Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has invited top opposition leaders for participation in the next unity meeting scheduled to be held on July 17-18th at Bengaluru. Congress President in a letter addressed to top opposition party leaders reminded them about their participation in June […]
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SC stays NGT order appointing Delhi LG as chairperson of high-level committee on Yamuna
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed an order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) appointing Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena as the chairperson of a high-level committee on the Yamuna rejuvenation project. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra issued […]
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Trinamool Congress leads in West Bengal panchayat polls in early trends
Trinamool Congress has gained early leads in the results of panchayat polls in West Bengal. The counting began this morning. According to trends and results on State Election Commission site, Trinamool Congress (TMC) has won in 942 seats and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 103 seat while Congress has secured 26 seats so […]
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SC’s Constitution bench to hear on August 2 pleas against abrogation of Article 370
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will start hearing a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories. A five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan […]
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Passenger frisking time to be cut by 50 percent with 131 full body scanners to be installed at Airports
To make security checks quicker and error-free at India’s busiest airports, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) is all set to deploy body scanners that will cut down the passenger frisking time by half. A senior AAI official said, “Presently, it takes around 30 seconds on average to frisk a passenger manually […]
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Punjab: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s health deteriorates, rushed to hospital
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who has been accused of the murder of Punjabi Singer Sidhu Moose Wala, was rushed to the hospital late at night after his health deteriorated, said the police on Tuesday. According to the police, Bishnoi was rushed to Faridkot Medical Hospital from Bathinda Central Jail on Monday […]
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Uttarakhand: 4 dead, 10 injured due to falling debris on Gangotri National Highway near Gangnani
Four persons died and 10 people got injured due to falling debris on Gangotri National Highway near Gangnani in Uttarakhand, said the police on Tuesday. “Four people have died due to falling debris. 10 passengers who were injured have been admitted to CSC Bhatwadi for treatment”, the police said. The […]
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Assam floods: 67 villages submerged in Lakhimpur, around 545.50 hectares of crop damaged
The flood situation in Lakhimpur district of Assam has deteriorated after several new areas were inundated by flood waters, affecting nearly 60,300 people. The flood waters have submerged 67 villages under 4 revenue circles of the district. Around 545.50 hectares of crop area are still under water. According to the […]
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Kerala: One killed, several injured in bus-lorry collision in Kannur
One bus passenger died near Edakkad in Kannur district after a bus collided with a mini lorry, informed the police. Several passengers were injured in the accident. The injured were admitted to different hospitals. The Edakkad police said, “The accident occurred at midnight. The bus of Kallada travels was travelling from Mangalore to Pathanamthitta. The injured were admitted […]
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J-K: SIU raids in Kishtwar at houses of ‘terrorists’ operating from Pakistan
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Kishtwar Police on Tuesday conducted raids at the houses of suspected terrorists operating from Pakistan in the Kishtwar district of the Jammu and Kashmir, police sources said. The raids were conducted in Rahalthal Village in Chhatroo Tehsil of Kishtwar district, the sources further informed. […]
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath condoles loss of lives in Ghaziabad road accident
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday offered his condolences to the families of those who died in a collision between a school bus and a car on the Delhi Meerut Expressway. “The Chief Minister has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in the road accident. Wishing peace […]
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Karnataka: BJP MLA says ISIS behind Jain monk’s murder
Bharatiya Janata Party Karnataka MLA Siddu Savadi has alleged that terrorist organisation ISIS is behind the murder of Jain monk Kamakumar Nandi Maharaj in and has demanded a CBI probe in the case. Taking to reporters on Monday, the MLA representing assembly Teradal assembly constituency said, “This murder of the Jain monk was committed by ISIS. No Indians can murder anybody […]
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Andhra Pradesh: 7 killed after bus carrying wedding party falls into Sagar Canal in Prakasam district
Seven people including a seven year -old child were killed and more than 15 people were injured after the bus in which they were travelling in fell into a water canal near Darsi in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district, police said on Tuesday. The accident took place around midnight when the […]
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6 killed in school bus-car collision on Delhi-Meerut Expressway near Ghaziabad
At least six people died in a collision between a school bus and a car on the Delhi Meerut Expressway on Tuesday morning, the police said. According to the police, the school bus was empty and was reportedly coming from the wrong direction. “A school bus and a TUV met with an accident on the Delhi Meerut Expressway […]
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Orange alert for Uttarakhand: CM Dhami says state “on full alert mode”
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said that the state administration is on full alert mode in view of the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) heavy rainfall alert in the region. Talking about the precautionary arrangement made in the state, CM Dhami said, “Every year during monsoon time here, we have to face […]