- Prayagraj killings: NHRC registers case regarding inaction following TMC complaint
Following a complaint by Trinamool Congress (TMC), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has registered a case of “failure in taking lawful action” in connection with the murder of five members of a family last month in Khevrajpur village of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
- Challenge to Sedition Law: Supreme Court to decide whether to refer it to seven - judge Bench
The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to examine if the petitions challenging the validity of sedition law under Section 124A of the IPC needed to be referred to a seven-judge Bench as a five-judge Bench had upheld its constitutionality in 1962.
- Forces advance summer patrol schedule along LoC
An early onset of summer this year has led to early melting of snow at mountain passes along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan. The melting has occurred five-six weeks before the usual time. Almost all passes, which otherwise remain snowbound till mid-May and in some cases even later till June
- National Commission for Minorities calls for reports from state govts of Punjab, Rajasthan and MP on communal clashes
Taking note of recent communal flare-ups and clashes in Punjab’s Patiala, Rajasthan’s Jodhpur and Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone, the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has asked for detailed reports from these state governments.
- Hindu sisters donate land worth Rs 1.5 crore to Eidgah in Uttarakhand, fulfil father's last wish
Fulfilling their late father's last wish, two Hindu sisters donated four bighas worth over Rs 1.5 crore to an Eidgah here, a gesture that touched Muslims so much that they offered prayers for the dead man on Eid.
- LIC public offer subscribed 67% on Day 1
LIC’s public offer, the country’s biggest-ever IPO, saw the policyholders’ portion being oversubscribed on the first day itself on Wednesday, though overall subscription stood at 67%.
- Today's India like a plane flying backwards, it's headed for crash: Arundhati Roy
Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy has compared India of today to a plane moving in reverse and claimed that it was "headed for a crash".
- Junior World Weightlifting Championships: T Madhavan misses out on medal
The Indian duo of T Madhavan and Muna Nayak finished fourth and sixth, respectively, in the men’s 61kg category at the IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Heraklion, Greece.
- BCCI bans Majumdar Majumdar for two years for 'bullying' Wriddhiman Saha
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has officially banned TV personality and cricket writer Boria Majumdar for “intimidating” India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha.
- Kisan Morcha, Bharatiya Kisan Union leaders join AAP
Convener of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha Himachal Pradesh Aninder Singh Nauti today joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi in the presence of Satyendar Jain, party’s state election in-charge.
- IndiGo Airlines told to refund Rs 16K to complainant
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Jalandhar, has directed InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo Airlines), New Delhi, to refund Rs 16,195 paid as air tickets by a Jalandhar-based family along with 9 per cent rate of interest, Rs 10,000 as compensation and Rs 5,000 as litigation expe
- Vicky Middukhera murder motive unclear: Mohali cops
The police are still trying to join the dots in the sequence of events that led to the daylight murder of YAD leader Vicky Middukhera in the Sector 71 market on August 7. They said the vehicle used in the crime had been recovered from Yamunanagar but did not confirm the recovery of weapons used in t
- J&K ranks 3rd in average life expectancy: MHA
Claiming a marked improvement in the health indicators in Jammu and Kashmir, a report prepared by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has shown that the average life expectancy of the UT people has reached 74 years, which is the third highest in the country after Kerala (77.3 years) and Delhi (
- I - League: Kenkre FC?s loss is Real Kashmir?s gain
Kenkre FC dropped to the second division after losing to Indian Arrows by a solitary goal, handing a lifeline to Real Kashmir FC on the final day of the I-League here today. Kenkre needed a win on the final matchday to keep pressure on Real Kashmir, who drew 1-1 against TRAU FC.
- Chandigarh: A musical jugalbandi has audience asking for more
Under the framework of Bonjour India Festival-2022, Alliance Française de Chandigarh hosted InChorus – Strings Together, a fusion of kora guitar and tabla, here this evening.
- Cricket tourney ends in a draw
Pinegrove School, Dharampur, and Vasant Valley School, New Delhi, emerged as the joint winners in the three-day cricket tournament held at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. The final match between the two teams ended in a draw due to bad weather. Lawrence School, Sanawar, La Martiniere College, Luckhnow
- Majitha MLA's focus on women empowerment, jobs
First-time MLA Ganieve Kaur Majithia, elected on the Shiromani Akali Dal ticket from Majitha, aims to pursue development projects left incomplete by the previous Congress regime in her constituency.
- Chintels Paradiso: Wait stretches on for IIT - Delhi report
Chintels Paradiso: Wait stretches on for IIT - Delhi report
- NSS camp concludes at JC Bose University
Faridabad: A week-long camp organised by the NSS Cell of JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, has concluded. The camp was organised at Government Girls' Middle School, Atali, Faridabad, for NSS volunteers of the university. The closing ceremony of the camp was organised at
- Workers give rousing welcome along the way
Former Chief Minister and CLP leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday showed his strength on the GT Road belt while accompanying newly appointed Congress state president Udai Bhan from Delhi to Chandigarh. The majority of Assembly seats on the GT Road belt are presently in the kitty of the BJP.
- MNS, Shiv Sena slug it out over loudspeakers
Escalating attack on Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and the Shiv Sena he leads, MNS chief Raj Thackeray today tweeted an old video of Bal Thackeray in which the late Sena founder can be heard backing the removal of loudspeakers from mosques.
- Nordic Summit: Parleys focus on spurring growth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterparts from Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark on Wednesday pledged to deepen cooperation between the five Nordic countries and India.
- Intelligence: ISI misusing Kartarpur corridor
Intelligence agencies have alerted the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) about Pakistan spy agency ISI misusing the Kartarpur corridor.
- Supreme Court alarmed at pendency of criminal appeals in six HCs
Alarmed at criminal appeals pending in high courts of Allahabad, Patna, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bombay and Orissa for decades, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked them to submit reports on the issue.
- Will pass order to release him: Supreme Court on Rajiv Gandhi?s killer
Peeved at the Tamil Nadu Governor not taking a call on the state Cabinet’s decision to release the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict AG Perarivalan, who has served 36 years of his life imprisonment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would order his release from jail.