India

Army commanders’ brainstorming conference begins today

28 Mar 2024 03:11 AM IST

Top Army commanders are scheduled to brainstorm from Thursday on conceptual issues and review the security situation, paving the way for policy decisions to strengthen national security in view of the fast evolving geopolitical landscape. The conference serves as a pivotal forum for apex leadership of the Indian Army to

Traffic Police Strictness on Holi Leads to Decrease in Fines

28 Mar 2024 03:05 AM IST

Whether it should be called a strict implementation of traffic rules by delhi police or awareness among people, as this year on Holi, compared to last year, fewer fines were issued. However, the biggest relief was that accidents decreased compared to last year. According to Delhi Traffic police, there was

Kejriwal arrest: Delhi HC against protests in court premises

28 Mar 2024 03:03 AM IST

Acting Chief Justice Manmohan of the Delhi High Court warned lawyers on Wednesday against organizing protests on court premises regarding the arrest of Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, stating that the repercussions would be “severe”. The Aam Aadmi Party’s legal cell has summoned a protest in district

Delhi BJP Submits Complaint Kejriwal to Delhi Police

28 Mar 2024 03:00 AM IST

The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, submitted a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and demanded an inquiry into notes and letters that are being circulated by Delhi government ministers. “Delhi Police should, in the public interest, inquire into the matter

Home Minister’s AFSPA remark triggers Kashmiri politicians’ reaction

28 Mar 2024 02:48 AM IST

After the statement of the Home Minister, political stir in Jammu and Kashmir intensified. The statement given by the country’s Home Minister Amit Shah, in which he said that the process of removing AFSPA will be started in Jammu and Kashmir, Amit Shah said that the Narendra Modi government has

Money laundering: ED files case against Kerala CM’s daughter Veena

28 Mar 2024 02:45 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a money laundering case against Veena Vijayan, daughter of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, her IT company, and others to investigate alleged illegal payments made by a private mineral firm to her and the company, according to official sources on Wednesday. The federal agency

Yusuf ‘misusing’ Sachin’s photos, Congress complains to EC

28 Mar 2024 02:43 AM IST

The West Bengal Congress on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission, accusing former cricketer Yusuf Pathan who is contesting the Baharampur Lok Sabha seat as a Trinamool Congress candidate of violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). The party accused the former cricketer of misusing posters of India’s

CPI (M) rolls out AI campaigner Samata to take on Mamata

28 Mar 2024 02:37 AM IST

Desperate to make its mark in the electoral field after its decimation by Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee 13 years ago, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is taking the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make its presence felt in this year’s Lok Sabha campaign. It is rolling out

Mahua Moitra gets fresh ED summons

28 Mar 2024 02:34 AM IST

Within 72 hours after writing to the Election Commission asking it to frame rules for enforcement agencies and to prevent them from taking coercive steps against candidates contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra today received an Enforcement Directorate summons for questioning in a Foreign Exchange

Another blow to AAP as its sole LS MP, MLA join BJP

28 Mar 2024 02:31 AM IST

Aam Aadmi Party’s sole member in Lok Sabha Sushil Kumar Rinku, representing Jalandhar in Punjab, made a decisive move by joining the BJP on Wednesday. AAP MLA Sheetal Angural, accompanied him, dealing a blow to the beleaguered party amid the ongoing crisis triggered by the arrest of national convenor and

Amit Shah hints at revocation of AFSPA from Jammu & Kashmir

28 Mar 2024 02:28 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the Central government is contemplating revoking the contentious Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from the region of Jammu and Kashmir, alongside unveiling plans for the withdrawal of troops from the Union Territory. In an interview with a local media channel of

India objects to US remarks on Kejriwal’s arrest

28 Mar 2024 02:25 AM IST

The government on Tuesday summoned Acting Deputy Chief of Mission of US Gloria Berbena at the South Block and in a meeting that lasted more than 30 minutes, expressed its strong objections to comment made by a US state department spokesperson on the recent arrest of Aam Aadmi Party chief