New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday emphasised the need to strengthen affirmative action as a tool for inclusion while urging the rejection of divisive tendencies rooted in perceived social hierarchies. In her address to the nation on the eve of 78th Independence Day, Murmu highlighted the steady progress of political democracy in India, asserting…
New Delhi: Ahead of Independence Day, security has been tightened across India with over 10,000 cops, facial recognition cameras and snipers deployed in Delhi and security camps set up in 13 villages in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-hit Bastar region where the Tricolour will be hoisted for the first time on Thursday. Police personnel checked vehicles and conducted…
New Delhi: Amid the uproar over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the attempt to save the accused instead of providing justice to the victim raises serious questions on the hospital and the local administration. The entire country is…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru, A court here on Wednesday extended till August 28 the judicial custody of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa along with his friend Pavithra Gowda and others, who are accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. All the 17 accused, including Darshan and Pavithra, were produced before the magistrate through video conferencing from Bengaluru and Tumakuru…
Agartala: The Bharatiya Janata Party has swept the three-tier Panchayat elections in Tripura, winning 97 percent of the seats, officials said on Wednesday. The party won 71 percent of the seats uncontested. Voting for the remaining 29 percent of the seats was held on August 8 and the counting of votes concluded on Tuesday. As…
Thiruvanthapluram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced a relief and assistance package for the victims of the Wayanad landslides on Tuesday. He declared an ex gratia of Rs 6 lakh for the families of those who lost their lives in the disaster. Additionally, the CM announced Rs 75,000 in compensation for individuals who sustained 60%…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged excise policy scam and sought a response from the probe agency on his plea challenging his arrest. As the hearing commenced before…
Thiruvananthapuram: Intermittent heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms lashed several parts of Kerala on Tuesday with the Indian Meteorological Department sounding an orange alert predicting very heavy rainfall in two districts. As per the latest update of the IMD, Pathanamthitta and Idukki have been placed on orange alert on Tuesday. Very heavy rainfall has been predicted…
New Delhi: Amid the raging row over the Hindenburg allegations, the Congress on Tuesday announced that it will hold a nationwide agitation on August 22 demanding SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch’s resignation and a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani issue. The announcement was made after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge held a meeting with…
New Delhi/Kolkata: Resident doctors at government hospitals across the country held protests Monday over the recent rape-murder of a postgraduate trainee in Kolkata, with those in West Bengal and Delhi going on an indefinite strike that hit OPD services and non-emergency surgeries. The move comes in response to a call from the Federation of Resident…
