New Delhi, July 22 — The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Lok Sabha Speaker's office and six rebel Shiv Sena(UBT) MPs on a plea filed by Shiv Sena(UBT) leader Arvind Sawant challenging the Speaker's decision recognising their merger with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena under the…
Kolkata, July 22 — Kolkata Police informed on Wednesday morning that two Thai nationals were arrested in Kolkata on Tuesday with banned narcotics. The two women had come to the city disguised as tourists but in reality they had smuggled the drugs into West Bengal.The Special Task Force (STF) of…
Hyderabad, July 22 — In a major robbery in Karimnagar town of Telangana, an armed gang looted 66 tolas of gold ornaments, cash and other valuables from a house after threatening the inmates with knives and revolvers.According to police, a gang of about eight unidentified men committed the robbery…
Bengaluru, July 22 — Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday said the state is facing a severe drought and that the government has urged the Centre to declare it a national disaster. He also said that the clarity on the much-awaited Cabinet expansion may emerge by noon."The…
Patna, July 22 — Farmers' issues dominated proceedings on the third day of the Bihar Legislative Assembly's Monsoon Session, with legislators from both the Opposition and the ruling alliance raising concerns over inadequate electricity supply for irrigation amid deficient rainfall across several…
Jaipur, July 22 — The southwest monsoon has regained momentum across Rajasthan following the formation of a weather system over the Bay of Bengal, triggering widespread rainfall and a sharp drop in temperatures. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for four districts…
Srinagar, July 22 — Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch said on Wednesday that it has presented the charge sheet in court against the accused in the airport job scam case.A Crime Branch Kashmir statement said, “The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, of Crime Branch J&K has filed a charge-sheet…
Bengaluru, July 22 — Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Karnataka government after more than 50,000 iron and folic acid tablets meant for schoolchildren were allegedly found dumped inside a toilet at a government school in…
Jaipur, July 22 — The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has made registration of all pet dogs and cats mandatory and announced that owners who fail to register their pets by September 30 will face a penalty of up to Rs 5,000.The civic body has provided a two-month grace period to enable residents…
New Delhi, July 22 — The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for almost an hour soon after it started on Wednesday following a huge uproar by the opposition over the police action against protesting students at Jantar Mantar.The Upper House convened at 11 a.m., but proceedings were disrupted soon after when…
New Delhi, July 22 — Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has moved the Supreme Court by filing a writ petition as a party-in-person challenging the interpretation of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution, contending that the existing legal position on political mergers is diluting the anti-defection law.…
New Delhi, July 22 — Sixteen central Delhi Metro stations, including Lok Kalyan Marg, Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, and Central Secretariat, were closed on Wednesday amid heightened security against the backdrop of the Jantar Mantar protest.The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), however, stated that…
New Delhi, July 22 — The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will on Wednesday organise booth-level conferences across all 403 Assembly constituencies in the state as part of a major organisational outreach aimed at strengthening its grassroots network ahead of the 2027 Assembly…
Jaipur, July 22 — Rajasthan has recorded a significant decline in crimes against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), with the state government attributing the improvement to stricter enforcement of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and closer…
Kolkata, July 22 — Four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member and senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee, who has been loyal to former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seems to be turning into a rebel.In an explosive social media post made on Tuesday night, Banerjee, who is the principal…
Gandhinagar, July 22 — An alleged bootlegger who had been absconding since 2023 and was wanted in seven prohibition cases across Gujarat was arrested by the State Monitoring Cell after being traced to a new residence in Ahmedabad, officials said on Wednesday.According to the officials, the arrest…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 22 — Declaring that his doors remain open to the public, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday dismissed allegations that he is inaccessible, asserting that "my office doesn't deny permission to anyone who wishes to see me," while using the post-Cabinet media briefing…
Shivamogga (Karnataka), July 21 — Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Tuesday announced that the BJP will conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) mass outreach campaign on July 25 and 26 with the goal of reaching one crore households across Karnataka.Speaking to reporters in…
New Delhi, July 21 — Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at the Centre over ‘brutal’ crackdown on students protesting at the Jantar Mantar against NEET paper leaks and demanded an 'unconditional' apology from the government.Speaking to newsmen outside the Parliament, the…
New Delhi, July 21 — Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday said he does not support the use of force to suppress students’ voices, while reacting to the police action during students' protest at Jantar Mantar. Emphasising that students have every right to express their concerns, Paswan said…
New Delhi, July 21 — South India is witnessing a new trend in online radicalisation, with modules linked to both Al Qaeda and the Islamic State increasingly operating in parallel. Though the two terror groups have traditionally been rivals, they share a common ideological objective of establishing…