[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Senior Congress politician P Chidambaram on Monday hit out at chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing remarks of three former election commissioners at a conclave held by a television channel, where they disapproved of the CEC’s demand that Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi either file an affidavit on his…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: BJP and its allies on Monday lashed out at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over a viral video purportedly showing his interaction with a distressed farmer in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi, calling his conduct “arrogant” and unbecoming of a senior neta. BJP also criticised Rahul Gandhi over his reported trip abroad, describing him as “a…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI Riders of two-wheelers had the highest share of road deaths – 45% or 77,539 – in 2023 while 48,818 people were killed in accidents caused by these vehicles in that year, according to the Union ministry of road transport & highways recently published road crashes report. Cars and taxis followed as the…
[ad_1] A 30-year-old man making Insta reels was caught for playing “dead in a dam” for almost 20 minutes in Gwalior. Tinku Singh had been floating motionless on the Veerpur dam. A police team arrived soon after along with a diver to retrieve the “body”. That’s when Tinku sprinted out of water. Police gave chase…
[ad_1] RAIPUR: A woman teacher at DAV Public School at Pratapgarh in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district, who subjected an eight-year-old girl to severe corporal punishment – forcing her to perform 100 squats and beating her with a stick – was terminated from service on Monday. Following recommendations from the district collector and education officials, police have…
[ad_1] A 56-year-old govt school headmaster in Tamil Nadu’s Tirupattur district was suspended and arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a class 5 student, just a fortnight after his suspension on similar charges was revoked. Police said K Bharath Ambedkar reached school in an inebriated condition. He asked the girl to sit on his lap…
[ad_1] SRINAGAR: Subedar Perbhat Gaur and Lance Naik Narender Sindhu of the Army were killed during a gunfight with terrorists in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district Monday — raising the year’s security toll in J&K to 19. The clash broke out after Army, CRPF and J&K police launched a joint search on intelligence about terrorists hiding…
[ad_1] JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Aam Aadmi Party’s J&K unit chief and Doda MLA Mehraj Malik was on Monday detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) on charges of disturbing public order.While the unprecedented action came amid a massive protest against Malik, the lone AAP MLA in J&K Assembly, by govt employees across the district for allegedly…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday strongly condemned the heinous terrorist attack on civilians in Israel. PM Modi said that India “condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations”.“Strongly condemn the heinous terrorist attack on innocent civilians in Jerusalem today. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and…
[ad_1] Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced a set of relief measures for people affected by recent floods, including compensation for farmers, financial aid for families who lost members, and deferment of loans. According to the announcement, farmers will receive Rs 20,000 per acre in compensation, to be transferred directly to them. Families…