The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Trinamool Congress leader SK Supiyan, who was the election agent of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram during last year’s assembly elections, in a murder case. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Abhay S Oka, however, imposed several conditions while granting the relief to […]
Delhi’s air quality was in the “poor” category on Wednesday morning as light rain with gusty winds at a speeds of 30-40kmph were expected later in the day. The hourly Air Quality Index (AQI) was 280 at 7am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. On Tuesday, the average 24-hour AQI was 270 in the […]
The Hijab row in Karnataka escalated to an extend on Tuesday that the police had to resort to lathi charge and teargas shells to control a violent mob in Davanagere district. Jai Shri Ram chants by students wearing saffron scarves were retailed to with screams of Allah hu Akbar by Muslim girls donning hijab at […]
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi broke his silence on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attacks on Congress in Rajya Sabha, news agency ANI reported. “He (PM Modi) didn’t answer my questions. We need to take the China & Pakistan issue seriously. My great grandfather served the country, I don’t need anyone’s certificate. BJP is scared of Congress […]
India’s covid vaccination drive hit a new milestone with nearly six crore teenagers between the age of 15 and 18 getting their first shot, union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said. “Congratulations to youth power. More than 5 crore youth in the age group of 15-18 got the first dose of the vaccine. Young India is […]
With days left for the much crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections scheduled to begin from February 10, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday released the party manifesto for the people of the poll-bound state.While releasing Samajwadi Vachan Patra, Akhilesh promised to compensate sugarcane farmers in the state within 15 […]
The Hijab row in Karnataka on Tuesday turned violent in parts of the state, forcing Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to close down schools and colleges for the next three days. The development comes after violence in Shivamogga district forced the state administration to impose prohibitory orders.Considering the volatility of the situation, the district administration has […]
All seven army men who were trapped in avalanche in Arunachal have been found dead. The seven Army personnel were part of a patrolling team and were hit by the avalanche in a high-altitude area (14,500 feet) on Sunday.The area witnessed inclement weather with heavy snowfall for the last few days.In May 2020, two soldiers […]
External Affaris Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that he raised the issue of a tweet by Hyundai Pakistan on Kashmir during a call with South Korea’s Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong.Jaishankar took to Twitter to share this news. “Received a call from ROK FM Chung Eui-yong today. Discussed bilateral and multilateral issues as also the […]
BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Tuesday described as ‘atrocious’ the appointment of Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit as the new vice-chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), as he pointed out ‘multiple grammatical mistakes’ in her press release thanking the Prime Minister and Minister of Education for appointing her as the first woman VC of the Delhi-based […]