Mumbai, Jun 7 (PTI) Rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will hold separate Foundation Day gatherings in Pune on June 10 in the backdrop of a growing buzz over a reunion, though both sides insisted there was no such proposal on the table despite frequent meetings between their top leaders. Maharashtra NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) president Jayant Patil clarified that talk about both the factions coming together was "only in the air", and there has been no discussion on a possible...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev has called for reforms to ensure that the National Commission for Women (NCW) operates with greater autonomy, credibility and effectiveness. Dev, who is also a member of the panel, wrote to Digvijaya Singh, Chairperson of Parliamentary Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, on Friday. She also shared a copy of her letter on X, alleging that the NCW was "cherry picking" cases in opposition-ruled states. "W...Read More
Bengaluru | June 7, 2025: Cricketer Virat Kohli has been named in a police complaint filed in connection with the stampede near Chinnaswamy Stadium during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory celebration that left 11 people dead and dozens injured. The complaint, filed by A.M. Venkatesh of the Naija Horatagaarara Vedike at Cubbon Park Police Station, accuses Kohli of negligence and seeks action against him as a public figure associated with the event. Police confirmed that the complain...Read More
Imphal: Security forces arrested three insurgents affiliated with two different Manipur Valley-based underground outfits, police reported on Saturday. The first arrest was made in Bishnupur district's Wangoo Samushang area under Kumbi Police Station, where security forces detained Wahengbam Herojit Singh (also known as Ilu or Bobo), aged 31, of Wangoo Ahallup Santipur. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! He is an active cadre of the banned Kangleipa...Read More
ALAPPUZHA: The health department has imposed strict surveillance in government hospitals across Alappuzha district following a fresh surge in Covid cases. Over 200 people have tested positive in the latest outbreak, prompting the imposition of restrictions and enhanced safety protocols. At Alappuzha Medical College Hospital and various taluk hospitals, strict visitor control measures have been implemented. Wearing face masks has been made mandatory for all visitors, and in most hospitals, the n...Read More
Mumbai: The state social justice department has diverted a sum of ₹410 crore for payment of allowances under the Mahayuti government's flagship scheme, the 'Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana', which is administered by the state women and child development department. A government resolution to this effect was issued by the social justice department on Thursday, barely a month after a similar amount was diverted for payment of allowances under the scheme for the month of April. The latest mo...Read More
MALAPPURAM: Taking time off his busy election campaign schedule, UDF's Nilambur candidate Aryadan Shoukath speaks to the TNIE. Excerpts... Your candidature was announced under controversial circumstances, with V S Joy staking claim, and amid challenges raised by P V Anvar. Your thoughts... That's just a confusion created by the media. There's no confusion among us. I visit every campaign centre with the same V S Joy you mentioned. The rest are just stories. After the announcement of the bypol...Read More
NEW DELHI: Slamming the Modi government for its 'failed foreign policy', the Congress on Friday claimed that India has become isolated in global stage and "our all-weather friends are distancing themselves from us". Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said that the "biggest failure" of the government's foreign policy was its inability to arrange meetings of its delegations sent abroad with heads of states or influential people and asked what the country got out of the exercise. The Oppositi...Read More
NEW DELHI: Anticipatory bail in cases involving serious offences should not be given in a mechanical manner, the Supreme Court has said. A three-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, and Sandeep Mehta made the observation while setting aside an order of anticipatory bail to four accused persons in a murder case. Observing that the Patna HC had "clearly failed" to appreciate the gravity and nature of the allegations in the case, the court directed that the accused should surrender w...Read More
Delhi Weather Update: Although June started on a wet note, the weather in the national capital has quickly turned warm and sunny. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a rise in mercury, with temperatures expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius in the coming days. According to the Weather Body, the sky will mostly remain clear till the 13th of June. No warning is issued for rain during the next week. Notably, the maximum temperatures in Delhi/NCR are likely to rise by 5-6°C duri...Read More
