India

Pre-fabricated houses ‘a temporary measure’ to shelter violence affected: Manipur CM

24 Aug 2023 08:20 AM IST

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday said that the pre-fabricated houses built for those affected by violence are not a permanent arrangement and were constructed to ease the hardship faced by those living in relief camps. He also said that the situation in the northeastern state is gradually

BSP will fight Lok Sabha polls solo in UP: Mayawati

24 Aug 2023 08:19 AM IST

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said on Wednesday that her party has decided to contest next year’s Lok Sabha elections on its own in Uttar Pradesh as past experience shows that it doesn’t gain anything from entering into an alliance. At a meeting with party leaders, Mayawati slammed both the

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee the CEO of company involved in cash-for-jobs scam, ED claims

24 Aug 2023 08:18 AM IST

For the first time since the multi-crore jobs-for-cash scam became public, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has directly named Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew and heir apparent of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in connection with the conspiracy that has already led to the arrest of 20 people. The premier investigative

President Murmu emphasizes AI and Data Science in education

24 Aug 2023 08:17 AM IST

President Droupadi Murmu stressed on Wednesday the need for developing world-class competence in areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and data science in higher educational institutions in the country. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is drafted to integrate skill development, industry connectivity, and employability, promoting holistic education, she said, addressing

ED raids premises of CM Baghel’s political advisor, two OSDs

24 Aug 2023 08:16 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches on Wednesday at the premises of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s political advisor Vinod Verma and two Officers on Special Duty (OSDs) in Raipur and Durg districts, sources said. The searches were also held at the premises of a businessman in Durg district, they

SC says ‘unacceptable’ that Article 370 ceased to exist after 1957 argument

24 Aug 2023 08:14 AM IST

The Supreme Court termed as “unacceptable” the submission that Article 370 of the Constitution ceased to operate once the term of the constituent assembly of Jammu and Kashmir ended in 1957 after drafting the state’s Constitution. The remark by a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud came when

CJI DY Chandrachud hails ISRO on Chandrayaan-3 success

24 Aug 2023 08:12 AM IST

India’s Chandrayaan-3 created history on Wednesday by landing on the Moon’s South Pole. The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud expressed happiness over the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3. He said that it gave him immense pride as a citizen of our great nation to witness the remarkable landing of

SC grants bail to Ex-Mumbai Cop Pradeep Sharma

24 Aug 2023 08:04 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Pradeep Sharma, a former Mumbai Police officer, who had been taken into custody in connection the Antilia bomb scare case and the manslaughter of businessman Mansukh Hiran. The incident unfolded on February 25, 2021, when an SUV loaded with explosives was discovered

CPI MP Binoy Viswam : Peace remains far from Manipur

23 Aug 2023 17:24 PM IST

Binoy Viswam, a Rajya Sabha representative for the Communist Party of India (CPI), stated on Wednesday that the government’s repeated assertions that peace and stability have settled in Manipur are untrue. He also claimed that State Government is denying entry to factfinding mission in many areas to hide its failures.

Congress’ Venugopal condemns ED raids at residences of Chhattisgarh CM’s advisors

23 Aug 2023 17:11 PM IST

On Wednesday, KC Venugopal, the general secretary of the Congress, denounced the raids by the Enforcement Directorate on the offices of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in relation to the alleged liquor scam. In retaliation, Venugopal said the BJP was “resorting to cheap tactics to intimidate” and “rattle” the Congress,

Bhima Koregaon case: SC to hear bail plea of professor Shoma Sen on October 4

23 Aug 2023 16:51 PM IST

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court postponed consideration of Professor Shoma Sen’s appeal of the Bombay High Court’s decision to deny her bail in the Bhima Koregaon case until October 4. In response to the National Investigating Agency’s (NIA) request, a bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and SVN Bhatti issued notice

Kerala: Missing woman’s body recovered from waste disposal pit in Malappuram

23 Aug 2023 16:36 PM IST

Authorities revealed on Wednesday that the body of a 35-year-old woman who went missing earlier this month was recovered from a garbage disposal hole in a house compound in Kerala’s Malappuram. According to police, a missing person complaint was filed on August 11, the same day of the murder. During