New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the alleged conspirators in the assassination of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant (PA) to West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari. Rath was shot dead at close range on 6 May in Barasat. Agency sources said the two accused, brothers Sagar Sonkar and Sahib Sonkar, were in touch with…
Gandhinagar: Heavy rains have once again lashed several parts of Gujarat, severely disrupting normal life and road traffic today. The India Meteorological Department has issued a severe weather warning, forecasting heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across widespread parts of Gujarat till tomorrow. IMD has issued a red alert for very heavy rainfall for 13 districts…
Anantnag: Unidentified terrorists shot two non-local brick kiln workers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, killing one and critically injuring the other, police officials said. The attack took place in the Kelam area. According to senior police officials, both men sustained injuries after they were shot at by terrorists. One of the injured, identified…
Mumbai: Even as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has alleged that Union Home minister Amit Shah had ordered the police to lathi-charge youngsters protesting against paper leaks in New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar from July 20-25, Maharashtra’s Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil on Thursday claimed that the Delhi…
New Delhi: The DMK’s actions in Parliament during the Monsoon Session have highlighted growing differences within the Opposition, with the party repeatedly taking a different approach from the Congress-led bloc on key issues. The latest instance came in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday when the DMK chose not to join the Congress and several other Opposition…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said it has become necessary to bring comprehensive reforms in the education system at both the Centre and the states to tackle the menace of paper leaks, asserting that there will be no mercy for gangs playing with the future of children. In a late evening video…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday discussed with a group of senior ministers the prevailing geopolitical situation in West Asia and measures to keep supply chains uninterrupted despite conflicts surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, the Black Sea, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden. The extended Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting,…
New Delhi: The Delhi police will not take any adverse legal action against individuals who participated in the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest in the national capital, but those with criminal background will have to face action, according to a Delhi government order. In its order, the home department said that with regard to arrests or…
Online Sports Desk The snatch event is done, and Martina Devi Maibam remains firmly in the fight. The Indian sits fifth after successfully lifting 105kg on her final attempt to stay in the competition. She trails the joint leaders by 10kg and is 8kg behind the bronze-medal position, but the clean and jerk is considered…
New Delhi: The amendment makes insulting the National Song, Vande Mataram, a criminal offence. It seeks to provide the song with legal protection similar to the safeguards already available to the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana. The legislation amends the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. The existing law penalises intentional disrespect towards…
