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  • 11:42 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Delhi: Man kills wife over suspicion of illicit affair

    A 48-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife as he suspected her of having an extra-marital affair in central Delhi's Baljeet Nagar, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place at around 11.30 pm on Monday, they said.

    The 45-year-old victim, along with her husband Radhey Shyam, lived in a rented accommodation in Baljeet Nagar near Patel Nagar and had two children, police said. They used to work as labourers at construction sites.

  • 11:41 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Himachal deputy CM seeks financial help from Centre for water supply, irrigation projects damaged in rains

    Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri met Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday and urged him to extend financial assistance for the restoration of water supply and irrigation projects damaged during heavy rains in the state.

    He apprised the Union minister about the unprecedented loss suffered by the state due to heavy rains, cloudbursts and flash floods. Agnihotri said that the damage to the Jal Shakti Department was pegged at around Rs 1,630 crore.

  • 11:13 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Congress has blood on its hands in Northeast region: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

    "The Congress hands so far Northeast region is concerned are full with blood whether it is Nagaland, Mizoram, Assam, Manipur or other parts of the Northeastern region," says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.

  • 11:08 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Delhi records max temp of 34.4 deg Celsius, light rain likely tomorrow

    It was a sunny Tuesday in the national capital and the maximum temperature settled at 34.4 degrees Celsius, the Met office said.

    According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the sky will remain cloudy on Wednesday and there is a possibility of very light rain in parts of the city. The relative humidity at 5.30 pm was recorded at 66 per cent, according to the IMD data.

  • 11:08 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    2nd leg of Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra to begin from Gujarat to Meghalaya

    "Second leg of Rahul Gandhi's 'Padyatra' to begin from Gujarat to Meghalaya," says Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole

  • 11:06 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Patna court says YouTuber Manish Kashyap to remain in Bihar jail

    A Patna court on Tuesday said that YouTuber Manish Kashyap, arrested for allegedly circulating fake videos of migrant labourers being attacked in Tamil Nadu, will now remain in Beur Central Jail here.

    Kashyap, who was recently brought to Bihar from a jail in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai, was produced before the Patna Civil Court in connection with the cases filed by the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar police.

    Several FIRs were registered against him in Tamil Nadu and Bihar.

  • 9:39 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    No question of Brexit-like referendum on abrogation of Article 370: Supreme Court

    There is no question of a Brexit-like referendum on abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, as it grappled with the question as to whether its repeal was constitutionally legal. India, it said, is a constitutional democracy where the will of its people can be ascertained only through established institutions. 

    Brexit was the name given to the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union. Britain's exit from the EU was actuated by a rise in nationalistic fervour, daunting immigration issues, and a distressed economy.

  • 9:07 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Opposition parties move privilege notice against Piyush Goyal over remarks against them

    Several leaders of the INDIA alliance have given a privilege notice against leader of the house in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal over his certain remarks against some opposition leaders. Among the parties whose leaders gave the notice are the Congress, TMC, AAP, RJD, DMK, RJD, JDU, NCP and the Left parties.

    Sources said leaders of the INDIA alliance members gave the notice to the Rajya Sabha chairman complaining against Goyal's certain remarks made while he was speaking on the issue of media portal 'NewsClick' receiving funding from China-linked firms allegedly to spread Chinese propaganda.

  • 9:07 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    J-K: Railway police asked to keep strict vigil at stations in Jammu ahead of Independence Day

    A senior police officer on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review security arrangements at railway stations here and called for a close vigil to thwart any attempt by anti-national elements to disturb the upcoming Independence Day celebrations.

    Additional Director General of Police, Railways, Jammu and Kashmir, Sunil Kumar chaired the meeting and it was attended by Deputy Inspector General, Railways, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, Senior Superintendent of Police, Government Railway Police (GRP), Jammu, Mohan Lal Kaith, SSP GRP Katra, Sanjay Kumar Kotwal, an official said.

