Maharashtra govt declares Eid-e-Milad holiday on Friday
The Maharashtra government has declared September 29 as the Eid-e-Milad holiday at the request of Muslim leaders. This year, Anant Chaturdashi or the final day of the Ganesh festival falls on September 28, the same day as Eid-e-Milad, which...
Supreme Court Blocks 2019 NEET Results for 2022 MBBS Admissions Counseling
New Delhi: In a decisive ruling, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court has nullified an interim order dated July 14, 2022, issued by the High Court of Calcutta. The High Court's order had allowed medical students to partake in...
Kerala withdraws Nipah related restrictions
The Kerala government has withdrawn containment in all zones and allied restrictions imposed in northern Kozhikode district as no new cases of Nipah virus have been reported here since September 16. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, District Collector A Geetha...
C-295 aircraft inducted into IAF
The first C-295 medium tactical transport aircraft was inducted into the Indian Air Force on Monday, boosting its logistics capabilities. The induction ceremony took place at the Hindan Air Force Station here in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath...
BJP issues show cause notice to Bidhuri
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday issued a show cause notice to its Lok Sabha member Ramesh Bidhuri for his use of objectionable words against Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali in Parliament during a discussion on Chandrayaan mission's success. BJP...
SC refuses to admit PIL on EVM software audit
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking an audit of the software used in electronic voting machines (EVMs) used by the Election Commission. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B...
Maha onion traders go on indefinite strike
Onion traders have said that they suspended auctions in all agriculture produce market committees in Nashik district of Maharashtra and their protest will continue indefinitely, a development raising the fear of shortage of the kitchen staple in retail markets and...
Alarming erosion of fundamental rights in India: UN
There is a "steady" and "alarming" erosion of fundamental rights, particularly of religious and other minorities in India, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issue has told the USCIRF. During a hearing on Wednesday, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority...
LS passes women’s quota bill by 454 vs 2 votes
Lok Sabha passed Women's Reservation Bill granting 33 per cent seats to women in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies. As many as 454 MPs voted in favour of the bill, while 2 MPs vote against the bill. Details...
Video shows BJP youth wing leader beating tribal with slippers
The opposition Congress accused the ruling regime in Madhya Pradesh of failing to check atrocities against tribals after a video purportedly showing a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leader beating a man with slippers in Anuppur district went viral. MP Congress...
Implement women’s quota bill immediately, says Sonia in LS
Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday extended her party's support for the women's reservation bill and demanded its immediate implementation along with the provision for the representation of SCs, STs and OBCs. Initiating the debate from the opposition's...
Canada expels Indian diplomat over killing of Khalistani leader Nijjar
Signalling a further souring of bilateral ties, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Monday said an Indian diplomat in the country had been expelled, Al Jazeera reported. The expulsion comes in light of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's statement alleging an Indian...
Sena plea: SC directs Maha speaker to set timeline
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra assembly speaker to spell out the timeline within a week for adjudication of the disqualification petitions filed against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Shiv Sena MLAs loyal to him who had tied...
Bookie Anil Jaisinghani gets bail in Amruta Fadnavis case
A Mumbai court on Monday granted bail to alleged bookie Anil Jaisinghani in a case of attempting to blackmail and bribe Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' wife Amruta Fadnavis. Jaisnghani was arrested by the Mumbai police in March this year...
No alliance with BJP, declares AIADMK leader
Strains between the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Bharatiya Janata Party seemed to have reached a flashpoint on Monday when a senior leader of the Dravidian party said there was no alliance with the saffron organisation and that...
J-K: Anantnag anti-terror operation enters 6th day
The operation to flush out terrorists holed up in the Gadole forest area of Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district entered the sixth day on Monday with security forces using drones to pinpoint the hideouts for carrying out attacks on the...
Two planes collide at US air show, pilots killed
Two pilots were killed on Sunday after their planes collided during the National Championship Air Races and Air Show in Reno, Nevada region of the US, CNN reported citing organisers of the event. "Around 2:15 p.m. this afternoon (Sunday), at the...
Maha man loses more than Rs 43 lakh in online ‘task fraud’
A 33-year-old man from Navi Mumbai has become the latest victim of the "online task" fraud and lost more than Rs 43 lakh to fraudsters who lured him under the pretext of earning big returns, police said on Monday. ...
17 Bollywood Celebrities Under Investigation by ED for Attending ₹200 Crore Dubai Wedding: What We Know
Sourabh Chandrakar, the promoter of the Mahadev Online Book betting app, reportedly spent a staggering ₹200 crore on his wedding in Dubai. This lavish event featured the attendance and performances of several Bollywood celebrities, raising the scrutiny of the Enforcement...
No arrest, probe case against Aaj Tak editor: HC
The Karnataka high court has directed the police not to take precipitative action against Aaj Tak news channel's consulting editor Sudhir Chaudhary in an FIR filed against him, but said that there was a prima facie case against him, and...
Heavy rains, winds bring Delhi temp below average
Heavy rains and gusty winds lashed Delhi and the National Capital Region Friday morning, bringing respite from muggy weather but also causing problems to commuters due to waterlogging and traffic issues. The rains brought down the minimum temperature to 23.7 degrees...
