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13 Sep 2024

Khalistani

NIA raids in Punjab over 2023 pro-Khalistani attacks in Canada 

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted multiple raids across several districts in Punjab on Friday.

13 Sep 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

'Arrest legal, but...': What SC said while granting Kejriwal bail

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi excise policy case.

Haryana polls: What's net worth of richest woman, Savitri Jindal

Savitri Jindal, the chairperson of OP Jindal Group and India's wealthiest woman, has filed her nomination as an independent candidate for Hisar, Haryana, after she was denied a ticket by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

13 Sep 2024

Madhya Pradesh

'Shoot accused or...me': Army officer's rape victim friend told police 

The woman who was allegedly gangraped while on a picnic with two junior Indian Army officers and another woman in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, told a senior officer to either "shoot the accused or shoot me."

13 Sep 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Excise policy case: Kejriwal gets bail after six months

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case.

13 Sep 2024

Bihar

Bihar: Nurse fends off gang-rape attempt, cuts doctor's genitals

A month after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata triggered nationwide protests, a nurse at a private hospital in Bihar has reportedly been targeted in a gang-rape attempt.

13 Sep 2024

Ajit Doval

75% of disengagement problems with China sorted out: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has stated that approximately 75% of the "disengagement problems" between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh have been resolved.

13 Sep 2024

Indore

Mhow Cantonment assault-rape case: What we know so far

Two Army officers were assaulted, and one of their female friends was allegedly gang-raped by armed men during a picnic in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district on Wednesday.

13 Sep 2024

Delhi

Afghan-origin gym owner shot dead in posh Delhi neighborhood

A 35-year-old Afghan-origin gym owner, Nadir Shah, was shot dead outside his gym in the upscale neighborhood of GK 1 in south Delhi on Thursday night, NDTV reported.

13 Sep 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Will Kejriwal get bail? SC verdict today

The Supreme Court will on Friday deliver its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail petitions.

12 Sep 2024

Delhi

Delhi recorded 4 daily deaths from road accidents in 2022

The national capital, Delhi, witnessed a daily average of four fatalities due to preventable road accidents in 2022.

Sitaram Yechury's family donates his body to AIIMS for research

The family of veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury, who passed away on Thursday, has donated his body to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

12 Sep 2024

Sitaram Yechury

Veteran CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury passes away at 72

Communist Party of India CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 72.

12 Sep 2024

Allahabad

Madrassas violate right to education, promote 'supremacy of Islam': NCPCR

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has strongly disapproved of the madrasa education system in its submissions before the Supreme Court.

12 Sep 2024

Calcutta High Court

Kolkata: Suspicious bag found near RG Kar, area cordoned off

A suspicious bag was found near RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Thursday.

Coastal Road to Bandra-Worli Sea Link to open from tomorrow

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that northbound vehicles on Coastal Road can directly enter the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai from Friday (September 13).

12 Sep 2024

Bay of Bengal

Why it is still raining in mid-September in North India

Heavy rainfall drenched Delhi and its neighboring areas on Thursday morning, and it is expected to continue over the weekend.

12 Sep 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Supreme Court to decide on Kejriwal's bail plea tomorrow

The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday.

12 Sep 2024

CM

Mamata government rejects doctors' preconditions for talks; what are they 

The West Bengal government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has dismissed the demands of junior doctors for her presence and a live broadcast as preconditions for talks.

12 Sep 2024

Calcutta High Court

Kolkata rape-murder: ED searches house of RG Kar ex-principal's father

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted searches at multiple locations in Kolkata, including the residence of Satya Prakash Ghosh, father of former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Principal Sandip Ghosh.

'Lost respect': Netizens after CJI pictured with Modi performing puja 

Netizens have expressed disappointment at Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud after he was pictured with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking part in the Ganpati Puja celebrations at his residence on Wednesday.

12 Sep 2024

Ashwini Vaishnaw

Ayushman Bharat free health insurance now covers everyone above 70

The Union Cabinet has approved free health insurance coverage of up to ₹5 lakh per year for all citizens aged 70 years and above under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).