    He said security arrangements in and around railway stations came up for a detailed review with a focus on the forthcoming Independence Day and the ongoing Amarnath Yatra.

  • 7:54 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Radio club in West Bengal helps Nepal man reunite with his family

    A 30-year-old Nepali man, who was found injured near a rail station in West Bengal a week ago, was reunited with his family on Tuesday, thanks to the efforts of a radio club. The man, Kamal BK, could not provide his identity to the good samaritan, who took her first to a hospital and subsequently to her home.

    The only information he could provide was that he was from the neighbouring country. The radio club took up the case and with another similar organisation in Nepal, discovered Kamal’s home at ward no.5 of Jaimini Municipality in Baglung district.

  • 7:52 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Mobile internet services suspended in Haryana's Nuh district till Aug 11

    Mobile internet services are temporarily suspended in Nuh district till 11th August: Government of Haryana

  • 7:23 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Delhi LG VK Saxena and CM Arvind Kejriwal inaugurate renovated 'Shaheedi Park' at ITO

    Delhi LG VK Saxena and CM Arvind Kejriwal inaugurate renovated 'Shaheedi Park' at ITO.

  • 6:48 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Delhi Assembly session likely to be convened on August 16, 17: Officials

    Delhi Assembly session likely to be convened on August 16, 17: Officials

  • 6:45 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    President Droupadi Murmu wraps up two-day visit to Puducherry

    President Droupadi Murmu left Puducherry Tuesday after wrapping up her two-day visit to the Union Territory.

    Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Chief Minister N Rangasamy and officials were among those who saw her off at the airport. Murmu left by special flight for Chennai enroute Delhi, official sources said.

  • 6:02 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    After Congress, AAP delegation to visit violence-affected Nuh in Haryana on August 9

    AAP MP Sushil Kumar Gupta writes to Haryana DGP informing him that, along with other senior leaders and AAP workers, he will be visiting the violence-affected area of Mewat in Haryana on 9th August.

  • 5:59 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Delhi HC grants bail to boy in POCSO case, says company of hardened criminals would do more harm

    The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a 23-year-old man in a POCSO Act case arising from his consensual physical relationship with a minor girl, saying putting a "young boy" in the company of hardened criminals will do more harm than good to him. Justice Vikas Mahajan observed that the minor girl, aged 17 years and half at the relevant time, had sufficient maturity and intellectual capacity, and was prima facie in a consensual romantic relationship with the accused.

    The physical relationship between them was of their own free will, he said. The judge noted the high court had said in an earlier verdict that the intention of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) was to protect children below the age of 18 years from sexual exploitation and it was never meant to criminalise consensual romantic relationship between young adults.

  • 5:11 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    10 Indian fishermen held for alleged poaching in Sri Lanka's territorial waters

    The Sri Lankan Navy has held 10 Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters, officials here said, in the third such incident in a month. The fishermen were apprehended on August 7 off Alampil in Mullaitivu, the Sri Lanka Navy said in a press release on Monday.

    The detained fishermen are from Tamil Nadu. The Navy said on Monday that it conducted a special operation to chase away a cluster of Indian trawlers, after having spotted they were engaging in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters off Alampil in Mullaitivu.

  • 4:43 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Mera ghar poora Hindustan hai: Rahul Gandhi after getting back his residence in Delhi

    "Mera ghar poora Hindustan hai (Whole India is my home), " says Rahul Gandhi on media reports of him getting back the 12 Tughlaq Lane residence in Delhi, a day after he was reinstated as member of Lok Sabha.

