Congress-led United Democratic Front on Thursday after Speaker AN Shamseer declined to entertain the opposition’s adjournment motion seeking to debate a Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) inquiry against the IT company owned by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter, T Veena. The opposition members protested the Speaker’s ruling stating that the matter was pending […]
MP: Two booked on charges of abducting, gang-raping minor in Gwalior, 1 held
The police booked two persons on the charges of allegedly abducting a 17-year-old girl and trying to gang rape her in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district, an official said on Friday. Of these two accused, the police have arrested one and efforts are on to nab the other. The alleged incident occurred on January 29 under […]
Uttarakhand police embrace smart policing with self-balancing electric scooters
Abhinav Kumar, Director General of Police, Uttarakhand, flagged off four cutting-edge self-balancing electric scooters from the Police Headquarters to patrol the vibrant streets of Haridwar. For the safety of tourists and local citizens, police in Haridwar will patrol with self-balancing scooters. Donated by Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, these eco-friendly electric scooters are […]
Telangana: Two Andhra police constables apprehended for smuggling Ganja in Cyberabad
The Cyberabad Police have apprehended two Andhra Pradesh police constables for their involvement in smuggling 22 kg of Ganja on Friday. “We arrested two Andhra constables while smuggling Ganja. More details are awaited.” J. Upender Rao, Inspector of Police, Bachupally Police Station said. “The Ganja weighs 22 kg,” he added. Earlier, Police apprehended three inter-state drug peddlers in Hyderabad […]
“Just a tactic to show himself helpless”: BJP slams Kejriwal for skipping ED summon
Reacting to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal skipping the Enforcement Directorate’s summons for the fifth time, BJP leader Harish Khurana said that it is just “a tactic to show himself helpless.” Khurana came down heavily on CM Kejriwal and questioned that if the summons is illegal, then why hasn’t he gone to court […]
Tamil Nadu: NIA raids 6 places linked to Naam Tamilar Katchi party functionaries suspected to have LTTE links
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches on Friday at six places in Tamil Nadu linked to the residences of several functionaries of the state-based Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) party based on inputs that they received funds from the LTTE organisation. The places raided included those of NTK functionary and YouTuber Saatai Duraimurugan […]
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea seeking direction for ensuring compliance of govt hospitals to act regarding organ transplant
The Supreme Court on Friday sought a reply from the Centre on a petition seeking direction to ensure the government or semi-government medical colleges and district hospitals fulfil all requirements under Sections 14 and 14-A of the Transplantation of Human Organ (Amendment) Act 2011 and be registered with the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO). […]
Union Government to encourage HPV vaccination for cervical cancer through relief in price capping: Sources
The central government, which announced plans to encourage vaccinations against the human papilloma virus (HPV) through its immunisation programme, is exploring options to cap prices so that the vaccines to treat cervical cancer become more affordable, official sources have said. Apart from slashing prices, the government will encourage HPV vaccination […]
“World’s biggest party caught stealing votes”, Arvind Kejriwal led AAP protests against BJP
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal, along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and other party leaders, protested in Delhi against the BJP over the Chandigarh mayoral elections. “BJP messes up in elections; there were often allegations that BJP wins elections by messing up; BJP steals election votes, tampers with EVMs, gets names removed from […]
Assam monitoring Uttrakhand’s UCC bill, lining up Polygamy ban bill: Assam CM
The Assam government is closely monitoring the Uttrakhand UCC report and will take its decision on banning polygamy in the state, in the upcoming budget session. “We are lining up the Assam Polygamy Ban Act. We are also closely monitoring the development of Uttarakhand. If the Uttarakhand UCC bill is laid in the state […]
BJP committed fraud in Chandigarh mayoral polls: AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj
After the alleged detention of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers, who were on their way to protest against the disputed Chandigarh mayoral polls, Delhi minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said the BJP committed ‘fraud’ in the elections. The AAP erupted in protest after the presiding officer declared the BJP […]
Jharkhand: Champai Soren to meet Governor today to discuss formation of new government
Jharkhand Transport Minister Champai Soren, who was named as JMM legislative party leader, after Hemant Soren’s arrest, has been allotted time by Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday to meet him at Raj Bhavan. Champai Soren, earlier in the day, wrote a letter to the Governor staking a claim to form […]
“One of the shortest speeches…not much came out of it”: Shashi Tharoor on Interim Budget
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday slammed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim budget speech and said that not “very much came out of it” and that she used “vague” and “rhetorical language.” “It was one of the shortest speeches on record in the Budget. Not very much came out […]
Puja performed inside Gyanvapi mosque complex; Muslim side challenges order in Allahabad HC
After the Varanasi Court allowed the Hindu devotees to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, the barricades of Vyas Ka Tehkhana (basement) of the mosque were opened, and daily arti and puja were performed early in the morning on Thursday. According to Vishnu Shankar Jain, the Hindu side lawyer Mangla […]
Court issues notice to ED on plea of Sanjay Singh seeking Interim bail to attend Parliament Session
The Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday issued notice to the ED on plea of AAP MP Sanjay Singh seeking interim bail to attend ongoing Parliament Session. He is also likely to take oath after his election to Rajya sabha. Special judge M K Nagpal issued notice to ED and listed the matter for February 3, 2024. The main […]