Hyderabad: Telangana PCC working president T Jagga Reddy on Friday posed a question to Malkajgiri MP Eatala Rajender following his reported clean chit to former Chief Minister Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao during the questioning by the Kaleshwaram probe panel. At a press conference in Gandhi Bhavan, he demanded State BJP president and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy to explain whether he will support or oppose Eatala's statement. The Congress leader pointed out that for ten years, PM Modi and Hom...Read More
Hyderabad: BJP MP and former minister in BRS government Eatala Rajendar spilled the beans before Justice PC Ghose Commission inquiring into the Kaleshwaram project on Friday. The BJP MP told the commission that the three barrages - Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla were constructed only after the approval of CWC and Technical Committee and as per the recommendations of Cabinet Sub Committee headed by the then Irrigation minister T Harish Rao. Former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was the br...Read More
MYSURU: Union minister Pralhad Joshi launched a scathing attack on the Congress government over the tragic stampede at M Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed the lives of 11 RCB fans. Speaking to the media during his visit to the BJP office here on Friday, Joshi accused the government of shirking responsibility by suspending police officials, instead of owning up to administrative failure. "This government is trying to wash its hands of the tragedy by suspending capable officers, blaming them for ...Read More
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy extended greetings to the Muslim fraternity on the occasion of Bakrid (Eid ul Azha) festival which is being celebrated as a symbol of sacrifice. The Chief Minister remembered that Muslims all over the world celebrate Bakrid in memory of one of the Islam prophets Ibrahim Assalam, who announced his readiness to sacrifice his son obeying the orders of Almighty Allah. Bakrid festival reflects the unwavering devotion and sacrifice of the prophets, CM Revanth...Read More
AYODHYA: Nripendra Mishra, chairman of the Ram Temple Construction Committee, said 45kg of pure gold was used in the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. He said the estimated value of the gold, excluding taxes, is around Rs 50 crore. Gold has been used extensively in the doors on the ground floor of the temple and the throne of Lord Ram.He said gold work is still on in the Sheshavatar Temple. While the main structure of the Ram Mandir has been completed, other parts of the temple complex,...Read More
MUMBAI: There is growing speculation that the Thackeray cousins may unite to contest the BMC and other local body elections against their Mahayuti alliance partners. On Friday, Uddhav Thackeray of Shiv Sena (UBT) indicated that his party will align with the people's wishes. When asked about his possible collaboration with his cousin MNS chief Raj Thackeray, the Shiv Sena (UBT) president said that whatever the people desire will happen. He also said that he will soon share "good news". Reactin...Read More
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday acquitted former coal secretary H C Gupta, ex-joint secretary K S Kropha, and former director K C Samaria in a case linked to alleged irregularities in the allocation of the Mahugarhi coal block in Jharkhand. The case dates back to the coal allocation scam that shook the country a decade ago. For Gupta, this marks a second acquittal in coal block-related cases, though he has been convicted in five others. His appeals in those matters are pending before the Del...Read More
Hyderabad: Describing Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) as DRS (Dayyala Rajya Samithi- party of devils), Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday stated that former Chief Minister and BRS president Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao was paying the price for the sins he had committed when the latter was in power. The Chief Minister was speaking in a public meeting at Alair at Nalgonda district on Friday after laying foundation stones for various development works. He said the Opposition party was full of ...Read More
New Delhi, June 07: As Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) is being celebrated today, there is considerable public interest in whether June 07, 2025 -- the first Saturday of the month -- is a national holiday. While no nationwide public holiday has been declared by the central government for June 6 or 7, many states have announced regional holidays for Bakrid. In Kerala, for instance, all educational institutions will remain closed on June 6 and 7, although government offices will only observe a holiday on Ju...Read More
Bengaluru: Four people have been arrested in connection with the stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, which occurred during Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team's first-ever IPL victory celebrations and killed 11 people earlier this week. According to the police, Nikhil Sosale, a top marketing official of the RCB, was among those arrested. He was on his way to Mumbai when he was arrested from Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, at around 6.30am. Sosale handles all prom...Read More
