The Delhi Police on Wednesday detained four people after the Lok Sabha witnessed a chaos on Wednesday afternoon.Two unidentified persons were detained after they jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber, while the Winter Session of the Parliament was underway. The Delhi Police also detained two other persons – a man and a woman from outside […]
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the government’s decision to abrogate Article 370, which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and said steps should be taken to conduct elections in the assembly by September 30 next year.Writing the judgement for himself and Justices Gavai and Surya Kant, Chief Justice of […]
Setting the ball rolling for the selection of chief ministers, the BJP on Friday appointed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar and Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda as the lead observers for the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Rajnath Singh, BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde and Saroj Pandey will […]
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha has expressed concerns over the rising cases of HIV/AIDS in the state and said that the number of active cases among the students is causing worry.Tripura has reported a total of 5,269 cases of HIV/AIDS, with 575 of them being students. As of October this year, the total number […]
Three Khalistan supporters have been sentenced for the attempted murder of popular Auckland-based radio host Harnek Singh, who has been vocal against the ideology of Khalistan, The Australia Today reported.Sarvjeet Sidhu, aged 27, pleaded guilty to attempted murder, while Sukhpreet Singh, aged 44, was found guilty of being an accessory. The third individual, a 48-year-old […]
Rescue operations have entered a critical phase as efforts to save 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi continue into the eleventh day. Drilling work resumed late on Tuesday after a pause since November 17, and made significant headway.Rescue agencies have managed to successfully drill 39 metres through the debris. The […]
The Noida Police have arrested five people for the alleged use of snake venom at a rave party besides booking Bigg Boss winner Elvish Yadav in the case, officials said on Friday.Nine snakes were also rescued from the possession of the arrestees, who had landed at a banquet hall in Sector 51 on Thursday for […]
The Enforcement Directorate raids on the premises of Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand ended early on Friday after about 23 hours, with the legislator alleging that the action was a “conspiracy to harass” AAP leaders.The searches, undertaken as part of a money-laundering investigation against the minister and some others linked to him, were launched around […]
With the air quality in Delhi sliding to severe category, a ban has been imposed on all non-essential construction work and demolition work in the city.Even the entry of light commercial vehicles and diesel trucks has been banned in the national capital. The restrictions have been imposed as part of stage III of Graded Response […]
A record 96,917 Indians were arrested while crossing illegally into the US between October 2022 and September 2023, according to the latest US Customs and Border Protection (UCBP) data.Indians apprehended while crossing the US border unlawfully have reportedly witnessed a five-fold increase in the past few years. In 2019-20, 19,883 Indians were apprehended. In 2020-21, […]