RAIPUR: A senior maoist commander who was a Central Committee Member (CCM) was killed in an encounter in the National park area of Bijapur on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Narasimha Chalam alias Sudhakar, 67, in-charge of the Maoist ideological training school (RePOS). An AK -47 rifle was recovered beside his body. Sudhakar's death came just a week after the elimination of CPI (Maoist) General Secretary Basavaraju on May 21. Speaking to TNIE, P Sunderraj, Inspector General of p...Read More
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) MP Supriya Sule on Thursday clarified her position on not signing the INDIA alliance's letter demanding a special session of Parliament, stating that the request should have been made after the return of multi-party delegations from their international visits. Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai upon her return from a diplomatic tour to Qatar, South Africa, Egypt, and Ethiopia, Sule explained that she was representing India abroad a...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 5 (PTI) The presence of a Bharat Mata portrait, allegedly associated with RSS shakhas, at a World Environment Day event at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday led to the state government boycotting the programme, prompting Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to assert that there would be no compromise on Bharat Mata. Kerala Agriculture Minister P Prasad, who boycotted the event, said that the state government respects Bharat Mata, but using an image commonly associated with RSS ...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): BJP National President and Union Health Minister JP Nadda planted a sapling at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi under 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative on World Environment Day on Thursday. 'Today, on World Environment Day, I planted a sapling at @MoHFW_INDIA, Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi, as a gesture of gratitude towards Mother Nature under the #EkPedMaaKeNaam initiative launched by Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji,' Nadda said in a post on X. 'I encourage everyone to ...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said every session of Parliament is "special" in remarks that came amid demands by the opposition to convene a special session to discuss Operation Sindoor. As the opposition questioned the haste in convening the session 47 days ahead of the actual commencement date, the minister said the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs has recommended to the president to convene the session from July 21 to August 12...Read More
New Delhi: A section of Bangladesh media has come out against the ordinance brought by the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus saying the new definition of freedom fighter has only led to confusion, controversy and ambiguities. While questions are being raised on the need to change the definition of freedom fighters and the interim government's intentions behind this, editorials have also questioned the need for the interim government to go for such major policy level changes when it is the...Read More
New Delhi, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a series of hard-hitting blows to the decades-old Maoist insurgency, India has achieved unprecedented success in its mission to eliminate Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), thanks to the bold, resolute, and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The recent elimination of top Maoist commanders, including Central Committee Member Gautam alias Sudhakar and CPI-Maoist General Secretary Basavaraju, was hailed as a turning ...Read More
Bengaluru, Jun 5 (PTI) The Bengaluru police on Thursday registered an FIR against RCB, the state cricket association, and others under various charges, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, in connection with the stampede outside Chinnaswamy stadium that killed 11 people. The political slugfest over the tragedy also intensified as the BJP demanded resignations of chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivkumar, who accused it of playing "dirty politics". Following a com...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah has made it clear on several occasions that in the delimitation exercise, concerns of the southern states will be taken care of and discussed with all concerned at appropriate time. A spokesperson of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said this on Thursday, a day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed concern over the Census-linked delimitation exercise. "The Honourable Home Minister has made it clear on several occasions that ...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah has made it clear on several occasions that in the delimitation exercise, concerns of the southern states will be taken care of and discussed with all concerned at appropriate time. A spokesperson of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said this on Thursday, a day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed concern over the Census-linked delimitation exercise. Also Read | World Environment Day 2025: Italian Deputy PM Antonio Tajani L...Read More
Guwahati, Jun 5 (PTI) The Assam Congress on Thursday demanded a CBI inquiry into alleged illegal stone mining in Karbi Anglong district in violation of a Supreme Court order. Addressing a press conference here, former Rajya Sabha member Ripun Bora also alleged that Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Chief Executive Member Tuliram Ronghang was allowing illegal activities in the district in nexus with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Also Read | World Environment Day 2025: Italian Deputy PM Ant...Read More
Srinagar: At least 32 residential places were raided by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) across Kashmir on Thursday in the ongoing probe into a terror conspiracy by Pakistan-backed proscribed terror outfits to destabilise Jammu and Kashmir. "Two live cartridges, one fired bullet head, and a bayonet have been recovered during the searches. Apart from this, several digital devices containing large volumes of incriminating data & documents have been recovered by NIA in these searches," said...Read More
Guwahati, Jun 5 (PTI) The Assam Congress on Thursday demanded a CBI inquiry into alleged illegal stone mining in Karbi Anglong district in violation of a Supreme Court order. Addressing a press conference here, former Rajya Sabha member Ripun Bora also alleged that Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Chief Executive Member Tuliram Ronghang was allowing illegal activities in the district in nexus with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. "Large-scale illegal stone mining is taking place in the hill...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 5 (PTI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to secularism and cited examples of avowedly secular politicians aligning with the BJP on development plank, saying there are no permanent friends or enemies in politics. Ajit Pawar, who heads the NCP, which is in an alliance with pro-Hindutva BJP and the Shiv Sena, noted Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal), Chandrababu Naidu (Andhra Pradesh) and Nitish Kumar (Bihar) -- all secular p...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan on Thursday, ahead of the fourth edition of the India-Central Asia Dialogue. He shared the details of the meetings through several posts on X. Upon meeting the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, the EAM said, 'Pleased to meet DPM & FM Murat Nurtleu of Kazakhstan this morning. Appreciated his reaffirmation of zero tolerance for terrorism. Discussed various fa...Read More
