Chitrakoot (MP)/IBNS/UNI: In a blitzkrieg against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday alleged that the saffron outfit is "grossly misusing" religion for electoral gain.
Chhatarpur/UNI: Launching a stinging attack against the Congress on the issue of poverty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged on Thursday that mockery of the poor people has become the leading activity of the grand old party’s bigwigs.
Srinagar/UNI: Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) Nitin Agrawal on Thursday said 'they were trying to find out the reason for the ceasefire violation by the Pakistani troops along the international border in Jammu region' in the last two weeks.
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has backed Mahua Moitra in a first public response from the party's top brass on the "cash for query" allegations brought against the firebrand Lok Sabha MP.
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday "submitted almost 6,000-page documents" to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials appearing before the probe agency in connection with the teachers' recruitment scam case in West Bengal.
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court in its order on Thursday passed a slew of directions for speedy disposal of criminal cases against MPs (Members of Parliament) and MLAs (Members of Legislative Assembly) and directed state High Courts to keep track and monitor proceedings in such cases to ensure time bound completion of trial.
The recent violence instigated and orchestrated by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has brought back apprehensions of the role of radical Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its links with cross-border terror outfits in South Asia.
Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops violated the truce by firing unprovoked along the International Border in Ramgarh sector of Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces shot dead an unidentified militant of "The Resistance Front" in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said on Thursday.The encounter took place at Kathohalan area of Shopian during the cordon and a search operation which was launched during the night. "One (01) terrorist affiliated with proscribed #terror outfit TRF neutralised. Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered, " Police said in a post on X. The search operation in the area is going on. On Wednesday, Director General of Police, J&K R R Swain visited the twin South Kashmir districts of Shopian and Pulwama where he chaired meetings with the senior officers of Army, CRPF and Police officers to take firsthand review of the current security scenario of these districts.
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress's Mahua Moitra should not be allowed to continue as an MP and her membership should be terminated, the Parliamentary Ethics Committee probing the cash-for-query allegations against her has recommended in its findings, media reports said..
Hassan/IBNS/UNI: Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday announced sanyas from electoral politics.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his comment over the role of women's education in population control.
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted multi-location searches Across 10 States in India, apprehended 44 operatives in four Human Trafficking cases and busted five Human Trafficking Modules in five States.
New Delhi: The Centre has come up with fresh rules to clear visas for Chinese nationals working in the PLI sectors, Moneycontrol reported citing a government source.
Morena (MP)/IBNS/UNI: Saluting the indomitable courage of the Indian Armed Forces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged on Wednesday that successive Congress dispensations kept the military reliant on foreign weapons, deprived soldiers stationed on the border of improved facilities and denied the benefit of One Rank One Pension (OROP) to ex-servicemen.
Director General of Border Security Force (BSF) Nitin Agrawal on Wednesday visited forward areas of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district to review the operational preparedness of units deployed at Line of Control (LoC).
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar will welcome U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III for the Fifth India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi on Nov 10.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tendered an apology for his Tuesday's statement made on the floor of the house.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the ration scam in West Bengal, on Tuesday said rice millers in the state opened fake bank accounts to bag the Minimum Support Price (MSP) meant for the paddy growers more than a week after minister Jyotipriyo Mallick was arrested by the central investigating agency.
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at the CGO Complex, Salt Lake in the city on November 9 in connection with the alleged West Bengal school jobs scam, official sources said on Wednesday.
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday apologised after his remark on popular control triggered a massive row and widespread condemnation.
A blood donation camp was organized on Tuesday by the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Justice Front (JKPJF) at Govt. Medical College in Baramulla in the memory of Shaheed Mohd Maqbool Sherwani – The Lion of Baramulla.
New Delhi/IBNS: Three weeks after writing to the Delhi Police commissioner claiming that his life is in danger, the Supreme Court lawyer who had alleged that Mahua Moitra had accepted bribes from a businessman to ask questions in Parliament, has now lodged a new complaint accusing the Trinamool Congress MP of trespassing and intimidating his staff.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court of India has clarified that its previous directives pertaining to a ban on firecrackers containing barium and certain chemicals extend to all states across the country and are not limited to the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR).
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has proposed increasing reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as well as Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes, to 65 percent.
Gurugram: IndiGo, the largest domestic carrier in India in terms of market share and fleet size, Tuesday stated that based on its initial assessment and information provided by Pratt & Whitney about the engine powder metal problem, it expects that 35 aircraft will be out of service during the January-March quarter or the fourth quarter of the 2023-24 fiscal year.
Mumbai/IBNS/UNI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected a petition filed by Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal challenging his 'illegal' arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the default of a loan sanctioned by Canara Bank.
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that it has sent a show cause notice to Air India for failing to meet passenger-focused Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) regulations.
Aizawl/IBNS/UNI: The Election to the 40-seat Mizoram Assembly saw an impressive voter turnout at 74.82 percent on Tuesday. The polling was held in a single phase.
Raipur/IBNS/UNI: An estimated 71 percent turnout was recorded in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday during the largely peaceful maiden phase of the Assembly poll, covering 20 constituencies, including 10 in areas severely affected by Left-wing extremism.
