Will VP, PM speak up: Sibal on killing of student ‘mistaken’ for cattle smuggler

Will VP, PM speak up: Sibal on killing of student ‘mistaken’ for cattle smuggler

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said the killing of a class 12 student after being ‘mistaken’ for a cattle smuggler was due to the encouragement given to the agenda of hate, and asked whether Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak up on the incident. The student, […]

Rijiju slams Mamata on Aparajita Bill

‘Very strong laws necessary but strong actions more imp’ NEW DELHI: A day after West Bengal assembly unanimously passed the Aparajita anti-rape Bill, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of politicising the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata and expressed his disappointment over the state government’s […]

Haryana teen, mistaken for cow smuggler, killed by ‘cow vigilantes’

Haryana teen, mistaken for cow smuggler, killed by ‘cow vigilantes’

NEW DELHI: In a shocking incident, a class 12 student was shot dead in Haryana’s Faridabad by so called ‘cow vigilantes’ on suspicion of cow smuggling. The tragic incident occurred on August 23 when the victim, Aryan Mishra, went out for midnight snacks with four friends, including two women. The police have registered a case […]

Attack on train passenger over beef suspicion: GRP to re-arrest trio accused of assault on 72-yr-old man as court cancels bail

Attack on train passenger over beef suspicion: GRP to re-arrest trio accused of assault on 72-yr-old man as court cancels bail

MUMBAI: With a court cancelling the bail granted to three men arrested for allegedly assaulting an elderly man in an express train on the suspicion of carrying beef in Maharashtra’s Nashik, the Government Railway Police (GRP) has launched an operation to trace the trio to re-arrest them in the case, officials said. The court cancelled […]

Chhattisgarh: 9 Naxalites killed in gun battle, weapons seized

DANTEWADA: Nine Naxalites were killed in a gun battle against personnel in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, a senior police official said. The gunfight broke out around 10.30 am in the forest along the border of Dantewada and Bijapur districts when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Inspector […]

Unmanned, made-in-India bomber aircraft takes successful maiden flight

BENGALURU: Bengaluru-headquartered Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace (FWDA) on Tuesday announced the successful maiden flight of an indigenous unmanned bomber aircraft, the FWD 200B. Classified as a Medium Altitude (15,000 feet) Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), the FWD 200B is equipped with optical payloads for surveillance and missile-like weapons for air strikes and […]

Kharge, Rahul meet AICC secretaries, joint secys to strengthen organisation

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with AICC secretaries and joint secretaries here on Tuesday during which ways to strengthen the party organisation were discussed. Kharge and Gandhi met the leaders at the AICC headquarters and sought their feedback on strengthening the organisation and expanding the […]

India, UNESCO co-organising 2024 Edition of CSAR in Paris on Sept 6

NEW DELHI: The 2024 Edition of the Chief Science Advisers’ Roundtable (CSAR) is scheduled to take place at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France on Friday, 6 September 2024. This roundtable is co-organised by the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India and the […]

ED arrests AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in Delhi Waqf Board case

ED arrests AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in Delhi Waqf Board case

Part says attempt to disrupt govt work NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday arrested AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan after extensive raids on his Okhla residence in Delhi. Khan was arrested in connection with the alleged irregularities in Delhi Waqf Board appointments and illegal cash transactions. The first FIR in the case was registered […]

21 trains cancelled, 10 diverted due to waterlogging over tracks in AP, Telangana

21 trains cancelled, 10 diverted due to waterlogging over tracks in AP, Telangana

NEW DELHI: Amid heavy rainfall in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the South Central Railway (SCR) has cancelled 21 more trains and diverted 10 others due to waterlogging over tracks at several locations. Heavy rains have also caused damage to the railway track between Kesamudram and Mahabubabad in Telangana. Among 21 trains cancelled included 12669 MGR […]