The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation after an 80-year-old man died at the Mumbai airport and asked the aviation body to submit a report in four weeks. A senior citizen, who was on the Air India New York-Mumbai flight, died after he […]
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Fire breaks out in Telangana’s Karimnagar, 20 huts burned
A fire broke out in the Karimnagar area of Telangana on Tuesday in which approximately 20 huts were damaged, a fire service official said. The blaze, reported around 10:50 am, also triggered the explosion of 4-5 gas cylinders, Karimnagar District Fire Officer, T Venkanna, said, adding the fire tenders successfully […]
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“UP se, 80 out of 80” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh exudes confidence in BJP’s victory
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday expressed his confidence in the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh and said, “UP se, 80 out of 80.” He said this while speaking to reporters after inspecting the Lucknow Ring Road from the Sultan […]
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Delhi: CISF seizes medicines worth Rs 52 Lakh at IGI Airport, 3 held
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) surveillance and intelligence staff arrested three passengers at the check-in area, in Terminal 3 of IGI Airport on Saturday evening, said CISF. “On suspicion, passengers later identified as Basid, Mubashir Jamal and Kayfee (all Indians) bound for Kabul via Sharjah by Air Arabia Airlines flight No. G9-466 (STD-1820 […]
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Wildlife attack: Black flag protest against ministers convoy in Wayanad
The Wayanad Youth Congress Committee staged a black flag protest at the Kerala forest Minister’s convoy, which arrived in the district on Tuesday, to visit the families of deceased persons affected by the Tusker attack. The outraged Youth Congress activists raised a black flag at the Ministers Convey near Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, Kerala. Amid the protest, […]
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“J-K had to bear brunt of dynastic politics for decades”: PM Modi in Jammu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who launched several development projects in Jammu on Tuesday slammed the opposition, saying that the region, now a Union Territory, had to “bear the brunt of dynastic politics” for decades. Addressing a mass gathering here, PM Modi said that the political parties who have indulged in dynastic politics […]
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CM Yogi says UP received four times more FDI in 2019-23 than in 2000-17
Uttar Pradesh received four times more foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2019-23 in comparison to 2000-2017, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said while speaking at ‘UP: An Emerging Destination for Foreign Investment in India” Conference on Tuesday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the ‘UP: An Emerging Destination for Foreign Investment in India” […]
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Maharasthra tables Maratha reservation bill in one-day special Assembly session
The Maharashtra government tabled a Bill in the state Assembly on Tuesday, intending to extend 10 per cent reservation to Marathas above the 50 per cent mark cap. The state government has convened a one-day special session of the state legislature. The bill for the 10 per cent Maratha quota […]
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HC notice to Centre, Delhi Govt on plea challenging Manual Scavengers Act’s several sections
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi government on a petition challenging several sections of Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013. The plea also sought a direction to rehabilitate the sewer cleaners and provide them with all the benefits received by manual scavengers under the act. The bench of Justice Manmohan and […]
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Delhi HC reserves order on plea of Shibu Soren challenging Lokpal proceedings
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on appeal of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Shibu Soren challenging the single judge order. The single-judge bench had refused to interfere with the Lokpal proceedings against Soren on the basis of a complaint filed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey in the Disproportionate Assets (DA) […]
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Andhra Pradesh: 3 killed after car collides with auto-rickshaw near Amaravati-Anantapur Expressway
A car collided with an auto-rickshaw in which three people died on the spot, while others sustained injuries in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district, a police official said. The incident took place on the national highway near Amaravati-Anantapur Expressway in Pusalapadu village near Bestavaripeta mandal in Prakasam district on Tuesday morning. According to the Sub-inspector of police Bestavaripeta, Narasimha […]
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Brinda Karat questions authorities’ silence on alleged abuse of women in Sandeshkhali
After reaching Sandeshkhali, CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Tuesday questioned the authorities’ silence on alleged abuse of women at TMC office in Sandeshkhali, saying, “Why was peace not disturbed when women were repeatedly called into the TMC office and abused?” “We came here to meet the women because they had called us. They claimed that they were called to the TMC office […]
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West Bengal BJPs Suvendu Adhikari permitted to visit Sandeshkhali
West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari finally made his way towards the trouble torn Sandeshkhali. This after the local administration was served with the copy of the High Court order that said that Suvendu and BJP’s Shankar Ghosh could visit Sandeshkhali on the condition that the rest of the […]
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PM Modi launches multiple development projects worth over Rs 32,000 cr in Jammu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects for education, railway, aviation, and road sectors, worth over Rs 32,000 crore in Jammu. PM Modi also flagged off the first electric train in the valley and also the train service between Sangaldan station […]
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“Thank PM Modi for electric train”: NC Chief Farooq Abdullah praises PM Modi for electric train launch in JK
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off the first electric train in the Kashmir valley and the train service between Sangaldan station and Baramulla station, the move drew praise from National Conference Chief Farooq Abdullah who expressed his thanks to Prime Minister Modi. “…We needed it. It is […]