Fire doused at Ghazipur landfill site, political sparks fly ahead of Delhi Mayor elections

New Delhi (IANS) After a gruelling 14-hour battle, firefighters managed to extinguish the flames at the Ghazipur landfill site, a key waste disposal area in the capital. The fire department confirmed the successful dousing of the inferno on Monday.

Delhi HC dismisses PIL seeking 'extraordinary interim bail' for CM Kejriwal with 75k costs

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking extraordinary interim bail to incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, in all the criminal cases registered against him by the central…

Nobody should stop ED & CBI from doing their jobs: PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated on Saturday that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are doing their jobs, and nobody should stop them.

Responding to a question during an interview…

People voted for NDA in first phase, says PM Modi in Maharashtra

Parbhani (Maharashtra) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that voting in the first phase of polling was in favour of NDA which made the INDIA alliance members lose their sleep.

“The bumper voting in favour of NDA in the first…

CAPF deployment for phase 2 of polls in Bengal to increase to 303 companies

Kolkata (IANS) Taking lessons from reports of sporadic violence in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal on Friday, especially at Cooch Behar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to increase the deployment of Central Armed Police…

Viksit Bharat Ambassador meet-up: India will be among world’s top 3 economies by 2027-28, says Hardeep Singh Puri

New Delhi (IANS) Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, attending the Viksit Bharat Ambassador Srinagar meet-up event on Saturday, highlighted the country’s transformational journey in the past ten years, saying that India is set to outclass Germany and…

Polling for 39 LS seats commences in TN

Chennai (IANS) Polling for 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu commenced on Friday morning.

Former Telangana and Puducherry Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, senior DMK leader T.R. Baalu, DMK leader and…

Violence erupts in Bengal's Cooch Behar as TMC and BJP workers clash

Kolkata (IANS) The polling in the first two hours for three Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal on Friday was marred by incidents of violence in the Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency.

Some cases of violence were reported from Jalpaiguri…

Bitcoin scam case: ED attaches assets worth over Rs 97 cr of Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached immovable and movable properties worth Rs 97.79 crore belonging to Ripu Sudan Kundra aka Raj Kundra, businessman, and husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, under the provisions of…

Indian crew member returns home from Iran; EAM Jaishankar says 'Modi Ki Guarantee always delivers'

New Delhi (IANS) Deck cadet Ann Tessa Joseph, one of the 17 Indian crew members on board a cargo ship seized by Iran, returned home on Thursday with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar insisting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guarantee…