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Delhi Court orders 14 day judicial custody former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

New Delhi: A Delhi Special Court after hearing submissions on behalf of Enforcement Directorate(ED) ordered to 14 days judicial custody for Delhi's Former Deputy CM and AAP Leader Manish Sisodia, who was arrested on the allegations of corruption in Delhi Excise policy case.

Narendra Modi to visit Varanasi on Apr 24

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi on Apr 24 where he will address the One World TB Summit at Rudrakash Convention Centre.

Tamil Nadu: In suspected honour killing, newly wed man murdered by father-in-law

Chennai: In a suspected case of honour killing, a newly wed man was murdered by his father-in-law and he fell in love with his daughter and married her a few days back in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu.

'Dictatorship at peak': AAP after Delhi Police's action over anti-Modi posters

New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the central government of "dictatorship" after Delhi Police registered 44 First Information Reports (FIRs) and arrested four people over the posters calling for ouster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being pasted in the national capital.

Anti-Modi posters in Delhi: Police registers 44 FIRs, arrests four; AAP says 'dictatorship at peak'

New Delhi/IBNS: The posters calling for the ouster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital prompted the Delhi Police to register 44 First Information Reports (FIRs) and arrest four people, media reports said.

CBI seeks restoration of Interpol's Red Notice against Mehul Choksi

New Delhi/UNI: Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) took up with Commission for Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) the serious shortcomings and mistakes committed in the manner of reaching the ‘unfounded and perfunctory’ decision to remove Red Notice against Mehul Choksi, CBI said in a statement on Tuesday

Tripura High Court seeks reply from state government over post-poll violence

Agartala/UNI: The High Court of Tripura on Tuesday sought an affidavit from the state government within four weeks after registering a suo-moto public interest litigation over massive post-poll and post-result violence across the state over a month.

Mamata to hold two-day dharna from Mar 29 protesting against Modi govt

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a two-day dharna (sit-in protest) beginning on Mar 29 protesting against the central government's delay in disbursing funds of MGNREGA scheme and an alleged attempt to malign the state.

Strong tremors felt in north India after 6.5 magnitude quake strikes Afghanistan

New Delhi/IBNS: Strong tremors, lasting for nearly two minutes, were felt in several north Indian states when a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan on Tuesday evening. 

Punjab Police release possible looks of fugitive Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh's changed appearance

New Delhi/IBNS: The Punjab Police Tuesday released several possible avatars or looks of fugitive Amritpal Singh, the Khalistani leader who is on the run for the last four days.

Kannada actor Chetan Kumar arrested over 'objectionable tweet' on Hindutva

Bengaluru/IBNS: The Bengaluru Police Tuesday arrested Kannada actor Chetan Kumar, popularly known as Chetan Ahimsa, after his tweet on Hindutva went viral.

Radical Islamist preacher Zakir Naik to be deported from Oman, India in touch with authorities: Reports

New Delhi/IBNS: Radical Islamist preacher Zakir Naik, wanted in India for inciting communal violence through his hate speeches, is likely to be deported from Oman, media reports said.

Congress takes dig at BJP over Sambit Patra’s Mir Jafar remark on Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Tuesday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its spokesperson Sambit Patra’s remark on former party president Rahul Gandhi, who he has called ‘’Mir Jafar’’.

Sheikh Hasina proposes India to use Chottogram,Sylhet ports

New Delhi/Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has offered India to use Chottogram and Sylhet ports in order to emphasise the importance of improving regional connectivity for growing trade and commerce, media reports said.

Victims of love jihad should complain without fear: BJP MLA Nitesh Rane

Mumbai: BJP MLA Nitesh Rane on Tuesday asserted that the Shinde-Fadnavis government is determined to put an end to the incidents of 'love jihad' in the state and an anti-conversion law will soon be introduced in the state.

Rahul Gandhi is Mir Jafar of Indian polity: BJP leader Sambit Patra

New Delhi/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has once again lashed out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his recent remark abroad.

Amritpal Singh crackdown: 'No incident from the state,' says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday boasted of the "peace and harmony" which his government claimed to have maintained amid a major crackdown on Khalistani separatist leader Amritpal Singh.

Parliament: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid pandemonium

New Delhi/UNI: Parliament's lower house Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday amid Opposition protests over the Adani issue.

Kashmir: NIA arrests freelance journalist in 'terror funding case'

Srinagar/UNI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Kashmiri freelancer journalist in an alleged terror funding case, official sources said.

Kerala archbishop promises BJP Lok Sabha seat in 2024 on condition, triggers row

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: An archbishop of Kerala, who is known to be influential, has triggered a row by promising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a Lok Sabha seat next year in the Left bastion but on a condition, media reports said.

Meet Kerala's first transgender lawyer Padma Lakshmi

Thiruvunanthapuram/IBNS: Kerala has got its first transgender lawyer in the form of Padma Lakshmi, whose name has been enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of the state.

Land owned by Amartya Sen's father in Visva Bharati campus mutated under his name

Kolkata: Amid the controversy over the eviction notice issued by Visva Bharati over alleged unauthorised land occupied by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, the said property owned by the economist’s father has been transferred to him, showed an official document of the BLRO on Monday.

Northeast Elections : When women shine bright

Agartala/Shillong/Kohima: Women shine bright in the recent elections in three North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, with 14 women elected to the state assemblies, overtopping the tally of only six women legislators in the previous houses.

Jammu and Kashmir gets first FDI as Emaar will develop shopping mall in Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir recorded its first Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as UAE-based Emaar, a real estate company, will be developing a shopping mall on the outskirts of Srinagar city.

India, Maldives participate in fourth Defence Cooperation Dialogue in Male

New Delhi: India and the Maldives conducted the 4th Defence Cooperation Dialogue (DCD) in Male on Mar 19, officials said on Sunday.

India conveys strong protest to US on vandalisation of property of Indian Consulate General in San Francisco by Khalistani supporters

New Delhi: India on Monday conveyed its strong protest to the US Charge d’Affaires in New Delhi over the vandalization of the property of the Indian Consulate General in San Francisco by suspected Khalistani supporters.

Mumbai-bound flight from Bangkok diverted to Myanmar after passenger dies of cardiac arrest

Mumbai/IBNS: A Bangkok to Mumbai flight was diverted to Rangoon (Yangon) in Myanmar due to a medical emergency on-board on Sunday, the airline has said.

UP minister has a close shave in an explosion during demonstration, 2 others injured

Bareilly (UP)/UNI: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment of Uttar Pradesh Arun Saxena and a batter of senior officers had a narrow escape even as two persons were injured in an explosion during a demonstration of a machine to detect underground cable fault locator machine on Monday, official sources said here.

Sikhs protest London Tricolour incident at British High Commission in Delhi

New Delhi: Several people of the Sikh community gathered outside the UK High Commission in Delhi and protested the attack on the Indian High Commission and the Tricolour in London.

Arvind Kejriwal takes initiative for third front, planned meeting with 7 CMs: Reports

New Delhi/IBNS: In a renewed effort towards a third front ahead of the 2024 general elections, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to chief ministers of seven states for a dinner to form a forum of non-BJP parties. However, the plan did not meet success with the invitees returning a less-than-warm response, media reports said.