News from India
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of an accused in a 21-year-old murder case, holding that he could not be convicted solely on the basis of the "last seen together" theory in the...
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside a Lokpal order granting sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a charge sheet against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in connection with the...
Kochi, Dec 19 (IANS) In a major setback to the Kerala government, the High Court on Friday quashed the preliminary approval granted for the proposed brewery project at Elappully in Palakkad district, holding that the clearance was issued without adequate...
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) Three more persons were arrested by Kolkata Police on Friday for allegedly being involved in the vandalism at Salt Lake Stadium following utter mismanagement at an event involving Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi last week.With this,...
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Congress staged a protest on Friday against replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill (VB-G RAM G Bill)...
Patna, Dec 19 (IANS) A severe cold wave has tightened its grip across Bihar, with dense fog shrouding mornings and temperatures plunging sharply across the state. Even during daylight hours, damp conditions are intensifying the chill, making the cold persist...
Hyderabad, Dec 19 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) senior leader T. Harish Rao said on Friday that VB-G Ram G is not merely a name change but a direct attack on India’s federal structure.He alleged that the BJP-led Centre, under...
Srinagar, Dec 19 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch has filed a charge sheet against three persons in connection with a fake Railway recruitment scam, officials said on Friday.In a statement, the Crime Branch Kashmir said that its Economic...
Kollam (Kerala), Dec 19 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will register a case and initiate an investigation into the Sabarimala gold theft, following an order by the vigilance court in Kerala's Kollam.The court on Friday directed that all documents related...
Raipur/Bijapur, Dec 19 (IANS) A fierce gun battle erupted on Friday between security personnel and Naxalites in the dense forested hills of the Bhairamgarh-Indravati region in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a known Maoist stronghold. The exchange of fire began during an...
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Calling the Opposition “hijacked” and accusing it of engaging in “conspiratorial obstruction”, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday defended the passage of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill,...
Jaipur, Dec 19 (IANS) The prolonged delay in holding elections to Rajasthan’s urban local bodies (ULBs) and Panchayati Raj institutions, despite the expiry of their five-year terms, has reached the Supreme Court, which is scheduled to hear the matter today....