Union Minister of State for Electronics Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday hit back at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s allegations that the BJP was spreading communal poison. Chandrasekhar said that to “accuse him of being communal is to be a liar”. “To accuse me of being communal, or to accuse our party of doing anything other […]
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Principal assault case: Court dismisses appeal against sentence by victim government official
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Monday dismissed the appeal filed by a School principal challenging the sentence of probation awarded to AAP MLA Abdul Rahman and his wife in an assault case. The court also dismissed the appeal of AAP MLA Abdul Rahman, challenging his conviction. The then-government school principal, who […]
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Mumbai: Wife of history-sheeter held; Weapons, live cartridges seized
Mumbai police have arrested a 24-year-old woman in connection with an arms smuggling case and seized two weapons and live cartridges from her. According to the police, the arrested woman has been identified as Hina Rehan Khan, the wife of Rehan Yusuf Khan a notorious criminal against whom many cases are registered […]
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Migrant labourer from Uttar Pradesh shot dead by terrorists in J-K’s Pulwama
A migrant labourer succumbed to his injuries after being shot by terrorists in Tumchi Nowpora area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama of Pulawama on Monday, police said. According to the Jammu and Kashmir police, the deceased has been identified as Mukesh who hailed from Uttar Pradesh. The entire area has been cordoned off by police. Further details are awaited. […]
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Diesel buses from other states banned from entering Delhi-NCR from November 1
Amid deteriorating air quality in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday stated that all diesel buses running in Delhi-NCR which are coming from other states will be banned from entry from November 1. Environment Minister Gopal Rai said, “The Delhi government is working on all the parameters under the […]
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Kerala blast: Opposition calls for State Govt to address ‘hate campaign’, all party meet resolves to resist efforts to create mistrust, intolerance
A day after multiple explosions rocked a public meeting in Kalamassery, Kerala, Opposition parties in the State have called out the ‘hate campaign’ in social media and urged the state government to address the situation. An all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was held in Thiruvananthapuram today in […]
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Massive fire engulfs bus depot in Bengaluru’s Veerabhadranagar, no casualties reported
A massive fire erupted near PES University in Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru on Monday. Private buses parked in a bus depot in Bengaluru’s Veerabhadranagar caught fire in the incident. According to sources, the incident occurred on Nice Road at the private bus depot in Veerabhadranagar. No injuries or casualties have been reported. The cause of […]
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PM Modi lays foundation stone, inaugurates development works in Mehsana
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects worth around Rs 5800 crores in multiple sectors in Gujarat’s Mehsana on Monday. The projects that were inaugurated include the New Bhandu-New Sanand(N) section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC); the doubling of Viramgam – Samakhiali rail line and the Katosan […]
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Akhilesh Yadav launches bicycle yatra, says party stands with all castes
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at a question posed by a journalist about the place of ‘forward’ or general caste people in the party’s PDA claiming his party stood with everyone. PDA which stands for Pichhda, Dalit and Alpsankhyak is a term coined by the SP to define the people who the party is […]
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J-K: Infiltration bid foiled in north Kashmir’s Kupwara, 1 terrorist gunned down
A terrorist was killed after the army and police foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said Monday. “In a joint operation that commenced yesterday, Army and Kupwara Police have successfully foiled an infiltration attempt in Jumagund area of […]
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IT raids various locations of land dealers in Jharkhand and West Bengal
Income Tax raids are underway at various locations of some land dealers in Jharkhand and West Bengal over alleged tax evasion. The IT raids started at 5 AM on Monday morning. IT has started raiding the houses and establishments of more than half a dozen land traders of Deoghar and Jasidih. According to the sources, the prominent […]
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BJP demands Kejriwal’s resignation after SC rejects Sisodia’s bail plea
After the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the bail plea of Manish Sisodia in connection with cases related to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Excise Policy case, Bharatiya Janata Party has slammed the Aam Aadmi Party and asked for the resignation of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala said “After the trial court, high […]