Monday, May 6, 2024

North India

SC says it may consider granting interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in view of Lok Sabha elections

The Supreme Court on Friday said it may consider granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in view of the Lok Sabha polls.

Nearly 100 schools in Delhi shut over bomb threat, officials say it appears to be hoax

On Wednesday, around 100 schools in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) received a bomb threat email....

“Genociders are not welcome”: Palestine protest force JNU admin to cancel US envoy event

On Monday, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration cancelled an event with the United States ambassador to India...

Rajasthan elections: Congress hopes to overturn BJP sweep

As voting in Rajasthan state wrapped up on Friday, with a low turnout at around 56 per cent,...

Licences of 14 Patanjali products suspended, Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority tells Supreme Court

Amidst the trial for misleading advertisements, the Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority on Monday informed the Supreme Court that...

Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam resigns from cabinet over conversion row

Delhi cabinet minister Rajendra Pal Gautam has resigned on Sunday days after a video emerged of him at an event where 10,000 people converted to Buddhism. Aam Aadmi Party...

Two more members of PFI arrested under UAPA in Delhi

The Delhi Police have arrested two more members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) under the sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
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Four sanitation workers die cleaning sewer at Faridabad hospital

Four sanitation workers including siblings died after inhaling poisonous gas while cleaning a sewer pit at a private hospital in Faridabad Wednesday afternoon.

Mulayam Singh Yadav remains on life-saving drugs: Hospital

Former UP Chief Minister and veteran socialist leader Mulayam Singh Yadav is still critical and on life-saving drugs, the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram where he is admitted has said.
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Delhi Police register fresh case against PFI under UAPA

The Delhi Police initiated action against the properties owned by the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the national capital and have registered a case under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). 

Punjab: Farmers block rail tracks for 3 hours on first anniversary of Lakhimpur killing

Members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) in Punjab blocked rail traffic for three hours from Monday noon on the first anniversary of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that claimed eight lives including four farmers.
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University in Varanasi removes Dalit guest lecturer over social media post

A Dalit guest lecturer at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidhyapith in Varanasi has been removed from University for a social media post in which he suggested that women’s life will be liberated from slavery and fear if they read the Indian Constitution and Hindu Code Bill for nine days rather than fasting during Navratri.

Case against RSS Leader who terms killed girl as “raw milk”

Uttarakhand Police on Thursday lodged a case against a leader of Hindu militant group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) who made objectionable comments on 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari by terming her as "raw milk" before "hungry male cats" and blamed her father for her death.
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Sharjeel Imam gets bail In sedition case, to remain in jail in UAPA cases

A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to Muslim student activist Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case which accuses him of delivering a “provocative speech” against Citizesnship Amendment Act (CAA) in 2019.

Supreme Court to hear plea of Azam Khan against state action on Muhammad Ali Jauhar University

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Thursday a plea of Samajwadi Party senior leader Azam Khan against the alleged takeover and other unjustified actions of the Uttar Pradesh government against the Muhammad Ali Jauhar University at Rampur.
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Delhi MLA Amanatullah Khan gets bail two weeks after arrest

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan was Wednesday granted bail in connection with a case of alleged irregularities at the Delhi Waqf Board, being investigated by the anti-corruption branch (ACB).

Delhi University student among arrested in crackdown on PFI

Shoaib Ahmad, an undergraduate student at Delhi University’s Zakir Hussain College, was among those taken from their homes in New Delhi's Shaheen Bagh on Tuesday during the second round of the countrywide crackdown on the Popular Front of India.
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