CHANDIGARH: Police here on Monday used a water cannon on AAP workers who were trying to force their way through barricades to head towards the residence of Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa to protest his alleged objectionable remarks against cabinet minister Harbhajan Singh.Later, Aam Admi Party (AAP) leaders, including finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, Cabinet…
Unpublished book of ex-Army chief MM Naravane NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Monday registered an FIR over the circulation of an unpublished book of ex-Chief of Army Staff General Naravane on social media, cops told news agency PTI.A row erupted over General Naravane’s book after Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi cited…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday extended the deadline for scrutiny of claims and objections under the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal and sought a personal affidavit from the state’s director general of police over allegations of threats, violence and obstruction faced by election officials during the exercise. A…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would not allow any “impediment” in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in states. The top court was hearing a group of petitions concerning the West Bengal SIR, including a plea by Mamata Banerjee that, among other issues, challenges the manner in…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday termed the siphoning of over Rs 54,000 crore through digital arrests as nothing short of “robbery or dacoity” and directed the Centre to formulate a standard operating procedure (SoP) to tackle such offences.A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and…
NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday lodged a formal complaint with the Hyderabad city police seeking criminal action against Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a now-deleted video that allegedly depicted him shooting at Muslims.“I have lodged an official complaint with CP Hyderabad City Police demanding criminal action against…
Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, left, and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma NEW DELHI: Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Monday slammed Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his recent allegations of Gogoi’s links with Pakistan, calling the claims “false” and saying the CM was sitting on the SIT report for six months as it…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Seychelles President Patrick Herminie NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Seychelles President Patrick Herminie at the Hyderabad House. Earlier the Seychelles President also paid his trubutes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.Earlier on Monday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called upon Seychelles President Patrick Herminie and appreciated the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with students from across the country during a special episode of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026, offering guidance on exams, personal growth, discipline, leadership, technology use, and nation-building ahead of the board examination season.During his interaction with students from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, PM Modi expressed happiness over their aspirations,…
NEW DELHI: In a shift aimed at making medical treatment more relevant to Indian patients, the Indian Council of Medical Research has called for large, multi-centre clinical trials to generate India-specific evidence for treating lifestyle and chronic diseases, instead of relying largely on data from Western countries.The move targets conditions such as diabetes, heart disease,…
