Navjot Singh Sidhu released from Patiala Jail after 10 months
Patiala: Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was incarcerated in Patiala Central Jail, walked out of the prison on Saturday after spending ten months in prison.
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Haj 2023: As many as 10,000 people from Jammu and Kashmir to perform holy pilgrimage this year
As many as 10,000 people from Jammu and Kashmir will perform the sacred Haj pilgrimage this time, media reports said.
Arunachal Pradesh: Priests demonstrate use of plant species
Six renowned priests – four from the Galo community and one each from the Nyishi and the Apatani communities –recently conducted a state-level workshop at Lingalaya ashram in Arunachal Pradesh where they displayed the uses of different plant species and their importance in traditional rituals.
Madhya Pradesh: PM Narendra Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express at Rani Kamlapati Station
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express train between Bhopal and New Delhi at Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: BSF fires to push back Pakistani drone on IB in Samba
Jammu: Alert troops of Border Security Force opened fire to push back the drone along the International Border in Ramgarh sector of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Congress appoints SS Jamir as new president of Nagaland unit
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress has appointed S Supongmeren Jamir as the new president of the party's state unit of Nagaland.
PM Modi arrives in Madhya Pradesh capital
Bhopal/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal for a day’s visit on Saturday.
Assam celebrates Chatra Diwas to commemorate birth anniversary of Bodofa Upendranath Brahma
Guwahati: Assam on Friday celebrated Chatra Diwas, as Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma led the state in paying rich tributes to Bodofa Upendranath Brahma on his 67th birth anniversary.
Kolkata: Child rights panel chief Priyank Kanoongo alleges he was beaten up inside Tiljala police station, cops deny
Kolkata: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo has accused that he was manhandled by cops inside the Tiljala police station when he visited it over the probe into the alleged murder of a seven-year-old girl on Friday.
Details of PM Modi's degree not needed, says Gujarat HC, fines Arvind Kejriwal over RTI
New Delhi/IBNS: The Gujarat High Court Friday set aside an order to the Gujarat University to reveal details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degrees, media reports said.
Bengal Ram Navami clash: TMC, BJP engage in war of words, share video blaming each other
Kolkata/IBNS: The unleashing of violence in Bengal's Howrah during a Ram Navami procession on Thursday has now sparked a war of words and exchange of videos as a part of the blame game routine between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Bengaluru woman dragged from park and gang-raped in moving car; all four accused arrested
Bengaluru/IBNS: A woman in Bengaluru was allegedly dragged from a park and then gang-raped by four men inside a moving car, media reports said on Friday.
Amit Shah calls Bengal Governor over Howrah Ram Navami clash; prohibitory orders imposed in area
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday evening called Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Sukanta Majumdar to assess the law and order situation in the state after clashes broke out in Howrah over Ram Navami processions.
Court dismisses bail application of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia
New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Friday dismissed the bail application of former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia in Delhi Liquor policy case.
Jammu and Kashmir: PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt Ltd to procure potatoes from Gurez to make chips
Farmers of Gurez valley in North Kashmir's Bandipora district are going to receive a massive boost as PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt Ltd will procure potato crops from them to make chips.
Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan hosts‘Samatva’ at UN office
Geneva: Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS India) recently hosted an event named ‘Samatva’ at the United Nations Office in Geneva.
Kerala: Second G20 Sherpas Meeting underway in Kumarakom
Kumarakom: The Second G20 Sherpas meeting under India’s G20 Presidency, chaired by India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant is currently underway in the picturesque village of Kumarakom, Kerala, from Mar 30 to Apr 2, officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two 'hybrid' militants involved in attack on YouTuber arrested
Srinagar: J&K Police have arrested two 'hybrid ' militants of "The Resistance Front" who were allegedly involved in attack on a YouTuber in Shopian district of south Kashmir, officials said.
Navjot Singh Sidhu to be released from Patiala prison tomorrow
Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was sentenced by the Supreme Court to one year in jail in a road-rage incident in which a man was killed 34 years ago, will be released from prison on Saturday, his official Twitter handle informed by posting a message.
Tripura BJP MLA faces pressure for watching porn in state assembly
Agartala/UNI: The opposition parties piled up pressure on the ruling BJP in Tripura seeking the expulsion of saffron MLA of Bagbasa constituency in North Tripura Jadablal Nath from the assembly whose video went viral on social media when he was watching purported porn clips on a mobile phone during the deliberation in the house on March 28 last.
Bengal Ram Navami clash: Howrah Police says situation under control, 36 arrested
Kolkata/IBNS: "Thirty-six people have been arrested and the situation is now under control," said Howrah Police a day after clashes broke out between two groups over the Hindu festival Ram Navami in the Howrah district of West Bengal.
Bengal Ram Navami clash: Howrah Police says situation under control, 36 arrested
Kolkata/IBNS: "Thirty-six people have been arrested and the situation is now under control," said Howrah Police a day after clashes broke out between two groups over the Hindu festival Ram Navami in the Howrah district of West Bengal.
Delhi: 6 die, 2 injured in a fire incident in Shastri Park
New Delhi/UNI: Six people, including one child, have died and two others suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a house in Delhi’s Shastri Park area on Friday morning, police said.
PM Modi wishes Pope Francis speedy recovery
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished Pope Francis speedy recovery from his respiratory infection and said he was praying for the 86-year-old Pontiff’s good health.
Kanpur: Massive fire breaks out at hosiery market
Kanpur/UNI: A massive fire broke out at the city's largest hosiery market in Kanpur's Bansmandi area on Friday morning, destroying hundreds of shops, officials said.
Indore: Death toll rises to 35 in temple stepwell collapse
Indore: The death toll in the Indore temple stepwell collapse incident has increased to 35, official said here on Friday.
PM Modi makes surprise visit at new Parliament building, inspects work
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday dropped in for a surprise visit to the new Parliament building, where the construction work is in its final stages.
'Will not keep quiet if you bulldoze democracy': Mamata Banerjee on ED-CBI probe
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was on a two-day sit-in protest (dharna) in Kolkata against Centre's policies, Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi government and urged for opposition's unity against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Violence breaks out in Bengal's Howrah on Ram Navami, riot police called in; Mamata Banerjee blames BJP, wows action
Kolkata/IBNS: Several vehicles were set on fire, stones were thrown and shops were ransacked as clashes between two groups broke out in West Bengal's Howrah amid Ram Navami celebrations on Thursday forcing riot control police to march across several parts of the sears as well as Kolkata.
21 former HC judges write against legalising same-sex marriage
New Delhi/UNI: Twenty-one former judges of various state high courts issued a statement over the issue of legalisation of same-sex "marriage", saying that it could have a devastating impact on children, family, and society.