Sources said during the crucial Mahayuti leaders' meeting in New Delhi on Thursday night, Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde sought 12 ministerial berths for his party It's been six days since the Maharashtra assembly election results were declared and the Mahayuti alliance emerged victorious, but suspense over the new head of the state and fresh cabinet minister is not over yet. Sources have said that the key alliance leaders will finalise a list and fly to Delhi on Monday to...Read More
Russian drone attacks injured eight and damaged buildings in Kyiv and Odesa. Ukraine's air force downed many of the 132 drones launched overnight. Increased drone warfare marks significant territorial gains for Russia. Emergency services reported extensive damage in several Kyiv districts. In a significant escalation of hostilities, Russian drone attacks on Ukraine have injured at least eight people and caused widespread damage to residential buildings in Kyiv and the Odesa region. These attack...Read More
"If you behave in this manner, I will not allow you to raise points on issues in future. I had always believed in giving you the space and you must reciprocate," the Speaker said to the BJP members.The BJP legislators then walked out of the House. Chief Whip of BJP Shankar Ghosh told PTI: "We wanted to bring an adjournment motion. Everyone must be aware of how attacks at puja pandals took place in Metiabruz, Falakata during Durga Puja and Lakshmi Puja and at Beldanga during Kartik Puja. The situ...Read More
New Delhi, Nov 29 (UNI) Amid continued protests by Opposition over alleged corruption case against Adani group and other issues, Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Friday. Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar adjourned the Upper House till 11 AM on Monday (2nd December, 2025). Today was the fourth day of the ongoing Winter Session, when the House proceedings were stalled. Responding to Opposition members' demand to have discussion on Adani and other issues by suspending the scheduled p...Read More
The damaged Hanuman statue lying on the ground in the Birbhum temple.Source : X@SuvenduWB Amid the purported violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, a Hanuman Temple in Bengal's Birbhum district was allegedly vandalised on Thursday night. Sharing a video of the vandalism, West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari slammed the Mamata Banerjee government for alleged "inaction" against "anti-Hindu" miscreants. The video showed the idol of Lord Hanuman on the ground with pieces of it scatter...Read More
China's military faces another crackdown as Admiral Miao Hua is investigated for corruption, expanding President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign targeting the military elite. The move comes amidst efforts to strengthen the People's Liberation Army amid regional territorial tensions. China's defense ministry has announced that Admiral Miao Hua, a senior military official and member of the Central Military Commission (CMC), is under investigation for corruption. This move marks the latest...Read More
On December 7, Ghanaians will elect a new president and parliament, with contenders including former President John Mahama and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. Investors are keen to see if the winner will uphold economic reforms and effectively handle Ghana's debt challenges under the existing IMF program. Ghanaians are set to vote on December 7 in a tightly watched election, as key candidates vie to replace President Nana Akufo-Addo. Former president John Mahama and Vice President Mahamudu B...Read More
Odisha witnessed light showers on Friday as a deep depression formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal. Bhubaneswar, gearing up for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, saw drizzles and a massive cloud cover linked to the weather system developing along the coasts. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted light rain in districts including Balasore, Bhadrak, and Cuttack up to 8:30 am on Saturday. The deep depression moved north-northwest at approximately 7 kmph over six hours and wa...Read More
A day after a blast in Delhi's Prashant Vihar, a private school in Rohini received a bomb threat via email on Friday, PTI reported, citing Delhi Fire Service officials. However, the officials stated that the threat was later declared a hoax following a thorough search of the school campus. An official said that the school informed the police immediately after they received the bomb threat. He stated that a call was received from the police regarding the bomb threat email at 10.57 am and a tea...Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are scheduled to visit Odisha for three days from Friday (November 29, 2024), during which they will attend the All India DGP/IGP Conference starting here later in the day. Ahead of his tour, the Prime Minister in a series of X posts said, "Senior police officers from all over India will take part in this (DGP/IGP) conference. There will be extensive deliberations on enhancing India's internal security apparatus. Different aspects...Read More