  • 4:34 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Mumbai: Two accused, including minor, arrested for gangraping 7-year-old girl

    Two accused including a minor arrested in the case of alleged gangrape with a 7-year-old girl in Mankhurd area. Case registered under Section 376 (D) of the IPC and the POCSO Act in Trombay police station. The accused minor has been sent to Dongri Children's Home and the other accused remanded to police custody till August 9: Mumbai Police

  • 4:32 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    3 out of 5 accused arrested for setting fire in Gurugram shrine: Police

    The Gurugram police on Tuesday arrested three out of five accused for allegedly starting a fire in a mazar at Khandsa village here, officials said. According to police, the five men committed the act after getting influenced by social media posts on the communal clashes that began in the neighbouring Nuh district and spread to other parts of the city and nearby areas last week.

    The three arrested men have been identified as Gulshan, Vijay and Lalit, all residents of Khandsa village, a police official said. He said while Gulshan is a shopkeeper, Vijay is an auto driver and Lalit works as a delivery boy for a pharmacy.

  • 3:31 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    TMC MP Derek O'Brien allowed to attend Rajya Sabha after motion to suspend him not put to vote

    Rajya Sabha on Tuesday witnessed high drama over the suspension of TMC MP Derek O'Brien with the Chairman first announcing that he has to withdraw from the House but later said the motion to suspend him was not put to vote and hence, he could continue to attend the proceedings. O'Brien was allowed to attend the House proceedings after Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said he has taken a "far-sighted" decision to not allow voting on the motion to suspend him which did not fructify.

    The Chairman had earlier announced the suspension of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader for his unruly behaviour in the House. Several members, including Pramod Tiwari (Congress), urged the Chair to take a lenient view on O'Brien, but the Chairman asked why he should show leniency.

  • 3:26 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    9-member Congress delegation stopped by police from visiting Haryana's Nuh

    Nine-member Congress delegation going to visit Nuh, Haryana has been stopped by State Police near Rewasan Village. Delegation includes party MP Deepender Hooda and state party chief Udai Bhan. 

    Hooda says, "Our delegation wants to visit Nuh City, Nalhar Mandir and markets. We want to speak to everyone...There is a lot of Police deployment. Had this been done earlier, there would not have been the clash..."

  • 3:23 PM (IST) Posted by Aveek Banerjee

    Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan appeals his conviction in graft case, seeks release from jail

    Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday challenged his conviction in a corruption case by a trial court, saying the verdict by a "biased" judge "was a “slap in the face due process and fair trial” and “a gross travesty of justice”. Khan, 70, was arrested on Saturday shortly after an Islamabad trial court found him guilty of “corrupt practices” in the Toshakhana corruption case and sentenced him to three years in jail.

    Khan has appealed his conviction and the three-year prison sentence in a graft case by filing a plea at the Islamabad High Court, the Dawn newspaper reported. The application was filed by the former premier's lawyers Khawaja Haris and Gohar Ali Khan.

    "The decision of the trial court in the Toshakhana case is against the law," stated the plea seeking for the verdict to be annulled.

  • 3:00 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by far

     Now that July's sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organisation made it official: July 2023 was Earth's hottest month on record by a wide margin.
    July's global average temperature of 16.95 degrees Celsius (62.51 degrees Fahrenheit) was a third of a degree Celsius (six tenths of a degree Fahrenheit) higher than the previous record set in 2019, Copernicus Climate Change Service, a division of the European Union's space programme, announced Tuesday.

  • 3:00 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    This no-trust vote is against 'son of a poor': BJP's Nishikant Dubey

     BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday slammed the opposition parties for bringing a no-confidence motion against the government, saying this is a no-trust vote against a "poor man's son" who worked for the welfare of the people.
    Starting the debate from the government's side, Dubey said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that this is not a no-confidence motion against the government but it has been brought by the opposition to test the confidence of its own alliance members in each other.

  • 2:59 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Karnataka CM orders CID probe into bribery charge against Agriculture Minister

    Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said he has directed the CID to investigate the alleged complaint letter sent to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot by assistant agriculture directors of Mandya district accusing Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy of demanding Rs six lakh to Rs eight lakh as bribe.

