British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning to start his India visit, and was accorded a grand welcome along the four-km route from the airport to a hotel in the city.Johnson was received at the Ahmedabad airport by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Governor Acharya Devvrat. Senior state officials and […]
Supreme Court orders status-quo on demolition drive conducted by North Delhi Municipal Corporation in Jahangirpuri, DelhiPlea by Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind against employing bulldozers to raze down houses of persons suspected to be involved in criminal incidents such as Jahangirpuri Clash mentioned before CJI NV Ramana led bench. Heavy police was seen at Delhi’s Jahangirpuri – where […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday held talks with IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva during which they voiced concern over the impact of the recent “geopolitical developments” on the global economy and the challenges faced by countries due to rising energy prices.Sitharaman, who arrived in Washington on Monday, met the International Monetary Fund Managing Director during […]
Fresh violence erupted in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on Monday. An incident of stone-pelting was reported from the area. This comes after a communal clash broke out in the area during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday evening. After a woman was taken away for interrogation in connection with Saturday’s clash, around 50 women in the area […]
The Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the bail of Lakhimpur Kheri violence case prime accused Ashish Mishra.A Bench led by CJI NV Ramana directed him to surrender within a week. The High Court considered irrelevant factors and showed unwarranted hurry to grant him bail, it noted. The Bench – which also included Justice Surya Kant […]
In a big development, Maharashtra Home Department has decided to allow the use of loudspeakers at religious sites in the state only with due permission, reported news agency ANI. State Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil will hold a meeting with the DGP today to instruct him to direct all police commissioners and officers on this.Nashik […]
India logged 2,183 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,44,280, while the active cases declined to 11,542, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,965 with 214 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent […]
The security arrangements in north-west Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area were placed on high alert early Sunday morning following the communal violence that occurred between two groups of people resulting in several injuries, including Delhi Police personnel. The communal clashes occurred at the Jahangirpuri area on Saturday evening in the wake of the ‘Shobha Yatra’ that was […]
Violence broke out during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on Saturday, leaving several police personnel injured.There was stone-pelting and some vehicles were also torched, police said. Warning of strict action against rioters, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said the situation is under control and adequate additional force has been deployed in […]
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced 300 units of free electricity for residents of the state with effect from July 1. The state government made the announcement formally on Saturday, a month after Mann became CM.The CM had On Thursday announced at a press conference in Jalandhar that people of Punjab would be given […]