India

Will file defamation case against CM Mann: Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa

04 Jul 2023 00:56 AM IST

A tweet war has broken out over Uttar Pradesh gangster and former member of the state’s Legislative politician Mukhtar Ansari’s stay in Punjab jails after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took to Twitter to state that the state government would not pay the Rs 55 lakh that was spent on

Birender Singh, Digvijay Chautala at loggerheads for political dominance

04 Jul 2023 00:55 AM IST

With around one year left in parliamentary polls, the rivalry between political families over dominance continues to surface leaving everyone with speculations as well as new political possibilities. The saffron BJP is making every possible effort to mark a victory for a third consecutive victory so that it can form

Congress’ Selja Kumari looks to gain ground in Haryana

04 Jul 2023 00:53 AM IST

Former state President of Haryana Congress and in-charge of Chhattisgarh Selja Kumari is going to rally in Sirsa on 30 July. Selja has a show of strength in her old bastion after newly-appointed Haryana Congress in-charge Deepak Babaria took charge. After 25 years, Kumari Selja once again wants to make

Cheetah released back into wild at KNP in MP

04 Jul 2023 00:51 AM IST

A male Namibian cheetah who was kept in an acclimatisation enclosure after he strayed out twice has once again been released into the wild at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) here, an official said on Monday. The cheetah Oban, who was renamed Pawan, was tranquilised and brought back to

Approval for new district creation in Rajasthan

04 Jul 2023 00:50 AM IST

Despite controversies surrounding the issue, the Finance Department has approved the proposal put forth by the Revenue Department for the creation of new districts. In this development, the districts of Sikar, Pali, and Banswara have been selected to form three new regions in Rajasthan. A total of 11 districts have

Uddhav cheated, MVA govt was an illegitimate child, says Devendra Fadnavis

03 Jul 2023 18:09 PM IST

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has described the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government as a “illegitimate child,” claiming that the people gave the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance a significant mandate in the 2019 assembly elections, but Uddhav Thackeray “cheated them” by allying with the NCP and Congress to become

Sitapur: Two killed, 2 injured after car falls into 70-ft deep pit

03 Jul 2023 17:34 PM IST

According to officials, two people were murdered and two others were injured when their automobile collided with a divider and plunged into a 70-foot deep ditch along the banks of the Gon River in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur. A speeding car travelling from Lucknow to Sitapur crashed with a divider and

Court dismisses plea challenging RBI’s decision to withdraw Rs 2000 note from circulation

03 Jul 2023 15:24 PM IST

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to quash the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to withdraw the Rs 2000 denomination banknotes from circulation. This was the second such PIL challenging the May 19 decision of RBI. The Division bench of Justice

SC seeks new status report from Manipur government on violence

03 Jul 2023 15:08 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Monday sought an updated status report from the State of Manipur regarding the present situation and measures taken to curb the violence in the State. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra directed the State to update the

Delhi excise policy: SC rejects ED’s petition challenging interim bail to Sameer Mahendru

03 Jul 2023 14:51 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected to entertain the petition of the Enforcement Directorate challenging the six-week interim bail granted to liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi’s bench informed Additional

Party’s Spokesperson Anil Baluni says ‘BJP to elect LOP in Karnataka Assembly’

03 Jul 2023 12:31 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson announced that Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde have been named as central observers for Karnataka to pick the Leader of the Opposition. This comes ahead of the Karnataka Assembly Budget session on Monday. BJP National Media

Sanjay Raut slams Ajit Pawar’s decision to join Eknath Shinde government

03 Jul 2023 10:53 AM IST

Sanjay Raut, the leader of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, reaffirmed his allegation on Monday that Ajit Pawar, the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, who had just been sworn in as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, would shortly succeed Eknath Shinde. Raut also said that 16 MLAs who