2 terrorists killed in encounter in J-K’s Pulwama
Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the forest area of Namibian and Marsar and the...
Don’t pay GST till demands are met: PM’s brother to traders
Prahlad Modi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brother and vice- president of All-India Fair Price Shop Association, on Friday asked traders not to pay GST till their demands are met by authorities and advised them to launch an agitation over the...
Naxals using drones for surveillance: Gadchiroli police
Naxals in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district are using drones to keep an eye on the movement of police, a senior official said on Friday. Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles have been sighted near armed outposts and sub-police stations along the state's border...
Easing of curbs likely in 25 Maha districts: Govt
Nagpur and 24 other districts of Maharashtra which have reported COVID-19 positivity rates lower than the state's average are likely to get more relaxation from restrictions, state health minister Rajesh Tope said on Thursday. ...
No bail for Raj Kundra, other accused
Mumbai's Esplanade Court rejects bail pleas of Raj Kundra and Ryan Thorpe in pornography case. Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2:45 pm for the third time today as Opposition MPs continued sloganeering, demanding discussion on 'Pegasus Project'...
Rakesh Asthana takes charge as Delhi police commissioner
IPS officer Rakesh Asthana takes charges as the new Police Commissioner of Delhi. Asthana, a former officer of the Central Bureau of Investigation, was appointed Delhi Police Commissioner on Tuesday, just three days before his retirement. A Union Home Ministry...
Assam cop injured in border clash dies; toll 7
A policeman of Assam, who was critically injured in the exchange of fire between the police forces of the state and Mizoram on the disputed interstate border, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, taking the death toll to seven, Chief...
Bommai to take oath as Karnataka’s CM’s today
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Basavaraj Somappa Bommai is scheduled to take oath as the chief minister of Karnataka at 11 am on Wednesday, said sources. Son of former Chief Minister of Karnataka SR Bommai, a mechanical engineering graduate and former Janata...
Raj Kundra sent to jail for 14 days in porn case
A court in Mumbai sends actor Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra and Ryan Thorpe to judicial custody for 14 days in the pornography racket case. Raj Kundra was arrested last week in connection with a porn racket and is currently...
Mamata meets Kamal Nath in Delhi
Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath meets West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi. Banerjee arrived in Delhi yesterday on her first visit to the national capital since assuming office as the West Bengal CM for a third term and...
Mamata meets Modi in Delhi
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today. This is the West Bengal CM's first visit to New Delhi after she handed the BJP a humiliating defeat in the Bengal polls in May. The WB CM...
Centre asks states for 2nd wave O2 deaths data
The Central government has written to States/Union Territories seeking data on deaths due to oxygen shortage during the second wave of COVID-19, according to government sources. This data is likely to be presented in the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament,...
Rain lashes Delhi, waterlogging in several areas
In a relief to Delhiites from sultry weather conditions, several parts of the national capital received incessant rainfall on Tuesday morning. However, the heavy downpour has caused water-logging in several parts of Delhi. According to the India Meteorological Department's prediction on Tuesday...
4 new Covi cases in Olympic Games village
Four residents of the Olympic Games village, including two athletes, are among the seven new COVID-19 cases that the event organisers announced on Tuesday. With this, the total Games-related COVID cases shot up to 155, 20 of them...
Yediyurappa resigns as CM, suspense continues over successor
The 78 year-old Bharatiya Janata Party veteran, who submitted his resignation to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at the Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru, said he quit 'voluntarily' and will continue to remain active in state politics. Asserting that he will 'hundred per cent'...
Modi to address event on Jul 29 to mark one year of new NEP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an event on July 29 to mark one year of the new National Education Policy, according to sources. "The prime minister will address the event on completion of one year of the NEP....
3 athletes among 16 new Covid cases at Olympics
The COVID-19 infections associated with the Tokyo Olympics rose to 148 after organisers reported 16 new cases on Monday, including three athletes. The organisers, in their daily COVID-19 update, announced that three athletes, four contractors, eight Games-concerned personnel and one...
Maha: Couple ordered to pay maintenance to aged parents
A senior citizens' maintenance/pension tribunal here in Maharashtra has directed a woman and her husband to pay a maintenance of Rs 3,000 per month to her aged parents. The tribunal's presiding officer and Bhiwandi sub-divisional officer Dr Mohan Nadalkar passed the...
India records 39,361 new COVID-19 cases, 416 deaths
With 39,361 new COVID-19 cases in India in the last 24 hours, the daily positivity rate jumps up to 3.41 per cent from yesterday's 2.31 per cent.For 34 consecutive days till yesterday, the daily positivity rate in the country was...
Kargil Vijay Diwas: PM pays tribute
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid a tribute to the martyrs of the Kargil war, which India fought with Pakistan in 1999 and won, on Kargil Vijay Diwas and said the bravery of those who sacrificed their lives motivates...
Mirabai Chanu to get free pizza for life by Domino’s
An Olympic medallist's wish is anybody's command. Domino's Pizza has pledged free pizza for life to India's silver medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, after the champion said she wished to eat pizza after her feat at the Tokyo Olympics. ...
