‘I could use much harsher words…’: S Jaishankar rips apart Pakistan over terror

‘I could use much harsher words…’: S Jaishankar rips apart Pakistan over terror

Vienna: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who made a veiled attack on Pakistan terming it as “epicentre of terrorism” has in an interview to a popular Austrian TV show said that he could have used much harsher words for India’s neighbour for its role in promoting cross border terrorism even as he criticised Europe for … Read more

Relief to UP Govt as SC stays HC order on reservation in local polls

Relief to UP Govt as SC stays HC order on reservation in local polls

New Delhi: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh got relief on the issue of local bodies elections today, with the Supreme Court putting on freeze the Allahabad High court’s order to hold urban bodies elections by January without reservation for Other Backward Classes or OBCs. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice … Read more

Covid Cases: India reports 188 new cases in 24 hours

Covid Cases: India reports 188 new cases in 24 hours

New Delhi: India has recorded 188 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have declined to 2,554, according to Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The total tally of Covid cases has been recorded at 4,46,79,319 and the death count stands at 5,30,710, with three deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 … Read more

At 3 degrees Delhi records coldest day of this season

At 3 degrees Delhi records coldest day of this season

New Delhi: A brutal cold wave swept Delhi on Thursday with the minimum temperature dropping to the season’s lowest of three degrees Celsius. As frosty winds from the snow-clad Himalayas barrelled through the plains, including the national capital, people in the city were reported to have confined themselves to the comforts of their homes. The … Read more

Shraddha Murder Case: Hair, bones found in Delhi forest, DNA test confirms

Shraddha Murder Case: Hair, bones found in Delhi Forest, DNA test confirms

New Delhi: Hair and bone samples sent for DNA mitochondrial profiling by police have been confirmed to be of Shradha Walkar who was killed by her 28-year-old live-in partner Aaftab Amin Poonawala, a senior official said here on Wednesday. The bones and hair were recovered during searches from forest areas of Delhi NCR including Gurgaon … Read more

President gives assent to Gujarat Bill allowing police action against protesters

President gives assent to Gujarat Bill allowing police action against protesters

New Delhi: A Gujarat bill facilitating registration of criminal cases against persons who stage protests in violation of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) has received Presidential assent, officials said today. The Code of Criminal Procedure (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2021, was passed by the State Assembly in March last year. READ | … Read more

Delhi cooler than Dehradun, Dharamshala, Nainital; orange alert issues for next two days

Delhi cooler than Dehradun, Dharamshala, Nainital; orange alert issues for next two days

The mercury levels of the national capital on Wednesday dropped below the hill stations like Dharamsala, Nainital, and Dehradun. Delhi recorded 4.4 degrees Celsius temperature on Wednesday morning, which was the lowest of this season. The movement of traffic was affected as a dense layer of fog lowered the visibility in the city to 200 … Read more

Bilkis Bano Case: SC judge rescues self from hearing review plea

Bilkis Bano Case: SC judge rescues self from hearing review plea

New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Bela M Trivedi today recused herself from hearing pleas challenging the pre-mature release of 11 convicts, who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M Trivedi ordered that matter be listed before the bench … Read more

Sultanpuri horror: Manish Sisodia meets family of women dragged under car

Sultanpuri horror: Manish Sisodia meets family of women dragged under car

New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday met the family of Anjali Singh who was hit and dragged by a car in outer Delhi on New Year and assured a government job to one of her family members. Anjali Singh was killed in the early hours of the New Year after her scooter … Read more

Sonia Gandhi gets admitted to Delhi’s Ganga Ram hospital

Sonia Gandhi Set to Join Rahul Gandhi in Srinagar

New Delhi: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi got admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital here on Wednesday for routine check-up, sources said.Her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accompanied her to the hospital, they said. According to them, Sonia Gandhi has been suffering from a respiratory infection. READ | ‘Will Rahul Gandhi now say sorry for his campaign?’: … Read more

Police arrests DMK members accused of sexually harassing woman cop

Police arrests DMK members accused of sexually harassing woman cop

Chennai: The police on Wednesday arrested two Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) functionaries for allegedly harassing a Chennai police constable during DMK public meeting. The accused identified as Praveen and Ekkambaram were arrested under sections 353,354 IPC r/w 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act, 1998. On Sunday, a complaint was lodged by … Read more

Biden re-nominates Eric Garcetti as US ambassador to India

Biden re-nominates Eric Garcetti as US ambassador to India

Washington: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday renominated Eric Garcetti, the former Mayor of Los Angeles, as his envoy to India, with the White House exuding confidence that he would be confirmed by the United States Senate this time. “Eric M. Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of … Read more

‘I think response system of police has collapsed’: Kiran Bedi on Delhi Kanjhawala case

‘I think response system of police has collapsed’: Kiran Bedi on Delhi Kanjhawala case

New Delhi: Reacting to the recent Kanjhawala case, wherein a 20-year-old girl was hit by a car and dragged for several kilometres leading to her death, former IPS officer Kiran Bedi on Tuesday called for a need for the revival of the earlier police response system through police control room vans. In an exclusive interview … Read more

Amit Shah to arrive in poll-bound Tripura today

Union Minister Amit Shah Inaugurates IFFCO Nano DAP Plant

Agartala: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to arrive in Tripura on Wednesday night as the ruling BJP prepares for the assembly elections. Mr Shah was earlier scheduled to reach the state on Thursday, but his arrival was preponed, a senior official said. “Amit Shah will now reach the state around 10 pm on … Read more

New Year Special: Get international driving license for just Rs 800

New Year Special: Get international driving license for Rs 800

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