India

Apex Court seeks probe report from Muzaffarnagar SP

07 Sep 2023 09:57 AM IST

NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Muzaffarnagar Superintendent of Police (SP) to provide a status report on the investigation into the case where a student was allegedly slapped by his classmates on the orders of his teacher. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Pankaj

FIR filed against Udhayanidhi stalin, Priyank Kharge in UP

07 Sep 2023 09:56 AM IST

NEW DELHI An FIR has been filed against Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur for their comments on ‘Sanatan Dharma,’ accusing them of offending religious sentiments. The FIR has been filed under Section 153A and 295A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

SC shield for Editors Guild’s fact-finding team

07 Sep 2023 09:55 AM IST

NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted protection to four members of the Editors Guild of India from any coercive action until Monday in connection with two FIRs filed against them in Manipur. These FIRs include allegations of promoting enmity between the two communities. A bench led by Chief

BSP supremo Mayawati shoots letter to CJI on India Vs Bharat row

07 Sep 2023 09:51 AM IST

NEW DELHI Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has written a letter to Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud after a political row erupted over the use of “President of Bharat” in place of “President of India” for the official invitation for the G20 Summit’s evening banquet on September 9.

SC directs Manipur Govt to submit status report on arms recovery

07 Sep 2023 09:48 AM IST

NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Manipur government and law enforcement agencies to submit a status report regarding the recovery of arms from all sources in the state, which has been marred by ethnic violence. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, along with Justices JB Pardiwala

HSGPC elections begin, voter criteria set

07 Sep 2023 09:37 AM IST

CHANDIGARH The Haryana Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGPC) elections are officially underway, with the Election Commissioner releasing a list of 30 approved election symbols. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has already held discussions with committee members to outline the eligibility criteria for candidates and voters. The Chief Minister has approved that

Central leadership struggles to unite Haryana Congress

07 Sep 2023 09:36 AM IST

CHANDIGARH Attempts by the central leadership of the Congress party to revamp its faltering organisation in Haryana have sparked protests and deepened factional divides among the state’s party workers. Deepak Babaria, the recently appointed party in-charge for Haryana, is facing stiff resistance from local workers who have raised slogans like

Punjab leaders reject AAP-Congress alliance for Lok Sabha

07 Sep 2023 09:33 AM IST

CHANDIGARH Despite being part of the national I.N.D.I.A alliance, Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are facing turbulence over the issue of a potential alliance in Punjab for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Both parties have unequivocally squashed speculation of a state-level alliance. Punjab’s Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann made

Netaji’s grand-nephew Chandra Kumar Bose quits BJP: ‘Impossible for me to continue’

07 Sep 2023 09:28 AM IST

KOLKATA Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grand-nephew Chandra Kumar Bose, who had served as the party’s vice-president between 2016 and 2020, resigned from the BJP on Wednesday citing irreconcilable differences. In his resignation letter addressed to party president Jagat Prakash Nadda with copies marked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home

This has not happened till now, says JD(U) chief on the special session of Parliament

06 Sep 2023 19:47 PM IST

Rajiv Ranjan Singh, president of the Janata Dal (United), demanded on Wednesday that the ruling BJP-led coalition lay out the agenda for the five-day Special Session of Parliament, saying that such a session’s topic has never been unknown before. Speaking to reporters here, the JD (U) chairman stated that the

Tamil Nadu: Coast Guard seizes 71 kg banned sea cucumbers

06 Sep 2023 17:29 PM IST

On Tuesday, the Indian Coast Guard captured around 71 kg of prohibited sea cucumbers valued Rs 31.84 lakhs along the Uchipuli seashore in Mandapam. “In a swift anti-poaching operation, the Indian Coast Guard confiscated approximately 71 kg sea cucumbers near Uchipuli sea shore and handed over the seized contraband to

G20: India to provide hands-on UPI experience to visiting delegates

06 Sep 2023 15:07 PM IST

Taking India’s G20 Presidency as an opportunity to showcase the country’s digital public goods to the world and its ‘Digital India’ initiative, the central government has decided to provide hands-on experiences to around 1,000 visiting foreign delegates with UPI wallets technology, besides explaining them about ease of making payments through