Friday, March 29, 2024

North India

Former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged slow poisoning in UP jail, dies

Convicted politician Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged that he was being administered slow poison while in Uttar Pradesh jail, passed away on Thursday in a hospital in Banda district after...

No interim relief for Arvind Kejriwal from Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass any interim order to release Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who was arrested and is under the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case.

AAP’s lone Lok Sabha MP joins BJP

The lone Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP from Jalandhar, Sushil Kumar Rinku on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

“Lost all hope of ever living in clean habitat,” say residents of Delhi’s Rangpuri Pahari

Batto sits on her haunches, overlooking the flooded home made out of old worn-out bricks. The 72-year-old, who goes...

Convicted former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged slow poisoning in UP jail, hospitalised

Convicted politician from Uttar Pradesh and former Member of the Legislative Assembly Mukhtar Ansari was admitted to Uttar Pradesh's...

Delhi: Overnight demolition of Sufi shrine leaves caretaker, regular visitors in dismay

On 26 April 2023, the grave of Syed Nanhe Miyan Chishti, a spiritual figure, located at the end corner of the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts at New...

DU: Faculty who was found dead after losing his job belonged to OBC community

Samarveer Singh, the 33-year-old former ad-hoc teacher from Delhi University who died by suicide days after being displaced in the ongoing recruitment process, belonged to the Other Backward Caste (OBC) community.
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Displaced Hindu College teacher’s death prompts calls for protest against “institutional murder”

Samarvir, a former ad-hoc assistant professor in the department of philosophy at Delhi University’s Hindu College allegedly died by suicide on Wednesday days after he was displaced in the ongoing recruitment process.

Chhattisgarh: 10 policemen, one civilian killed in alleged Maoist attack

Ten police officers and a driver, reportedly travelling in a mini-van, were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast allegedly carried out by Maoists in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday.
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Former Punjab CM and SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal dies at 95

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch and five-time former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, 95, passed away at Fortis Hospital Mohali, confirmed Jangvir Singh, media advisor of the party.

UP: Muslim student accuses Times Now Nav Bharat of falsely portraying him as shooter in Umesh Pal case

A Muslim student in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad has alleged that Times Now Nav Bharat channel falsely portrayed him as a shooter and accused him of being involved in the Umesh Pal murder case. He claims that his photos and visuals were aired during prime time on TV. Following numerous emails and legal notice, the channel took down the video, but did not issue any clarifications.
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Poonch attack: 30 people detained for questioning

Around 30 people have been detained for questioning so far as security forces conducted a massive raid to track down the militants who ambushed an Army truck in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch killing five army men last week.

Sexual harassment: Wrestlers file police complaint against WFI chief, BJP MP Brij Bhushan

Seven prominent woman wrestlers have filed a police complaint against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment.
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Amritpal Singh surrenders before Punjab police, arrested in Moga

After a month-long chase, Waris Punjab De leader Amritpal Singh surrendered before the Punjab police and was arrested from the Moga district on Sunday morning.

Hindu man beaten to death by temple priest, others for accidentally breaking idol while cleaning

A 24-year-old Nepal resident died after he was lynched by three men, including a priest, as he accidentally broke an idol while cleaning it in Gurgaon’s Khandsa village on Wednesday.
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Days after Pulwama revelation, Satya Pal Malik summoned by CBI

Former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik, who spoke about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s approach to Pulwama attack last week, has been called by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), for questioning on April 28.

5 Armymen killed in Jammu militant attack

Five Armymen were killed on Thursday afternoon in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district when their vehicle was fired on by “unidentified militants”, who “took advantage of heavy rains and low visibility in the area”, the HQ Northern Command said.
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