12 Sep 2024

Indian Army

2 Army officers assaulted, their female friend gang-raped at gunpoint  

In a horrific incident, two young Indian Army officers and their female friends were brutally attacked by a group of men near the Jam Gate in Madhya Pradesh late Tuesday.

11 Sep 2024

Uttar Pradesh Police

UP: 2 dancers kidnapped at gunpoint for performance, later gang-raped 

Eight men have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and gang-rape of two orchestra dancers on Monday night in Kushinagar district's Village Gaurihi.

11 Sep 2024

British Army

World's largest women-run market is in India; guess where?

Ima Keithel, which translates to "mother's market," in Imphal, Manipur, is believed to be the world's largest market run by some 3,000 "Imas" or mothers.

11 Sep 2024

Haider Ali

Death sentences of convicts in 2013 Gandhi Maidan blasts commuted 

The Patna High Court, on Wednesday, commuted the sentences of four convicts previously condemned to death for their involvement in the 2013 serial blasts case.

Protest outside Rahul Gandhi's residence over his 'turban, Kada' remarks 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader RP Singh and other Sikh leaders were detained by the Delhi Police on Wednesday after they held protests outside the residence of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Protesting doctors ready to meet with Mamata  

The West Bengal government has extended an invitation to the protesting doctors for a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at 6:00pm on Wednesday, NDTV reported.

11 Sep 2024

Assembly

Gunfight erupts in J&K's Udhampur, 3 terrorists killed 

A gunfight erupted between security forces and terrorists in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday.

11 Sep 2024

Guwahati

IIT-Guwahati dean resigns amid protests over death of 21-year-old student 

The academic dean of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, Professor Kanduru V. Krishna, has resigned following widespread protests over the death of a 21-year-old B.Tech student.

Shimla: Police use water cannons, lathicharge on Sanjauli mosque protesters 

The Himachal Pradesh Police on Wednesday used water cannons and resorted to lathicharge to disperse protesters heading toward the Sanjauli area of Shimla.

11 Sep 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi court extends Kejriwal's custody, grants AAP's Durgesh Pathak bail  

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Durgesh Pathak has been granted bail by the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi in connection with the alleged excise policy case. The court set his bail bond at ₹1 lakh.

11 Sep 2024

Afghanistan

5.8-magnitude earthquake jolts Pakistan, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan on Wednesday, with tremors being felt across India, including the Delhi-NCR region, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir.

11 Sep 2024

Gujarat

Mysterious fever in Gujarat's Kutch district claims 15 lives

A mysterious fever has claimed the lives of 15 people in Lakhpat, a town in Gujarat's Kutch district, over the past eight days.

Jammu: BSF jawan injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistan troops

A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was injured on Wednesday during an unprovoked firing incident by Pakistani troops in the Akhnoor area of Jammu, violating a ceasefire agreement along the border.

11 Sep 2024

Himachal Pradesh

Shimla: Section 163 imposed amid protests over Sanjauli Mosque construction   

Over 1,000 police personnel and a Quick Response Team (QRT) have been deployed in Shimla's Sanjauli area after Hindu right groups called for a bandh on Wednesday over the alleged illegal construction of a mosque.

10 Sep 2024

Baramulla

Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid gets interim bail till October 2

Sheikh Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, a Member of Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla constituency, has been granted interim bail by Delhi's Patiala House Court.

10 Sep 2024

Imphal

Manipur government bans internet services in state till September 15

The Manipur government has imposed a five-day ban on internet services in the state, effective from 3:00pm on Tuesday.

10 Sep 2024

Madhya Pradesh

Jackal attacks 2 men in Madhya Pradesh; they fight back

Two men were attacked by a jackal in the Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday evening.

10 Sep 2024

Uttar Pradesh

UP school principal cleared in 'biryani expulsion' controversy

A three-member inquiry committee has cleared a school principal in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha district of allegations that he expelled a Class 3 student for bringing non-vegetarian biryani to school.