West Bengal: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to officially announce Sundarbans and Basirhat as two new districts of the state during an administrative meeting scheduled on November 29, a senior official said on Monday. The two districts are set to be carved out of South and North 24 Parganas districts, he said. … Read more
An FIR has been registered against three private drone flyers during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Ahmedabad held in Bavla district on Thursday. The drone was taken down after it was spotted by local police and a case was registered by Ahmedabad Rural Police. This information also came to the notice of the National … Read more
Rajasthan: The bilateral training exercise “Austra Hind 22” between contingents of the Indian Army and the Australian Army is scheduled to take place at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan from tomorrow. Starting on November 28, the joint exercise will continue till December 11. READ | BJP established permanent peace in Gujarat, taking strict action against … Read more
New Delhi: On the anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, President Droupadi Murmu and top leaders paid their tributes to those who lost their lives and remembered the sacrifices made by some to save lives. President Droupadi Murmu said the nation remembers with gratitude all those it lost and paid homage to the security … Read more
Ballia: The health department here has sought a clarification from officials after a video of an ambulance driver administering an injection to a patient in the emergency ward of a district hospital came forward. Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) of the hospital, Dr. Diwakar Singh said that the video surfaced on the internet on Thursday. In … Read more
Rajasthan: A Dalit electrician from Rajasthan’s Sirohi district was beaten, made to drink urine, and garlanded with shoes for demanding payment for his work, the police said. The assault was recorded by one of the attackers even as the man pleaded with them to stop. This video was later shared on social media by the … Read more
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said anti-social elements earlier indulged in violence in Gujarat as the Congress supported them, but after the perpetrators were “taught a lesson” in 2002, they stopped such activities and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) established “permanent peace” in the state. READ | Kejriwal is only worried about … Read more
The BJP on Friday said the vigilance directorate’s report on “irregularities” in the construction of classrooms in Delhi government schools shows Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is only “worried about black money flowing to him and not about children’s education.” At a press conference here, the BJP’s national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia cited the vigilance directorate’s report … Read more
New Delhi: An Indian nurse accused of killing an Australian woman in Queensland in 2018 was arrested by Delhi Police on Friday. Rajwinder Singh, 38, allegedly killed Toyah Cordingley, 24, at a beach before fleeing to India. Cordingley, a pharmacy worker, was walking her dog at Queensland’s Wangetti Beach when she was killed. Singh fled … Read more
In a revised guideline, the United Arab Emirates has put an embargo on the entry of travellers without their full name on an Indian passport. The circular jointly issued by Air India and AI Express has notified that any passport holder with a single name will not be accepted by UAE immigration. “Any passport holder … Read more
New Delhi: India is upset at a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a US State Department official while defending the immunity it had extended to Saudi Arabian ruler Mohammad bin Sultan, who is facing allegations of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “Frankly, I fail to understand how the comment on Prime Minister Modi was … Read more
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu BJP has suspended its state Other Backward Classes (OBC) wing leader Suriya Siva from his position for six months for making vulgar and abusive comments, and intimidating a woman leader heading the minorities wing. In the recorded audio of a phone conversation that went viral, Suriya Siva says he would send … Read more
Gujarat: The High court of Gujarat has directed the state government on Thursday, to survey all bridges and ensure they are in a ‘proper condition’. The court – which took suo motu cognisance of the bridge collapse in Morbi last month, in which 135 people died – also directed the state to submit a list … Read more
Gujarat: All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over unemployment in the country by cracking a joke. He said he met a young man at a hotel who used a joke to explain his situation in life. “Main jis ladki se shaadi karna chahta hun, usne mujhse aa kar … Read more
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and her family members joined her brother Rahul Gandhi this morning as the Bharat Jodo Yatra moved through Madhya Pradesh. This is the first time Priyanka Gandhi, the general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, will be participating in the yatra, set out for Kashmir from Kanyakumari in Tamil … Read more