Guwahati, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain inaugurated the Lovlina Borgohain Boxing Academy in Barchandra, North Guwahati. This inauguration marks a significant milestone in Borgohain's vision to empower youth and cultivate world-class boxing talent from the grassroots level in the northeast. The academy, a first of its kind in Guwahati, aims to provide aspiring boxers with top-tier infrastructure and expert guidance to ac...Read More
Guwahati, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a blistering attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday, calling out the LoP in Lok Sabha for the "audacity" of using surrender barb on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP leader's sharp response came in the wake of Rahul Gandhi's jibe amid ongoing political debates over national security and foreign policy, particularly following the recent success of Operation Sindoor. Taking to social media platfor...Read More
Guwahati, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday welcomed the Centre's decision to include caste enumeration in the 2027 national census, calling it a long-overdue step that will significantly benefit the state's indigenous Muslim communities. Speaking on the sidelines of a World Environment Day event, Sarma said the move would help these communities assert their distinct socio-cultural identities, which have often been overlooked within broader religious o...Read More
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): Pointing out the developmental works done by the Centre and his administration in Ayodhya, where Ram Janmabhoomi Temple is located, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that earlier bullets were fired on people coming to the city, but now people visiting the temple were welcomed with a shower of flowers. The Chief Minister was apparently referring to the police firing on karsevaks during the Ram Janmabhoomi protest in 1990....Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Flipkart has received a lending licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Walmart-backed ecommerce company confirmed on Thursday. The nod came in March this year, according to sources. When contacted about the grant of the NBFC licence, Flipkart confirmed the development but did not divulge any details. The move could pave the way for Flipkart to offer loans directly to customers, sources said noting the specific instances in which the customers at times choose ...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Under-fire IPL champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday said it will co-operate with all the legal proceedings after an FIR was registered against it in connection with the stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium in which 11 people were killed. The FIR has been lodged against RCB, Karnataka State Cricket Association, and event management firm DNA Entertainment Networks. "We can't comment on legal proceedings at the moment. But we will co-operate with all the governm...Read More
Nagpur, May 5 (PTI) Police have found suspicious spyware-like applications in the mobile phone of Nagpur-based Sunita Jamgade, who has been held on espionage charges after she crossed over to Pakistan last month before being repatriated, officials said on Thursday. The 43-year-old woman's act of entering Pakistan has sparked security concerns with agencies probing possible espionage links, they said. "Police have found multiple suspicious applications in her phone which are suspected to be spy...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Thursday over a reported incident of a doctor brutally beaten up for treating a rape survivor's mother and said crime, unemployment and migration have become the real identity of the state's ruling dispensation. The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha also asserted that the JD(U)-BJP government in Bihar has become a symbol of the politics of "power" and the time has come to break this cycle of...Read More
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday launched coordinated searches at 32 locations across Jammu and Kashmir in a continued crackdown on Pakistan-backed terror outfits and their offshoots, which have allegedly been conspiring to destabilise the region.According to an official statement, the raids targeted residential premises of hybrid terrorists and overground workers linked to banned organisations like The Resistance Front (TRF), United Liberation Front Jammu & Kashmir...Read More
New Delhi: Amid growing speculation about Tesla's entry into India, Errol Musk, father of Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk, shared his thoughts on the electric vehicle giant's potential investment in the country. Speaking at an event in Delhi, Errol Musk talked about India's vast market potential, calling it an incredible opportunity for businesses. Tesla's India Prospects When asked whether Tesla would invest in India, Errol Musk responded, "I can't speak for Tesla, as it is a public company. ...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 5 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday inaugurated the final 76-km-long stretch of the Samruddhi Mahamarg, making the entire 701-km Mumbai-Nagpur corridor fully functional and bringing down the travel time between the two cities to 8 hours from around 18 hours. Fadnavis described the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg as an "engineering marvel" and said this "economic corridor" would play a vital role in the state's development. Fadnavis said by connecting t...Read More
Patna: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Bihar over crime, unemployment and migration by writing on social media platform X on Thursday. The post came a day ahead of his visit to the state to participate in 'women-oriented programmes' at Rajgir and Nalanda. He also exhorted the people to "change the cycle of injustice and put Bihar on the path of safety, self-respect and dignity." Rahul's remarks came in th...Read More
Haridwar: A former woman BJP leader in Uttarakhand allegedly let her boyfriend and his aide rape her 13-year-old daughter, the police said on Thursday, adding that all three have been arrested. The accused woman, a former BJP Mahila Morcha leader and her boyfriend (names withheld to protect the minor's identity), were arrested from a hotel in Haridwar on Wednesday following a complaint by the girl's father in this regard. The woman's boyfriend's aide was also arrested late on Wednesday night a...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board has issued a comprehensive advisory for the upcoming Eid-al-Adha festival, instructing people to strictly follow the rules and regulations while making sacrifices. The board instructed all the District Collectors of the state to strictly follow the advisory issued and inform the general public about it to ensure that the rules are followed. The advisory emphasised maintaining hygiene, ensuring sacrifices should be perf...Read More
Ayodhya (UP), Jun 5 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the vision of Viksit Bharat rooted in Sanatan Dharma is becoming a reality under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, with Ayodhya reclaiming the divine aura of the Treta Yuga. Adityanath attended the 87th birthday celebration of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust president Mahant Nritya Gopal Das Ji Maharaj here at Mani Ram Das Chhavni. According to an official statement highlighting Ayodhya's...Read More