Parkash Singh Badal, the former chief minister of Punjab and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch, passed away at a private hospital in Mohali on Tuesday. He was 95.Badal, a five-time chief minister, was admitted to the intensive care unit of private hospital following complaints of breathing difficulties on Sunday. In June last year, Badal was hospitalised […]
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BJP to wait and watch as Sharad Pawar’s MVA remarks create ripples
Amid reports of disagreements within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance regarding the 2024 elections, the Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata has adopted a cautious approach of observing the situation before taking action. The Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders are expressing their opinions independently without reaching a consensus, which the BJP has […]
Supreme Court issues notice to NCT of Delhi on women wrestlers’ petition and posts it for Friday
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice on a petition filed by top Indian wrestlers seeking to register an FIR against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha sought a response from the Delhi […]
NIA conducts raids against PFI cadres in Punjab’s Ludhiana, UP, Bihar, Goa
In a fresh crackdown against the cadres of the banned Popular Front of India, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out searches at more than a dozen locations in parts of the country including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.The places being searched by the NIA include 12 in Bihar, two in Uttar Pradesh and one […]
AIMIM chief Owaisi slams Amit Shah over promise to scrap Muslim quota
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his promise that if the BJP is voted to power in Telangana, it will scrap reservation for Muslims in the state.Owaisi said while Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks of reaching out to backward Muslims, Shah is promising to remove their reservation. “Modi allegedly […]
BJP’s Nishikant Dubey shares purported video of Jharkhand minister in phone chat with woman
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey shared a video clip on social media purportedly showing Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta engaging in an “obscene” phone conversation with a woman.Terming the video “fake and edited”, Gupta, a Congress leader, said his political opponents circulated it to tarnish his image. In a statement, the minister said it was part […]
‘This time, all political parties welcome’: Top wrestlers on protest against WFI chief
Olympics medallist Bajrang Punia on Monday said all political parties were “welcome” as top Indian wrestlers, including him, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, among others, returned to New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Sunday to stage protests against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for allegedly sexually assaulting women wrestlers. “All […]
Amritpal Singh arrested from Punjab’s Rode village
Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh, who has been on the run since March 18, was on Sunday arrested by the Punjab police in Moga. He was on the run for 34 days.Amritpal Singh is being shifted to Assam’s Dibrugarh, where eight of his aides are already being held under the National Security Act. As per reports, […]
Woman shot at inside Saket court in Delhi, rushed to hospital
At least three to four rounds were allegedly fired at a woman inside the premises of Saket court on April 21 morning by an advocate over personnel enmity, Delhi police sources said.Police are on the spot and have rushed the woman to the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), where is undergoing treatment. According […]
Active Covid cases in country climb to 66,170
India has recorded 11,692 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 66,170, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.The death toll has increased to 5,31,258 with 28 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.48 […]










