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India has announced that it has reached an agreement with China on patrolling at the remaining friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. This marks a significant breakthrough in the prolonged dispute, following weeks of negotiations between the two nations. In a press briefing on Monday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri […]
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is set to submit her nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election on Wednesday. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, along with party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, will accompany her. Ahead of submitting her nomination on October 23, Priyanka Gandhi met with party leader Kharge on Monday to seek his […]
New Delhi: The door was latched and locked on the outside. There was no nameplate. Ringing a bell got no response. A child’s bicycle stood nearby, clearly a neighbour’s. Vikash Yadav’s last known official address, a first-floor flat in the government housing complex at Andrews Ganj Extension in the national capital, has an air of abandonment. […]
A large explosion has rocked the Prashant Vihar area near Rohini in New Delhi on Sunday morning. The authorities stated that although there were no injuries reported, nearby cars and houses sustained damage. The Delhi police, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and the National Security Guard (NSG) conducted a comprehensive investigation after finding evidence of […]
Tight security measures have been put in place in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Sunday to lay the foundation for various development projects worth nearly Rs 1,300 crore. Swapna Vishwakarma highlighted the city’s enthusiasm for the Prime Minister’s visit, stressing the importance of the Varanasi Sports Complex inauguration, which […]
Shrikant Pangarkar, an accused in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh in 2017, has joined the Shiv Sena in Jalna, Maharashtra. In the presence of party leader and former state minister Arjun Khotkar, Pangarkar joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, on Friday. “Pangarkar is a former Shiv Sainik and has returned to the party. He […]
Eight people, including senior journalist Mahesh Langa, who were arrested by the Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) in connection with an alleged GST fraud case, have been sent to judicial custody on Friday after their police remand ended. The GST fraud allegedly caused a loss, amounting to crores of rupees, to the government exchequer. […]
The Russian ice-show Scheherazade premiered in India at the EKA Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday and will run for four more shows over the weekend. Created by Tatiana Navka, winner of the Gold Medal for Ice Dancing at the Winter Olympics in Turin in 2005, the show offers up a spectacle of figure skating with […]
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Chandrachud has officially recommended Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the Supreme Court’s second-most senior judge, as his successor on Thursday. In a letter to the Central government, CJI Chandrachud indicated that, as he will be stepping down from office on November 10, Justice Khanna would be his successor. Justice Khanna will begin […]
(On the left, clockwise from left, Narendra Modi, Lawrence Bishnoi, Ajit Doval and Amit Shah. On the right, clockwise from the bottom, Justin Trudeu, Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.) In a set of charges that are surely unprecedented in the history of diplomatic relations between friendly democratic countries, Canada has accused India of […]
Roma Ray, the niece of Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, passed away on Wednesday at her residence in south Kolkata. She was 95 and had been suffering from age-related ailments, her family confirmed. She has left behind her son, two daughters and five grandchildren, her son Ashis Ray said in a statement. The […]
Just hours after taking office as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah instructed the Union Territory’s police to reduce “public inconvenience” during VIP movements. In his initial directive, he advised the police to refrain from “waving sticks” and making “aggressive gestures” when he travels by road. Taking to X (formally Twitter), he […]
Canadian Sikh leader and New Democratic Party (NDP) head, Jagmeet Singh, faced intense scrutiny from reporters on Tuesday following his call for severe sanctions against Indian diplomats amidst escalating tensions between Canada and India. Singh, a former ally of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urged for immediate action, citing security threats posed by Indian officials in […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it was conducting the investigation into the rape and murder case of a doctor from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata with the “utmost seriousness.” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the CBI, presented the agency’s fifth status report to a […]
The widespread practice of purchasing 20-litre jars of drinking water is compromising the health of citizens in Gujarat, according to health experts. A significant number of these bottles are unbranded and consumers are often left in the dark about the manufacturing company or the source of the water. Manufacturers frequently assert that their products are […]
India announced on Monday that it will withdraw its high commissioner and other diplomats from Canada, in response to Ottawa’s attempt to link them to an investigation into the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) made the announcement following a meeting with Canada’s chargé d’affaires, who was summoned […]
Senior Congress leader K Keshav Rao, BRS leader Harish Rao, and several others paid tribute on Monday to former Delhi University professor and human rights activist G N Saibaba, who passed away in Hyderabad. Keshav Rao and MLA Harish Rao visited the residence of Saibaba’s brother in Moula-Ali, where the late professor’s body was kept […]
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has taken responsibility for the killing of former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique. The 66-year-old was shot dead outside his son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Bandra East, Mumbai, on Saturday night. Lawrence Bishnoi, the gang leader, is currently lodged in Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad. He was shifted from […]
In order to assist with the investigation into the murder of prominent NCP leader Baba Siddique, a team from the Delhi police’s Special Cell is set to be sent to Mumbai on Sunday. On Saturday night, the 66-year-old was shot at by three men in Kher Nagar, in the Bandra district of Mumbai, just outside […]
Five labourers were killed after soil caved in on them at a construction site in Gujarat’s Mehsana district on Saturday, police said. The incident occurred near Kadi town, around 37 km from the district headquarters. Several labourers were digging a pit for an underground tank for a factory at Jasalpur village when loose soil caved […]
