North Bengal floods: One killed, 11 missing & over 5,000 displaced

Kolkata (IANS) A child was killed and 11 people were missing in floods in the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong in north Bengal that come under the jurisdiction of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), according to the GTA chief…

Alliance with JD-S: BJP legislator unhappy with tie-up; hints at quitting party

Bengaluru (IANS) BJP legislator and former Karnataka Cabinet minister S.T. Somashekar on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the saffron party's alliance with the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) while hinting towards quitting the party.

Notably,…

NCP condemns 'removal' of ‘Socialist, Secular’ from Preamble of Constitution

Mumbai (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday strongly condemned the dropping of the words ‘Socialist, Secular’ from the Preamble of the Constitution.

This has become evident from the new copies of the Constitution published…

Ahead of World Cup matches, pro-Khalistan slogans in Dharamsala

Dharamsala (IANS) In the run-up to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 matches here, miscreants inscribed “Khalistan Zindabad” on walls of a government building in this Himachal Pradesh town, home to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, the police…

ED raids AAP MP Sanjay Singh's residence in Delhi liquor scam case

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday raided the residence of AAP MP Sanjay Singh for his alleged involvement in the Delhi liquor scam.

An ED team reached the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader's residence at 7 a.m. and…

NewsClick row: Delhi court sends founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head to 7-day police custody

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court has remanded NewsClick founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha, and HR head Amit Chakravarty to seven days of police custody.

After the Special Cell of Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested them under anti-terror law,…

23 soldiers reportedly missing after cloud burst in Sikkim

Gangtok (IANS) At least 23 soldiers are reportedly missing after a sudden cloud burst over the Lhonak Lake in Sikkim on Wednesday, a defence spokesman said.

The spokesman said that the cloud burst triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River…

NDRF rescues 7 people in Sikkim following flash flood-like situation after cloudburst

New Delhi (IANS) Following the flood-like situation after a cloudburst in Sikkim, the National Disaster Response Force has deployed three teams there and has till now rescued seven people, officials said.

A NDRF official in the national Capital…

Why political party not named in PMLA: SC asks ED in Sisodia bail plea

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S.V. Raju representing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the PMLA case against former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, on why the political…

IAF gets its first twin-seater LCA Tejas

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Air Force on Wednesday got its first twin-seater Light Combat Aircraft Tejas.

The LCA Tejas symbolises India's journey towards self-sufficiency in defence manufacturing, said Minister of State for Defence Ajay…