Bathinda/Hisar: Farmer union representative Jagjit Singh Dallewal, on 40th day of his indefinite fast, called for a nationwide mobilisation of farmers to ensure their demands, including legal right of minimum support price (MSP) on crops as per C2+50% formula, are met.Addressing a kisan mahapanchayat at Khanauri on Punjab-Haryana border, Dallewal said it was not his…
NEW DELHI: Congress will organise “chaupals” in every district to press for the resignation of home minister Amit Shah for his “disparaging remarks” on B R Ambedkar, as part of a month-long campaign “Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan”.Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said the “chaupals” will tell people that BJP-RSS has been insulting Ambedkar and…
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Saturday said that India is “closely monitoring” the situation regarding a new variant of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The ministry also mentioned that it has requested the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide “timely updates” on the situation in China and that “India is well-prepared” to manage any…
NEW DELHI: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh will offer a ceremonial ‘chadar’ at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah on Sunday, in observance of the annual Urs celebrations of the 13th-century Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.The chadar will be presented by Munavvar Khan, the former vice president of the dargah committee, on behalf…
NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday reacted sharply to criticism over a luxury ‘vanity van’ parked near his protest site at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan. Kishor, who is on an indefinite hunger strike demanding justice for students impacted by the alleged Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam question paper leak, dismissed the…
NEW DELHI: A court in Nanded, central Maharashtra, on Saturday acquitted all nine surviving accused in a 2006 explosion case, with a defense lawyer stating that the prosecution failed to prove the incident was a bomb blast.The detailed judgment is yet to be released. Out of the 12 accused in the case, two died in…
Three people are detained for the murder of Mukesh Chandrakar, a journalist found dead in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh. The case may be linked to his reports on road construction irregularities. NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh authorities intensified their crackdown on Congress leader Suresh Chandrakar in connection with the murder of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar. Chhattisgarh deputy…
NEW DELHI: A civil court in Bengaluru granted bail to Nikita Singhania, wife of Atul Subhash who died by suicide, along with his mother-in-law Nisha Singhania and brother-in-law Anurag Singhania on Saturday.Atul Subhash died by suicide after being pressured to pay Rs 3 crore for a divorce. On December 9, he was found dead in…
Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a 23-year-old individual who allegedly scammed more than 700 women after establishing connections on dating platforms by impersonating a US-based model. The West district’s cyber police station arrested Tushar Bisht for exploiting platforms like Bumble and Snapchat to deceive victims, coerce them using personal images and recordings, and demand money,…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday shared a video of his interaction with students at IIT Madras, calling the need for India to prioritise quality education through government support rather than privatisation. “I feel that a country needs to guarantee quality education to its people. And I don’t think that the best way…
