New Delhi, 21/4: A lawyer on Monday sought the consent of attorney general R Venkataramani to initiate contempt of court action against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and party MLA Agnimitra Paul for their attacks on the judiciary. In a letter, advocate Brijesh Singh said both “deliberately uttered scandalous, candid, false and lowering statements in the…
New Delhi, 21/4: The AAP on Monday announced that it will not contest the upcoming elections for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi The polls are scheduled to be held on April 25. Addressing a press conference, former Delhi chief minister and Leader of Opposition in the Delhi…
New Delhi, 21/4: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, speaking in Boston, said that the ‘Election Commission of India (ECI) is compromised and there is something wrong with the system.’ He said, according to news agency ANI, “It is very clear to us that the Election Commission is compromised, and it…
Ranchi, 21/4: Eight Naxals were killed in an encounter with CoBRA commandos of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and police in Bokaro district of Jharkhand on Monday morning, official said. The exchange of fire started around 5.30 am in Lugu Hills of Lalpania area of the district
London, 20/4: Britain said on Sunday two of its fighter jets had intercepted Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea close to NATO alliance airspace in separate incidents on Tuesday and Thursday. The Typhoon fighters were scrambled to intercept a Russian Ilyushin Il-20M “Coot-A” intelligence aircraft on Tuesday, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said in a statement….
Mullanpur, 20/4: Opener Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal smashed half-centuries as Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Punjab Kings by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League clash here on Sunday. Chasing 158, Kohli (73 not out off 54 balls) and Padikkal (61 off 35 balls) shared a 103-run partnership, which formed the backbone of the massive…
Bengaluru, 20/4: Om Prakash, a former chief of the Karnataka police, was found dead in his home in HSR Layout, Southeast Bengaluru, on Sunday. Police are treating it as a suspicious death and have sent the body for post-mortem. A source from the HSR Layout police station confirmed the incident
Srinagar, 20/4: Over six months into his tenure as the first Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah is facing an increasingly uphill battle — one marked by constitutional constraints, political discontent, and the lingering legacy of August 2019. Abdullah returned to power in a historic UT-level election last year,…
Patna, 20/4: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will address a public rally in Bihar’s Buxar district on Sunday. Kharge was scheduled to address a meeting in Patna after the Buxar rally, but it has been cancelled, Bihar Congress spokesperson Rajesh Rathod said. “Kharge Ji will address a public rally at Dalsagar stadium in Buxar around 12.30…
New Delhi, 20/4: The BJP on Saturday disassociated itself with the criticism of the Supreme Court by its MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma, with party president J P Nadda rejecting the comments as their personal views. He also affirmed the ruling party’s respect for the judiciary as an inseparable part of democracy. R
