India

Court directs to keep gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in Tihar jail

17 Apr 2023 18:43 PM IST

The Patiala House Court in Delhi ordered on Monday that Lawrence Bishnoi be kept in Tihar Jail and brought before it tomorrow. He was scheduled to appear in court in an NIA case. He was being transported from Bathinda Jail in Punjab. The court of Principal District and Sessions Judge

Encounters in UP became ‘normal’, says Mamata Banerjee

17 Apr 2023 18:17 PM IST

Encounters have become ‘normal’ for people in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Monday, as she escalated her criticism of the Yogi Adityanath government following the deaths of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf at point-blank range on Saturday. She urged people in the state

India, Russia exceed bilateral trade target of USD 30 billion

17 Apr 2023 17:43 PM IST

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Monday that India and Russia have exceeded their bilateral trade target of USD 30 billion by 2025, and that trade is expected to increase further. “We have crossed the bilateral trade target of USD 30 billion before the year 2025, which was the

Rajasthan: Minority communities get stipends to learn foreign languages

17 Apr 2023 17:12 PM IST

The state government has launched a scheme that will offer students who enrol a montly stipend of Rs 1500. This scheme is intended to help youngsters from minority communities in Rajasthan learn English and foreign languages, said Minority Affairs Minister Saleh Mohammad. The Chief Minister Minority Language Efficiency and Communication

SC serve notice to Delhi Govt regarding teachers training in finland

17 Apr 2023 16:29 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the office of Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on a plea of the Delhi government against LG’s approval with riders to send government school teachers to Finland for training and prohibiting teachers from receiving foreign training in the future. A bench of Chief

Indore: 20 students fall ill due to food poisoning

17 Apr 2023 16:06 PM IST

An official said on Monday that at least 20 female students staying in a hostel of a private university in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district became ill as a result of alleged food poisoning. SAGE University registrar Manish Chowdhary told reporters that the students complained of vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain

Centre opposes same-sex marriage, Hindu and Islamic laws give no sanction

17 Apr 2023 15:57 PM IST

Centre, which has long opposed legalising same-sex marriages, said today that marriage is an “exclusively heterogenous institution” and that the decision to treat same-sex unions equally to traditional marriage “seriously affects the interests of every citizen.” The government contended that the Court should refrain from issuing such “omnibus orders” because

Chandrakanth Patil files nomination as BJP candidate from Gulbarga North Assembly constituency

17 Apr 2023 15:51 PM IST

For the BJP’s nomination in the Gulbarga North Assembly seat, Chandrakanth Patil submitted his paperwork. He was accompanied by arun singh, The BJP’s Karnatak incharge . The second list of 23 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka elections was revealed by the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday. The Saffron party unveiled

Delhi Court extends Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody till 1 May

17 Apr 2023 15:19 PM IST

Former Deputy Chief Minister Manish sisodia judicial custody extended till May 1, in a allleged excise policy scam case.Earlier on April 3, the same court extended Sisodia’s judicial custody till April 17. Sisodia was arrested on February 26, by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in

Atiq received 9 bullets, Ashraf five: Reveals post-mortem report

17 Apr 2023 14:49 PM IST

Gangster Atiq was shot at least nine times in the shocking shooting death caught on camera outside a hospital in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday night, an autopsy report revealed. At least nine bullet wounds were reportedly discovered during the post-mortem report of the feared gangster’s body. According to reports, his

Shooters of Atiq Ahmed shifted to high-security cell in Prayagraj jail

17 Apr 2023 14:05 PM IST

Three shooters who gunned down Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed on the night of April 15, have been shifted from the barracks to the high-security cell of Naini (Prayagraj) Central Jail on Monday. “All three shooters, Arun Maurya, Sunny Singh and Lovelesh Tiwari, are under threat of attack

Punjab: Soldier confesses killing of 4 Army jawans in Bathinda Military Station Firing case

17 Apr 2023 13:48 PM IST

An Army personnel detained by Punjab Police in connection with the April 12 firing at the Bathinda Military Station has confessed to involvement in killing four of his colleagues, the Indian Army said in a statement on Monday. After sustained interrogation, Gunner Desai Mohan, from the Artillery unit where the