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Nation-wide CBI raids on NGOs over foreign donations
Ten people, including five government officials, have been arrested for taking bribe on behalf of non-profits for allegedly facilitating violations of rules in receiving foreign donations, sources in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Monday after a big nationwide crackdown across 40 locations. The Home Ministry officials, say...
RPG-like attack on Punjab Police’s Intel HQ in Mohali
A rocket-propelled grenade or RPG was fired from the street that shattered the glasses at the Punjab Police’s intelligence headquarters in Mohali, the police said on Monday. The police called it an RPG-like attack and termed the blast a minor one. “A minor explosion was reported at the Punjab...
Rana couple say Maharashtra in great danger
Independent legislators MP Navneet Rana and her husband, MLA Ravi Rana — arrested after they attempted to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s house — told NDTV today that that they had decided to recite the verses as “Maharashtra is in great danger”. The arrest came amid the...
Lankan PM quits amidst continuing violence
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as his loyalists went on rampage today, injuring more than 100 anti-government protesters in Colombo. A ruling party MP was killed in the clashes, many were hospitalised. Rajapaksa, 76, had sent his letter of resignation to his younger brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa,...
HP seals borders over ‘Khalistan’ referendum call
Following provocative vandalism of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly building this morning and a banned group’s ‘Khalistan’ referendum call, the hill state has stepped up security from tonight. Interstate borders have been sealed and police barricades placed there. Strict vigil of hotels and other “probable hideouts” has also been ordered. Bomb...
CWC meet to discuss party reforms, rejig
The working committee – the highest decision-making body of the Congress – will meet tomorrow ahead of the brainstorming session in Udaipur. The meeting is meant to provide an in-principle approval to the various panel’s reports on organisational reforms, sources said. Also on agenda are strategies to take on...
Cops hurt in clashes at Maharashtra steel factory
Nineteen policemen were injured and 12 of their vehicles damaged when they tried to control attack on employees of a steel company by over 100 members of a labour union here in Maharashtra, an official said on Sunday. The police have so far arrested 27 people in connection with...
‘Khalistan’ flags draped over Himachal Assembly gates
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has ordered an investigation after flags of ‘Khalistan’ were found draped over the gates and boundary wall of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Dharamshala this morning. Pro-Khalistan graffiti was also painted the walls. The state police said they suspect the involvement of...
CBI searches Punjab AAP MLA’s properties in fraud case
The Central Bureau of Investigation today carried out searches at the premises of Punjab Aam Aadmi Party MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra in an alleged Rs 40 crore bank fraud case. Three premises in Sangrur, including his residence, were searched in Punjab’s Sangrur. During the searches, conducted after an FIR...
Cyclone rain forecast in Odisha, Bengal, Andhra
Cyclone Asani could bring light to moderate rain with heavy rain in isolated areas in Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh from Tuesday, the weather office announced today. Deep depression in the Bay of Bengal intensified in to the cyclonic storm which is moving at 16kmph in northwest direction. The...
Domestic cooking gas price raised again
The price of domestic cooking gas was hiked by ₹ 50 per cylinder on Saturday, the second increase in its prices in two months. Now, a 14.2-kg non-subsidised cooking gas cylinder, also known as LPG cylinder, will now cost Rs 999.50 in Delhi. Earlier, on March 22, the price...
Nadda says Kerala is breeding centre for Islamic terrorism
BJP national president J P Nadda on Friday accused the Left government in Kerala of “encouraging Islamic terrorism”, claiming that the southern state has become a “breeding centre” for the same under its rule. Addressing a rally organised by the saffron party in Kozhikode, the BJP chief alleged that...
France, India call for end to suffering of Ukrainians
India and France on Wednesday called for “an immediate cessation of hostilities” in Ukraine, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi again stopping short of condemning Russia’s invasion of its neighbour. India, which imports much of its military hardware from Russia, has long walked a diplomatic tightrope between the West and...
Taliban stops issuing driving licence to women
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has stopped issuing driving licenses to women in Kabul and other provinces, media reports said. The ban comes at a time when the country suffers from a devastating humanitarian crisis, with an acute shortage of food and other essential supplies. Before the Taliban takeover,...
Yediyurappa backs Bommai despite multiple scams
The BJP’s biggest leader in Karnataka, BS Yediyurappa, today attempted to firmly scotch the buzz about a change in leadership in the state, where elections are due next year. Yediyuruppa, the predecessor of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at the top post, expressly said, “There won’t be a leadership change...
Husbands are not for sharing, says Allahabad High Court
No Indian woman can “share her husband” with anyone else and stay sane in such a case, the Allahabad High Court has observed, dismissing an appeal for discharge of a polygamous man, accused of abetting suicide by his “second” wife. Justice Rahul Chaturvedi made the observation while dismissing a...
India falls 8 places to 150 in World Press Freedom ranking
India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index has fallen down to 150th position from last year’s 142nd rank out of 180 countries, according to a report by a global media watchdog released on Tuesday. The ranking of India’s neighbours, except that of Nepal, have also slid down, with...
BJP diverting attention from economy, says Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today blamed the BJP for the recent communal incidents in the state, including yesterday’s violence in Jodhpur, which marred the Eid celebrations in the city. Curfew was declared in Jodhpur today following two consecutive days of communal clashes. “This is the agenda of the...
