New Delhi: Parents of Ankita Bhandari, the 19-year-old resort receptionist whose body was found near Rishikesh in 2022, met senior officials of the CBI, which is probing the alleged role of a “VIP” in the murder case, officials said. The victim’s father, Virendra Singh Bhandari, and mother, Soni Devi, met with senior officials at the…
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a chargesheet against five accused, including ULFA (I) chief Paresh Baruah, in connection with the recovery of an IED in Assam’s Guwahati on August 15, 2024. Myanmar-based United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent or ULFA (I) is a banned terrorist outfit. The chargesheet was filed before…
New Delhi: The Centre has made Aadhaar authentication or proof of possession of an Aadhaar number necessary to avail of scholarship benefits under the PM CARES for Children Scheme. However, it has made it clear that no child will be denied assistance for failure to authenticate Aadhaar or for not having been assigned an Aadhaar…
Mumbai: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists on Friday held a ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Hundreds of CJP supporters and members of student organisations attended the event, many of them carrying the national flag and shouting slogans against the government. Activist Anjali…
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday inaugurated a knowledge centre here named after rational leader E V Ramasamy, took out a high-energy roadshow amid a massive crowd of supporters braving heavy downpour, but had to cancel a scheduled visit to Thrissur in Kerala by helicopter following inclement weather. Vijay inaugurated the…
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke was detained from his residence here on Friday while he was leaving to participate in the party’s proposed ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ protest at Connaught Place, police sources said. Earlier in the day, more than 20 Delhi Police personnel visited Dipke’s residence in Jhandewalan and served him…
New Delhi/Chandigarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Centre will seek Punjab government’s response over two incidents in the state: a father consuming poison under pressure in Dirba and the broad daylight killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa. In a post on microblogging site X, Shah said Punjab is…
Bengaluru: Sudha Yadav was sworn in as the Governor of Karnataka on Friday. She replaced Thaawar Chand Gehlot, who had been holding the office since July 11, 2021. Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court Vibhu Bakhru administered the oath of office to her at an event held at Lok Bhavan, the Governor’s House. On…
New Delhi: More than 6,000 Delhi Police personnel, 220 companies of Central Armed Police Forces and an expanded CCTV camera network have been pressed into service in the New Delhi area ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s proposed ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march at the Central Park in Connaught Place on Friday. The elaborate security arrangements…
Lucknow: Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday lashed out at the Congress and its allies over the protests in the national capital, accusing them of seeking a regime change along the lines of Bangladesh and using the energy of youth to spread “anarchy”. Addressing a press conference here, Singh asserted that democracy does not give…
