NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia walked out of Tihar jail on Friday, just hours after the Supreme court granted him bail. Sisodia was taken into custody in March of last year in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case. He had been lodged in Tihar jail for 17 months. Sisodia was…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday successfully arrested a most wanted Pro-Khalistan Element (PKE), Tarsem Singh, after extradition from Abu Dhabi to India.Singh, was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), and had connections to the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). He is the brother of Lakhbir Singh Sandhu, also known as Landa, who…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Wayanad on Saturday to assess the ongoing relief and rehabilitation efforts in the region following massive landslides.PM’s arrival in Kannaur is expected at approximately 11 am. Then, he is scheduled to conduct an aerial survey of the landslide-affected areas in Wayanad.At around 12.15 pm, the Prime Minister…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday, dismissed a petition seeking postponement of the NEET-PG examination, scheduled for August 11. The petitioners argued that the allocated exam cities pose significant inconvenience for them to reach. However, a bench consisting of Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj…
NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday gave an update on preparedness for holding the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls stating that the election commission is working on it as political parties recognised in the state are “battling strongly” for it.“We are committed to conducting polls in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Neeraj Chopra and congratulated him on winning Silver Medal in the javelin throw event in 2024 Paris Olympics.PM Modi also enquired about Neeraj’s injury and lauded the sportsman spirit showed by his mother Saroj, who congratulated Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem for getting the gold and setting…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked Mumbai College not to enforce hijab ban till November 18. “Will you ban girls wearing bindi or tilak,” the bench asked, while staying the circular banning wearing of hijab, no cap, or badge will be permitted. College argued that if Muslim female students are allowed to wear…
NEW DELHI: Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar engaged in a heated exchange with Samajwadi MP Jaya Bachchan amid massive uproar in the Upper House on Friday. During the commotion, Dhankar accused the opposition MPs of showing disrespect towards the Constitution and democracy. He then called upon Jaya Amitabh Bachchan to address the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon the nation to actively participate in the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign, making it a memorable mass movement as India approaches its 77th Independence Day.In a symbolic gesture, PM Modi changed his profile picture to the national flag and encouraged others to follow suit.“As this year’s Independence…
On March 26, 1993, The New York Times published a photograph of an emaciated Sudanese child stalked by a vulture. The child survived, the photograph won a Pulitzer in 1994, and the photographer, Kevin Carter, committed suicide the same year.Something else happened in ’93 that went unnoticed. The patent on a 20-year-old drug expired. This…