  • 1:57 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Two sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for assaulting policeman in Navi Mumbai

    A court in Navi Mumbai has sentenced two men to two years rigorous imprisonment for assaulting an on-duty policeman.
    Assistant sessions judge K R Deshpande of the Belapur court on Monday found the accused Sachin Ravindra Shikare (44) and Naresh Popat Kaleti (45) guilty of charges under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code.
    The court sentenced them to two years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 each on them.

     

  • 12:36 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Mumbai: 61-year-old man held for hoax call about ‘terror attack’ at Mantralaya

    A 61-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly making a hoax call to Mantralaya here warning of a “terror attack” at the state secretariat, an official said on Tuesday.

    Prakash Khemani used his mobile phone to make the call to the landline of Mantralaya around 10 pm on Monday. He claimed that there would be a "terror attack" at the headquarters of the Maharashtra government in south Mumbai, the official said.

  • 12:36 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    BJP using 'communal, divisive' agenda to come to power in Chhattisgarh, says state Congress chief

     Chhattisgarh Congress president Deepak Baij has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of playing "communal and divisive" politics in a bid to come to power in the state after the assembly polls due later this year.
    The ruling Congress in the state has been keeping a close watch on all regional parties and small groups, seeking to contest the assembly polls in their areas of influence, particularly in tribal-dominated pockets, Baij told PTI.

  • 12:35 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Congress-led UDF claims Kerala govt failed to address price rise issue, opposition stages walkout

    The Congress-led opposition UDF on Tuesday alleged in the Kerala assembly that the LDF government has failed to address the price rise issue in the state.
    Refuting the allegation, the ruling Left front hit back by saying the situation was worse in Congress-ruled states of Haryana, Rajasthan and Karnataka.

  • 12:12 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Mumbai: Strike by drivers of private operators hired by BEST enters 7th day; 551 buses remain off roads

    Drivers of buses wet-leased by Mumbai's civic transport utility BEST continued their strike for the seventh day on Tuesday and 551 of these more than 1,600 buses remained off roads in the morning, officials said.
    While citizens continued to face hardships, drivers of the private bus operators stuck to their protest over the demand for salary hike and pay parity with BEST employees.

  • 12:11 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    TMC member Derek O'Brien suspended for rest of session, Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon

     TMC leader Derek O'Brien on Tuesday was suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the rest of the Monsoon session after he disobeyed Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar while trying to seek a discussion on the Manipur issue.

     

  • 12:11 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    New York City expects to host 3.06 lakh Indian travellers this year

    New York City is hoping to welcome 3.06 lakh travellers from India this year as the city witnesses economic recovery that has helped the growing momentum in tourist footfalls, New York City Tourism and Conventions EVP, Global Communications, Tiffany Townsend has said.

  • 11:12 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Atishi to hold charge of services, vigilance; Delhi CM forwards file to L-G for approval

    Delhi Minister Atishi will be given additional charge of the services and the vigilance departments, a government source said, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal forwarding a proposal to L-G VK Saxena for approval.
    The move comes a day after the Delhi services bill secured parliamentary approval after the Rajya Sabha passed the measure that will give the Centre control over the bureaucracy in the national capital.

  • 11:11 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Man held in Palghar for raping minor girl on pretext of marriage

    Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl after promising to marry her, an official said on Tuesday.
    The girl became pregnant after the man raped her repeatedly, the official from Vikramgad police station said.
    The victim and the accused were neighbours at a village in Vikramgad area. The accused allegedly raped her on the pretext of marriage, he said.

  • 10:01 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Parliamentary Party meeting of the BJP is underway

    Parliamentary Party meeting of the BJP is underway. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also present at the meeting. Discussion on the No Confidence Motion will begin in Lok Sabha today

     

  • 9:08 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Woman pushed out of moving train while resisting robbery bid in Mumbai; accused held

    A woman was pushed out of a moving train by a man when she resisted his attempt to rob her in an outstation train at the busy Dadar railway station in Mumbai, police said.
    The incident took place on Sunday night in Bengaluru-Mumbai CSMT Udyan Express and the accused has been apprehended, an official said on Monday.
    As the train was chugging out of Dadar, its second last station, at around 8.30 pm, a man entered the unreserved ladies compartment which had a few passengers. He allegedly molested the woman and snatched a blue bag containing cash, the official said.

