India

Technical issue arises mid air, Indigo flight headed for Ranchi returns to Delhi

05 Aug 2023 11:43 AM IST

On Saturday morning, a mechanical issue caused an Indigo flight heading for Ranchi to return to Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in Delhi within an hour of takeoff, according to officials. An aboard passenger said that the pilot of Indigo flight 6E-2172 stated the technical issue with the aircraft mid-flight

BMC to float tender for high-speed corridor between north and south Mumbai

05 Aug 2023 10:40 AM IST

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon float a tender for the high-speed corridor between north and south Mumbai. The cost of the project is around Rs 35,112 crore including taxes and land acquisition. It will be the BMC’s costliest project so far. The VDLR will connect Versova to Dahisar,

Flash Flood: 4 dead, 9 missing on route to Kedarnath

05 Aug 2023 08:50 AM IST

Four people died and nine were missing after a flash flood in a rainfed waterfall swept away three shops near Daat Puliya near Gaurikund on the way to Kedarnath, officials said on Friday. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached the Disaster Control room at the secretariat here to take stock

Rahul Gandhi’s Court win sparks Congress enthusiasm, hints at SP alliance in UP

05 Aug 2023 08:49 AM IST

In a significant development, Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Congress party, received respite from the Supreme Court in the Modi surname case, leading to a remarkable surge in enthusiasm within the party. The decision has also drawn attention from various political factions across the country, with notable reactions coming

Mamata Banerjee leads charge against funding halt on 100-day job plan

05 Aug 2023 08:48 AM IST

The Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, upping the ante against the Narendra Modi Government at the Centre, has announced that the party activists would hold demonstrations in all 341 blocks in the State on August 6 to protest against the Centre’s pause on the release of funds under several rural

Gehlot’s bold move to create new districts overshadows Opposition

05 Aug 2023 08:47 AM IST

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has silenced the opposition by issuing a notification for the creation of 19 new districts and three new divisions in the state. Gehlot’s move is being seen as a significant trump card ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The formation of new districts and divisions

Register criminal case against Channi for fraud: Majithia

05 Aug 2023 08:45 AM IST

Former minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Friday demanded the immediate registration of a criminal case against former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for “duping” four ex-servicemen from the Scheduled Caste community and two others of Rs 45 lakhs on the pretext of inducting

Car with Punjab plates used in Nuh riots

05 Aug 2023 08:44 AM IST

A vehicle that was used in the violence in Nuh district, Haryana has been traced to the Mansa district of Punjab. The car was registered under a Punjab number to one Fauji Nirmal Singh, a resident of Dallewal village. Singh had reportedly sold the vehicle after an accident over a

Riots likely to have far-reaching political impact in Nuh, other districts

05 Aug 2023 08:42 AM IST

No fresh incidents of communal violence were reported on Friday, even as Haryana slowly recovers from the violence that broke out in Nuh earlier this week. This district, adjacent to Haryana’s borders with Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan has its own history and its own place in the politics of the

Home Minister Vij ‘upset’, raises questions over handling of law and order in Nuh

05 Aug 2023 08:41 AM IST

Due to the riots in Haryana’s Nuh district, there is still extreme tension in many districts and the police department is in a state of constant churn in a bid to quickly restore peace as well as ensure law and order. But the question which continues to surface is whether

BJP questions Cong MLA’s provocative statements

05 Aug 2023 08:40 AM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has blamed Maman Khan, the Congress MLA from Ferozepur Jhirka, for inciting violence in Haryana’s Nuh. BJP leader Ramneek Singh Mann tweeted videos of him speaking in the state Assembly, describing Khan’s statement as “a clear intimidation, challenge and threat” to the BJP and blamed

After violence, 200 arrested; Nuh police chief on leave during riots transferred

05 Aug 2023 08:38 AM IST

The police chief in Nuh, where communal clashes broke out on Monday during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) rally, has been transferred to the state’s Bhiwani district, around 160 km away. IPS officer Narendra Bijarniya who headed the police force between February 2020 and October 2021, served as acting Superintendent