Former Union Minister Sharad Yadav dies at 75
New Deli/IBNS: Former Union Minister and veteran socialist leader Sharad Yadav died on Thursday evening. He was 75.
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Police arrest 10 doctors, medical students for ganja peddling and consuming in Karnataka
Bengaluru/IBNS: The police Thursday arrested ten people, including an Overseas Citizen of India, for peddling and consuming ganja in Karnataka.
Tight security in place as Amit Shah visits Kashmir's Rajouri tomorrow
Jammu/UNI: Tight blanket of security cover has been put in place across the region as Union Home Minister Amit Shah would be visiting the bordering Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to meet the families of those killed in the recent attacks at village Dhangri.
Pune-bound SpiceJet aircraft searched at Delhi airport after bomb threat call
New Delhi/IBNS: A SpiceJet flight flying from Delhi to Pune was Thursday searched after a phone call claimed that there was a bomb on a plane.
Vande Bharat Express now faces attack in Andhra Pradesh days before flag off by PM Modi
Visakhapatnam/IBNS: In another incident of attack on Vande Bharat Express, stones were pelted at the train in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam days before its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.
Labourer killed, another missing after avalanche hits central Kashmir's Ganderbal
Srinagar/IBNS: The body of a labourer buried under snow following a massive avalanche was recovered in the Sarbal area of central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Thursday, reports said.
Anushka Sharma in Bombay HC challenging 'inflated' taxes
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma has knocked the doors of the Bombay High Court challenging two orders passed by the deputy commissioner of Sales Tax on taxes, media reports said.
PM Modi asks youth to follow Swami Vivekananda's views on innovation
Hubballi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to the youth to stick to their innovative ideas even if they are ridiculed and opposed.
Security breach at PM Modi's roadshow in Karnataka's Hubbali, boy runs to him with garland
Bengaluru/IBNS: The security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the highest in the country, was breached on Thursday in Karnataka's Hubbali as a boy suddenly jumped onto the road and managed to run up to an arm's length of him.
AYUSH has potential to make India a hub of health tourism: Yogi Adityanath
Varanasi/UNI: Emphasising the importance of centuries-old traditional medicine systems, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Thursday said that AYUSH possesses the potential to make India a hub of health tourism.
IT Dept seizes Rs 16 cr cash in raids on TMC MLA Jakir Hossain's beedi factories
Kolkata/IBNS: The Income Tax (IT) Department initiated raids on several premises belonging to TMC’s Jangipur MLA and beedi baron, Jakir Hossain, in Murshidabad's Suti and recovered over Rs 16 crore in cash from his house and business locations.
Home Minister Amit Shah to visit J&K's Rajouri to inspect security situation post twin terror attacks on minorities
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Friday to take stock of the security situation after twin terror attacks in the Union Territory killed seven people, media reports said.
Delhi: 2 men attempt to rob female Uber driver, hit her beer bottle
New Delhi/IBNS: A female Uber cab driver was badly injured after two men threw stones at her car and tried to rob her near the inter-state bus terminus in Delhi's Kashmere Gate on Monday night, media reported.
Australia: BAPS Swaminarayan temple attacked, defaced with anti-India graffiti in Melbourne
Melbourne: A Hindu Temple in Australia’s Melbourne was allegedly attacked and vandalized by Khalistan supporters, The Australia Today said in a report.
Delhi: AAP ordered to pay Rs 163 cr in 10 days for 'political ads'
New Delhi/IBNS: The Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP) has issued a notice to Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Admi Party (AAP), asking it to pay Rs 163.62 crore in 10 days for its political advertisements allegedly published in the garb of government advertisements, media reported.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: 200 witnesses to be examined, trial to take 5 years
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that a report filed by the Uttar Pradesh government, the trial in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case involving Ashish Mishra as prime accused, will take at least five years to conclude as over 200 witnesses have to be examined.
CBI searches 50 locations over massive corruption in FCI; arrests businessman, FCI DGM
New Delhi/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches over 50 locations across Punjab, Haryana and Delhi in a massive operation against an alleged nexus of channelized corruption in FCI and others, the Central probe agency statement said on Wednesday.
Minority community members allege fresh incident of stone pelting in Kashmir's Poonch
Jammu/UNI: Security has been heightened after members of minority communities yet again alleged stone pelting on Tuesday in the bordering Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Mumbai: Dhirubhai Ambani International School receives bomb threat, FIR registered
Mumbai: Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai on Tuesday received a threat call, after which police registered an FIR, media reports said.
CBI books Amrapali Group MD Anil Sharma in 2014 Bihar murder case
New Delhi/IBNS: Managing director of the Amrapali Group, is among six persons accused of the murder of a man in Bihar that happened in 2014, media reports said.
'Act itself sufficient to outrage modesty of women': Man who peed on woman on Air India flight denied bail
New Delhi/IBNS: Mumbai-based businessman Shankar Mishra, the man who urinated on an elderly woman on an Air India flight, has been denied bail by a Delhi court.
'Telegu flag? We are Indian first': Adnan Sami slams Andhra CM Jagan Reddy over his RRR congratulatory tweet
Hyderabad/IBNS: With SS Rajamouli's RRR team bagging a historic Golden Globe Award in the Best Original Song category, a flood of congratulatory messages swept Twitter all through Wednesday.
Mallikarjun Kharge writes to like-minded parties to join Bharat Jodo Yatra's concluding function in J&K
New Delhi/UNI: Congress president Mallikaarjun Kharge has invited presidents of 21 like-minded parties to join the concluding function of the Bharat Jodo Yatra which is scheduled to be held in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Jan 30.
RSS ideology poses a threat to India’s future: Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad/UNI: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday alleged that the ideology of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is a threat to the country's future.
Viral News: Calcutta HC judge Rajasekhar Mantha initiates criminal contempt proceedings against lawyers for 'ruckus in courtroom'
Kolkata/IBNS: Justice Rajasekhar Mantha of the Calcutta High Court has initiated a criminal contempt proceedings against lawyers for creating a ruckus inside the courtroom, media reports said.
Viral News: Petition filed in Supreme Court seeking menstrual leave
New Delhi/IBNS: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking menstrual leave for female students and working women across the country, media reports said.
Stability and democratic values make India flawless investment destination: Modi at MP Global Investors Summit
Indore/UNI: Emphasising that India’s political stability and robust democracy are the twin positive factors fuelling optimism and making everything possible, Prime Minister Narendra Modi averred on Wednesday that – as a corollary – ideal conditions exist for investment in the country.
Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar meets injured party workers at SIGMA hospital
Aurangabad/UNI: Leader of Nationalist Party and Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar on Wednesday went to SIGMA Hospital to meet the injured NCP worker Bhausaheb Tarmale during recent gram panchayat election.
Kashmir: Three soldiers killed in line of duty in Kupwara
Srinagar/UNI: Three soldiers including a JCO were killed after they slipped into a deep gorge near Line of Control in Machil sector of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir, Army said on Wednesday.
ED raids at multiple places linked to NCP leader Hasan Mushrif
Pune/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday carried out raids to various premises belonging to NCP leader and former Maharashtra Minister Hasan Mushrif in connection with a money laundering case.