JALNA,NOV 16 : BJP MLA and former Maharashtra minister Babanrao Lonikar is under fire from the Marathas over his alleged remark during an election rally that the community’s strength can be “counted on fingers”. Lonikar’s remark at a rally in the Partur assembly constituency in Jalna on November 12 has invited the ire of quota […]Continue Reading
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LUCKNOW/JHANSI, NOV 16 : Hours after a fire claimed the lives of at least 10 newborn children in Jhansi district, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the parents of the deceased, an official said. A statement issued by the Uttar Pradesh government said that Chief Minister […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, NOV 14: The Centre has reimposed the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, under which an area is declared as “disturbed” for the convenience of security forces to operate, in Manipur’s six police station areas, including the violence-hit Jiribam. In a notification, the Union Home Ministry said the decision was taken given the continuous […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, NOV 14 : Delhi woke up to yet another morning of thick smog with the pollution remaining in the ‘severe’ category for the second consecutive day. The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 432 at 6 am, a slight improvement from the ‘very severe’ 452 recorded at 11 pm yesterday. Visibility at Delhi’s […]Continue Reading
RAIPUR, NOV 14 : A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight with 187 passengers and six crew members onboard made an emergency landing at Raipur airport on Thursday morning following a bomb threat to the aircraft, police said. The aircraft, which had taken off from Nagpur for Kolkata, was diverted after airport authorities received the threat, Raipur’s Senior […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, NOV 13 : The air quality in New Delhi and surrounding areas turned ‘severe’ for the first time this season on Wednesday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) spiking to 429, posing a significant health hazard to residents, officials said. Pollution levels in the national capital witnessed a sharp spike over the past […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI , NOV 13 : A day after assuming office, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday stated that no oral submissions for urgent listing and hearing of cases will be permitted and urged the lawyers to either send emails or written letters for it. Usually lawyers mention their cases before the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,NOV 12 : N Prashanth, Special Secretary in the Agricultural Department, widely known as ‘Collector Bro,’ has been suspended by the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government, along with another senior IAS officer, K Gopalakrishnan, who served as the Director of Industries and Commerce. Prasanth, who became famous during his tenure as Kozhikode District Continue Reading
Maharashtra , NOV 11 : Maharashtra Congress on Monday announced the suspension of 22 rebel candidates from the upcoming Assembly elections for six years due to their involvement in “anti-party” activities, according to a party statement. The suspended candidates are contesting from 22 constituencies and are opposing the official nominees of the Maha Vikas Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, NOV 11: Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice Of India (CJI). President of India Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Khanna at a swearing-in ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He will have a little more than six months term till […]Continue Reading
