Ahmedabad Crime Branch busts gambling ring, seizes cash, bikes and mobiles
Ahmedabad, Aug 27 – The Ahmedabad Crime Branch conducted a raid in Sarkhej village on Tuesday, arrested five people and seized cash and valuables amounting to over Rs 5.15 lakh. Officials from the Crime Branch informed that the raid took place behind the
UP Dy CM supports Yogi’s ‘batenge toh katenge’ remark, says BJP working to unite people
New Delhi, Aug 27 – Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak came out in defence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s ‘Batenge toh katenge’ remarks on Tuesday and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments as well as party leaders have been working
Countdown for CM’s resignation has begun: K’taka BJP chief Vijayendra
Bengaluru, Aug 27 – The countdown for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s resignation has begun, stated BY Vijayendra, the BJP state President and MLA on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi, Vijayendra claimed, “Governance in Karnataka has completely collapsed over the
Bengal BJP announces 12-hour strike over police action on Nabanna protesters
Kolkata, Aug 27 – West Bengal unit of BJP has convened a 12-hour general strike in West Bengal on Wednesday condemning police action on the protesters participating in the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ (March to Bengal Secretariat) rally condemning the rape and murder of a
Normal life thrown out of gear as incessant rain batters Gujarat
Ahmedabad, August 27 – Incessant rain has thrown life out of gear in many parts of Gujarat which received significant downpour from Monday through Tuesday. In the past 24 hours, the state received an average of 94.20 mm of rainfall, with several talukas
Bengal: Indian Coast Guard attends to injured Indonesian seafarer on merchant vessel
Kolkata, Aug 27 – The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Tuesday said that it assisted an injured mariner on board an Indonesian merchant vessel which was waiting to enter the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) in West Bengal. “The seafarer, with a severe head
NC-Cong use foreign powers to influence social media during polls: J&K BJP
Jammu, Aug 27 – The Jammu & Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday alleged that the National Conference (NC) and the Congress use foreign powers to influence social media and alter the election results. “Foreign powers are being brought in J&K to change
Bulgaria President calls for parliamentary elections on October 27
Sofia, Aug 27 – Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Tuesday signed a decree to hold parliamentary elections on October 27, his press office said in a statement. The statement said Radev also appointed a caretaker government led by current caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar
Shivaji statue collapse: No one should play politics on this issue, says Fadnavis
Mumbai, Aug 27 – Amid a raging controversy over the collapse of the 28-foot Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday took a swipe at the Opposition saying that no one should play politics on the issue. “The
Hema Committee repercussions: AMMA President Mohanlal, entire executive step down
Thrissur, Aug 27 – Just over two months after being elected President of the Association of Malayalam Movies Artistes (AMMA) for the third successive term, superstar Mohanlal on Tuesday announced he was stepping down and the rest of the 17-member Executive Committee also
J&K Assembly polls: Omar Abdullah to contest from family-favourite Ganderbal seat
Srinagar, Aug 27 – Putting all speculation to rest, former Chief Minister and National Conference vice president, Omar Abdullah will fight the J&K Assembly election from the Ganderbal constituency as per the list of candidates issued by the NC on Tuesday. The NC
Gave assessment of Ukraine’s destructive line: Russian President Putin after phone call with PM Modi (Ld)
New Delhi/Moscow, April 27 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin following his last week’s landmark visit to Ukraine. “Spoke with President Putin today. Discussed measures to further strengthen Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. Exchanged perspectives on
KT Rama Rao urges CJI to initiate contempt proceedings against MoS Bandi Sanjay
Hyderabad, Aug 27 – Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President, KT Rama Rao on Tuesday urged the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and the Supreme Court to initiate contempt proceedings against Union Minister of State for Home, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, for his comments
BJP, Congress trade barbs after SC grants bail to Kavitha in excise policy case
Hyderabad, Aug 27 – The BJP and Congress in Telangana traded barbs on Tuesday soon after the Supreme Court granted bail to BRS MLC K. Kavitha in the Delhi excise policy case. While the BJP claimed that the Congress and its advocates secured
Dushyant’s JJP seals alliance with Azad Samaj Party for Haryana polls
New Delhi, Aug 27 – In a pre-poll alliance, Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and Chandra Shekhar Azad’s Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) on Tuesday formed an alliance for the 90 Assembly seats in Haryana that will go to the polls on October 1.
Tension on Kolkata streets as protesters break barricades en route Nabanna
Kolkata, Aug 27 – Tension over the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ (March to Bengal Secretariat) protest rally condemning the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital earlier this month has now spread to Kolkata from Howrah as
US diplomats in Kashmir, meet political leaders
Srinagar, Aug 27 – A US diplomatic delegation, which is in Kashmir meeting various political leaders, on Tuesday met Sajad Gani Lone, president of the People’s Conference. The US diplomatic delegation led by minister-counsellor political affairs, Graham Mayer, first secretary Gary Applegarth and
Thousands of trade workers join strikes over Australian government’s union takeover
Canberra, Aug 27 – Tens of thousands of trade workers have walked off job sites across Australia in protest against the federal government’s takeover of the construction union. Members of the Construction, Forestry, and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) as well as the electrical,
Assam records dip in road accident fatalities: CM Sarma
Guwahati, Aug 27 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said though the number of road accidents in the state has increased compared to last year, fatalities have dropped due to timely medical intervention. CM Sarma compared the road accident data
Five panchayats of Bihar’s Begusarai District cut off from mainland due to flooding
Patna, Aug 27 – The flood situation in Bihar’s Begusarai District has worsened, with more than five panchayats, including Mirnaipur, Bahadurpur, and Gopalpur in the Balia block, completely cut off from the mainland due to the rising water levels of the Ganga River.