Moscow:Ukraine on Sunday launched one of its largest drone-based operations on Russia to date, striking a base in eastern Siberia thousands of kilometres (miles) from its border. The Russian governor of the Irkutsk region confirmed the attack, saying Ukrainian remote-piloted aircraft attacked a military unit in the village of Sridni, the first such attack in…
Bhubaneswar, 20/9: In a historic move, the Lok Sabha passed the Women’s Reservation Bill on Wednesday with 454 votes in favour of it. Only two votes were against the bill. The bill provides 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. The reservation will come into effect only after the…
Noida, 24/8: The mother-in-law of a woman, who was set ablaze in Greater Noida over a dowry demand of Rs 36 lakh, was arrested on Sunday, police said. The victim’s husband, Vipin Bhati, was nabbed on Saturday, they said. Earlier today, Bhati was being escorted for a routine medical check around 1.30 pm when he…
Odia actress Nikita’s husband Lipan Sahu has been pronounced of guilty of murdering the actress and was sentenced to life imprisonment by the court. Cuttack: In a major development in the death case of well-known Odia actress Nikita, also known as Laxmipriya Behera, her husband Lipan Sahu has been pronounced of guilty of murdering the…
Mumbai, 7/11: In a damage-control exercise, the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maha Yuti government on Maharashtra on Friday scrapped the controversial illegal land deal in Pune involving Ajit Pawar’s son Parth Pawar even as troubles continue to mount for the Deputy Chief Minister with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi rooting for his resignation or dismissal. The land…
New Delhi, 16/1: Led by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia, Aam Aadmi Party MLAs marched to the Lieutenant Governor’s office on Monday to protest against alleged interference in the functioning of the city government. The march started after the Delhi Assembly was adjourned for the day. “It’s unfortunate that…
New Delhi, 24/5:Indian skipper Rohit Sharma’s abysmal form in the IPL is not a matter of concern as he will be back among the runs soon, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said on Tuesday. The record five-time IPL winning Mumbai Indians skipper had a woeful season finishing with 268 runs from 14 innings at…
Kolkata, 12/1: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is raiding the premises of West Bengal minister and TMC leader Sujit Bose in Kolkata, reports news agency ANI. Raids were also conducted at the premises of Bengal minister Tapas Roy in Kolkata in connection with the alleged municipality scam case, according to PTI.
Kolkata, 25/6:Two goods trains collided with each other near West Bengal’s Bankura in the wee hours of Sunday, resulting in the derailment of several bogies, reported news agency PTI. The incident happened at Onda station. In the wake of the incident, rail operations on Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line have been halted, reported ANI. “As of…
Kashmir, 11/10: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir, including the residence of a renowned religious preacher, in an alleged terror funding case. Reports said the premier probe agency sleuths accompanied by police and CRPF personnel carried out separate raids at Poonch and…
