Five people, including three children, died and several sustained injuries after a mini truck fell into a river in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia on Wednesday, a police official said. The incident occurred near Buhara village under Dursada police station limits in the district at around 6 am on Wednesday. There were around 30 people travelling in […]
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Delhi Airport’s fourth runway will be initially used for departures only
The fourth runway of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) which is set to start on July 13 will be initially used for departures only, and the new runway will be called ‘Runway 29 Right and 11 Left’ (29R / 11L). According to a senior official of Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) Delhi, management has issued a publication […]
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Shiv Sena workers held for assaulting Mumbai civic official remanded to 14-day judicial custody
The four arrested in the BMC official assault case were remanded to 14 days of judicial custody till July 11 on Tuesday. They were produced before the Bandra Court on Tuesday. In addition to that, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former Maharashtra transport minister Anil Parab, who was also arrested along with four party members is […]
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PM Modi remembers PV Narasimha Rao, says his “far-sighted leadership was noteworthy”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday remembered former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao on his birth anniversary and mentioned that Narasimha Rao’s “far-sighted leadership” and his “commitment to India’s development was noteworthy”. “Remembering Shri PV Narasimha Rao Ji on his birth anniversary. His far-sighted leadership and commitment to India’s development was noteworthy. We honor his invaluable contributions to our […]
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Delhi: 2 held for attacking police constable with surgical blade in Mayapuri
The Delhi Police have arrested two men for allegedly attacking a head constable of Mayapuri Police Station in the national capital with a surgical blade on Tuesday evening. According to the police, constable Vikrant was attacked by Vishal and Krishna while he was patrolling with constable Harish in the Jhuggi clusters of […]
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Tamil Nadu: Madurai Metro Rail Project to submit detailed report to TN Govt on July 15
The Madurai Metro Rail Project will submit a detailed report of its plan and state of implementation to the Tamil Nadu government on July 15, the Madurai Metro Rail Project Director Arjunan said on Tuesday. “The detailed project report is 90 per cent complete. We will file the detailed report on July 15,” the Madurai Metro Rail Project Director Arjunan said. Speaking […]
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Praveen Nettaru murder case: NIA raids residence of 3 absconders in Bengaluru
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted extensive searches at the houses of three absconding suspects in the case related to the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha member Praveen Nettaru by cadres of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in Karnataka last year, the agency said on Wednesday. Three locations […]
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Andhra Pradesh: 20-year-old’s death causes stir, TDP demands justice
Opposition parties have put the blame on Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) for the demise of 20-year-old who allegedly died by suicide earlier this week in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Police officials, however, said that deceased Shyam took the extreme step due to a failed love affair and that ruling party leaders are not […]
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Delhi LG writes to CM Kejriwal asking for swearing-in of new DERC chairman soon
Delhi lieutenant governor Vinai Saxena has written to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the delay in administrating the oath of office to Justice (Retd) Umesh Kumar as Chairperson, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) and urged the that the oath be administered without delay and preferably by June 28. The letter from the governor stated that the president appointed […]
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Delhi electrocution death: Human Rights body sends notice to Railway Board chairman
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent notices to the chairman of the Railway Board, the Delhi government and the city police chief after a woman died of electrocution on the New Delhi Railway Station, officials said. According to a statement, the NHRC said that they are taking suo motu cognizance of the […]
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Assam: Local people in Bajali district take shelter on embankments amid heavy flood
The flood situation in Assam has marginally improved but it has damaged homes and household items of various people leaving them to take shelter on embankments. One of the locals identified as Gagan Talukdar said that he along with his four family members are now taking shelter on an embankment […]
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Indian Railways launches 5 new Vande Bharat trains, connect 6 states
The Indian Railways launched five Vande Bharat trains on Tuesday across the country which were flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These Vande Bharat trains will connect six states in the country. This is pertinent to note that the identity of self-reliant India, the Vande Bharat train is now connecting […]
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Delhi police detain ABVP workers for protesting outside CM’s residence over mismanagement of coaching institutes
The Delhi police detained the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) workers on Tuesday for staging a protest outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. ABVP workers protested against the Delhi government over the ‘mismanagement’ of coaching institutes in the national capital. Earlier, at least 61 people were admitted to three hospitals after a fire broke out […]
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J-K: Specific intel-based ops helped forces kill 11 foreign terrorists; huge narcotics, weapon recovered in last 15 days
Operations launched by security forces based on specific intelligence inputs provided by agencies have helped in killing of as many as 11 foreign terrorists along with the recovery of huge quantities of narcotics, weapons and ammunition in the Kupwara sector of Jammu and Kashmir in the last 15 days. “The heightened surveillance based […]
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Karnataka: BJP leader KS Eshwarappa blames Congress’ turncoats for indiscipline within party
In a veiled remark over growing unrest in the party, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader KS Eshwarappa stated that indiscipline has sneaked into the BJP as several Congress party leaders have joined the party. He, however, refused to hold them responsible for the bitter defeat of the party in the […]