Delhi polls: BJP attacks AAP Govt over financial mismanagement, rising debt
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi dubbed AAP an "aapda (disaster)" for Delhi, the BJP on Saturday said it would highlight daily the crisis the city government had inflicted on different sectors, and began with its alleged financial mismanagement. BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said Delhi used to be considered...
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2013 to 2025, Maha Kumbh grows threefold in 12 years
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Police constables arrested for hotel manager’s death in new year’s party braw
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Former union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla takes oath as 19th Governor of Manipur
04 January 2025 | PTI -
President Droupadi Murmu hails NIMHANS as model for integrated medicine services
04 January 2025 | PTI -
Manipur CM clarifies apology, says opponents seeking unrest amid ethnic conflict
04 January 2025 | PTI -
Gurugram traffic police to wear body cameras to enhance road safety and transparency
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Top leaders pay tribute to former PM Manmohan Singh at prayer meet
04 January 2025 | Pioneer News Service
Protests intensify in Bihar over BPSC exam controversy, rail and road traffic disrupted
Protests intensified on Friday over the demand for cancellation of the recent Bihar PSC exam, as agitators disrupted rail and vehicular movement in Patna, while police stopped a few Left-leading students’ organisations from marching to the CM’s residence. A day ahead of fresh tests for a select group of candidates, Independent...
MEA rejects Washington Post report linking New Delhi to plot against Muizzu
India on Friday rejected two recent reports published by the Washington Post -- one linking New Delhi to a failed plot to impeach Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu and another on Indian agents allegedly attempting to eliminate certain terror elements in Pakistan. Dismissing the reports, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir...
SC upholds order saying Haryana Congress MLA Panwar’s arrest illegal
The Supreme Court has observed ED's "high-handedness" and "inhuman conduct" during an almost 15-hour long interrogation of former Haryana Congress MLA Surender Panwar and upheld an order saying his arrest was illegal. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih said it was an "inhuman conduct" on...
SC agrees to examine CBI’s plea against acquital of Ram Rahim
Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the CBI's appeal against the acquittal of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others in the 2002 murder of Ranjit Singh, a former manager of the sect. The Punjab and Haryana High Court on May 28, 2024, acquitted Singh...
Right to property a Constitutional right, says SC
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has said that the right to property is a constitutional right and an individual cannot be deprived of his property without him being paid adequate compensation in accordance with the law. A bench of justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan said the right...
India protests China’s creation of two new counties in Hotan, asserts area part of Ladakh
India on Friday said it has lodged a "solemn protest" with China over creation of two new counties in Hotan prefecture, asserting that such moves will not lend legitimacy to Beijing's "illegal and forcible" occupation in the region. In a strong reaction, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said parts of...
SC to devise effective mechanism to combat caste-based discrimination in educational institutions
Terming it as a sensitive issue, the Supreme Court on Friday said it will devise an effective mechanism to combat caste-based discrimination in educational institutions in the country. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to notify draft regulations to ensure no...
