Back in Gujarat, Modi to cover 50 kms in 3-hour-long roadshow

Back in Gujarat, Modi to cover 50 kms in 3-hour-long roadshow

Gandhi Nagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is back in Gujarat on Thursday for the second phase of campaigning. The Prime Minister, who returned to his home state after two days, has scheduled a mega road show in Ahmedabad city. As per BJP sources, Modi’s roadshow will start from the Naroda Gam area on the eastern […]

IAF helicopter makes ‘precautionary’ landing in Maharashtra’s Baramati; crew safe

Baramati (Maha): A Chetak helicopter of the Indian Air Force made a “precautionary” landing in an open area near Baramati airfield in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Thursday due to a suspected technical issue, an IAF official said. The crew and the aircraft were safe, he said. “A Chetak helicopter of the IAF carried out a […]

Court refuses bail to ex-Maha minister Nawab Malik in ED case

Court refuses bail to ex-Maha minister Nawab Malik in ED case

Mumbai: A special court here on Wednesday refused bail to former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in an alleged money laundering case linked to a land deal in which fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides were involved. R N Rokade, special judge for cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), had reserved his […]

Hit by low occupancy, Bharat Gaurav train fares likely to be slashed by 20-30 pc

Hit by low occupancy, Bharat Gaurav train fares likely to be slashed by 20-30 pc

New Delhi: The fares of the Bharat Gaurav trains are likely to be slashed by 20-30 per cent after low occupancy forced the IRCTC to cancel at least two of its special tour packages, sources said here. A final decision is yet to be taken. The Railways’ nod to the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism […]

Hackers demand Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from AIIMS-Delhi

Hackers demand Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from AIIMS-Delhi

NEW DEHLI: Hackers have allegedly demanded an estimated Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi as its server remained out of order for the sixth consecutive day, official sources said on Monday. It is feared that data of around 3-4 crore patients could have been compromised due […]

Campaigning ends for first phase of Gujarat elections

Campaigning ends for first phase of Gujarat elections

Ahmedabad: Campaigning for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections to be held on December 1 ended at 5 pm on Tuesday. As many as 788 candidates are in the fray for 89 seats across 19 districts of south Gujarat and Kutch-Saurashtra regions where voting will be held on Thursday. The state, which has […]

Govt returns 20 files to SC Collegium on appointment of HC judges

Govt returns 20 files to SC Collegium on appointment of HC judges

New Delhi: The government has asked the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider 20 files related to the appointment of high court judges, including that of advocate Saurabh Kirpal who has candidly spoken about his gay status, sources said on Monday. The government expressed “strong reservations” about the recommended names as it sent back the files […]

Indian and Indonesian Ulemas to discuss counter radicalisation among other issues

New Delhi: A delegation of Indonesian ulemas and other religious leaders accompanying Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mohammad Mahfud MD on a visit to India will hold a day-long discussion with their Indian counterparts on various topics, including countering radicalisation and extremism, officials said Monday. National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval had […]

2019 Jamia violence: Court queries Delhi Police

2019 Jamia violence: Court queries Delhi Police

New Delhi: A court hearing a case related to the incidents of violence in Jamia Milia Islamia here in December 2019 has sought an explanation from Delhi Police for not bringing the case file to the notice of the Special Public Prosecutor for nearly a year following his appointment, after he sought time to prepare […]

Congress does not respect tribals, it did not even support Murmu in presidential polls: Modi

Congress does not respect tribals, it did not even support Murmu in presidential polls: Modi

Netrang (Guj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Congress of having no respect for the tribal community in the country, and said it even opposed the candidature of Droupadi Murmu in the presidential election held earlier this year. Addressing a public rally at Netrang, a tribal area of Bharuch district in poll-bound Gujarat, […]