PM's new year resolutions nothing short of 'jumlas' destroying lives of people: Kharge

PM's new year resolutions nothing short of 'jumlas' destroying lives of people: Kharge

Thursday, 02 January 2025 | PTI

The Congress on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new year resolutions are nothing short of 'jumlas' (rhetoric) destroying the lives of every citizen. In a post on X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the government has given no solution for the economic turmoil created by it as he cited...

Israeli airstrike kills 10 in Gaza, including 3 children, officials say

Israeli airstrike kills 10 in Gaza, including 3 children, officials say

Thursday, 02 January 2025 | AP | Deir al-Balah

Palestinian officials say an Israeli airstrike has killed 10 people in the Gaza Strip, including three children and two high-ranking officers in the Hamas-run police force. The strike early Thursday hit a tent in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone known as Muwasi, where hundreds of thousands of displaced people are sheltering in...

Chinmoy Krishna Das denied bail by Bangladesh court

Chinmoy Krishna Das denied bail by Bangladesh court

Thursday, 02 January 2025 | PTI | Dhaka

A court in Bangladesh on Thursday denied bail to a Hindu priest and a former ISKCON leader in a sedition case. Chinmoy Krishna Das was not brought to court for the hearing and appeared virtually. Das, formerly with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), was arrested at the Hazrat Shahjalal International...

SC blames Punjab officials, some farmer leaders for false impression on breaking Dallewal's fast

SC blames Punjab officials, some farmer leaders for false impression on breaking Dallewal's fast

Thursday, 02 January 2025 | PTI | New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Punjab government and said its officials and some farmer leaders are creating a false impression in media that attempts are being made to break farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal's fast. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan said it needs to...

Driver rams New Year's revellers in New Orleans, killing 15; FBI doesn't believe he acted alone

Driver rams New Year's revellers in New Orleans, killing 15; FBI doesn't believe he acted alone

Thursday, 02 January 2025 | AP | New Orleans

An Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans' raucous New Year's celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revellers before being shot dead by police. The FBI said it is investigating...

PM Modi lauds Maha govt's efforts for all-round development in Maoist-affected areas

PM Modi lauds Maha govt's efforts for all-round development in Maoist-affected areas

Thursday, 02 January 2025 | PTI | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the Maharashtra government's efforts to ensure all-round development in the state's remote and Maoist-affected areas. The prime minister's comments came a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited Gadchiroli, a district affected by left wing extremism, and asserted that the dominance of Naxalites...

SC agrees to hear Owaisi's plea for implementation of 1991 places of worship law

SC agrees to hear Owaisi's plea for implementation of 1991 places of worship law

Thursday, 02 January 2025 | PTI | New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider a plea of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi seeking the implementation of the 1991 places of worship law, which asks to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice...

Arif Mohammad Khan takes oath as Bihar governor

Arif Mohammad Khan takes oath as Bihar governor

Thursday, 02 January 2025 | PTI | Patna

Arif Mohammad Khan took oath as the governor of Bihar during a function at the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday. Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice K Vinod Chandran, administered the oath of office to Khan. The ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, besides...