Delhi High Court has issued a notice on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea in connection with the excise police case and ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file its response. The matter will be heard next on July 17, along with the Delhi Chief Minister’s plea challenging […]
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Pakistan: Journalists approach Lahore High Court against Punjab Defamation Act
The senior journalists on Wednesday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the Punjab Defamation Act, 2024, after the provincial assembly passed the law amid the strong protest from the opposition members and media fraternity in May this year, Pakistan-based Geo News reported. The petitioners requested the court to declare […]
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Rajnath Singh, Australian Deputy PM Richard Marles discuss closer cooperation in Indo-Pacific
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday held talks with Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Richard Marles and reviewed various issues related to defence cooperation and discussed closer cooperation between the two nations in the Indo-Pacific. Rajnath Singh noted that India places great value on a Comprehensive Strategic […]
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Hemant Soren to return as Jharkhand CM, oath taking ceremony on July 7
Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan on Thursday invited Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) president Hemant Soren to form the government in the state, a day after Champai Soren stepped down from the chief minister’s post. The swearing-in ceremony will be held on July 7, according to Supriyo Bhattacharya, general secretary of […]
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Cattle smuggling PMLA case: Delhi HC lists bail plea of Sukanya Mondal for hearing on Monday
The Delhi High Court on Thursday listed the bail plea of Sukanya Mondal for hearing on Monday. She was arrested in a money laundering case connected with a multi-crore cattle smuggling operation. Sukanya was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on April 26, 2023. Since then, she has been in […]
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PM Modi meets victorious ICC T20 World Cup team at his residence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the ICC T20 World Cup winning Indian cricket team over breakfast at his residence on Thursday. Post-meeting, the victorious cricketers departed to the Delhi airport to take a flight to Mumbai where a grand victory parade has been prepared for them at the Marine Drive […]
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Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu meets Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu met Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal in the national capital on Thursday. Naidu also met the Union Civil Aviation Minister and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) collegaue Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu. After the meeting Goyal in a post on X, said discussions entailed on how the NDA government […]
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NEET-UG Case: Arrested accused brought to special CBI court in Bihar’s Patna
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday brought the arrested accused in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG case to the special CBI court based in Bihar’s Patna. Soon, the accused will be presented before the court. On Wednesday, the CBI nabbed the suspected key conspirator in connection with the […]
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Jharkhand: Raj Bhavan invites INDIA bloc leaders including JMM executive president Hemant Soren today
Raj Bhavan has invited the leaders of the INDIA alliance including Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president Hemant Soren on Thursday after CM Champai Soren resigned from the post. The other leaders invited by the Raj Bhavan include state Congress president Rajesh Thakur and RJD leader Satyanand Bhakta. Champai Soren […]
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“Still not satisfied with efforts unless there’s 100 pc peace”: Supriya Sule on Manipur violence
NCP-SCP leader and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speech in the Rajya Sabha about the efforts being made to normalise the situation in Manipur and said that they are still not satisfied with the efforts unless there is 100 per cent […]
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‘Before he goes into space, the non-biological PM should go to Manipur’: Jairam Ramesh
Citing a media report that quoted Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief S Somnath as saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be the candidate for India’s first manned space mission, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a dig at the PM on Thursday stating that before he goes into […]
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J-K: Udhampur’s Birmah Bridge reconstruction project approved
The project for reconstructing the Birmah Bridge in Udhampur city has been approved, said Saloni Rai, Deputy Commissioner Udhampur. The district administration said that the project cost is approximately Rs. 15 crores. The work is expected to be completed by December 2024. “The Birmah Bridge, which was damaged in 2020, has been approved for new […]
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Hathras stampede: UP Police conduct search at Bhole Baba’s ashram in Mainpuri
Uttar Pradesh Police conducted a search operation at Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri on Thursday for ‘Bhole Baba’, a self-styled godman who conducted a satsang in Hathras where a stampede took place killing 123 people. An FIR has been registered on the incident naming organizers of the prayer meeting […]
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“Lust for power…”: Bihar Minister Nitin Nabin on Champai Soren’s resignation as Jharkhand CM
With Hemant Soren, who is out on bail, all set to return as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Bihar minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Nabin Sinha took a fierce jibe at the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Chief and the “lust for power” of INDIA bloc leaders. The […]
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Sexual harassment case: Raj Bhavan employee moves SC challenging immunity to WB Governor
The woman staff member of the West Bengal Raj Bhawan, who had alleged sexual harassment by Governor CV Ananda Bose, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the immunity granted to the Governor under Article 361 of the Constitution. She has asked the apex court to decide “whether sexual harassment and […]