Dozens of protesting farmers were detained en route to Delhi as they resumed their Delhi Chalo” march on Wednesday. This further delayed their plan to converge on the capital to demand higher crop prices, protest leaders were quoted by Reuters as saying. Thousands of farmers launched a “Delhi Chalo” (Let’s go to Delhi) march on...
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday got the custody of Sandeshkhali ED official attack case accused Shahjahan Sheikh, hours after a fresh directive by the Calcutta High Court earlier today. Sheikh was transferred to CBI custody at around 6.45pm. The high court had once again ordered the West Bengal administration to hand over...
Fifteen years after it broke a decade-long alliance with the BJP, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) headed by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is set to return to the NDA fold and fight the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in alliance with the party that had emerged as its principal opponent in recent years. Sources said...
Manoj Tiwari, BJP candidate from North-East Delhi constituency for the Lok Sabha elections, on Tuesday hit out at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over civic woes in areas of his Lok Sabha constituency by referring to the condition of roads and sewers. In a post on X, Tiwari, singer and actor, while sharing a short video,...
The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Uttarakhand government for felling trees and illegally constructing inside the Jim Corbett National Park. The court put an end to tiger safari in the core areas of the national park as it said the public trust has been thrown into the waste bin. However, it allowed safari...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday slammed leaders of Opposition’s INDIA grouping for ‘promoting dynasties’, and urged the youth to vote for those who strengthen democracy. “Sonia Gandhi’s launch of the ‘Rahul Yaan’ has failed miserably 19 times. Efforts are on for the 20th attempt,” Shah said, addressing a youth rally in north Maharashtra’s...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Indian Navy has ensured that no country with its overwhelming economic and military power can suppress India’s friendly countries in the Indo-Pacific region. Due to the Navy’s readiness, India is fulfilling its responsibility very well and providing full help to allied countries in the Indian Ocean, he...
The Spanish national who was allegedly gangraped in Jharkhand’s Dumka on Friday night is “emotionally shattered” but physically in stable condition, said Anil Kumar Mishra, Dumka’s Principal District Judge (PDJ) and Chairman of the District Legal Services Authority. Mishra made the observations in a report to the Jharkhand Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) after meeting the woman. The...
: Former United States President Donald Trump celebrated the Supreme Court’s ruling to restore him to the ballot in Colorado as a “Big Win For America”. Trump’s comment came after the US Supreme Court handed him a major victory on Monday as he campaigns to regain the presidency, barring states from disqualifying candidates for federal...
: In a setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Supreme Court on Monday asked Arvind Kejriwal-led party to vacate its headquarters near Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi. The AAP will have to vacate its office after the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The top court has given June 15 time to the AAP t...