India

Sharad Pawar counters on Ajit Pawar’s retirement remark

08 Jul 2023 17:00 PM IST

Sharad Pawar, the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), responded to Ajit Pawar’s criticism of his retirement on Saturday by asserting that he is neither worn out nor retired. Sharad Pawar claimed that he is committed to his party. Replying to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister’s remark on Sharad Pawar’s

Amarnath Yatra halted for second day due to bad weather

08 Jul 2023 14:54 PM IST

Due to poor weather in the state, the yearly Amarnath Yatra has been postponed for the second day in a row on the twin routes of Baltal and Pahalgam, officials said on Saturday. The annual Amarnath Yatra was delayed due to bad weather in the union territory, and it was

Odisha train accident: CBI arrests 3 railway personnel

08 Jul 2023 14:20 PM IST

Three railway employees were detained by the CBI in connection with the Balasore train catastrophe on June 2, marking the agency’s first arrests in the probe, according to officials. CBI arrested Senior Section Engineer (signal) Arun Kumar Mahanta, Section Engineer Mohammed Amir Khan and Technician Pappu Kumar, all were posted

Ahead 2024 : BSP Chief Mayawati holds meeting with other party leaders in Delhi

08 Jul 2023 13:40 PM IST

Mayawati, the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party is meeting with representatives from the Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh branches of the party on Saturday to discuss plans and strategies for the general elections in 2024. After losing in the local body elections for Uttar Pradesh in May, Mayawati met with

WB Panchayat poll: State Minister Shashi Panja slams central forces for failing to protect citizens

08 Jul 2023 12:14 PM IST

As voting for the single-phase panchayat elections in West Bengal began on Saturday, minister Shashi Panja of that state accused the federal government of failing to protect the populace, claiming “TMC workers have been murdered.” Before the West Bengal Panchayat elections, tragic and shocking events were brought to light in

PM Modi offers prayers at Bhadrakali Temple in Telangana’s Warangal

08 Jul 2023 11:48 AM IST

Ahead of laying the foundation stone for various development projects worth Rs 6,100 crore in Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at Bhadrakali temple in Warangal district. “Leaving for Warangal to attend a programme where we will inaugurate or lay the foundation stone for development works worth

Lokayukta Police arrests Mangaluru aided school convener in bribery case

08 Jul 2023 11:12 AM IST

An aided school coordinator was detained by the Lokayukta Police in Mangaluru, Karnataka, for allegedly accepting a five lakh rupee bribe, according to officials. The offender was named as Jyothi Poojary, the convener of the Niranjana Swamy aided school in Bajpe, on the outskirts of Mangaluru, in a news release

WB: TMC claims that 3 party workers killed during Panchayat polling

08 Jul 2023 10:58 AM IST

Following the start of voting in West Bengal’s single-phase panchayat elections on Saturday morning, the Trinamool Congress claimed that three of its party members had been killed in many acts of violence. “Shocking and tragic incidents send shockwaves through the voting community. Three of our party workers have been murdered

2 MP men forced to eat faeces over false sexual assault claim

08 Jul 2023 01:44 AM IST

Two young men from the lower rungs of the country’s caste system – one a Dalit from the Jatav community and the other from the Other Backward Class Kewat community – were subjected to brutal torture in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, over claims of sexual assault, the police have said. The

UP leaders to figure prominently in JP Nadda team

08 Jul 2023 01:42 AM IST

For Mission 2024, now the power of UP will be visible at the central level as well. Many big leaders of Uttar Pradesh can be taken in the team of BJP national President JP Nadda. Along with this, many MPs from UP can also be included in the proposed change

Clear-cut case made against Tytler: CBI to court

08 Jul 2023 01:40 AM IST

A Delhi court on Friday reserved its order on plea to take cognizance of a chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The court will pass the order on July 19. During the proceedings, the CBI told the

Eye on polls, BJP appoints senior leaders as in-charges in 4 states

08 Jul 2023 01:39 AM IST

On a day the top leadership was huddled in meetings, the BJP appointed Union ministers and senior party leaders as in-charges for the upcoming state elections this year, stepping up its preparations. In Rajasthan, the BJP leadership appointed Union Minister Pralhad Joshi as in-charge. Former Gujarat deputy chief minister Nitin