India

Panipat: Three badly burnt bodies in chemical water tanker found at factory

09 Oct 2023 08:56 AM IST

Three people died after falling into a tanker filled with chemical water under suspicious circumstances at Blanket Factory Gorja International Private Limited near village Jalalpur in Panipat district. The bodies of all three were found badly burnt. The deceased have been identified as Qurban and Islam, residents of village Raslapur

27 Meghalaya citizens stranded in Israel safely cross into Egypt: CM Sangma

09 Oct 2023 08:30 AM IST

A group of 27 citizens from Meghalaya, who were stranded in the conflict zone of Israel and Palestine, have safely crossed over to Egypt, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma announced on Sunday. In a major escalation on Saturday, Hamas launched a “surprise attack” on Israel, firing a barrage of

CM Mann dares opposition leaders for open debate on Punjab issues

09 Oct 2023 08:27 AM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday challenged the entire opposition comprising BJP Chief Sunil Jakhar, Akali Dal Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, Congress leaders Partap Singh Bajwa and Amarinder Singh Raja Warring for upon debate on issues pertaining to state on November 1. In a statement, the Chief Minister

Bhagwant Mann pushed Punjab four decades back on SYL: SAD

09 Oct 2023 08:26 AM IST

Shiromani Akali Dal today said that Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Bhagwant Mann has pushed Punjab to same spot it was at four decades ago in issue of SYL which subsequently took state into a black era in which state suffered a lot even as party asked Bhagwant Mann to be

INLD doesn’t need anyone’s help, says Abhay Chautala

09 Oct 2023 08:24 AM IST

Regarding the I.N.D.I.A. alliance of opposition parties, Haryana’s Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Principal General Secretary Abhay Chautala stated bluntly, ‘if anyone is in need, he will come to our door. We will not go to anyone’s door’. Abhay Chautala said that we had always said one thing that they

SC to hear today AAP MLA Amanatullah’s plea against police to declare him ‘bad character’

09 Oct 2023 08:19 AM IST

The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a petition of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan challenging the Delhi Police’s decision to declare him as a “bad character”. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Datta will hear Khan’s petition challenging the Delhi High Court’s order dismissing his plea against

Toll rises to 32 in Sikkim flash flood

09 Oct 2023 08:04 AM IST

Thirty-two bodies, including those of nine Armymen, have been recovered so far from the slush and debris of the flash flood in the Teesta river that devastated Sikkim, while the search continued for the over 100 people who are still missing, officials said on Sunday. The flash flood, which was

Khalsa Aid’s India chief quits amid allegations of funding from SFJ

09 Oct 2023 08:03 AM IST

Amarpreet Singh, the head of operations for India for the UK-based non-governmental organization Khalsa Aid, has resigned as a result of the claims that he received foreign funding from the outlawed terrorist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ). According to a letter dated October 8 that was purportedly released by Khalsa

Sikkim flash floods: CM Tamang is assured of the Center’s support when MoS Ajay Mishra meets with him

08 Oct 2023 10:55 AM IST

In order to discuss the issue of flash floods in the state, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang and Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra met on Sunday at the CM’s residence in Gangtok. MoS Mishra is in Sikkim for a two-day visit to assess the damage

Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal condemns Hamas terror attacks in Israel

08 Oct 2023 10:40 AM IST

On Saturday, Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as “Prachanda,” denounced the unprecedented terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel and expressed his sympathies to the injured Nepalese citizens there. According to reports, the attacks have injured at least 9 Nepalese citizens, while 17 others are being held captive

BJP leader Tejasvi Surya slams K’taka govt for delaying K-RIDE MD appointment

07 Oct 2023 15:13 PM IST

The appointment of a full-time Managing Director (MD) at Rail Infrastructure Development Company-Karnataka (K-RIDE) has reportedly been delayed by the Congress-led government in the state, according to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and Yuva Morcha National President Tejasvi Surya, who made the criticism on Saturday amid the traffic woes in

Tripura Police arrest freelance scribe from West Bengal for spreading misinformation

07 Oct 2023 14:51 PM IST

Tripura Police has arrested Saikat Talapatra, an independent journalist, from West Bengal’s Sodepur area for allegedly spreading canards against several political personalities. A special team from Tripura Police’s crime branch detained him in the early hours today from his hideout in a rented house in the Muragachha area, near Barasat