Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth about Rs 7,500 crore across various sectors. Meanwhile, earlier, PM Modi, maharashtra-chief-minister”>Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar paid floral tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, in Shirdi. PM Modi inaugurated the new Darshan Queue […]
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Gujarat man held for making extortion call to Big Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav
Gurugram Police on Thursday arrested a man from Gujarat in connection with an extortion call to Big Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav. According to ACP Crime Branch Varun Dahiya, the accused has been identified as Shakir Makrani, a resident of Vadnagar, Gujarat. “Gurugram Police, with cooperation from Gujarat Police, has […]
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Congress’ Digvijaya Singh hits out at Narottam Mishra over his remark on BJP MP Hema Malini
Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh has slammed state home minister Narottam Mishra over a remark about Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Hema Malini saying Mishra does not even spare his own party leader. Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, state home minister Mishra sparked a controversy […]
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No plan to start Viksit Bharat Sankalp yatra in poll-bound states: Centre
The Central government on Thursday said that its ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’, which is aimed at ensuring the implementation of the Centre’s welfare schemes in rural India will not be taken out in the poll-bound states where model code of conduct is in place. Apurva Chandra, the Secretary of the […]
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Indian Navy closely tracking Chinese submarines, warships moving for engagement with Pakistan Navy
Amid the ongoing global instability, Chinese submarines and warships are moving towards Pakistan for likely wargames and are being closely tracked by the Indian Navy assets including the P-8I surveillance planes and MQ-9B Predator drones. The Indian Navy keeps a close watch on the activities of the Chinese naval movements in the Indian Ocean Region […]
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Delhi Government to start ‘Red light on, Gaadi off’ campaign to combat pollution
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday slammed the leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for making illogical statements over the allegations that the DPCC chairman stopped the Delhi Government Real-time Source Apportionment Study. “People of the BJP give statements as if they do not know anything about it. Yesterday, several illogical […]
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Delhi: Man booked for rape after girl he met on dating app files police complaint
One person was booked under rape charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he had met on a dating app, Delhi Police said on Thursday. As per police, a complaint was registered in this connection at Gulabi Bagh police station in North Delhi. According to the police, a complaint was received […]
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Maharashtra: 3 men accused of attack on Anti-reservation advocate’s post bail
Three people who had been arrested for their role in the attack on Anti-reservation advocate Gunaratna Sadarvarte’s car were sent to judicial custody and later granted bail by the Mazgaon Magistrate court. All three accused were granted bail on a personal bond and cash bail of Rs 5 thousand each. The […]
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Cash-for-Query Row: Parliament’s Ethics panel to call Mahua Moitra on Oct 31
The Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha will call Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on October 31, over the cash-for-query allegations against her, the Chairman of Parliament Ethics Committee Vinod Sonkar said on Thursday. “The two people who were summoned today – the lawyer and Nishikant Dubey – were heard […]
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“People of Ayodhya are fortunate…”: Former litigant in Ayodhya land dispute on PM Modi’s visit to Ayodhya
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a formal invitation for the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the former litigant in Ayodhya land dispute, Iqbal Ansari on Thursday said that the people are fortunate to receive PM Modi here for ‘Darshan’. “Ayodhya is the land of religion – Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian – deities of the […]
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“Gundagardi hai ye…they’ve created terror in country”: Ashok Gehlot attacks Centre over ED action in Rajasthan
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday attacked the BJP government at the Centre over ED action in the state including raids on the premises Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra in the alleged paper leak case, alleging that “it was goondaism” and the central government had “created terror” in the […]
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“Analyse, learn from emerging air warfare trends”: Rajnath Singh to IAF commanders
Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the two-day Air Force Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi on Thursday, an official statement from the Defense Ministry said. During the session, the Raksha Mantri was briefed on the operational preparedness of the Indian Air Force (IAF) by Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari. […]
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Karnataka energy minister rejects allegation of corruption in power procurement
Karnataka Energy Minister KJ George has rejected allegation of corruption labelled by HD Kumaraswamy on the Siddaramiah government. Kumaraswamy had levelled allegations of malpractice in procuring power and importing coal to meet the State’s energy needs “We reject former Chief Minister H.D Kumaraswamy’s baseless statement on allegation of corruption and malpractices in procuring power, importing […]
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Rajasthan Congress protests in Jaipur against ED raids in state
The Rajasthan unit of the Congress party on Thursday staged a massive protest outside the residence of the party’s state unit chief, Govind Singh Dotasara, against the raids made by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the latter’s residence, earlier in the day. Meanwhile, a heavy police force has been deployed in […]
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6th Apex Committee Review Meeting enhances coastal defence for Andhra Pradesh
The 6th Apex Committee Review Meeting (ACRM) on coastal defence arrangements for Andhra Pradesh was convened at Eastern Naval Command Headquarters here on Wednesday, officials said in a statement. The 6th ACRM was co-chaired by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, AVSM, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command & C-in-C (Coastal Defence, East), and Dr […]