Ban use of unauthorised strobe lights, hooters, Supreme Court directs governments | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has directed governments to enforce a complete ban on unauthorised red-blue strobe flashing lights and illegal hooters through seizure, market crackdowns and penalties. It has also instructed the road transport ministry, state transport departments and traffic police authorities to prescribe the maximum permissible luminance and beam angles for vehicle headlights…

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Ayodhya: At least 5 dead as building collapses after explosion; several feared trapped | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: At least 5 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya after a building collapsed following a powerful explosion.According to police, several people are still feared trapped under the debris as rescue operations are under way.“Five people have died in the explosion, a few have been injured, and efforts are on to rescue…

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Bihar elections 2025: NDA seat-sharing talks – is BJP in a bind after 2024 Lok Sabha majority miss? | India News

[ad_1] Jitan Ram Manjhi (left), PM Modi with CM Nitish Kumar (center) and Chirag Paswan (right) NEW DELHI: In politics, there are decades when nothing happens, and days when decades happen. Was June 4, 2024, one such day?On the eve of the parliamentary results, pollsters swore by a “purna bahumat“, a resounding majority for the…

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‘Spoke to my friend’: PM Modi congratulates Donald Trump on success of historic Gaza peace plan; discuss trade deal | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to US President Donald Trump and congratulated him on the success of the historic Gaza peace plan.In a social media post on X, PM Modi said,” Spoke to my friend, President Trump and congratulated him on the success of the historic Gaza peace plan. Also…

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Bihar elections 2025: It’s AK vs PK – AAP’s next big bet explained | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a surprise move, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced that it will contest all 243 seats in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, positioning itself as an alternative to both the ruling NDA and the opposition Mahagathbandhan. The decision has added an interesting variable as strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj…

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Seers back religious freedom laws, seek tougher curb on forced conversions | India News

[ad_1] The Supreme Court of India (Photo credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Hindu religious bodies, including the Nirmohi Aani Akhara, Akhara Parishad, and the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti, on Thursday extended their support for the Freedom of Religion Acts enacted by several states and announced a nationwide campaign to back such laws.Mahant Rajendra Das, president of…

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India, UK sign $468m-missile deal: All you need to know about Martlets; how it will boost defence | India News

[ad_1] Keir Starmer with PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: India and the UK have signed a £350 million deal under which the Indian Army will receive UK-made missiles. The missile supply is expected to directly create over 700 jobs in Northern Ireland, one of the United Kingdom’s four constituent nations alongside England, Wales, and Scotland,…

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Bihar polls: Jan Suraaj announces 51 candidates; Prashant Kishor missing from the first list | India News

[ad_1] Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor’s new venture, Jan Suraaj, making its debut in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, on Thursday released its first list of 51 candidates.Notably, Kishor, the party’s main face, was absent from the list. Here’s the list – Earlier, he had confirmed that he would contest the polls and said the candidate…

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‘Government job for all households’: Tejashwi Yadav sounds poll bugle; makes major promise ahead of Bihar elections | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav blew the election bugle for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, promising a government job for at least one member in every household if voted to power.“The NDA could not provide jobs to the youth in 20 years. We will…

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‘Within 24 hours I had a peace deal’: Donald Trump repeats India-Pakistan truce claim; cites trade pressure | India News

[ad_1] Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Thursday once again claimed credit for mediating peace between India and Pakistan, saying, “Within 24 hours I had a peace deal,” referring to the heightened military tensions in May during Operation Sindoor, India’s retaliatory strike following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people in…

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