Katra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused Pakistan of targeting "insaniyat and Kashmiriyat" through the terror attack in Pahalgam, saying the assault was "orchestrated with the sinister intent of inciting communal riots in India and robbing the impoverished, tourism-dependent Kashmiris of their livelihood". Addressing a huge rally here after inaugurating the first direct train service to the Kashmir Valley, a project featuring the world's highest arched railway bridge over the Chena...Read More
CHENNAI: Minister for Natural Resources S Regupathy on Friday criticised AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for 'acting as a mouthpiece' for the BJP and questioned if the AIADMK has ever dared to speak out against delimitation. In a statement released on Friday, Regupathy questioned EPS's claims of having told Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during their meeting, that Tamil Nadu's rights should not be affected by delimitation. "Why did EPS lie to reporters in Delhi before his meeti...Read More
India and Central Asian states are enhancing counter-terror cooperation, trade, and connectivity. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Central Asian ministers to discuss expanding security cooperation following recent terror attacks and boosting trade ties. Jaishankar emphasized diversifying trade and exploring mutual settlement in national currencies to leverage India's growing economy.India and Central Asian states on Thursday decided to widen counter-terror, trade and connectivity ...Read More
Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday directed officials not to demolish slums "without providing permanent houses" warning of strict action "against those who spread rumours regarding demolition", according to a statement issued by the CM's office. The CMO said instructions were also issued to register an FIR against rumourmongers, in a meeting held at the Delhi Secretariat with officials from DUSIB, PWD, DDA, and MCD. CM Gupta said that "some people are spreading the misconception that...Read More
Defending the suspension of Bengaluru police commissioner B Dayananda and other police officials for the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said, prima facie those who have not fulfilled their responsibility properly have been suspended. While speaking to reporters, he accused BJP and JD(S) of doing politics on the issue. Responding to a question on BJP and JD(S) demanding his and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar's resignation and accu...Read More
Nominations are filed for MCD's Standing Committee chairperson and deputy chairperson posts by BJP (Satya Sharma, Sunder Singh) and AAP (Praveen Kumar, Mohini Jeenwal). Nominations for the posts of chairperson and deputy chairperson of the Standing Committee were filed on Friday, marking a crucial step in restoring the key decision-making body of the MCD. From the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Satya Sharma filed her nomination for the post of chairperson, while Sunder Singh filed for deputy ch...Read More
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said the government of the day is handicapped, as it can't register an FIR because there is a judicial order. Dhankhar's made the remarks in connection with the Justice Yashwant Varma episode. A fire broke out at Varma's residence in the national capital in March when he was a judge in the Delhi High Court, leading to the discovery of several burnt sacks of cash from the outhouse. Dhankhar was interacting with a delegation of the Punjab and Haryana Hi...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Delhi police have lodged an FIR against anti-social elements involved in spreading misinformation about the demolition drive on the basis of a complaint filed by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), a release said. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had earlier issued an order to take strict legal action against those spreading misinformation about the demolition drive. The complaint highlights that a list of 675 JJ Bastis, which is publicly available on ...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Friday lauded the inauguration of the world's highest railway arch bridge over the Chenab River and said that it sends out a strong message to the world that India is committed to combating terrorism while steadfastly advancing its development works. Tiwari also said that Prime Minister Modi hoisting the national flag atop the Chenab rail bridge was a moment of pride.. Speaking to ANI, Manish Tiwari said, 'Today we all felt very proud whe...Read More
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 7 (ANI): Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said that the 'government of the day is handicapped' as it can't register a first information report and said that the three-decades-old judicial order provides a 'virtually impregnable cover'. The Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, today said, 'The Government of the day is handicapped. It can't register an FIR. Because there is a judicial order. And that judicial order is more than three decades old. It provides...Read More