Srinagar: National Conference (NC) on Wednesday said that the BJP has succeeded in executing its “Operation Lotus” in Kashmir by “pushing out” Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from the NC. Mehdi on Tuesday resigned from the NC as well as the Lok Sabha. “With a heavy heart, not with joy, because he…
Raipur: A special court in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on Wednesday granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) eight-day custody of Saurabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of the Rs 6,000-crore Mahadev online betting app scam. Chandrakar, who was recently extradited from Oman, was sent to a two-day CBI transit remand on Monday as the agency wanted…
New Delhi: In a major overhaul of the Agnipath scheme, the government on Wednesday announced that Agniveers set to exit the military at the end of their four-year tenure will be given an additional two-year extension period and subsequently offered permanent recruitment, subject to meeting specific eligibility criteria and individual consent. The decision was announced…
Pune: A constable, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, rammed his car into the gate of Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar’s bungalow, following which he was detained, officials said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday evening at the commissioner’s official residence in the Cantonment area. “The constable was allegedly under the influence of…
Guwahati: The prime accused in the Guwahati hotel firing incident that had claimed five lives was killed in police firing in Assam’s Sivasagar district on Wednesday while he was allegedly trying to escape from custody, a senior officer said. The encounter took place in the Gaurisagar area while he was being brought to Sivasagar in…
Varanasi (UP): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said he would not contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, quipping that he would take the oath as the chief minister “directly” without entering the electoral fray. Asked by reporters here whether he would contest the next year’s assembly polls, Yadav, in his trademark witty…
Gorakhpur: BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and asserted that BJP national president Nitin Nabin’s proposed visit to Gorakhpur would sound the bugle for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Kishan challenged Gandhi to defeat Prime Minister Narendra…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded the CRPF, the country’s lead internal security force, for recording no casualties in 12 consecutive months – the first time in 47 years. “A zero speaks volumes,” he said in a post on X. The prime minister’s social media post carried a graphic of zero along…
Jammu: BJP national vice president Ram Madhav on Tuesday accused the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi of deliberately spreading false propaganda over the SIR issue as they were unable to challenge the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi through democratic elections. The Congress, he charged, was attempting to destabilise the country, undermine democratic institutions…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday dismissed as a “small issue” the controversy over the BMC deleting actor Dia Mirza’s anti-firecracker video, saying it was not a matter at his level and that the Bombay High Court had not reprimanded the civic body. Mirza’s video for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) eco-friendly Diwali…
