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CBI court rejects Manish Sisodia's bail plea in alleged Delhi liquor policy scam

New Delhi: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Friday rejected the bail plea of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case connected to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam, media reports said.

Hate speech: SC orders all states and UTs to file cases even if no complaints are made

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday broadened the purview of its 2022 ruling directing all states and union territories to take note of the hate speeches and file cases even if no complaint is made, media reports said.

Bengal recruitment scam: Abhishek Banerjee welcomes SC's transfer of cases from Justice Ganguly's bench

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has welcomed the Supreme Court order of transferring all cases from Justice Abhijit Ganguly's bench owing to the latter's television interview with a local private channel on the corruption issues.

SC quashes criminal proceedings against Sukhbir Badal, his late father Parkash Singh Badal in forgery, cheating case

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the order of Punjab’s Hoshiarpur Court's summoning order, against Shiromani Akali Dal President, Sukhbir Singh Badal, his late father Prakash Singh Badal, and others in an alleged case of forgery and cheating filed against them, in the controversy over the dual constitution of Shiromani Akali Dal.

PM Modi inaugurates 91 new FM transmitters to boost radio connectivity

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 91 new 100W FM transmitters on Friday to give a further boost to radio connectivity in the country.

Atiq Ahmed murder: SC asks UP govt why gangster and his brother were 'paraded' to hospital gate

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the UP government to submit a status report on the measures taken after the brazen murder of Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in police custody and questioned why the duo was 'paraded' and not taken to the hospital gate in an ambulance, media reports said.

BJP-sponsored North Bengal bandh receives mixed response, sporadic clashes reported

Kolkata/Siliguri/UNI: The BJP-sponsored dawn-to-dusk Northern West Bengal bandh on Friday evoked mixed response with reports of sporadic clashes between the bandh protagonists and the state's ruling Trinamool Congress activists pouring in from several quarters.

Bengal Teachers' Scam: Justice Ganguly's TV interview prompts SC to remove him from the cases

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the transfer of all West Bengal teacher recruitment scam cases from Justice Abhijit Ganguly's bench owing to the judge's interview with a local private television channel on the corruption issue he was hearing, media reports said.

Actor Sooraj Pancholi acquitted in Jiah Khan death case

Mumbai/IBNS: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai on Friday acquitted Bollywood star Sooraj Pancholi in the death by suicide case of actor Jiah Khan, media reports said.

India, UK joint military exercise commences in Salisbury Plains

New Delhi: The 7th edition of joint military exercise “Ajeya Warrior-23” between India and the United Kingdom is being conducted at Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom from 27 April to 11 May 2023.

Rajnath Singh meets Iranian Defence Minister Mohammed Reza Gharaei Ashtiyani, discusses bilateral defence cooperation

New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with Iran's Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics Brigadier General Mohammed Reza Gharaei Ashtiyani in New Delhi on Thursday.

Rajnath Singh meets Kazakh, Tajikistani counterparts on sidelines of SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting

New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held separate bilateral meetings with Minister of Defence of Kazakhstan Colonel General Ruslan Zhaxylykov and Minister of Defence of Tajikistan Colonel General Sherali Mirzo in New Delhi on Apr 27, 2023.

Jammu and Kashmir: Large number of tourists visiting Tulip Garden in Sanasar

The Tulip Garden at Sanasar – Jammu and Kashmir’s second biggest and Jammu division’s biggest Tulip garden, is witnessing a strong footfall of tourists from across the nation in recent times.

Bangladesh Army chief visiting India, discusses avenues to enhance defence relationship between neighbours

New Delhi: General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army, who is currently in India, is meeting senior military and civilian leadership to discuss avenues for enhancing the defence relationship between the neighbours.

PM Modi expresses happiness over tripartite pact with DNLA

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed happiness over the signing of the Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with Assam's militant outfit Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA).

Gina Raimondo, Piyush Goyal discuss shared interest in maximizing progress on IPEF

New Delhi: US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, India’s Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal recently discussed the shared interest in maximizing progress on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).

US working on jet engine deal with India ahead of Narendra Modi's visit: RO Khanna

New Delhi: Congressman RO Khanna has said the US wants to make sure the GE Engines deal with India is done so that they don’t lose out to Europe.

Operation Kaveri: Tenth batch of 135 Indians departs from Sudan

New Delhi: The 10th batch of Indians, who were stranded in conflict-hit Sudan, have successfully departed from Port Sudan on an IAF C 130J flight, read a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday.

Many shops closed, public transport hit in BJP's 12-hour North Bengal bandh

Kolkata: Many private buses kept off the roads and shops and markets remained shut in several areas in response to a 12-hour bandh called by the BJP in districts of Northern West Bengal on Friday.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh's event venue set on fire ahead of his visit

Imphal/IBNS: A mob vandalised and set on fire the venue of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh's programme scheduled for Thursday in Churachandpur district.

Improving basic amenities to enhance quality of life in border villages: Deputy CM Mein

Itanagar/IBNS: Anurachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein stated that there is a focused attempt to enhance the standard of living of individuals residing in border villages by providing fundamental necessities.

'Looked up to her for support': Protesting wrestlers after PT Usha's criticism

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Olympic Association chief PT Usha has strongly slammed the public protest by wrestlers over alleged sexual harassment by Wrestling Federation India boss Brijbhushan Sharan Singh.

India-Hungary Joint Working Group sign three-year working programme on Water Management

New Delhi/IBNS: The India-Hungary Joint Working Group Wednesday signed a three-year working programme in New Delhi to guide the future course of bilateral cooperation in water management.

Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki visits Nagaland for two days

Kohima/IBNS: Hiroshi Suzuki, Japan's ambassador to India, arrived in Nagaland for a two-day visit on Sunday.

'Basis of bilateral relations eroded': India tells China on border violations

New Delhi/IBNS: India Thursday sent a strong message to China during the first meeting of defence ministers of the two nations since the Galwan incident.

Kerala: 8-yr-old girl dies after smartphone explodes while watching video

Thrissur: Another yet another incident of mobile phone explosion, an eight-year-old girl named Adithyashree lost her life while she was watching a video in Kerala's Thrissur, media reports said.

Supreme Court asks govt to seek ways to give same-sex couples basic social rights

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Thursday said the government should find a way to give same-sex couples basic social rights like opening joint bank accounts or nominating a partner in insurance policies as it to accept that legalising gay marriage is the parliament's prerogative.

Bollywood actor Chrisann Pereira jailed in UAE's Sharjah in false drug case released; recounts her ordeal in letter

Mumbai/IBNS: Chrisann Pereira, a 27-year-old Bollywood actor from Mumbai’s Borivali, who was falsely implicated in a drug case and detained in a prison in Sharjah, UAE, narrated her traumatic experience in a letter, media reports said.

Viral video shows situation at ground zero after Maoist attack kills 10 security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

Dantewada: A video has emerged, showing the situation after an improvised explosive device planted by Maoists blew off the patrol vehicle carrying 10 security personnel and their driver in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada, on Wednesday.

Assam: NIA special court sentences 5 PLA, CPI (Maoist) insurgents to 8 years imprisonment

Guwahati/IBNS: An NIA Special Court in Guwahati Wednesday convicted five persons in the 2011 PLA-CPI (Maoist) nexus case related to a criminal conspiracy to threaten the unity, integrity, security, and sovereignty of India.