Facing FIR, Cong MLA submits resignation to Gehlot
Congress leader Ganesh Ghogra sent his resignation as an MLA to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday, a day after a case was registered against him for creating ruckus in Dungarpur ...
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Over 10,000 MBBS aspirants write to National Testing Agency demanding postponement of NEET
Over 10,000 MBBS aspirants have written to the National Testing Agency (NTA) demanding that the medical entrance exam NEET be postponed as its scheduled date is too close to other competitive exams. ...
AIMPLB asks Centre, state govts to clarify stand on targeting of Muslims’ places of worship
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has asked the Centre and the state governments to clarify their stand on the alleged targeting of places of worship of Muslims in the country.
Indrani Mukerjea gets bail by SC in Sheena Bora murder case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, saying that six-and-a-half years years in prison is too long a term and ...
Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel quits Congress, writes scathing letter to Sonia Gandhi on party's state of affairs
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel on Wednesday resigned as the Gujarat Congress working president and from the party's primary membership. ...
SC orders release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A G Perarivalan
Invoking its extraordinary power under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the release of A G Perarivalan, who has served over 30 years in jail in the Rajiv Gandhi ...
Rains continue in Kerala, Orange alert in 7 districts
As heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Kerala, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an Orange alert in seven districts of the state for the day. ...
Mamata pans Centre for fuel, gas price hike
Hitting out at the Centre over hike in domestic gas and fuel prices, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP-led government of "looting" the common people. ...
India successfully flight tests naval anti-ship missile
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy Wednesday successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of indigenously-developed Naval anti-ship missile launched from a Naval ...
Hearing in Gyanvapi case not held due to lawyers' strike
Hearing in the Gyanvapi mosque case could not take place in a court here on Wednesday as lawyers in the district were on a strike in protest against the remarks of a government official. ...
SSC recruitment scam: Bengal minister appears before CBI
West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee on Wednesday evening appeared before the CBI sleuths for questioning in connection with their probe into the SSC recruitment scam. ...
Delhi LG Anil Baijal resigns
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has resigned citing personal reasons, a senior official said on Wednesday
Rupee falls 16 paise to record low of 77.60 against USD
The rupee on Wednesday declined by 16 paise to close at its fresh lifetime low of 77.60 against the US dollar amid unabated foreign fund outflows and a stronger greenback in overseas markets. ...
Bus rams into truck on Yamuna Expressway, three killed
Three pilgrims were killed and 36 others injured when a bus carrying 60 people rammed into a truck on the Yamuna Expressway here, police said on Wednesday. ...
Flood, landslides wreak havoc in NE; 4 lakh hit in Assam
As floodwaters entered fresh areas of Assam, the number of affected people has doubled in Assam to over four lakh since the previous day, while three more persons died due to the calamity taking the ...
Gyanvapi:SC for protection of area where ‘Shivling’ found in survey, allows Muslim to offer namaz
In a significant development, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the District Magistrate of Varanasi to ensure protection of area inside the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex where ‘Shivling’ is ...
Delhi HC to hear student leader Sharjeel Imam's bail plea on May 26
The Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear the bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Sharjeel Imam, on May 26, seeking interim bail for alleged inflammatory speeches given by ...
SC directs ED to interrogate TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, his wife in Kolkata instead of Delhi
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to interrogate Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee in Kolkata instead of Delhi. ...
Youth committee for Chintan Shivir proposes 65 years as retirement age, CWC postpones it to 2024: Sources
After the Committee for Youth Affairs headed by the Punjab Congress president and former Youth Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Brar recommended 65 years as the retirement age for party leaders, ...
Supertech twin towers case: SC extends deadline till August 28 for demolition of Noida building
The Supreme Court on Monday extended till August 28 the deadline for demolition of Supertech's twin 40-storey towers in its Emerald project in Noida, which have been held as illegal for a violation ...
