Miraya Anand, a four-and-a-half-year-old child, who had presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a sketch, received a letter from the Prime Minister as a token of appreciation. The child’s father Vikas Anand, while expressing gratitude said that it was surprising that the country’s Prime Minister could connect with people at such […]
Legal action should be taken in Kangana slapping incident: BJP leader Shaina NC
BJP leader Shaina NC on Saturday came out in support of actor Kangana Ranaut after a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable slapped her at Chandigarh airport a few days ago, saying that legal action should be taken in this matter. “Be it any woman or any case, you cannot take the law into your […]
Murder accused arrested after brief exchange of fire with police in Delhi’s Welcome
A man wanted in 7 criminal cases, including 2 cases of murder was arrested after a brief exchange of fire in Welcome on Saturday. The accused sustained a gunshot injury in a retaliatory police fire on his right leg. One 7.65 mm pistol with 2 live rounds was recovered from him. Delhi Police officials said […]
“Rahul Gandhi travelled 11,000 km, listened to people, should be made LoP”: Jharkhand Congress chief
Following the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), which passed a resolution to appoint leader Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, the party’s Jharkhand unit chief Rajesh Thakur on Saturday backed the resolution, stating that the former travelled 11,000 km and listened to […]
NTA sets up panel to review NEET 2024 result row
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday set up a committee to review the grace marks awarded to NEET UG 2024 candidates amid allegations of mark inflation. The Ministry of Education established a committee to review the grace marks awarded to over 1,500 candidates. Several candidates alleged that the inflation of marks […]
BSF foils currency smuggling at Ghojadanga, seizes Rs. 4 Lakh and 10,500 Bangladeshi Taka
In a significant achievement, vigilant troops of Border Security Force (BSF) from the Ghojadanga border outpost under the South Bengal Frontier, thwarted a currency smuggling attempt at the international border in North 24 Parganas. A woman passenger from Howrah district, West Bengal, was apprehended at the BSF checkpoint at land customs station Ghojadanga while illegally carrying Rs. 4,02,200 in Indian currency […]
CWC passes resolution to appoint Rahul Gandhi as LoP in Lok Sabha
The Congress Working Committee passed the resolution that party MP Rahul Gandhi should be appointed as the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, sources said on Saturday. Rahul Gandhi won the Lok Sabha elections from Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh and Wayanad in Kerala. After the CWC meeting, Congress MP […]
NIA chargesheets 7 more drug traffickers in Rs 700 cr Attari narcotics haul case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted seven more accused in the sensational Attari 100-plus kilogram narcotic haul case valued at Rs 700 crore, the agency said on Saturday. In its supplementary chargesheet filed under the Narcotic Drugs Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in a special court in Delhi. As per the NIA, the […]
SpiceJet’s Delhi-Goa flight delayed due to technical snag, passengers stranded
Passengers travelling from Delhi to Goa on a SpiceJet flight faced a harrowing experience at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Saturday after the flight was delayed for several hours. The Delhi-Goa flight SG-211 was delayed due to operational reasons, as the aircraft scheduled to operate the flight had […]
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange begins fast unto death
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil started his fast unto death on Saturday as indicated by him in April this year. According to officials, the Police have not permitted him for the fast. Patil said that if the Maratha reservation is not provided this time, he will contest the Maharashtra Assembly elections […]
“Responsibility on Naidu, Nitish to protect democracy, Constitution”: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut
As the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) gears up for a third term, Shiv Sena (UBT) Sanjay Raut said that the responsibility to protect the Constitution and democracy lies upon Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu and Janata Dal-United supremo Nitish Kumar. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai on Saturday, […]
AAP, Congress slam Centre over irregularities in NEET exam, demand investigation
The furore over the NEET exam results has assumed political proportions with the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress on Saturday slamming the Centre for risking the future of students. Taking to X, AAP shared a video that described the NEET exam scam, “The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the scorecard of NEET UG results on June 4- […]
“Pandian not my successor… people of Odisha will decide on this”: Naveen Patnaik
Days after the results of the Odisha assembly polls, state outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader VK Pandian is not his “successor” and pointed out that the people of the state would decide on this. Pandian, an IAS officer of the 2000 […]
Implementation of CAA in Tripura will undermine peace accord commitments: Rebel turned MLA Ranjit Debbarma
Former chief of All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), an outlawed outfit as per the UAPA tribunal, Ranjit Debbarma on Friday said that implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act will undermine the previous peace accord signed with rebel organizations. Debbarma, who is also an MLA from the Ramchandraghat assembly constituency, said […]
Kerala LoP VD Satheesan writes to Centre seeking probe on “suspicious” 2024 NEET results
VD Satheesan, Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly, wrote a letter to the Union government, seeking an investigation into the “suspicious” results of the recently published NEET exam for 2024. “Many students from Kerala have personally expressed their concerns about the NEET exam results. The NEET results for 2024 have sparked […]