Assam Police seized a large quantity of cannabis and apprehended six persons in Assam’s Karimganj district on Thursday. According to the Karimganj district police, in an anti-narcotic operation, a team from Nilambazar police station seized 33.5 kg of cannabis at Nilambazar station road in Karimganj district. Police also apprehended six accused. Earlier […]
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CM Yogi to gift Mukhya Mantri Khet Suraksha Yojana to all farmers of UP
In line with the Yogi government’s effort to improve the condition of farmers in the state, the Mukhya Mantri Khet Suraksha Yojana will now be implemented not only in Bundelkhand but in the entire state simultaneously. The Yogi government has proposed an increase in the budget for the scheme from […]
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SC expresses concern on issue related to death of cheetahs
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its concern on the death of cheetahs in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh and asked the Centre to take some positive steps regarding this. However, Centre apprised the top court that 50 percent deaths on translocation is normal. A bench of Justices BR […]
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PM Modi compelled to speak after video went viral, AIMIM’s Owaisi on Manipur assault case
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was compelled to speak on the incident where two women were paraded naked in Manipur only after a video of the episode went viral and triggered public outrage. The AIMIM MP […]
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Delhi HC seeks WFI response on Wrestlers’ plea against exemption given to Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat for direct entry to Asian Games
The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on the petitions moved Wrestlers Antim Panghal and Sujeet Kalkal over the exemption given to wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat for direct entry into the Asian Games 2023 by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) […]
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“NCPCR, NCW have taken cognizance of Rajasthan incident”: Smriti Irani after 4 charred bodies recovered in Jodhpur
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Thursday said that the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and National Commission for Women have taken cognizance of the Rajasthan’s Jodhpur incident. “Both @NCPCR and @NCW have taken cognisance of the horrific incident in Rajasthan”, tweeted Union Minister Irani. The statement came after the Jodhpur Police recovered four charred […]
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Delhi court begins hearing regular bail plea of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday began hearing the regular bail plea of BJP MP and outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the case of alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers. The Rouse Court in Delhi started the hearing at 12:30 PM today. The […]
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NIA arrests expert arms trainer as 15th prime accused in Bihar PFI case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested an “expert arms trainer” as one more prime accused in the Bihar case relating to the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), taking the total number of arrests in the case to 15. Yaqub Khan, 22, alias Sultan alias Usman, a resident of […]
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Amit Shah speaks to Manipur CM after video of two women paraded naked goes viral
Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh a day after a video of two women being paraded naked on a road by a group of men got viral on social media. In a telephonic conversation, the Home Minister enquired about the horrific incident […]
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Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha see adjournments on first day of monsoon session
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm and Rajya Sabha till 12 noon on Thursday morning on the first day of monsoon session of Parliament following obituary references. In Lok Sabha AAP leader Sushil Kumar Rinku took oath as a member of the House. Rinku, who was elected from Jalandhar […]
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Manipur violence: “Deeply disturbed by videos of 2 women paraded naked,” says SC; asks govt to take action
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was “deeply disturbed” by the video which has emerged in which two tribal women were seen paraded naked and molested, and asked the Centre and State to take action against the perpetrators. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices […]
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Manipur horror: First arrest made; CM Biren Singh says capital punishment will be considered for culprits
Manipur Police has made its first arrest in the case registered in connection with the video of the incident in May this year in which two women being paraded naked in Manipur, chief minister N Biren Singh said on Thursday. “Last night at around 1.30 am, we arrested the main culprit,” the […]