Prayagraj: Ten persons travelling in a Bolero car were killed in a head-on collision with a bus on a highway in the Meja police station area of Prayagraj late on Friday night, police said on Saturday. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Vivek Chandra Yadav said the devotees from Chhattisgarh’s Korba district were heading to the…
Mahakumbh Nagar (UP): Several political leaders, including Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj during the Maha Kumbh on Friday. According to an official statement, BJP MP Rekha Sharma, BJP National General Secretary Sunil Bansal, social media activist Subuhi Khan, former Telangana Minister…
Bhopal: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday wondered how can the Chief Justice of India, even by “statutory prescription”, get involved in executive appointments such as that of CBI director, and said it was time to “revisit” such norms. Speaking at the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal, he also said that in his view, the `doctrine…
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader and Kairana MP Iqra Choudhary has moved the Supreme Court for an effective implementation of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 which mandates the religious character of a place to be maintained as it existed on August 15, 1947. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice…
New Delhi: The border forces of India and Bangladesh will hold their bi-annual talks here next week with issues such as border fence construction and attacks on BSF personnel and civilians by Bangladeshi miscreants figuring among the discussion points, an official statement said on Friday. The 55th Director General-Level Border Coordination Conference between BSF and…
New Delhi: Jagdambika Pal, the chairman of the joint parliamentary committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, on Thursday hit out at the opposition members over their walkout from the Lok Sabha on the panel’s report, calling it an “attack” on the country’s parliamentary democracy and traditions. After the report of the committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill…
New Delhi: President’s rule was imposed in Manipur on Thursday, four days after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned from his position. The assembly has also been put under suspended animation. Announcing the proclamation of the central rule, a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs said President Droupadi Murmu is of the opinion…
Bengaluru: The three-day 10th International Women’s Conference, hosted by The Art of Living, will welcome the President of India Droupadi Murmu, alongside an esteemed lineup of global leaders, artists, and business icons on Friday. The event to see a gathering of 500 delegates and 60 speakers at a platform dedicated to leadership, empowerment, and social…
Kathmandu: Two Indian nationals were arrested in Nepal on Thursday on charges of smuggling gold into the country. The police arrested Mahesh Amrit Mani, 27 and Rahul Khadu, 24, from Nagdhunga, the main entry point to Kathmandu by land route. The two from Maharashtra were bringing the yellow metal into Nepal without paying customs duty,…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed optimism about the restoration of statehood, saying, “I believe that time has come now.” Asked if he had raised the issue during his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi earlier this week, Abdullah said the process of statehood restoration was underway…
