India

Over 52 Crore Indians have Ayushman Bharat Health IDs: Baghel

07 Feb 2024 05:20 AM IST

MP Kartikeya Sharma raises various crucial questions pertaining to different departments Over 52 crore Indians now have Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) numbers, Union Minister of State (Health & Family Welfare) SP Singh Baghel informed Rajya Sabha in reply to questions asked by Member of Parliament Kartikeya Sharma during ongoing

Sanjay Singh allowed to take oath as Rajya Sabha MP for second time

07 Feb 2024 05:16 AM IST

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday granted permission to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh for the second time to attend Parliament in police custody and take oath as a Rajya Sabha MP. The court has authorized Singh to visit Parliament on either February 8 or February 9. Special

Kejriwal inaugurates new school building in Delhi amid ED raids

07 Feb 2024 05:15 AM IST

On the day when Enforcement Directorate officials were conducting searches at nearly 10 locations, including the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal secretary, the Aam Aadmi Party chief inaugurated a new school building in Delhi’s Paschim Vihar. “In the last year, we have inaugurated many schools in Delhi,

Delhi’s governance Model put on Ventilator: Meenakshi

07 Feb 2024 05:13 AM IST

Launching blistering attacks on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Tuesday said that while the CM is avoiding answering the ED summons on the Delhi liquor scam, another one came to the front and that scam happened to be the Delhi Jal Board scam. Addressing a

Delhi Police arrest key conspirator of Kupwara terror module

07 Feb 2024 05:11 AM IST

The Delhi Police has arrested a key conspirator of the recently busted terror module in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. The accused, identified as Riyaz Ahmed, was nabbed from the New Delhi Railway Station while he was trying to flee. According to the police, Riyaz was involved in hatching a conspiracy along with two other terror associates, Khursheed Ahmad Rather and Ghulam Sarwar Rather,

ED mulls legal action against Atishi over ‘false allegations’, say sources

07 Feb 2024 05:09 AM IST

Officials pointed that no audio recording was deleted by the agency sleuths and the allegations were just to discredit evidence against their misdeeds. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is considering to take legal action against Delhi Public Works Department Minister Atishi following allegations that the central agency deleted audio clips during

‘Sapne Nahi Haqeeqat Bunte..’ BJP launches film on PM Modi’s guarantees fulfilled in last 10 years

07 Feb 2024 05:06 AM IST

The BJP’s official social media accounts released a film based on the Prime Minister Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in eight languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Assamese, Odia, Bengali and Hindi. The film was also shared by the official handle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the microblogging site ‘X’. A

TMC alleges vendetta as ED raids six for MGNREGA irregularities

07 Feb 2024 05:02 AM IST

As the Enforcement Directorate conducted its first-ever raids in connection with alleged Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) irregularities in West Bengal, the ruling Trinamool Congress accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of using the investigative agency for “political vendetta”. Senior Trinamool Congress leader and Minister Shashi Panja alleged: “See the chronology. The raids were conducted within 24 hours of

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Birsa Munda in Jharkhand

07 Feb 2024 04:58 AM IST

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to tribal leader Bhagwan Birsa Munda during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra today in Jharkhand’s Khunti. In a post on X, the Congress leader said, “The 24th day of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra began at

Pressure on Gandhis to contest from UP seats

07 Feb 2024 04:49 AM IST

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s jibe, pressure has increased on the Congress to contest elections on traditionally considered seats of Uttar Pradesh. According to sources, now the party can field Rahul Gandhi from Amethi, and either Sonia Gandhi or Priyanka Gandhi from Rae Bareli. An attempt is also being made

Hearing on Pleas seeking ASI Survey of Gyanvapi Basements fixed for Feb 15

07 Feb 2024 04:35 AM IST

The Varanasi court on Tuesday has fixed February 15 for hearing the petition seeking a survey of all closed basements in the Gyanvapi mosque complex by the Archaeological Survey of India. According to the petition, there are “secret cellars” inside the basements and it is necessary to survey them to

Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari arrested; Defence adovocate allege ‘violation of SC guidelines’

06 Feb 2024 13:18 PM IST

After the arrest of Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari in connection with an alleged hate speech case, his defense lawyers accused Ghatkopar Police of violating Supreme Court guidelines by not conducting a medical examination before bringing him to court. Ratnakar Daware, Azhari’s defense lawyer, emphasized, “It is Supreme Court’s guidelines