Delhi Police said around 150 people had been detained as part of efforts to maintain law and order NEW DELHI: The All India Students’ Association (AISA) on Friday claimed that its national president Neha Bora was being detained at Delhi’s RK Puram police station.Advocate Supantha Sinha, who met Bora at the police station along with…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Friday raised the recent cases of suicides and murders related to the narcotics menace in Punjab, saying that they point to the rising threat of drugs, gangsterism and organised crime and also raise serious questions about the law and order in the AAP-governed state.Simultaneously, the home ministry on…
Indian seafarers safe after tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz and another off Romania (representative image) NEW DELHI: Two vessels carrying a total of 24 Indian seafarers were struck in separate incidents in the Strait of Hormuz and off Romania, Union shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Friday, adding that all crew members were safe…
Anant Singh later clarified that his remark was misinterpreted. NEW DELHI: Bihar MLA Anant Singh made a shocking claim that he had got “nine people murdered” while supporting Nitish Kumar. The JD(U) leader Singh made the remark during an interview with news agency IANS while describing his long association with the party supremo.Recalling his sacrifices…
Puri said disruptions to international shipping routes could have a direct impact on Indian industries and household expenses (ANI Photo). NEW DELHI: India has expanded its crude oil supply network from 27 countries to 41 and will continue to diversify imports, increase refining capacity and explore new sources of oil amid geopolitical tensions, minister for…
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday said it had taken suo motu cognisance of a viral video purportedly showing a senior Jammu and Kashmir IAS officer verbally abusing a junior female officer and sought an action taken report (ATR) within seven days.“NCW Chairperson Smt. Vijaya Rahatkar has written to the Chief…
Members of INDIA bloc at high-tea hosted at Rahul Gandhi’s residence in Delhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: “All protests are one,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declared on Wednesday as opposition parties rallied behind two Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders sent to judicial custody following demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke welcomed…
Census 2027 to be India’s first fully digital enumeration (AP photo) NEW DELHI: The Centre has widened the pool of people who can be appointed as Census enumerators, allowing teachers from private educational institutions, government employees and clerical staff to take up the duties under amended rules notified on Friday.The ministry of home affairs (MHA)…
The front of Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple is seen in Aurora, Ill, against which a shooting bid was stopped NEW Delhi: The ministry of external affairs on Friday expressed concern over the foiled mass-shooting plot targeting a Hindu temple in Aurora, near Chicago.“This is obviously a matter of deep concern for us. At the…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the delay in proroguing the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which ended in August, describing the situation as “unprecedented”.Urging PM Modi not to “bulldoze” another “far-reaching” Constitutional Amendment Bill, Kharge reiterated his demand for an all-party meeting to discuss the government’s…