Both accused were arrested on Sunday and presented in the Dehra court on Monday. If you are a livestock owner, you need to be cautious, as your animals might be at risk of being stolen. This isn't just speculation as recent incidents suggest that even animals are no longer safe from thieves. A strange case has emerged from Khundian in Kangra district, where thieves stole three goats and fled. The matter eventually reached the police. Surinder Kumar, the head constable of Khundian Police, was i...Read More
Live Parliament Winter Session 2024: Amit Shah to move Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill 2024 in Lok Sabha Both Houses of Parliament are scheduled to resume at 11 am today after they were adjourned on Thursday for the third day in a row. The Winter Session of Parliament began on November 25 and is expected to conclude on December 20. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned amid massive protests by the opposition on the Adani row and the Sambhal violence, among other issues, which the ...Read More
In her new memoir Freedom, Merkel shared that, knowing Putin occasionally brought his dog to meetings with foreign leaders, she had asked an aide the previous year to request that Koni not be present during her encounters with him, as she had a fear of dogs. When they met in Moscow in 2006, Merkel said Putin honoured her request but gave her a large stuffed dog, joking that it didn't bite. However, during their encounter in Sochi the following year, the large dog roamed the room and approached ...Read More
After wishing everyone, including"Radical Left Lunatics," Happy Thanksgiving in a raging social media update, Donald Trump dug up an old edited Turkey Day meme from his son's digital archive. Three years ago, Donald Trump Jr shared a bizarre, refurbished version of a famous scene from the movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." The president-elect's eldest son's SNS update came with the cheeky caption: "You're welcome. Happy Thanksgiving." The clip features his father jumping out of a tur...Read More
The RSS and the BJP have patched up after the general elections debacle and the Sangh's cadre has worked tirelessly in Haryana and Maharashtra, holding thousands of meetings seeking votes for the party. It has specifically worked on wooing back a section of SC-ST and lower OBC voters, who had switched to the INDIA bloc during the general elections on the "change of constitution" and "end of reservations" narrative. The BJP unit in Delhi is one of the weakest in India and lacks the punch to take...Read More
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], November 29 (ANI): Amid a Rajasthan court issuing notices regarding a petition claiming that the Ajmer Sharif Dargah was built over a Shiva temple, the spiritual Head of the Dargah, Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan said that it is "not right to create such controversies." "It is not right to create such controversies. The majority of the population here is Hindu. Even outside the dargah, there are most of the shops by Hindus. They keep their keys outside the dargah and ope...Read More
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov has arrived in North Korea for an official visit. During his stay, he will engage in bilateral talks with the nation's military and political leadership. This visit underscores the ongoing diplomatic engagements between Russia and North Korea and highlights their military cooperation. On Friday, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov made an official visit to North Korea, as reported by several news agencies citing the defence ministry. During his vis...Read More
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party MPs on Friay staged a protest in the premises of the Parliament, alleging deteriorating law and order situation in the national capital. The protest was held by AAP leaders Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and other party leaders. On Thursday, an explosion was reported in Delhi's Prashant Vihar on Thursday. Fire tenders were at rushed to the site and teams of National Security Guard (NSG) commandos Delhi Police Crime Branch, Spec...Read More
From Kimchi Stew to Hotteok: 8 Soul-Warming Korean Comfort Foods To Savour This Winter Chennai and nearby districts are experiencing heavy rainfall, leading to widespread disruptions and prompting the government to declare school holidays in several areas. The downpour, caused by a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal, has resulted in severe waterlogging, traffic jams, and safety concerns. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a rain alert for Chennai and surrounding regio...Read More
Sambhal: A large contingent of police has been deployed around the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal ahead of the Friday prayers and the Supreme Court hearing on the survey matter. The situation in the area is reportedly normal, with people walking on the streets and schools remaining open. However, Internet services remained suspended to prevent the spread of misinformation. Additional police personnel were stationed late Thursday night around the mosque and at strategic points, in...Read More
