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
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
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
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Kotdwar: A local court on Tuesday heard a petition seeking permission to conduct narco and polygraph tests of the accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case. Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Bhavna Pandey, after hearing the arguments of the prosecution and the defence, fixed January 5 as the next date of hearing. Prosecution lawyer Ajay Pant … Read more
Mumbai: The rupee pared initial gains and settled 8 paise lower at 82.86 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed by a strong greenback overseas and sustained foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened on a positive note at 82.69 against the greenback, but pared the gains and fell … Read more
New Delhi: All conversions cannot be said to be illegal, the Supreme Court said today while agreeing to hear the Madhya Pradesh government’s plea challenging a high court order restraining it from prosecuting interfaith couples who get married without informing the district magistrate. READ | SC to hear UP govt’s plea against HC order on … Read more
Washington: The SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads throughout the body, including the brain, and lingers for almost eight months, shows an analysis of tissue samples from the autopsies of people who died due to COVID-19. The researchers from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) tested samples from autopsies that were performed from April 2020 to March … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his fifth address to the nation on Tuesday asked Indian scientists to focus on making the country aatmanirbhar or self-reliant by paying special attention to the real-world applications of scientific innovation. READ | Joe Biden offers deepest condolences to PM Modi on his mother’s demise “The focus of … Read more
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has prohibited public meetings and rallies from being held on roads, including national highways, citing public safety. The order comes in the wake of a stampede at a rally held by the main opposition Telugu Desam Party at Kandukuru last week in which eight persons were killed. The prohibitory order … Read more
Kolkata: The Vande Bharat Express window panes were broken as stones were thrown at the train connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri, within just four days after its launch, according to Indian Railways. The incident took place near Malda station. An investigation is underway. The Indian Railway said that no passengers were injured. Neither did the … Read more
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday hailed the Supreme Court judgment upholding the government’s demonetization exercise as “historic” and slammed the Congress for its campaign against the decision and asked if its leader Rahul Gandhi will tender an apology after the verdict. READ | ‘China is adopting same principle with India as…’: Rahul Gandhi’s warning … Read more
Vienna: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has praised his predecessor late Sushma Swaraj, commending her for being at the forefront in bolstering relations with the Indian expat community. Mr Jaishankar made these comments while addressing Indian expats in the Austrian capital on Sunday. READ | S Jaishankar unveils Mahatma Gandhi statue at UN headquarters When … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on January 4 the Uttar Pradesh government’s appeal challenging an Allahabad High Court order quashing its draft notification on urban local body elections and directing it to hold the polls without reservation for other backward classes. READ | Supreme Court dismisses case against Rahul Gandhi’s … Read more
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya today said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should start prioritizing people’s welfare over her “fragile ego”. “On the day, PM Modi, despite a personal tragedy, flagged off the Vande Bharat and launched projects worth 7,800 crore in WB, Mamata Banerjee chose not to share the … Read more