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Modi congratulates Starmer, praises Sunak’s ‘admirable leadership’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Keir Starmer on winning the UK elections and said he was looking forward to a positive collaboration with the Labour leader. He also had a message for outgoing prime minister Rishi Sunak. Starmer is set to replace Sunak as UK Prime Minister after...
Hathras Satsang incident FIR has no reference to Bhole Baba
At least 121 people died after a stampede broke out at a religious event in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras last evening. The tragedy occurred during a ‘satsang’ of Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari which was attended by over two lakh people. The site was overcrowded and there was extreme humidity....
Allahabad HC expresses concern about large-scale conversations
Religious congregations where conversions are taking place must be stopped, the Allahabad High Court has said, adding that the country’s “majority population would be in minority” if such gatherings are allowed. The high court was hearing yesterday the bail petition of Kailash, who has been accused of taking people...
Manjhi sees conspiracy in Bihar bridge collapses
Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi is seeing a “conspiracy” in back-to-back bridge collapse incidents in Bihar. “Why have bridges started to collapse only after the Lok Sabha elections?” he wondered as he spoke to reporters in Gaya. “Why were such incidents not taking place 15 or 30 days before?...
Buzz about leadership change in Manipur govt
On rumors about a possible leadership change in crisis-hit Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that it was not in his hands and his focus is on solving the problem in the state. “Staying on as Chief Minister or resigning is not in my hands,” Mr Singh told...
Ayodhya infrastructure break down points to a bad job
Six months after the grand opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the first round of showers has caused heavy waterlogging in the temple city, raising questions over its swift and massive infrastructure overhaul. The newly built Rampath road in Ayodhya which leads to the Ram Temple – has...
1 soldier killed, 4 missing in tank mishap near China border
One soldier has been killed and four are missing after their tank met with an accident during a river-crossing exercise near the Line of Actual Control in Leh’s Daulat Beg Oldi area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. A Junior Commissioned Officer, or JCO, is among the...
Minister says collapsed Delhi Airport canopy opened in 2009
The Delhi airport roof collapse that killed one and injured six was a “very serious incident” and the aviation regulation DGCA will look into the matter thoroughly, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu told reporters today. The canopy and a huge metal beam at the pick-up and drop...
Court allows Kejriwal’s CBI custody, but cautions agency
The special CBI court that denied relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case has said that on the basis of material on record, it cannot be said at this stage that the arrest is illegal, but warned that the probe agency should not be...
Modi, Rahul shake hands as they escort Om Birla to chair
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, set to be Leader of Opposition, shook hands today in parliament as they together welcomed the newly re-elected Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, marking a fresh chapter in the 18th Lok Sabha. Rahul Gandhi is the third member of the...
Row over Pro-Tem Speaker seen set to escalate
BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab was administered the oath as the Pro-Tem Speaker by President Droupadi Murmu. He will now call upon the Prime Minister to take oath as member of the House. About 280 newly-elected MPs are taking oath today, while the remaining parliamentarians, including Congress MP Rahul Gandhi,...
Modi opens Lok Sabha session with ‘Emergency’ swipe at Cong
In an apparent attack on the main Opposition Congress ahead of the first Parliament session after the general election this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this June 25 will mark the 50th anniversary of Emergency and called it a “black spot” on the country’s democracy. The Prime Minister,...
Delhi connection emerges in paper leak probe
A case has been filed against two Maharashtra school teachers for their alleged involvement in the NEET paper leak case. The First Information Report or FIR has been registered in Maharashtra’s Latur. Sanjay Tukaram Jadhav and Jalil Umarkhan Pathan were picked up by the Nanded Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) yesterday....
Prajwal’s brother held for sexual assault of party worker
Janata Dal-Secular leader Suraj Revanna, the brother of Prajwal Revanna who is facing charges of sex crimes allegations by multiple women, has been arrested allegedly for sexually assaulting a male party worker. A case was filed against Suraj Revanna based on a complaint registered by the 27-year-old party worker...
Hindujas face jail term in Switzerland
The Hindujas, the wealthiest family in the UK, face around four-year jail terms for exploiting their Indian employees at their Geneva villa. A Swiss judge found four members of the family guilty of illegal employment, which they have challenged in a higher court. The court on Friday branded the...
Delhi High Court temporarily stays Kejriwal bail order
In a setback for Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi High Court paused his bail order in a corruption case related to the Delhi Liquor Policy until a hearing on Enforcement Directorate’s petition. The probe agency challenged Kejriwal’s bail just hours before he was to leave Tihar jail. The ED mentioned...
Union minister messes up ‘Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao’ slogan
Union Minister and BJP leader Savitri Thakur’s attempt to write the slogan ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ in Hindi on a whiteboard has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. At an event under the ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ on Wednesday in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar, Ms Thakur spelt the slogan incorrectly,...
Top Court Blasts Exam Body NTA In NEET Row
Amid concerns about the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission into medical colleges, the Supreme Court today came down heavily on the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the nationwide exam for medical college aspirants. “If there’s even 0.001% negligence on anyone’s part, it should be thoroughly dealt with,”...
