India

Brinda Karat calls BJP master in defection

09 Jun 2023 14:51 PM IST

Communist Party of India (Marxist) Politbureau member Brinda Karat on Friday lashed out heavily on BJP National President JP Nadda for his remark that ‘BJP is different from other parties” and said that BJP is master in defection and now talking about ideology. Nadda, in a statement, said, “BJP is

PM Modi scheduled to visit U.S on 22 june , received invitation from White House

09 Jun 2023 13:30 PM IST

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address reaffirming their commitment to an Indo-Pacific region that is free, open, economic, and secure during the latter’s upcoming trip to the United States. The two leaders will also stress their shared commitment to strengthening the strategic technology relationship, with a

‘Bomb’ threat delays Delhi-Mumbai Vistara flight by 2 hours

09 Jun 2023 11:16 AM IST

On Thursday evening, a man on his way to Dubai was arrested at Delhi airport after he was overheard mentioning a “bomb” in his bag. The man was apprehended by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on board a Delhi-Mumbai Vistara flight after a female co-passenger overheard him say ‘bomb’

IMD warning: Cyclone Biparjoy to intensify in next 36 hours

09 Jun 2023 10:34 AM IST

On Friday, the India Meteorological Department aka IMD took to Twitter and warns netizens of Cyclone Biparjoy as the said that the Cyclone is expected to intensify in the next 36 hours and move north-northwestwards over the next two days. At 11:30 p.m. on June 8, the IMD reported a very

BJP calls meeting of CMs and Deputy CMs in wake of 2024 Lok Sabha elections

09 Jun 2023 01:50 AM IST

The central leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called a meeting of chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of BJP-ruled states on June 11 in New Delhi, said a party source. According to the party sources, the agenda of the meeting is likely on upcoming assembly elections and

TMC leader’s wife questioned by ED in coal pilferage case

09 Jun 2023 01:47 AM IST

Rujira Banerjee, wife of senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee, underwent a nearly four-hour interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today regarding the coal theft case. ED officials presented Rujira with a three-pagequestionnaire upon her arrival at the CGO Complex office. The interrogation included inquiries about Rujira’s alleged foreign

Ex-NCB director accuses Special Enquiry Team of suppressing evidence

09 Jun 2023 01:45 AM IST

Sameer Wankhede, former Mumbai zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), accused the agency’s Special Enquiry Team (SET) of attempting to clear Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, in a cruise-drug case by suppressing crucial evidence. Wankhede submitted these allegations to the Bombay High Court on

Stranded passengers reach San Francisco after Air India engine glitch

09 Jun 2023 01:43 AM IST

An Air India flight, ferrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members who were stranded for two days in Magadan, Russia, safely touched down in San Francisco today. The diversion followed a mid-air engine glitch in the original aircraft. Air India extended an apology for the “extended delay”, expressing regret for

Court halts eviction of AAP MP from Lutyens’ bungalow

09 Jun 2023 01:42 AM IST

In a recent development, a Delhi court has granted temporary relief to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha, instructing the Rajya Sabha secretariat to refrain from evicting him from his Type-7 bungalow in the affluent Lutyens’ Delhi. Such bungalows are typically designated for former ministers, chief ministers, or governors.

Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ approaches Gujarat, ports on alert

09 Jun 2023 01:40 AM IST

The approaching cyclone ‘Biparjoy’, currently centred about 900 km south-southwest of Gujarat’s coastal Porbandar district, has led to precautions being taken in the coastal region. Fishermen have been called back from the deep sea, and ports have been advised to raise a Distant Warning signal (DW II), officials said on

Transportation of cow not an offence: Allahabad HC

09 Jun 2023 01:28 AM IST

The Allahabad High Court has held that mere possession or transportation of cows and bullocks from one place to another within the state would not come under the ambit of the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act. Allowing the bail application of Kundan Yadav of Kushi Nagar district, Justice

Cooperative Banks Empowered for NPA Compromise Settlements, Write-offs

09 Jun 2023 01:27 AM IST

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday that cooperative lenders will soon be able to do technical write-offs and execute compromise settlements with defaulting borrowers. RBI has decided to widen the scope of the framework for resolution of stressed assets, under which all regulated entities, including cooperative lenders, will