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Delhi Police have detained Sagar Sharma, the prime accused in today’s security breach at the Parliament. According to authorities, Sharma, an engineering student from Mysuru, was apprehended carrying a visitor pass bearing the name of Pratap Simha, a BJP MP from the same city. Delhi Police have identified Sharma as the key figure in the […]
New Delhi, December 13, 2023 In a reminder of the infamous attack on the Indian Parliament in 2001 by Afzal Guru, security forces today detected a breach at the heart of the nation’s democracy on the same date, 13th December. The incident has sparked concerns and raised questions about the vulnerability of one of the […]
Gujarat Congress leader Hitendra Pithadiya has been arrested in Ahmedabad for allegedly sharing an obscene picture on social media and claiming that the man in the photo was the priest of the under-construction Ram temple in Ayodhya. The 44-year-old allegedly shared objectionable pictures claiming to be that of Mohit Pandey, one of the priests selected […]
India is in advance stage of preparation for it’s ambitious space exploration programme with identification of four test pilots from the Indian Air Force as “Astronaut-Designates” for the Gaganyan mission. ISRO is planing to send space crew consisting of 2 to 3 astronauts into Low Earth Orbit. The mission envisages the astronauts to remain in […]
An American of Indian origin was convicted of defrauding public health insurance plans of more than $4 million and transacting in the criminal proceeds. Kaival Patel, 54, of West New York, New Jersey, was convicted on December 7, of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, four counts of health […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh believes India’s PM Narendra Modi is following in the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi, who wished to see the country strong, prosperous and clean. “Gandhiji was a great freedom fighter who envisioned a strong, prosperous, clean India. Our government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is following the footsteps of the Father […]
By having the first time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma elected as the leader of the legislature party, the BJP high command has sprung another surprise and given Rajasthan a Brahmin Chef Minister after a gap of 33 years. All the names doing round were put to rest and the strongest contender to the post, Ex-CM Vasundhara […]
Former president Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee touched upon his assessment of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at an event, exposing some bitter truth. “Even Pranab Mukherjee opposed Rahul Gandhi’s move of tearing an Ordinance copy in the Parliament in 2013,” Sharmishtha said at the launch of her book ‘Pranab My Father: A Daughter Remembers’. In […]
Indonesia may soon join the list of countries allowing visa-free entry to tourists. The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism has proposed issuing free entry visas to travellers from 20 countries, including India. The move is being seen as a bid to promote tourism and boost the economy as tourism is one of the major industries of […]
After BJP’s resounding victory in the Hindi belt, speculations on the probable names of Chief Ministers had doing rounds in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the last week. In the view of the BJP High command, read Narendra Modi, is known to throw surprise and appoint appropriate candidates from unsuspected quarters, no one can […]
The Supreme Court, while deciding a criminal appeal, took suo motu cognisance of the contentious order, strongly disagreeing with the broad observations made by the Calcutta High Court that teenage girls should suppress their sexual urges rather than give in to two minutes of pleasure. The court stated that judges should make decisions based on […]
In yet another stone pelting incident on train, two bogies of the high-profile Vande Bharat Express suffered damage in Gujarat. Coaches C4 and C5 of Ahmedabad-Jamnagar Vande Bharat Express were left with their window panes broken near Rajkot at night. Incidentally, Gujarat minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi was travelling on the same train. […]
The Indian Bank Association and the Bank unions have signed a Memorandum of Agreement leading to the 12th Bipartite wage settlement for the banking industry in India. The agreement envisagesan increase by 17% in the saaries of bank employees with retrospective effect from 01-11-2022. The validity of this settlement would be for five years. The […]
Prashant Bhushan, a civil rights activist and attorney, has filed a complaint, claiming that cases contesting the application of the Anti-Terror Law (UAPA) and criminal charges against journalists, advocates, and others had been posted before other judges against the rules and removed from the bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud. In a letter to the […]
In a shocking turn of events, Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra has been expelled from the parliamentary proceedings following a series of cash-for-query charges against her. Ms Moitra, 49, was accused of taking bribes, including ₹ 2 crore in cash and “luxury gift items”, from businessman Darshan Hiranandani, in exchange for asking questions critical of the government […]
Relations between Russia and India are “consistently developing in all areas,” believes Russian President Vladimir Putin, who visited the country in December 2021, just a few weeks before he declared an offensive on Ukraine in February 2022. The strategic alliance between Russia and India is founded upon defense cooperation. It is governed by the two […]
A major unease is emerged between BJP and Ajit Pawar faction of NCP when out on bail MLA Nawab Malik sat with the treasury benches in the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha yesterday. NCP leader Nawab attended the Winter Session of the Maharashtra Assembly after securing bail on medical grounds. He was in jail after the ED […]
Rahul Gandhi finds wide mention and not too glowingly in the late former India President’s new book, authored by his daughter, Sharmishtha. The book titled ‘In Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Remembers’ is sprinkled with anecdotes that enliven the former President’s journey. Personal stories and diary entries narrated to the author provide strong materials for […]
The wait time to get an appointment for an interview in India to get a visa to travel to the United States has reached nearly 1,000 days. However, there are two categories of visitors that may be able to get an appointment just within a week according to the latest data on the US Department […]
Authorities are investigating a possible hack of the visa system at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, after multiple incidents involving People of Indian Origin (PIOs) arriving with valid visas that were missing from the immigration system. According to sources, at least four to five PIOs from Canada have landed at the Ahmedabad airport with […]
