Rain, snowfall expected in Jammu and Kashmir on Oct 9: MeT
Srinagar/UNI: The weather office in Srinagar has predicted rain and snowfall over Kashmir mountains from Monday due to the fast moving Western Disturbance.
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Meghalaya evacuates 26 students from flood-hit Sikkim
Shillong/UNI: Altogether 26 students from Meghalaya have been evacuated from flood-hit Sikkim and are en route to Shillong by bus via Assam, an official said on Saturday morning.
Abhishek Banerjee's dharna: Guv must listen to people's plight, says TMC MP
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: "Will not partake in Durga Puja festivities if we are not able to restore a smile to our people's faces. Governor must listen to people’s plight," asserted Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee continuing his dharna outside Raj Bhavan for the third consecutive day on Saturday.
US: Indian-origin couple, their two children found dead in New Jersey
An Indian-origin couple and their two children were found dead at their residence in New Jersey state of the US, media reports said.
Maharashtra: Alcoholic man allegedly killed by wife, minor son
A married man was allegedly murdered by his wife and son in Maharashtra’s Nashik district as they were fed up of his alcoholism, police said on Friday.
Uddhav Thackeray demands CBI probe in Maharashtra govt hospital deaths, alleges corruption
Mumbai/UNI: Shiv Sena president and ex-chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday demanded a ‘CBI probe’ into recent hospital deaths, while alleging corruption in the current Maharashtra government.
Kamduni gangrape & murder: Calcutta HC acquits death penalty awardee, Bengal govt moves SC
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government Friday decided to move the Supreme Court after the Calcutta High Court acquitted a capital punishment awardee and commuted the death sentence of two others to life imprisonment over the gang rape and murder of a 21-year-old college student at Kamduni in North 24 Parganas, an incident that shook West Bengal 10 years ago.
Kolkata Metro to run night-long services for Durga Puja revellers
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Like previous years, the Kolkata Metro Railway will run night-long services on its North-South route for the benefit of the Durga puja revellers on the pandal-hopping spree, a top official said on Friday.
ED summons two associates of Sanjay Singh in Delhi excise policy case
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned two associates of Aam Aadmi Party leader and MP Sanjay Singh for questioning in connection with the (now scrapped) Delhi excise policy case.
Nijjar row: Canada shifted several diplomats to Singapore, Malaysia from India
Canada has shifted a large number of its diplomats posted outside New Delhi and moved them to Malaysia or Singapore amid ongoing diplomatic tension between the two nations over the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Thousands offer prayers at Hazratbal on Friday following Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi Urs
The Friday following Eid-e-Milad was observed with traditional fervour in Kashmir today, officials said.
Doctor arrested for raping women in Mumbai
A doctor was arrested by Malwani police for raping two women, officials said.
Racist China: Indian-made iPhones smell curry
China has been filled with bitterness ever since the news of Indian-made iPhone 15 reaching global market has surfaced.
'Corruption is now common in AAP': BJP after Sanjay Singh's arrest
New Delhi/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday alleged that the way names of AAP leaders are emerging in corruption cases shows that corruption is now a common thing in the party.
Abhishek Banerjee-led TMC delegation's dharna outside Bengal Guv house enters day 2
Kolkata/IBNS: The dharna by a delegation of Trinamool Congress under the leadership of party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee outside West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose's house in central Kolkata entered day two on Friday.
RBI maintains status quo, keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
New Delhi/UNI: As widely expected by economists and market-watchers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50%.
Mumbai: Fire breaks out at seven-storey building in Goregaon, 7 die
At least 7 people were killed and 39 injured after a fire broke out in Mumbai's seven-storey residential building in the wee hours of Friday, officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army officer injured in 'accidental' grenade blast in Rajouri
An Army Officer on Thursday suffered injuries in an "accidetal" grenade blast in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Delhi liquor scam: SC seeks proof against Manish Sisodia in money laundering case; hurls tough questions at ED, CBI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday heard two bail petitions filed by former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia in the alleged money laundering case probed by the Enforcement Directorate linked to Delhi liquor policy scam, media reports said.
Court sends AAP's Sanjay Singh to 5-day ED custody in Delhi liquor policy scam
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court Thursday sent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh to the Enforcement Directorate custody for five days, a day after he was arrested in a money laundering case related to the now-scrapped liquor policy.
Kapil Sharma, Huma Qureshi, Hina Khan summoned by ED in online betting probe
Mumbai: Actors Huma Qureshi and Hina Khan, along with comedian Kapil Sharma, have been summoned for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate as part of its investigation into an online betting case.
Powershift in the Maldives
In the brief history of the Maldives’ democracy, no president was re-elected for a second term. The opposition candidate, Mohamed Muizzu, won the presidential runoff election held on September 30 and will soon form a new government.
Varanasi court grants 4 weeks to ASI for completing Gyanvapi mosque survey
Varanasi/IBNS/UNI: The Varanasi district court Thursday granted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) four more weeks to submit its report on the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
'Congress is synonymous with corruption': PM Modi in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh
Jabalpur/IBNS/UNI: In a blitzkrieg against the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday accused it of perpetrating scams running into thousands of crores in the pre-2014 era, disrespecting freedom fighters and mocking even Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Interference in Bangladesh Judicial Process: Outrage over suggestion to drop case against Dr. Yunus
Dr. Mohammad Yunus, the founder of the Grameen Bank and a well-known Nobel laureate, is currently entangled in a convoluted web of legal claims, raising issues both locally and globally.
Pakistan’s blame game: A mirror overdue
In the cacophony of recent headlines, as media avidly dissected the India-Canada squabble, Pakistan’s Interior Minister laid a sensational claim: India’s Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) was behind two devastating suicide bombings in Pakistan.
Canada’s diplomatic misstep: Cost of losing the India advantage
In a rapidly globalizing world, fostering and maintaining diplomatic relations is of paramount importance.
Vladimir Putin describes Narendra Modi as 'very wise man'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Indian PM Narendra Modi for his leadership and even described him as a 'very wise man'.
ED raids West Bengal minister's house in alleged civic body job scam
Kolkata/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided the residence of West Bengal Food and Supplies Minister Rathin Ghosh and a dozen other places in relation to the alleged cash-for-job scam in civic bodies across the state, official sources confirmed.
Sanjay Singh arrest: AAP's Atishi blasts BJP govt, says 'agencies failed to prove even a rupee corruption'
New Delhi/IBNS: "The central probe agencies have failed to prove corruption worth even a rupee," said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lader Atishi slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre over the arrest of her colleague Sanjay Singh in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.