The Super Bowl pregame festivities will spotlight Louisiana's vibrant musical culture as multi-talented musician Jon Batiste takes the stage to deliver the national anthem. He will be joined by Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle, who are set to perform "America the Beautiful." This musical extravaganza will occur on February 9 at the iconic Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, preceding the NFL's championship clash and halftime entertainment headlined by rapper Kendrick Lamar. The NFL expressed its...Read More
Speaking to reporters here before leaving for Mumbai, Shinde said the decision on the next chief minister of Maharashtra will be taken "in a day or two" in another meeting of the Mahayuti coalition in the state capital. Shinde, along with Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, met Shah and Nadda late Thursday to thrash out a power-sharing pact for the next government in Maharashtra after the BJP-led coalition registered a thumping majority in the Assembly elections. "We will ta...Read More
Chennai: With the weather department predicting heavy to very heavy rain in coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, the District Collectors of Chennai and Chengalpatu on Friday declared holidays for educational institutions in these two districts. The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located at about 310 km southeast of Nagapattinam, 480 km south-southeast of Chennai, and 410 km southeast of Puducherry. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast a potential landfall of ...Read More
The Congress leadership was aware it was losing ground to the ruling Mahayuti following the gains made during the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, several party leaders privy to an internal survey less than a month ahead of the November 20 elections have said, adding that the outcome shouldn't exactly come as a shock. As per a report in The Indian Express, several party leaders it spoke to admitted that a survey conducted in 103 "strong MVA seats" showed the Maha Vikas Aghadi ahead in only 4...Read More
Till now there has been no update on the SSC CGL result announcement date and time yet. The Commission conducted the Tier I CGL examination from September 9 to September 24, 2024. The examination was held across the country at various exam centres. The Tier-I exam consisted of Objective-Type, multiple-choice questions on General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension. Each section had 25 questions, and the maximum mark was 50. The questio...Read More
Ahmedabad police on Friday have arrested four individuals, including a resident of Australia, for operating a counterfeit currency racket in a warehouse in the Vatva area of Gujarat's Ahmedabad. The group was involved in printing fake Australian dollars, reportedly intending to smuggle the counterfeit notes abroad. The arrests followed a raid by the city's Crime Branch, acting on a tip-off about suspicious activities at the warehouse. Authorities seized counterfeit Australian banknotes worth ap...Read More
It was a moment of anticipation and hope when Priyanka Gandhi took oath as an MP It was a moment of anticipation and hope when Priyanka Gandhi took oath as an MP. It seems to have irked the BJP that she took the oath, holding the Constitution in hand. The prospect of her raising "the country's issues" in the Parliament, fighting for the Constitution and democracy, enthusing her party workers, giving a much-needed fillip to her party, adding strength to the Opposition and emerging as a powerful ...Read More
Ahead of the fifth day of the Parliament winter session, Congress MP Manickam Tagore filed an adjournment notice in Lok Sabha on Friday (November 29, 2024) to discuss the Gautam Adani indictment in the lower house. Opposition MPs have repeatedly sought to discuss the Adani indictment in the Lok Sabha since the start of the winter session on November 25. Justifying the public adjournment motion in the letter submitted to the Lok Sabha Secretary General, Mr. Tagore wrote that the issue is of "pu...Read More
LUCKNOW: While life is gradually returning to normal in the western Uttar Pradesh district of Sambhal, which witnessed massive violent protests on Sunday, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Allahabad High Court on Thursday seeking a CBI probe into the causes of the violence on November 24. The PIL also requests that the premier investigating agency, under the court's direction, ascertain the role and involvement of all those who led the protests in Sambhal, which resulted in th...Read More
Russia's nuclear doctrine has been updated to affirm its nuclear umbrella for primarily the six member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), including an explicit focus on Belarus. The announcement followed a joint meeting of the CSTO's Council of Foreign Ministers, Council of Defense Ministers, and Committee of Security Council Secretaries held in Astana. According to the state news agency TASS, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu highlighted the revisions...Read More