Aviation scam: Lobbyist Deepak Talwar sent to judicial custody

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A Delhi court Friday sent corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar to judicial custody in connection with an aviation scam which allegedly led to losses for Air India. Special Judge Arvind Kumar sent Talwar to jail after CBI produced him before court on expiry of his custodial interrogation. CBI told the court that accused was not required […]

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Sushma Swaraj admitted to AIIMS

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Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj was on Tuesday night admitted to AIIMS. Hospital sources said she was brought to AIIMS at 10:20pm and was straight away taken to the emergency ward. No details were immediately available. Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has been admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) […]

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In Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand, BJP likely to fight polls under incumbent CMs

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The BJP is likely to fight the assembly polls in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand, all three ruled by the saffron party, under the leadership of incumbent chief ministers, party leaders have said. While BJP president Amit Shah made it virtually clear at a rally in Haryana on Friday that Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will […]

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Balakot strike showed the world that no country can violate our border: Amit Shah

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Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that Indias cross border strikes after Uri and Pulwama have shown the world that no country can violate its border. Speaking at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Petroleum University in Gandhinagar, the Home Minister said, After Uri, we carried out airstrike and showed the world we support peace but […]

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Embarrassment for Pakistan, Twitter serves notice to President Arif Alvi over Kashmir post

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Pakistan President Arif Alvi invited trouble for himself after a tweet he posted on the Kashmir situation from his official handle came under close scrutiny from the microblogging site. Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari accused Twitter of acting like a mouthpiece of Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi and confirmed that the Pakistani President was served […]

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CPI, NCP, TMC may lose national party status – Here’s why

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The Nationalist Congress Party, Trinamool Congress and Communist Party of India face the prospect of losing their national party status following their performance in the just-held Lok Sabha elections. The Election Commission is likely to issue them show-cause notice in the coming days, asking them as to why their national party status should not be […]

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Delhi weather update: Rain brings down temperature in national capital; traffic snarls

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Delhiites on Wednesday woke up to heavy rains in some parts of the city which brought down the minimum temperature to three notches below the normal, even as the humidity level shot to 100 per cent. The downpour also contributed to traffic snarls at major intersections in the national capital, including Dhaula Kuan, Nagloi, Najafgarh […]

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SGPC invites Imran Khan to mark Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary

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Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president GS Longowal has invited Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to attend the nagar kirtan (religious procession) marking the 550th birth anniversary of Sikh founder Guru Nanak Dev on July 25. In a letter shared by news agency ANI, Longowal applauded the Pakistan Prime Minister for his leadership and requested […]

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Arvind Kejriwal reaches out to Centre over Delhi’s rising crime rate, calls for concrete action plan

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged the Centre to cooperate and develop a concrete action plan to tackle the rising crime rate in the city. Heinous crimes are on the rise in Delhi and particularly crimes against women are increasing. Living in denial will only worsen the situation. We are ready to cooperate […]

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Unnao accident: Women’s rights groups stage protest outside Uttar Pradesh Bhavan in Delhi

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Several womens rights organisations on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Uttar Pradesh Bhavan here, demanding justice for the Unnao rape survivor and slamming the state governments laxity in dealing with the case. The case pertains to the alleged rape of a minor girl by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar at his residence in Uttar […]

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