Mumbai, 6/8: The National Investigation Agency has moved the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of proceedings in the case involving threat calls to Union minister Nitin Gadkari to the special NIA court in Mumbai. Earlier, District and Additional Session (NIA) Judge J P Zapate had ruled on July 18 that while…
Bikaner: Nine people died and eight others were seriously injured in a massive gas cylinder blast in a shop in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district on Wednesday. The incident took place in Madan Market, located in the busy Kotwali police station area of Bikaner city. The explosion damaged the building in which the shop was located. The blast…
Beijing, 1/9: The United Nations released a bombshell report into serious human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region late Wednesday, saying torture allegations were credible and citing possible crimes against humanity. The report, in the making for around a year, was released in Geneva at 11:47 pm (2147 GMT) on Wednesday — just…
Meghalaya,5/2: At least 16 workers died in an explosion inside a “rat hole” coal mine in Meghalaya–once again exposing the hilly state government’s failure to stop the long problem of illegal and haphazard coal mining. Police in Meghalaya said 16 bodies were recovered on Thursday morning from a coal mine at Thangsko village in East…
New Delhi, 10/12: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP is turning the Election Commission into a “tool” for “vote chori”. Sharing a clip of his speech during a discussion on election reforms in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Gandhi said on X, “India’s public is asking these 3 very important and…
Kyiv, ,1/1: Ukraine shot down 45 Russian drones overnight as the pro-Western country rang in the New Year, the air force said on Sunday. In a New Year’s Eve assault, Moscow attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with missiles and Iranian-made drones. Ukraine’s air force said in a statement that air defences…
New Delhi, 15/1: BJP leader Shehzad Poonawala announced that he was beginning a fast-unto-death over AAP spreading false allegations about him, late Tuesday night. In a post on X, he said, “Dear friends, If i die – @AamAadmiParty is solely responsible for it. I am starting a fast unto death because of the lies spread…
New Delhi, 15/7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday returned after “successful” visits to France and the United Arab Emirates. In France, the prime minister was the Guest of Honour at the Bastille Day Parade, which saw participation of a tri-service Indian armed forces contingent led by a military band to mark the…
Dubai, 15/10Chennai Super Kings on Friday clinched their fourth Indian Premier League title after beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the summit clash here on Friday. The in-form Faf du Plessis hit a magnificent 86 off 59 balls, laced with seven fours and three sixes, to help CSK post 192 for 3…
New Delhi,13/1: In an election speech that may further deepen fissures in the I.N.D.I.A, bloc, top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal claiming that there is “no difference between him and prime minister PM Modi”Launching his campaign for Delhi Assembly elections in north-east…
