'Sorry didi, I have to go': Visakhapatnam college student alleges sexual assault, dies by suicide
Hyderabad/IBNS: A 17-year-old student in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam has died by suicide after jumping off her college building.
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AAP, INDIA bloc to hold rally in Delhi today protesting Arvind Kejriwal's arrest
New Delhi/IBNS: After the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has organised a mega rally in the national capital on Sunday, which will be attended by key leaders of the Opposition INDIA bloc, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Akhilesh Yadav.
INDIA bloc's March 31 rally not 'person or party specific': Congress's Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Congress on Saturday asserted that the INDIA bloc’s rally on March 31 will not be 'person-specific or of one party' but to save the democracy and Constitution of the country and will be called 'Loktantra Bachao' rally.
BJP announces election manifesto committee headed by Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: BJP on Saturday announced the Election Manifesto Committee for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Pashupati Paras says his party integral part of NDA, days after criticising BJP after poll snub
New Delhi: Shortly after stepping down from the Union cabinet, Pashupati Paras on Saturday asserted that his party, the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP), continues to be an important part of the BJP-led NDA alliance.
10-yr-old girl dies after eating birthday cake ordered online in Punjab's Patiala
Patiala (Punjab): A 10-year-old girl died last Sunday in Punjab’s Patiala due to suspected food poisoning after eating her birthday cake, ordered online from a bakery.
'India Zindabad': Pakistani crew rescued from hijacked Iranian vessel thanks Indian Navy
New Delhi: The Indian Navy on Friday successfully rescued an Iranian ship that had been hijacked, along with its crew comprising 23 Pakistani citizens, in the Arabian Sea.
Wives of jailed leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Kalpana Soren meet in Delhi
New Delhi: Kalpana Soren, wife of jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, met with Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, at the latter's home in the national capital over the weekend.
Lok Sabha polls 2024: BJP drops Sunny Deol, fields ex-bureaucrat Taranjit Sandhu from Punjab's Gurdaspur seat
New Delhi: The BJP unveiled its 8th list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Saturday.
Lok Sabha 2024: Ajit Pawar pits wife Sunetra Pawar against cousin Supriya Sule on Sharad Pawar's turf Baramati
Bramati (Maharashtra): Putting all speculations to rest, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, nominated Sunetra Pawar as a contender for the highly contested Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, setting the stage for a battle within the Pawar clan.
Saina Nehwal slams Congress MLA's misogynistic remark on BJP's LS candidate
New Delhi: Star shuttler Saina Nehwal slammed a Congress MLA for his remarks towards a female BJP candidate, saying that the misogynistic remark was “really upsetting”.
ED arrests suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeskhali land-grabbing case
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in connection with a land grabbing case in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali.
Droupadi Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on ex-PM Narasimha Rao, three others
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on former Prime Ministers P. V. Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan, and two-time former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur posthumously.
Woman dies after being set on fire for dowry in Uttar Pradesh, 8 booked
A 22-year-old woman was set on fire and killed allegedly by her husband and in-laws after failing to meet dowry demand in Sirsaganj area of Firozabad district here in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police sources said.
ACB catches Sub-Inspector accepting Rs 10,000 bribe in Hyderabad
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught a Sub-Inspector of Police from Meerpet Police Station in Rachakonda Commissionerate on Saturday while he was in the act of accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.
Congress leader Shivraj Patil's daughter-in-law Dr. Archana Patil joins BJP
Dr. Archana Patil, the daughter-in-law of former Lok Sabha speaker Shivraj Patil, joined the BJP on Saturday, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Body of missing woman found in sack in Uttar Pradesh
The body of a 22-year-old missing woman was recovered from a plastic sack in Sandi area of Hardoi district here in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police sources said here.
Court acquits three RSS activists in Madrassa teacher murder case in Kerala
The District Principal Sessions Court on Saturday acquitted all the three RSS activists in the murder case of Muhammed Riyaz Maulavi (34), a Madrassa teacher of Muhayuddin Juma Masjid at Choori.
Property of drug peddler attached under NDPS Act in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla
Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday attached a two-storey residential house owned by a drug peddler in Baramulla district under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Gangstar-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari laid to rest in family graveyard in Ghazipur amid tight security, large crowd participates in funeral procession
Gangstar-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest in his native place Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday amid tight security.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal declares assets worth Rs 4.75 cr
Sarbananda Sonowal, the BJP's most high-profile candidate in Assam, has total movable and immovable assets worth Rs 4,75,85,258.
ED quizzes Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot days after Kejriwal's arrest in excise policy case
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot in connection with the excise policy scam case, days after Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, media reports said.
Punjab: Police arrest 7 gangsters in two different cases
Chandigarh/UNI: In a breakthrough, Jalandhar Commissionerate Police averted planned target killings with the arrest of four operatives of Prema Lahoria, Vicky Gounder Gang, after an exchange of fire and recovered six pistols and live cartridges from them.
Indian Navy rescues 23 Pakistani crew members after intercepting hijacked Iranian vessel
The Indian Navy on Friday rescued a hijacked Iranian fishing vessel, which was carrying 23 Pakistani crew members while responding to a pirate attack on the Arabian Sea, officials said.
Cylinder gas explodes in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria, four members of family die
Four members of a family, including three children, were killed when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in Bhaluani area of Deoria district here in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, an administration official said here.
Two BJD MLAs quit party ahead of Odisha Assembly elections
Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD in Odisha on Friday suffered a jolt when two of its former MLAs resigned from the primary membership of the party.
India does not need lessons from anyone: Jagdeep Dhankar after US, Germany, UN comment on Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi/IBNS: After remarks from Germany, the United States, and finally the United Nations on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said the country does not need lessons from anyone on the rule of law, stressing that India is a unique democracy.
'Racist' cartoon targets Indian crew on ship after Baltimore bridge mayhem, receives flak once viral
After six people are presumed to be dead following a powerless cargo ship smashing into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, a 'racist' cartoon depicting the incident has stirred a storm.
'Gratuitous advice' by 'unrelated' third party has no role: India's retorts on China's remarks on Khalistani terrorist
New Delhi: Responding to China's remarks on the probe into the alleged foiled assassination plan targeting Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the Ministry of External Affairs asserted that India and the United States are capable of addressing any bilateral concerns.
Mukhtar Ansari's burial likely to be held in UP's Ghazipur tomorrow
Ghazipur (UP)/IBNS/UNI: Security arrangements have been tightened in Ghazipur and Mau districts of Uttar Pradesh, with the body of mafia-turned-politician and former MLA Mukhtar Ansari likely to reach his native district of Ghazipur late on Friday night.