An elderly woman was killed while another person was injured when two cars collided with each other in Punjab’s Ludhiana on Thursday, said Police. The incident was captured on CCTV, installed in Gurudwara Sahib near the spot of the accident. The footage showed a speeding car colliding with another car, resulting in the […]
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Delhi riots: Accused have no right to know status of investigation, argue police
Delhi police on Friday concluded its arguments on the application of accused persons seeking direction on the status of the investigation of the larger conspiracy of the Delhi riots of 2020 saying that the accused have no right to know the status of the investigation and the applications are not […]
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Opposition parties seek action against BJP MP Bidhuri over remarks, Congress demands expulsion from LS
Opposition leaders on Friday came down heavily over Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s communal remarks against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Danish Ali in Lok Sabha on Thursday and sought strict action against him. Bidhuri’s remarks, made during the discussion on Chandrayan-3 Mission in Lok Sabha, have been expunged from the proceedings. […]
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Tejashwi Yadav demands inclusion of OBC quota in Women’s Reservation Bill
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav hit out at the centre on Friday, questioning the date of implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill and raising the demand to include OBC women and women from minority and backward communities in the bill. Tejashwi Yadav said, “When will this law get implemented? Does anybody have the answer? What’s the […]
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‘Sanatan Dharma’ remark: SC issues notice to Udhayanidhi Stalin, A Raja, Tamil Nadu govt
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin for his remarks calling for the eradication of ‘Sanatan Dharma’. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi also issued notice to MP A Raja, MP Thol Thirumavalavan, MP Thiru Su Venkatesan, Tamil Nadu DGP, […]
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SC refuses to entertain plea seeking scientific survey in Mathura’s Krishna Janambhoomi
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a scientific survey in Mathura’s Krishna Janambhoomi. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia noted that the Allahabad High Court has transferred all the matters connected to Mathura’s Krishna Janambhoomi to itself. The top court let […]
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UP: Fire breaks out at warehouse in Prayagraj, several vehicles damaged
Several vehicles suffered damage after a fire broke out in a warehouse in Prayagraj’s Jhunsi area, an official said. Two fire tenders reached the spot of the incident. Prayagraj Chief Fire Officer Rajeev Kumar Pandey said, “As soon as we received information about the fire, we immediately took two vehicles from the fire station […]
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“Success of wake-up call, something we have to wait and see,” Ex-ISRO chief on 2nd phase of Chandrayaan-3
Ahead of the second phase of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, former Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO chief K Sivan expressed optimism and said that the success of the wakeup call regarding the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover is something which “we have to wait and see”. Speaking to ANI on […]
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Rahul Gandhi regrets non-inclusion of OBC quota in 2010 Women’s reservation bill
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday expressed his regret that the Other Backward Class (OBC) quota was not provided under the Bill brought by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in 2010. Addressing a press conference at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi said, “100 per cent […]
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Rajasthan: Swift response of staff averts major fire accident at govt hospital in Jhalawar
A major fire accident was averted at the Government Zanana Hospital in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar after hospital staff immediately took control of a technical snag in the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), said an official. “The incident took place at around 9 pm on Wednesday night in the Government Zanana […]
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Assam: Excise Dept seizes large quantity of illegal liquor in Sonitpur
The Excise Department of Assam on Friday seized a large quantity of illegal Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in Assam’s Sonitpur district. Based on secret information, a team from the Excise Department carried out an operation at the Batasipur area under Dhekiajuli police station in Sonitpur district and seized 45 cartons from a house. […]
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Supreme Court declines PIL seeking independent audit of EVM source code
The Supreme Court has declined to entertain a PIL seeking an independent audit of the source code of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). The Supreme Court said, the petitioner places no actionable material before the court to show that the Election Commission of India has acted in breach of its […]
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Historic moment, says JP Nadda on passage of Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament
Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda said on Friday that the Women’s Reservation Bill passed in the Parliament is a historic moment and will be remembered for a long period of time. “For all of us, this is a historic moment that will be registered in history in times to come and remembered for […]