Varanasi/Chandigarh: The high-pitched campaigning for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in 57 seats in seven states and the Union territory of Chandigarh on June 1 ended Thursday evening. Polling is scheduled in all 13 seats of Punjab and four of Himachal Pradesh, 13 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, nine in West Bengal,…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday issued notice to the ED on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking regular bail in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja, who initially directed the central probe agency to file its response to Kejriwal’s plea by Saturday, later fixed the…
Jammu: Twenty-one people were killed and 47 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, officials said. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha has expressed anguish at the loss of lives in the accident. The accident took place at the…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday in its order granted bail to activist and student Sharjeel Imam in a sedition and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case for allegedly making inflammatory speeches in Delhi’s Jamia area and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). But the Delhi HC order did not ensure Imam release from jail,…
New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday revised outlook on six Indian banks, including SBI and ICICI Bank to positive from stable, mirroring the rating action on the sovereign. S&P also revised the rating outlook to positive from stable on state-owned NTPC, ONGC, and Power Grid and affirmed ‘BBB-‘ issuer and issue ratings on these…
New Delhi: Temperatures in Delhi soared to a record- breaking 52.3 degrees Celsius (122.9 Fahrenheit), amid severe heatwave conditions, according to the IMD. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that the temperatures in Delhi’s suburb of Mungeshpur reached an unprecedented 52.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday afternoon, marking the first time the city has surpassed this…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court registry on Wednesday refused urgent listing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking extension of his interim bail by seven days for undergoing certain medical tests. The apex court registry refused to accept the application, saying since Kejriwal was given liberty to move the trial court for regular bail,…
Baripada: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday promised that if the BJP formed the government in Odisha, it would constitute a committee to ascertain the reason behind the “sudden” deterioration of the health condition of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, hinting at a “conspiracy” behind it. Modi asserted that after a gap of five decades, a…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexually abusing several women, will be arrested as soon as he arrives at the airport here. The statement comes two days after Prajwal released a video statement promising that he would appear before the Special Investigation…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that conditions are favorable for the onset of the monsoon over Kerala on Friday, with the state expected to receive 6% above-normal rainfall this season. Very heavy rainfall is forecast for Kerala on Friday, with rain or thundershowers likely in most areas until June 2nd. The IMD…
