Punjab: BSF intercepts drone, seizes contraband in Fazilka
Border Security Force intercepted a drone after it was spotted by its troops near Pakka Chisti village in Fazilka district late on Thursday night.
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Delhi court extends 14-day police custody of alleged mastermind Lalit Jha in Parliament security breach case
A Delhi court on Friday passed an order extending the 14-day police custody of alleged mastermind Lalit Jha, arrested in connection with the Parliament security breach case, till January 5, 2024.
Major fire breaks out at an apartment in Hyderabad
Hyderabad/UNI: A significant fire erupted on the sixth floor of an apartment located at Erramanzil in Panjagutta on Friday morning.
Four Indian soldiers killed during terror ambush in Jammu and Kashmir
At least four Indian soldiers were killed and three others injured after a group of terrorists ambushed two Indian Army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday.
Parliament passes bills to replace colonial-era criminal laws
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Parliament Thursday passed the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023 with Rajya Sabha approving the legislations seeking to replace Colonial-era criminal laws.
Parliament security breach: Delhi court extends police custody of four accused by 15 days
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: A Delhi court Thursday extended the police custody of four people arrested in connection with the Parliament security breach incident by another 15 days.
Parliament passes bill to simplify telecom sector guidelines, continue reforms
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Parliament on Thursday passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 with Rajya Sabha approving the legislation seeking to simplify licensing and regulatory norms governing the telecom sector.
Mamata Banerjee announces 4 percent DA hike for Bengal govt employees, pensioners
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday announced a Dearness Allowance (DA) hike of 4 percent for government employees, semi-government employees, teachers, non-teaching staff, and pensioners with effect from January 1, 2024.
3 soldiers martyred in counter-terrorism operation after ambush on military truck in Kashmir's Poonch
Poonch (J&K): Three jawans were martyred and three injured while fighting terrorists after terrorists ambushed a military truck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch on Thursday, media reports said.
Delhi HC directs Election Commission to act against Rahul Gandhi on 'pickpockets' remark on PM Modi, AmitShah, Adani
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the Election Commission of India to take appropriate legal action against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and businessman Gautam Adani as 'pickpockets,' media reports said.
Lok Sabha clears three contentious bills on appointment of Election Commissioner
New Delhi: The controversial Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Brij Bhushan Singh's aide Sanjay Singh elected new WFI chief
New Delhi: Sanjay Singh, an aide of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, has been elected the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India in the elections held on December 21, media reports said.
Three more Opposition MPs suspended from Parliament; 146 in total
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday suspended three more Opposition MPs Deepak Baij, Nakul Nath, and DK Suresh, all from Congress.
Uttar Pradesh: Siblings die after being hit by bus in Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur/UNI: Two minor siblings died after being mowed down by a school bus in Khutar area of Shahjahanpur district here in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, a senior police officer said here.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde to be honoured with Devdut award
Kolhapur/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has been selected for the 'Devdut' (messenger of God) award for his help to the distressed people during natural and man-made disasters, it was announced on Thursday.
Parliament mass suspension: Opposition MPs hold protest march in Delhi
New Delhi/IBNS: Opposition MPs, who were suspended from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over the week, took out a protest march in the national capital Delhi on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Tamil Nadu Minister Ponmudy, wife awarded 3 yrs jail term in DA case
Chennai/UNI: The Madras High Court on Thursday awarded three years simple imprisonment to a senior leader of the ruling DMK and Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K.Ponmudy and his wife P.Visalatchi in a Rs 1.72 crore disproportionate assets case.
Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal asks ED to retract 'illegal, politically motivated' summons
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to retract the summons, which he called "illegal" and "politically motivated", served to him in connection with the alleged excise policy scam in the city, media reports said.
Parliament security breach: Former Karnataka top cop's son detained
New Delhi/IBNS: The son of a retired police officer in Karnataka has been detained by Delhi Police in connection with the Parliament security breach which occurred a week ago, media reports said.
Rajnath Singh slams Rahul Gandhi, TMC MP over Jagdeep Dhankar mimicry, calls it 'shameful'
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee for "insulting" the Rajya Sabha chairperson in a shameful manner by mimicking him.
PM Modi to skip mass Gita recitation programme in Kolkata
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will skip the mass recitation of the Bhagavad Gita at the Brigade Parade ground in Kolkata on Sunday due to other preoccupations, West Bengal Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday.
Lok Sabha passes three criminal law bills with 97 opposition MPs suspended
New Delhi/IBNS: The Lok Sabha Wednesday passed three criminal law bills seeking to comprehensively change the criminal justice system and replace age-old legislations, including two introduced in the British era even as 97 MPs have been suspended.
Govt strangulating democracy: Sonia Gandhi on opposition MPs' suspension
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Amid the large-scale suspension of Opposition MPs in both Houses of Parliament, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Centre of 'strangulating democracy'.
Indo -Thai Maritime Cooperation: INS Kadmatt arrives in Bangkok
As part of her Long Range Operational Deployment to the North Pacific Ocean and South China Sea, INS Kadmatt arrived at Bangkok, Thailand, on 19 Dec 23.
Ugandan woman arrested in Mumbai for smuggling drugs in wig, undergarments
A woman passenger from Uganda was arrested by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers at the international airport here for allegedly trying to smuggle in narcotic substances, concealed inside her wig and bra pads. an official said on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Mysterious explosion occurs in Poonch Armed police camp
A mysterious blast took place inside the premises of an armed police camp in the Surankote area of the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police sources here said on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi on mimicry of Jagdeep Dhankhar: Nobody has said anything except Modi and media
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who shot the video of Trinamool Congress parliamentarian Kalyan Banerjee mimicking Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, has finally reacted to the row.
Clouds on the Horizon: Why western media’s anti-India narrative threatens democracy
As India’s vibrant democracy gears up for its next general elections in 2024, a worrying trend is emerging: the rise of Western media narratives that paint a deeply negative picture of the nation.
West Bengal: IT officials raid TMC MLA's houses in Murshidabad
Murshidabad/UNI: The Income Tax Department raided the house of TMC MLA Bayron Biswas at Shamsherganj in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Wednesday, official sources said.
Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi in Delhi, demands pending central funds
New Delhi/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured her of a joint meeting of Union and State government officials to discuss the issue of pending central funds for the state.