Naveen Patnaik meets actor Ranveer Singh ahead of hockey world cup

January 11, 2023

Naveen Patnaik, the chief minister of Odisha, met actor Ranveer Singh on Wednesday before the state's hosting of the 2023 men's hockey World Cup. The Bollywood star travelled to Cuttack to take part in the Barabati Stadium's pre-event festivities. Pritam, a music director, and Disha Patani, an actor, will also...

Lakshadweep MP jailed to 10 years in attempt to murder case

January 11, 2023

Mohammad Faizal, a member of the Nationalist Congress Party who has been serving as the Union Territory's representative in Parliament since 2014, was given a 10-year prison term on Wednesday by a court in Kavaratti, Lakshadweep, in a case involving a 2009 attempt to murder.After finding four of the 23...

Bihar: Farmers protest turns violent in Buxar after police raid

January 11, 2023

In Bihar's Buxar district on Wednesday morning, a group of farmers protesting the lack of compensation for land acquisition grew violent and attacked the police officers attempting to subdue them. The farmers said that they had been protesting peacefully against the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) power plant company at...

Joshimath Crisis: Protestors stops demolition, demand compensation; survey in 1 week, says govt

January 11, 2023

As protests by locals and hotel owners grew on Wednesday, the authorities in Uttarakhand's sinking town of Joshimath stopped demolition work. As the authorities prepared to begin the Malari Inn's demolition, the owner broke down in tears. Residents of the area protested the government of Uttarakhand's decision to demolish two...

Man arrested for urinating in public at Delhi Airport , granted bail

January 11, 2023

The Delhi Cops arrested a drunken passenger named Jauhar Ali Khan for urinating in public at Terminal 3 of the Delhi Airport. He was later released on a bail bond. Delhi Police said the incident took place on January 8 when Jauhar Ali Khan urinated in the open in front...

RRR song Naatu Naatu wins Golden Globe Award for best original song

January 11, 2023

RRR, directed by SS Rajamouli, made history by being the first Indian film to win a Golden Globe. At the ongoing ceremony for Naatu Naatu, RRR was named Best Original Song. The song's lyrics were written by Kala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj, and its music was created by MM Keeravaani.The...

Former JNU student Shehla Rashid to face prosecution for tweet on army

January 10, 2023

Delhi lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has granted sanction for former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader and human rights activist Shehla Rashid’s prosecution for tweets about the army allegedly aimed at promoting enmity and acts prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony, officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday. In...

Delhi L-G grants permission to prosecute Shehla Rashid for sedition.

January 10, 2023

The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, VK Saxena, gave permission on Tuesday for the prosecution of former JNUSU leader and human rights activist Shehla Rashid for sedition.

Delhi: Feared woman throws her child from third floor

January 10, 2023

A 20-year-old woman allegedly threw her newborn son from her third-floor home in east Delhi's New Ashok Nagar on Monday out of fear of being stigmatised as an unmarried mother, the police official said. The woman is currently being monitored at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, and will be arrested as...

Joshimath Demolition: SC denies urgent hearing

January 10, 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a plea for an immediate hearing regarding the Joshimath land collapse occurrences and scheduled the case for hearing on January 16. The top court said that everything which is important need not come to the apex court, adding that there are democratically elected...