’s wife, Preeti Chandra, on Enforcement Directorate (ED) plea challenging the Delhi HC order granting bail to Preeti Chandra. A vacation bench of justices including Hima Kohli and Rajesh Bindal put an interim stay on the Delhi High Court order granting bail to Preeti Chandra. The court asked Preeti […]

Delhi HC takes suo moto cognizance of Mukherjee Nagar fire incident, seeks response within 2 weeks

Delhi High Court on Friday took suo moto cognizance of the Mukherjee Nagar Fire Incident. The vacation bench issued a notice to the Delhi Fire Service, Delhi Police and MCD and sought a response within two weeks. The bench also directed the Delhi Fire Service to conduct a fire safety audit and to check whether fire safety certificates were issued or not. At […]

Landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul and Spiti district, no casualty reported

A landslide was reported in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul and Spiti district between Chatru and Dorno Nallah area. “DEOC Lahaul Spiti has informed an incident of Landslide Between Chatru and Dorni Nallah, Sub Division Lahaul, District Lahaul Spiti,” stated an HP-State Emergency Operation Centre report. No loss of life was reported till the filing of […]

Centre renames Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Congress slams PM Modi

The Centre recently decided to rename Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) as Prime Ministers’ Museum and Society. Following this, the Congress on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Centre’s decision to rename Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. Slamming the Centre, senior leader and Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh tweeted, “Pettiness […]

“There is lot of pressure on minor’s family,” claims Sakshi Malik after chargesheet filed against Brij Bhushan

Olympic medallist Wrestler Sakshi Malik, who has been a part of the protest with other grapplers against the outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said on Friday that the filed chargesheet has the WFI chief’s name. However, she said that there is “a lot of pressure” on the minor’s family. “He (Brij […]

Andhra Pradesh: Chandrababu Naidu sounds poll buggle, launches ‘one lakh votes majority’ campaign for TDP at Kuppam

“Kuppam is a laboratory,” former Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party supremo Chandrababu Naidu has stated while launching a “one lakh votes majority” campaign for TDP in his assembly constitutency for the Andhra Pradesh state elections due early next year. “Kuppam is a laboratory and I started all the programmes from here,” Naidu said addressing a public meeting […]

Over 2-fold increase in NorWesters instances in 2023 impact power distribution in Odisha

Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) said that high instances of power outages in Odisha were because the electricity supply networks were damaged due to the Nor’wester. A nor’wester, also known as Kalbaisakhi, is a violent thunderstorm in the Gangetic plains of India. These localised events are usually correlated with thunderstorms, strong […]

PM Modi-led government revolutionizes concept of governance in J-K, takes initiatives to strengthen security, curb corruption

 Post scrapping of Article 370, a temporary provision in the Constitution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has revolutionized the very concept of governance in Jammu and Kashmir. Development projects are being undertaken on a war footing, the security grid has been strengthened, and corruption curbed through the Direct Beneficiary Transfer (DBT) mode. All […]

J-K encounter: 5 foreign terrorists killed in Kupwara, search operation on

Five foreign terrorists have been killed in the encounter that broke out between terrorists and security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. Meanwhile, a search operation is still underway in the area. “Five foreign terrorists killed in the encounter, search operation underway,” said Additional Director General of Police […]

Uttarakhand: Mahapanchayat in Dehradun called off after CM Dhami’s assurance for action, says police

A mahapanchayat that was called in Dehradun on June 18 was cancelled after Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami assured action, the police said. SSP Dehradun Dilip Singh Kunwar said, “There was an in-principle agreement between the parties and the proposed mahapanchayat has been cancelled after talks were held at […]

BJP demands NIA investigation; Himachal CM urges to refrain from giving communal colour in Chamba murder

The political temperature rose in Himachal Pradesh after the murder of a 21-year-old man in Chamba in the state last week. While, Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged the involvement of the main accused in “anti-national activities”, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu has urged the politicians to refrain from giving any political […]

Rajkumar Ranjan’s house set on fire in Manipur, Union Minister says: “Those indulging in violence are enemies of humanity”

Violence continues in the northeastern state of Manipur, with miscreants torching the residence of Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh in Imphal’s Kongba on Thursday night. The residence in Imphal was set on fire while the minister was in Kerala. Speaking exclusively to ANI, MoS MEA said, “It is extremely sad to see what happened last […]