Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has taken a jibe on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Jan Ashirwad Yatra and said senior BJP leaders are participating in Yatra and grassroot leaders are leaving the party. Singh made the remark while speaking to the reporters in the state capital Bhopal on Tuesday. Reacting to the […]
Orange alert issued in Telangana, Dy Mayor of GHMC visits low-lying areas
The Met Department has issued an Orange for Tuesday in Telangana. The southern state is likely to receive heavy rainfall in central districts, North and East districts. Meanwhile, a yellow alert has been issued for tomorrow. Director of Meteorological Centre Hyderabad Nagaratna said, “At present, the weather situation indicates that the low […]
Two dead after e-rickshaw overturns in North Delhi’s Burari
Two people died and two others were injured after the e-rickshaw they were travelling in overturned in the Burari area of North Delhi, said police. According to Delhi Police, “Two people died in a road accident on Monday night in the Burari area of North Delhi. Four people were travelling in an […]
West Bengal mining case: Delhi HC grants ten days interim bail to Gurupada Maji
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted ten days interim bail”>bail to Gurupada Maji. He is an accused in the West Bengal mining case. He had sought interim bail”>bail to perform the annual ‘Shraddha’ and rituals of his mother. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma granted interim bail”>bail to Maji after considering the grounds and submissions made by the […]
‘Another blow to slavery mentality’: Uttarakhand CM hails ‘Republic of Bharat’
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Tuesday that the government of India has given another blow to the slavery mentality by replacing ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’ on the invitation card for the dinner to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan during the G20 Summit. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Dhami posted a […]
Courts cannot be used as matrimonial facilitators for purpose of pressurizing accused to get married: Delhi HC
The Courts cannot be used as matrimonial facilitators for the purpose of pressurizing the accused to get married to the victim or be denied bail or by the accused for obtaining bail by asking the complainant to appear before the Court and state that he was ready to get married […]
Former HC judges, bureaucrats write to CJI Chandrachud against Udhayanidhi’s ‘Sanatana Dharma’ remark
As many as 262 eminent citizens including former High Court judges and bureaucrats have written to the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud urging him to take note of Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s hate speech calling for the eradication of ‘Sanatana Dharma’. They wrote a letter to the CJI stating that […]
Chhattisgarh: Two Naxalites killed in encounter with police in Sukma
Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with police personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Tuesday, Sukma police said. A Joint operation was conducted by the District Reserve Group (DRG) Sukma and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 223 Corps. A 12 bore double barrel rifle and 1 pistol have been recovered from the spot. SP Sukma Kiran Chavan said, “Based on the […]
“Our national identity is not BJP’s personal property”: AAP leader Raghav Chadha amid India vs Bharat controversy
Taking strong exception to the invitation for the G20 dinner sent in the name of ‘President of Bharat’ and not India, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday said that the recent move by the Centre has ignited a public debate and that people’s national identity is not the […]
Good policing cannot be imagined without BPR&D: Union Home Secretary
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Tuesday lauded the efforts of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) on its 53rd Foundation Day and said that good policing cannot be imagined without the organisation. The Home Secretary also assured that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is commited to research […]
Hyderabad: Osman Sagar reservoir gates lifted to release 442 cusecs of water
In view of an increase in inflows, two flood gates of the Osman Sagar reservoir were raised by two feet to release 442 cusecs of water downstream, said an official. According to DGM Osman Sagar, “Two flood gates will be opened to two feet height at 8 am on Tuesday […]