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15 May 2024

S Jaishankar

Jaishankar reacts to US's 'sanction warning' after Chabahar Port deal 

A day after the United States warned of a "potential risk of sanctions" following India's 10-year agreement to operate Iran's Chabahar Port, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the project will "benefit the entire region."

14 May 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

AAP admits Kejriwal's aide 'misbehaved' with Maliwal at CM's house

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide, Bibhav Kumar misbehaved with Aam Aadmi Party MP Swati Maliwal at the CM's residence on Monday, party leader Sanjay Singh said on Tuesday.

14 May 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

ED to make AAP accused in Delhi excise policy case 

The Enforcement Directorate has told the Delhi High Court that it will make Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party an accused in the excise policy scam case.

14 May 2024

Air India Express

AI flight cancellation fiasco: Woman couldn't meet husband before death

The family of a woman said she couldn't bid farewell to her husband—who was in an ICU in Oman—before he passed away because her Air India Express flight was canceled last week.

14 May 2024

Baba Ramdev

SC reserves order on contempt notice issued to Ramdev, Balkrishna

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the contempt notice issued to yoga guru Baba Ramdev, his aide Acharya Balkrishna, and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd in the misleading advertisements case.

14 May 2024

Andhra Pradesh

'Worried for family…': Voter who slapped Andhra MLA back

Gottumukkala Sudhakar, the Andhra Pradesh voter who was thrashed by YSR Congress MLA A Sivakumar and his aides during polling on Monday, has said that he fears for the safety of his family members.

Elgar Parishad case: SC grants bail to activist Gautam Navlakha 

Four years after his arrest, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to activist Gautam Navlakha in the 2018 Elgar Parishad case.

14 May 2024

Delhi

4 hospitals in Delhi received bomb threat call

At least four hospitals in Delhi received bomb threat calls on Tuesday morning.

14 May 2024

Mumbai

Video of near-stampede at Thane station amid duststorm goes viral

A severe storm that hit Mumbai on Monday led to significant delays in local train services and caused a near-stampede situation at Thane Railway Station.

14 May 2024

Kota

2nd NEET aspirant goes missing from Kota within a week

A 19-year-old student from Bihar preparing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test has mysteriously disappeared from Kota, Rajasthan.

Mumbai billboard collapse toll rises to 14; FIR registered

The death toll in the Mumbai billboard collapse climbed up to 14 in the early hours of Tuesday.

13 May 2024

Lok Sabha Elections

Voting concludes for Phase 4 of Lok Sabha polls

The fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections saw a voter turnout of 62.31% by 5:00pm on Monday.

13 May 2024

Uttar Pradesh

Journalist shot dead in UP's Jaunpur 

Journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashutosh Srivastava was shot dead in the Shahganj area of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

Billboard falls in Mumbai dust storm, 7 injured

At least seven people were injured after a metal billboard crashed on them amid a strong dust storm in Mumbai.

BJP's Madhavi Latha booked for asking voters to lift burqa 

The Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Hyderabad, Kompella Madhavi Latha was booked on Monday for asking burqa-clad Muslim women at a polling booth to reveal their faces for identity verification.

13 May 2024

Hemant Soren

SC seeks ED's response on Soren's plea against arrest 

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Enforcement Directorate's reply by May 17 on the plea of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren against his arrest in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.

13 May 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Police receive 2 calls alleging Maliwal assaulted at Kejriwal's residence 

The Delhi Police, on Monday, received two distress calls from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence alleging that the Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal had been assaulted there.

13 May 2024

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra: CM Jagan's party MLA slaps voter in polling queue

An MLA from YSR Congress Party, A Sivakumar, on Monday slapped a voter who allegedly objected to him jumping the queue during polling for the Assembly elections in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

13 May 2024

Imphal

4 Manipur cops, abducted assaulted; 2 Arambai Tenggol members arrested

Two members of the radical Meitei group—Arambai Tenggol—were arrested on Sunday for allegedly abducting and assaulting four Manipur Police personnel from Kangpokpi district, Imphal East.

