PM Modi hails Sandeshkhali survivor Rekha Patra, calls her ‘Shakti Swaroopa’

March 26, 2024

Rekha Patra, one of the alleged victims of sexual harassment and the face of protests in Sandeshkhali against alleged atrocities by the Trinamool Congress leaders and henchmen, on Tuesday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominted her for the Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency. Rekha...

Lok Sabha election 2024: BJP to contest on 17 seats in Bihar, JDU 16, Chirag’s party gets 5

March 18, 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest on 17 constituencies in Bihar during the Lok Sabha election 2024 while Janata Dal United (JDU) has been allotted 16 as part of the seat sharing formula between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) constituents. Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will fight...

Elvish Yadav admits to supplying snake venom at Noida rave party: Reports

March 18, 2024

Youtuber Elvish Yadav has reportedly admitted to supplying snakes and snake venom at rave parties organised by him, Noida police sources claimed. The YouYuber was arrested on November 17 by Noida Police in connection with a rave party where snake venon was allegedly provided as a recreational drug to the...

NDA, INDI Alliance set to finalise Bihar seat sharing formula for Lok Sabha election 2024

March 18, 2024

Both the major political blocs - the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) - are busy finalising their seat sharing for Lok Sabha election 2024 in Bihar. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA, bolstered by the return of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal...

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee injured, admitted to Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital

March 14, 2024

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday suffered a major injury on her forehead. Posting about her on its official X handle, the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) said that Mamata injured her head. The 69-year-old Chief Minister was rushed to SSKM hospital in Kolkata where doctors are treating...

Nayab Singh Saini confident of securing majority in Haryana Assembly

March 13, 2024

Nayab Singh Saini, the new Haryana Chief Minister, will move the confidence motion in the state Assembly on Wednesday. Saini, who took oath as the chief minister of the state on Tuesday after former CM Manohar Lal Khattar and his entire cabinet resigned, is sure of getting the confidence motion...

Rishabh Pant to play in IPL 2024, confirms BCCI

March 12, 2024

The Indian Premier League 2024 will mark the restart of Rishabh Pant's professional cricket career as the wicketkeeper-batter. Since December 2022, the 26-year-old has not been playing cricket following a car accident. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed that Rishabh Pant...

India tests Agni-5 missile with MIRV tech, PM Modi congratulates DRDO

March 11, 2024

India on Monday (11 March 2024) successfully test-fired the indigenously developed Agni-5 intercontinental ballitic missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. The test was carried out by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and soon after it Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi congratulated the scientists for "Mission Divyastra", the...

Centre notifies CAA, portal to apply activated

March 11, 2024

The Union Home Ministry notified Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules on Monday (11 March 2024) evening. Parliament had on 11 December 2019 passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) which amended the Citizenship Act of 1955. Under CAA Indian citizenship will be provided via a fast track process to persecuted religious...

SBI gets time till March 12 to disclose details of electoral bonds after SC rap

March 11, 2024

The State Bank of India's (SBI) request to extend the Superme Court deadline until June 30 to provide the Election Commission of India with information about its electoral bonds was denied by the apex court on Monday. Instead, the bank was instructed to provide the information by March 12. The...