India

Navy proactively deploying fleet to keep pirates at bay: Navy chief

12 Jan 2024 03:44 AM IST

Amid the recent spate of attacks on Indian merchant ships in the Arabian Sea, the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar, on Wednesday said the Indian Navy was proactively deploying its fleet to keep pirates at bay. Addressing media persons after unveiling the first indigenously manufactured Drishti 10

AMU Minority Status: AMU continues to be institute of national importance then How does minority status matter?, SC

12 Jan 2024 03:42 AM IST

The seven-judge constitution bench of the Top court headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Thursday said How does it matter for people whether the Aligarh Muslim University is a minority institution or not when it has continued to be an institute of national importance without the minority tag.

Karnataka HC orders status report on pending Criminal cases against legislators

12 Jan 2024 03:40 AM IST

The Karnataka High Court directed the Registrar of the Court to file a report on the status of pending criminal cases against current and former legislators within three weeks. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit gave the direction after hearing the petition

CEO Suchana Seth messaged husband before tragic killing of son

12 Jan 2024 03:38 AM IST

New details have surfaced in the harrowing case of a four-year-old’s alleged murder by his mother in Bengaluru. Suchana Seth stands accused of committing the crime in a Goa hotel room, supposedly driven by a bitter custody battle with her estranged husband, Venkat Raman. Police reveal that before the incident,

Gadkari: Government aims to propel India as global auto manufacturing hub

12 Jan 2024 03:37 AM IST

The government’s mission is to make India the number one automobile manufacturing hub in the world and make the auto sector a Rs 25 lakh crore industry, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Addressing a seminar at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit here, the minister asked auto manufacturers to

Adhir Ranjan writes to Railway Minister, seeks reduction in pandemic fares

12 Jan 2024 03:36 AM IST

West Bengal Congress President and Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has written a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, urging an immediate review of the increased fares for passengers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Expressing astonishment, Chowdhury highlighted that despite a threefold surge in rail fares for

No Coercive action against ED officers’: Calcutta HC on Sandeshkhali raid

12 Jan 2024 03:34 AM IST

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed that no coercive steps can be taken against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers in relation to an FIR filed against them following the Sandeshkhali raid. A bench of Justice Jay Sengupta verbally directed that, in connection with the FIR against ED officials involved in

Jharkhand Congress accuses BJP of sowing political unrest in non-BJP states

12 Jan 2024 03:23 AM IST

Jharkhand Congress in-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Thursday accused the BJP of trying to create political uncertainty in non-BJP-ruled states by using central agencies. Mir alleged that central agencies are making similar attempts in Jharkhand and trying to instill a sense of political uncertainty among people. “But, people of Jharkhand

SC extends Nawab Malik’s mail in money laundering case by 6 months

12 Jan 2024 02:58 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended by six months the interim bail of former Maharashtra minister and NCP (National Congress Party) leader Nawab Malik in a money laundering case. A bench comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal extended the medical bail previously awarded to Malik, as the Enforcement

ED alleges Rabri Devi & daughters ties in Land-for-Jobs sale deeds

12 Jan 2024 02:57 AM IST

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) have alleged that the sale deed of lands given in lieu of jobs in railways in the land-for-jobs case were issued in the name of Rabri Devi, former CM of Bihar and wife of former Union railways minister Lalu Prasad and

Assam to implement UCC after Uttarakhand, Gujarat: CM Sarma

12 Jan 2024 02:55 AM IST

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Thursday the intention to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state, with plans to introduce a bill in the assembly later this year. Sarma specified that the UCC would initially be implemented by the governments of Uttarakhand and Gujarat, with

Madras HC dismisses OPS’ appeal in AIADMK symbol row

12 Jan 2024 02:54 AM IST

On Thursday, the Madras High Court dismissed an appeal filed by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader O Panneerselvam (OPS), who has been expelled from the party. OPS had filed an appeal against a single judge order which restrained him from using the AIADMK flag, party symbol and