India

PM Modi lauds Indian diaspora for advancing bilateral ties

24 May 2023 06:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday that India will open a consulate in Brisbane to fulfil the long-pending demand of the diaspora. Modi made the announcement while addressing a packed Qudos Bank Arena here. The event was also attended by his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese. India currently has three

SC directs Telangana HC to assign bail plea of YS Reddy : NEW DELHI

24 May 2023 06:32 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, directed Telangana High Court to place a vacation bench to hear the anticipatory bail application of YSRCP MP YS Avinash Reddy accused in YS Vivekananda Reddy murder case on 25 May . A vacation bench of justices JK Maheshwari and PS Narasimha directed the Telangana

Sex work an offence only in public place: Mumbai Court : MUMBAI

24 May 2023 06:26 AM IST

The Mumbai court has recently set aside an order of the magistrate and directed a shelter home to set liberty of a 34-year-old woman sex worker detained there. It stated that, sex work can be called an offense when one engages in it in a public place causing annoyance to

Heat wave conditions to continue in Delhi

24 May 2023 06:21 AM IST

The heat wave conditions are likely to persist in the national capital on Tuesday with the maximum temperature expected to settle around 43 degrees Celsius, even as the weather office has forecast light rain or drizzle later in the day. Delhi is reeling under scorching heat for the past several

Girl child must be in mother’s care while approaching puberty: Court

24 May 2023 06:15 AM IST

It is in a child’s best interest to be in her mother’s care while she approaches puberty so that her feelings and emotions can be better dealt with, a family court in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore observed while granting the custody of a 10-year-old girl to her mother in a custody

Delhi HC nixes Oberoi’s repoll order for six seats

24 May 2023 06:11 AM IST

The Delhi High Court Tuesday set aside the decision of Mayor Shelly Oberoi to call for a repoll to elect six members of the MCD standing committee and directed her to declare forthwith the results of the poll held on 24 February. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said the mayor, also

Delhi CM seeks support against centre’s bill

24 May 2023 03:13 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he will be meeting leaders of various political parties to ensure that a bill related to Centre’s ordinance nullifying the Supreme Court order on services matters is not passed in the Rajya Sabha. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced that it

Punjab CM Mann flags off 98 emergency response vehicles

24 May 2023 03:08 AM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday flagged off a fleet of 98 emergency response vehicles (ERVs) to ensure people in distress receive help on time. Equipped with Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) and GPS, the vehicles will be the first responders to crime scenes and stationed at police stations in

Khattar takes stock of state projects over Rs 100 crore

24 May 2023 03:03 AM IST

An ambitious Ranney Well project started by the Haryana state government to provide drinking water supply to 80 villages of Ferozepur Jhirka sub-division has been completed. The project, which cost about Rs 210 crore, will soon be inaugurated by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. This information was given today in

BSF intercepts Pakistan-controlled drone in Punjab, fifth in four days

24 May 2023 02:49 AM IST

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday intercepted a Pakistani drone that crossed International Border (IB) in Punjab to drop off a consignment of drugs, a force spokesperson said on Tuesday. The flying object was downed around 9 pm on Monday in the Bhaini Rajputana village of Amritsar district, he

Congress leaders oppose support to AAP over Centre’s Ordinance

24 May 2023 02:47 AM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said the Aam Aadmi Party will seek the support of non-BJP political parties against the Centre’s Ordinance on the control of civil services in Delhi in a bid to stall it in the Rajya Sabha. The AAP and the BJP-led Union government have

RBI defends before Delhi HC on Rs 2000 notes exchange exercise : News Delhi

24 May 2023 01:47 AM IST

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that withdrawal of Rs 2000 notes is not demonetisation but a statutory exercise, and the decision to enable their exchange was taken for operational convenience. The court was hearing a plea by lawyer Ashwini Kumar