- India
Special court convicts 7 people in BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case
New Delhi: A special CBI court in Lucknow on Friday convicted seven people in the killing of former BSP MLA Raju Pal in 2005, a case in which murdered gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad…
- India
UP ranks first in custodial deaths, all cases warrant probe: Congress leader
Noida: Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh Pankhuri Pathak on Friday called for a judicial probe into every death in police custody, saying the state government and the police administration “becoming so uncontrolled”…
- India
ASI’s survey of Bhojshala complex continues on Day 8; security tightened
Dhar: The court-mandated survey of the Bhojshala/Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar, being conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), continued on the eighth day amid heightened security arrangements.…
- India
LS polls: More than 79,000 violations reported so far through C-Vigil app, says EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday said its C-Vigil mobile application has become an effective tool in the hands of people for flagging poll code violations and since the announcement…
- India
Akhilesh demands probe supervised by SC judge into ‘doubtful’ cases
Lucknow: Raising a question mark on the law-and-order situation in Uttar Pradesh after the death of mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtan Ansari following a cardiac arrest in Banda, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav…
- India
PM Modi govt trying to make Congress party bankrupt, says KC Venugopal
Alappuzha: The Congress on Friday sharply reacted to the Income Tax Department’s notice to the grand old party to pay a penalty of over Rs 1,750 crore and said the officials were…
- India
Kejriwal’s wife launches WhatsApp campaign to garner support for AAP leader
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita launched a WhatsApp campaign on Friday, urging people to support her husband, who is in the ED’s custody in an excise policy-linked money-laundering…
- India
Congress gets fresh IT notice of Rs 1,700 cr, say party insiders
New Delhi: The Income Tax department has served a fresh notice of Rs 1,700 crore to the Congress for discrepancies in tax returns for previous years, dealing another blow to the cash-strapped…
- India
District poll panels fix varied menu, ceiling for LS polls expenditure
New Delhi: Candidates in Punjab’s Jalandhar can spend Rs 15 for a cup of tea and the same price for a samosa they offer to people during public meetings and campaign trails…
- Politics
Congress bats for women reservation in government jobs
New Delhi: The Congress will reserve 50 per cent of government jobs for women if it is voted to power, former party chief Rahul Gandhi said on Friday, asserting that powerful women…
- India
Mayawati demands probe into death of Mukhtar Ansari
Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Friday demanded a high-level inquiry into the death of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, saying the truth of the case needs to come before the public. Ansari, 63, died…
- India
ED wants AAP’s LS poll strategy details from Kejriwal’s phone: Atishi
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate is working as BJP’s political weapon and it wants to get details of AAP’s Lok Sabha election strategy by accessing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s phone, senior…
- India
AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam
Guwahati: The Assam government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in four districts for six months from April 1. The state government’s political department issued a notification, stating that…
- India
PM Modi recalls profound sacrifice of Jesus Christ on Good Friday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered the “profound sacrifice” of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, saying it teaches people compassion and forgiveness. He said on X, “Today, on Good Friday, we…
- Telangana
Phone-tapping case: Former DCP, police officer interrogated
Hyderabad: A former DCP of the Commissioner’s Task Force, a wing of Hyderabad Police, and another police official were questioned by the police in connection with a case of phone tapping and…
