Kolkata: Footage from 16 CCTV cameras was "unavailable" out of the 32 devices installed in and around the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal, where a stampede resulted in the death of 19 people October 17, police said Monday. Twenty-five people were also injured in the stampede,...
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday staged protests at its party headquarters and in several states across the country, demanding an apology from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his alleged "derogatory" remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP leaders and workers took to...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday reserved its verdict on a petition by the Shri Saryu Nagar Vikas Samiti challenging land acquisition for a residential housing scheme in Ayodhya. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, August 6, had directed the Uttar Pradesh Awas...
New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan Monday pitched for accelerating the pace of translating innovation into operational capabilities for the naval force, and urged all stakeholders to endeavour to stay ahead of the technology curve. Addressing the plenary session of Indian Navy's flagship annual...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday granted 10 days to the faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee to file its response before the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the dispute over the name and election symbol of the Trinamool Congress, while allowing the Mamata Banerjee-led...
New Delhi: As the INDIA Bloc plans to organise a mega rally November 1, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is launching a month-long counter-offensive starting the same day with synchronised 'padyatras (foot marches)' led by top political figures. This campaign is being organised to counter...
New Delhi: The Road Transport Ministry Monday notified changes to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, allowing flex-fuel vehicles that can run on up to E100 (nearly pure ethanol). E100 fuel allows vehicles to run on nearly pure ethanol. A senior road transport ministry official said...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Monday met a group of diplomats from the League of Arab States undergoing training at Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service here and stressed the far-reaching impact of ongoing conflicts and the role of technology in shaping...
New Delhi: The Department of Commerce has extended the timelines under 'Component II of RELIEF (Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation)', a time-bound intervention under the Export Promotion Mission (EPM), until March 31, 2027, to provide risk coverage to export shipments due to the...
Vadodara: Liechtenstein’s Hereditary Prince Alois and his wife, Princess Sofia, arrived in Gujarat Monday as part of their ongoing state visit to India and were accorded a warm welcome at Vadodara Airport. Gujarat’s Minister of State Prafulbhai Pansheriya and other senior government officials received the...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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