India

Money laundering case: Jharkhand CM moves SC against ED’s summon

26 Aug 2023 10:35 AM IST

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Friday, contesting the summons issued by the ED against him in connection with an ongoing alleged money laundering case. The ED had issued a summons to Chief Minister Soren to participate in its inquiry regarding an alleged

Assam Cabinet gives nod to form 4 new districts, 81 sub-districts

26 Aug 2023 10:34 AM IST

The Assam Cabinet has decided to create four new districts and 81 sub-districts following completion of the delimitation process, to improve administrative efficiency, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Friday. The districts to be created are Hojai, Biswanath, Tamulpur and Bajali, Sarma said at a press conference, after presiding over

Jharkhand & TGESPL ink pact for India’s ‘first’ hydrogen fuel project

26 Aug 2023 10:30 AM IST

The Jharkhand government on Friday inked a pact with TCPL Green Energy Solutions Private Ltd (TGESPL), a joint venture between Tata Motors and Cummins Inc, USA to set up the country’s “first” hydrogen fuel project in Jamshedpur at an estimated cost of over Rs 350 crore, officials said. The agreement

SC rejects interim order on TN’s Cauvery dispute plea, seeks CWMA report

26 Aug 2023 10:29 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any interim order regarding the Tamil Nadu government’s request for the release of 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily from Karnataka for standing crops. A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai, Justice PK Misra, and Justice PS Narasimha asked the Cauvery Water Management

Expelled youth leaders plan new faction ahead of polls, criticise SP

26 Aug 2023 10:28 AM IST

A group of young leaders, who were expelled from the Samajwadi Party, is preparing to launch their own faction before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Richa Singh, P.D. Tiwari, Pradeep Tiwari, and Brijesh Yadav spoke to the media in Lucknow on Friday, expressing their concerns about safety. Richa Singh also

Congress’ challenge in Chhattisgarh: ED and I-T Dept, not BJP, says CM Baghel

26 Aug 2023 10:26 AM IST

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said his Congress party will replace some “weak” legislators with new faces in the upcoming assembly polls and asserted that their biggest challenge in the state was to fight the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax Department rather than the opposition BJP. He

‘Punish officers who humiliated Sikh youth’: SAD leader berates CM Mann

26 Aug 2023 10:24 AM IST

President of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday condemned Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for failing to order exemplary action against police officials who had disrespected the “dastar” (a type of headwear) of a Sikh youth, which led to the youth and his brother to jump ito

‘Safe City Project’ ensured women’s security, self-reliance: CM Yogi

26 Aug 2023 10:23 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Friday said the “Safe City Project” has ensured women’s safety, respect and self-reliance in the state. He also directed officials to equip all police stations in 18 identified cities with CCTVs within the coming week. The Chief Minister’s instruction came during a meeting to

NIA special court confiscates property of gangster-turned-terrorist

26 Aug 2023 10:22 AM IST

The NIA Special Court in New Delhi ordered the confiscation of the property of absconding pro-Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa in Tarn Taran, Punjab. The gangster-turned-terrorist, who has been living in Canada since 2017, masterminded several cases of terrorism, including the 2022 RPG attacks on the Punjab Police

HP rains: NDRF rescues stranded people; bridge washed away

26 Aug 2023 10:21 AM IST

Over 50 people were stranded in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district following a cloudburst and have been rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), officials said on Friday. The cloudburst occurred in Shehnu Gouni village late on Thursday and subsequently triggered a landslide that blocked roads at several points. An

Chautala family factions go head-to-head in Haryana Assembly

26 Aug 2023 10:21 AM IST

During the first day of the Haryana Assembly on Friday, Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) Naina Singh Chautala raised the issue of tubewell connections that has troubled farmers in her constituency of Badhra. “I am a daughter-in-law of your house. You are my uncle-in-law, and you must do this work,” the

‘President’s rule can be imposed’: Purohit’s warning to Mann

26 Aug 2023 10:19 AM IST

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday hit out at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for the “breakdown of law and order situation in Punjab” and asked him to immediately send him a report concerning the action taken by him on the rampant drug trade. Governor Purohit—who is also the Administrator of