IMD predicts fresh heatwave over Northwest India from May 16

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Monday, predicted that a fresh heatwave would sweep across northwest India starting Thursday.

CBSE announces Class 12 board exam results

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the results of the Class 12 board exams on Monday.

13 May 2024

Uttar Pradesh

UP: 3 killed, 17 injured in tractor-truck collision in Sambhal

Three people were killed and 17 injured in an accident on the Sambhal-Hasanpur road in Uttar Pradesh.

ECI rescues 3 abducted TDP polling agents in Andhra Pradesh

Three Telugu Desam Party (TDP) polling agents—who were reportedly abducted in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh—have been located and secured, state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena said on Monday.

13 May 2024

Jaipur

Several Jaipur schools receive bomb threat, students evacuated 

At least four schools in Jaipur, Rajasthan were evacuated on Monday after they received bomb threats via email.

ICMR warns of misleading food labels on packaged items

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued a warning about potentially misleading food labels on packaged items.

12 May 2024

Suvendu Adhikari

Viral video claims Sandeshkhali women protesters were paid ₹2,000 each 

The controversy surrounding the violence in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, does not appear to be going away anytime soon.

12 May 2024

Canada

Choked with dog leash, tortured: Delhi doctor's chilling murder details

The Delhi Police has uncovered horrifying details in the murder of 63-year-old physician, Dr. Yogesh Chandra Paul.

12 May 2024

Amanatullah Khan

Key MLA missing in Arvind Kejriwal's meeting, who is he

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on Sunday, which was his first since his release from Jail Jail.

12 May 2024

Kalaburagi

Karnataka: 3 men kidnapped, given electric shocks to private parts 

Three second-hand car dealers were kidnapped and subjected to brutal torture in the Kalaburagi district of Karnataka.

12 May 2024

Bihar

Nearly 10,000 children wrongfully held in adult prisons in India

A recent study by London-based organization iProBono has uncovered that 9,681 children were wrongfully incarcerated in adult prisons in India from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2021.

12 May 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal to hold 1st meeting with MLAs post-jail release today

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold a meeting with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on Sunday, marking his first official engagement since his release from Tihar Jail.

12 May 2024

Air India Express

Kerala man threatens to jump off Air India Express flight

A man from Kerala, identified as Muhammad BC, has been arrested following a disturbance on an Air India Express flight from Dubai to Mangaluru.

11 May 2024

Lok Sabha

'Grow a spine' campaign launched against Election Commission

Several civil society and citizen groups across India have initiated a postcard campaign called 'Grow a Spine' against the Election Commission of India (ECI).

11 May 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee accuses governor of showing 'edited videos' in molestation case 

Amid sexual harassment allegations against West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose by a contractual female employee at the Raj Bhavan, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said she will not visit the premises till Bose remains governor.

11 May 2024

Andhra Pradesh

₹7 crore cash seized after vehicle overturns in Andhra Pradesh

Police in Andhra Pradesh have seized cash amounting to ₹7 crore ahead of the assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the state on May 13.

11 May 2024

Sitapur

UP: Man bludgeons wife, throws children from roof before suicide 

A man in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh allegedly killed his whole family before taking his own life on Saturday.

11 May 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal's packed schedule on first day after getting bail 

Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, is back on the campaign trail following his release from Tihar Jail on interim bail on Friday.

11 May 2024

Karnataka

BJP leader who flagged Prajwal's sex abuse arrested for molestation

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader G Devaraje Gowda was taken into custody late Friday for molestation and sexual harassment.

Delhi court orders framing of charges against BJP's Brij Bhushan

A Delhi court has ordered the framing of charges against Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the sexual harassment allegations leveled against him by six wrestlers.

10 May 2024

S Jaishankar

'Freedom of speech doesn't mean..support separatism': Jaishankar on Canada 

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has voiced his concerns over the Canadian government's approach toward Khalistani separatist elements.