Thousands of women stage protests in Manipur over gangrape of 37-yr-old woman

Imphal (IANS) Thousands of women on Friday participated in sit-in demonstrations in Manipur’s five valley districts in protest against the alleged gang rape of a 37-year-old woman in Churachandpur on May 3 and demanded a CBI probe into the crime.

Court sends key accused in Srijan scam Rajni Priya to judicial custody till Aug 21

Patna, (IANS) A Special CBI court in Patna on Friday sent Rajni Priya, a key accused in the Rs 1,000 crore Srijan scam, to judicial custody till August 21. 

Rajini Priya was arrested from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday and taken to…

No-trust motion lucky for us, it's a floor test for Oppn: PM

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the no-confidence motion is lucky for the BJP-led Centre as the floor test is not for the NDA, but for the Opposition which has moved the motion in the Parliament.

Speaking…

Manipur tribal body, Mizoram MP slam Amit Shah over his 'infiltrators' comments in LS

New Delhi/Imphal, (IANS) A day after Home Minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha that the ongoing violence in Manipur started because of the “Kuki infiltrators”, a tribal body from the northeastern state on Thursday slammed him and said his statement…

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suspended from LS; BJP MP Virendra Singh apologises

New Delhi (IANS) The leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, was suspended from the House on Thursday for making objectionable comments on the Prime Minister in his speech during the no-confidence motion discussion. His suspension…

PM Modi to reply on no-confidence motion today in Lok Sabha

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

He is likely to speak around late afternoon.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had informed the House on Wednesday that the…

Centre's Bill excludes CJI for selection of CEC and other ECs

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre is all set to push for the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process of…

Union Minister gives shelter to 45 elected Bengal BJP panchayat members facing life threats

Kolkata (IANS) BJP Lok Sabha member of Alipurduar constituency in West Bengal and the Union Minister of state minority affairs, John Barla has given shelter at his residence to 45 elected BJP panchayat members for facing life threats allegedly from…

Fabricated attempts to malign image of Assam Rifles: Army

Imphal (IANS) The Army on Wednesday said that some hostile elements have made desperate, repeated and failed attempts to question the role, intent and integrity of the central security forces, especially the Assam Rifles, working relentlessly in Manipur…

Lingayat pontiff forges court verdict, K'taka govt orders lodging of criminal case

Bidar (Karnataka) (IANS) The District Commissioner of Bidar has ordered the lodging of a criminal case against a Lingayat pontiff in connection with alleged forging of court orders.

District Commissioner (DC) Govinda Reddy gave the orders to…