NEW DELHI: Registering a strong protest, All India Trinamool Congress has decided not to nominate any of its members to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to be set-up to to examine the controversial bills that provide for removal of Prime Minister, chief ministers and ministers arrested for 30 days, calling the committee a ‘farce’. The…
NEW DELHI: The Ballia police have filed a case against Munna Bahadur Singh, who claimed to be a member of the BJP, for engaging in a physical altercation, using abusive language, and obstructing official work in the office of the AC (Assistant Commissioner) of the Electricity Department. Ballia ASP Kripa Shankar said, “This afternoon, in…
SAHARANPUR: A woman and her daughter were arrested here for allegedly a slaughtering cow in their house, officials said on Saturday.Slaughter equipment and beef remains have been recovered from the spot and they have been sent for testing, they said.Superintendent of Police (Rural) Sagar Jain told PTI that on Friday night, Janakpuri police station received…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (ANI image) CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday claimed that the BJP-led Central government wants the removal of names of more than eight lakh ration card holders in the state under the National Food Security Act, but his government will not allow it.Mann also questioned the criteria adopted by…
NEW DELHI: A senior officer of Bangladesh Police was apprehended while he was attempting to infiltrate into Indian territory in West Bengal’s North 24 Pargangana district.According to officials, Border Security Force intercepted the Bangladesh officer near the Hakimpur Border Outpost between 6 pm and 7 pm.The officer was intercepted near the Hakimpur Border Outpost between…
NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi of criticising each other to confuse people ahead of assembly elections in Bihar.Kishor said that claimed that public in Bihar has a new option in the form of Jan Suraaj.“In the Bihar elections, to confuse people, Rahul Gandhi…
This is an AI generated image. NEW DELHI: The Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) has launched a major drive to monitor stray dogs by equipping them with GPS-enabled collars and QR codes.SMC, one of India’s oldest civic bodies, has also started vaccination and sterilisation campaigns to prevent rabies and reduce human-dog conflicts.The initiative comes a day…
NEW DELHI: A 200-foot-long wall collapsed in Amer Fort in Jaipur on Saturday amid heavy rains in the city, according to the video shared by PTI news agency. In the video, a dramatic collapse at Jaipur’s Amer Fort, where a large section of the centuries-old wall crumbled under relentless rainfall, could be seen, and sending…
NEW DELHI: The Dharmasthala mass burial case in Karnataka took an unexpected turn on Saturday after the special investigation team arrested the complainant and witness Chinnaiah after “inconsistencies” were found in his statements and documents during questioning.He was earlier referred to as the ‘masked man’ as he had kept his identity hidden while seeking protection…
The Department of Posts on Saturday announced a temporary suspension of most international postal services to the United States, effective August 25, following new US regulations impacting international shipments. In the backdrop of US-India trade tensions and India’s Russian oil imports, EAM S Jaishankar stressed that national interest will guide India’s policies. Meanwhile, ED has…