  • 8:20 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    South Korea begins evacuating thousands of global Scouts from its coast as a tropical storm nears

    Buses began moving thousands of global Scouts from their campsite on South Korea's coast to inland venues Tuesday ahead of a tropical storm that is forecast to bring intense rains and strong winds to the peninsula within days.
    More than 1,000 vehicles are being used to move 37,000 Scouts — mostly teenagers — from the World Scout Jamboree that opened last week in Buan, a county on South Korea's southwestern coast. Most will be accommodated in Seoul and the capital's metropolitan area, where officials have secured university dormitories, government and corporate training centers, and hotels.

     

  • 8:20 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Elon Musk says he may need surgery before proposed 'cage match' with Mark Zuckerberg

    Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg.
    The two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to an in-person face-off in late June. It's unclear if a physical fight will actually end up happening, but Musk and Zuckerberg have continued to fuel interest in the potential match through online jabs at one another — most recently on Sunday, when Musk said the fight would be live-streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.

  • 7:27 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Pakistan: Powerful explosion kills 7 including UC chairman in Balochistan’s Panjgur; 2nd incident in a week

    In yet another incident of blast in Pakistan, at least seven people, including a chairman of a union council (UC), were killed after a landmine targeting a vehicle in Balochistan’s Panjgur district blew on Monday late at night.

     

  • 7:27 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Rahul Gandhi back as MP, to speak on no-confidence motion today

    The parliament is expected to witness a series of high-decibel debates as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who returned as MP on Monday will speak on a no-confidence motion on Tuesday

  • 7:26 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Delhi BJP leader Bidhuri asks Kejriwal govt to conducts survey for issuing new ration cards

    Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Monday demanded the Arvind Kejriwal government conduct a survey for issuing new ration cards.
    The BJP leader claimed that no new cards were provided to the people in the national capital in the last eight years. Over 3 lakh people have already applied for ration cards in Delhi and poor families are waiting for it for many years, he said.

  • 7:26 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Second Bihar Museum Biennale opens with exhibition from G20 countries

     Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav on Monday inaugurated the Bihar Museum Biennale, which opened with an exhibition showcasing artworks from G20 countries depicting universal issues of climate change, gender inclusion and migrations.
    The exhibition, 'Together We Art', showcases the artworks of 19 artists from G20 countries, nine guest countries and India, aimed at integrating the artistic response to many concerns of the world today.

  • 7:25 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    US lawmakers are travelling to India to be present at Red Fort during PMs address

     A bipartisan group of US lawmakers are travelling to India to participate in the Red Ford address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 among other things, according to an official statement.
    The bi-partisan Congressional delegation is led by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congressman Michael Waltz. The two are co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans.
    The lawmakers will visit Red Fort where the Prime Minister will address the nation on August 15th, India’s Independence Day.

  • 7:25 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    India origin sentenced to 18 years preventive detention, 12 strokes for sexually assaulting maid in Singapore

    An Indian-origin repeat sex offender was sentenced to 18 years of preventive detention and 12 strokes for the sexual assault of a maid in Singapore, a media report said on Tuesday.
    Preventive detention is imposed on recalcitrant offenders in order to protect the public from them.

  • 7:24 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    US raised human rights concerns with India in past and will do so in future: Official

    The United States has raised the issue of human rights with India in the past regularly and will do so in the future, a senior official has said ahead of next month’s presidential trip to New Delhi to attend the G-20 Summit.
    "We regularly raise human rights concerns with countries with which we engage, have done that -- so in the past with India, and we'll do so in the future," State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily news conference.