India

Uttar Pradesh govt to install 470 solar street lights in Ayodhya

10 Jan 2024 04:52 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s vision to transform Ayodhya into a solar city is set to get a boost through the establishment of the world’s largest ‘solar powered street lights line’, with the installation of 470 solar street lights over an area of 10.2 km between Guptar Ghat and

Rajnath Singh receives full ceremonial Guard of Honour in London

10 Jan 2024 04:16 AM IST

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was on Tuesday given full ceremony Guard of Honour at the Horse Guards Parade grounds in London. There was a special parade by the British Army’s Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards and the Band of the Irish Guards. The regiments represented on parade are among

DRDO launches indigenous assault rifle ‘Ugram’ for armed FORCES

10 Jan 2024 04:14 AM IST

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched an indigenous assault rifle named ‘Ugram’, intended to meet the operational requirements of armed forces, paramilitary, and state police entities. The rifle, with a calibre of 7.62 x 51 mm, has been designed, developed, and manufactured in collaboration with a private

ED director lands in Kolkata to discuss coordinated action on corruption probes

10 Jan 2024 04:13 AM IST

Four days after his men were assaulted along with their CRPF escorts while raiding two district-level Trinamool Congress leaders in the ration distribution scam, Enforcement Directorate chief Rahul Navin flew into Kolkata late on Monday night and met his officers. According to sources present in the meeting, the ED director

CBI conducts searches at 12 locations in Railways exam paper leak case

10 Jan 2024 04:11 AM IST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday conducted searches at around a dozen locations in Gujarat and Maharashtra in a case related to the leakage of question and answer papers of the railway recruitment examination. A senior CBI official confirmed that raids are underway at around 12 places including

Union Home MINISTRY SEEKS WEST Bengal report on attacks ON ED TEAMS

10 Jan 2024 04:08 AM IST

The Union home ministry has sought a report from the West Bengal government on attacks on Enforcement Directorate (ED) teams in the state on January 5, sources said here on Tuesday. In a communication, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the West Bengal government to send a detailed

SC to hear Satyendar Jain bail plea on January 11

10 Jan 2024 04:05 AM IST

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, scheduled January 11 for further hearings on AAP leader Satyendar Jain’s bail plea in a money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate will commence its argument on the bail plea during the next hearing. A bench comprising Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Pankaj Mithal listed

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan included in ED Chargesheet

10 Jan 2024 04:03 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday filed a charge sheet in a money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the recruitment of staff and leasing of assets of the Delhi Waqf Board during the chairmanship of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, official sources said. A total of five entities have been

Tragic Kundli border crash claims lives of two Delhi Police personnel

10 Jan 2024 04:01 AM IST

A tragic road accident occurred around 11:30 p.m. near the Kundli border in the Sonipat district of Haryana, adjacent to Delhi, involving a canter and a Delhi Police car. Two inspectors from the Delhi Police, Inspector Dinesh Beniwal from the special cell of the North West Delhi district, and ATO

Delhi Police’s 8th winter self-defence camp empowers thousands of girls

10 Jan 2024 03:59 AM IST

In a significant effort towards empowering women and fostering a sense of confidence and safety, the Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC) organized its 8th Winter Self-Defence Camp for the academic year 2023–24. More than 5,924 girls and students actively participated in the camp, which was held at

SC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Suspended WCD Officer’s Children

10 Jan 2024 03:57 AM IST

The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to the daughter and son of suspended Delhi Women and Child Development (WCD) department official Premoday Khakha in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a minor girl by the arrested government officer. A bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Rajesh Bindal granted

Delhi HC agrees to hear DCPCR’s plea on January 10

10 Jan 2024 03:55 AM IST

The Delhi High Court announced on Tuesday that it would hear a petition filed by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) against the alleged freezing of its funds by state authorities on January 10, 2024. Justice Subramonium Prasad’s bench instructed the counsel for the child rights body