Another shocker: Incidents of atrocities continue in MP set for polls in next 5 months

Bhopal (IANS) Poll-bound BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh witnessed another inhuman incident against two youths belonging to the lower castes, who were humiliated, paraded with garlands of shoes and forced to eat faeces.

After a tribal labourer was…

NCP National Executive meeting on at Sharad Pawar's Delhi residence

New Delhi (IANS) A day after a meeting in Mumbai, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday was chairing the party's National Executive meeting here in the wake of the split in the party by his nephew Ajit Pawar, who joined…

Indian contingent, Rafale jets to take part in Bastille Day parade of France

New Delhi (IANS) The Bastille Day parade of France will witness a 269-member tri-services contingent of the Indian Armed Forces marching alongside their French counterparts on July 14 in Paris.

The Indian contingent left for France on Thursday.…

Macron's diplomatic advisor discusses India-France strategic dialogue with Ajit Doval

New Delhi (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France next week, Emmanuel Bonne, the diplomatic advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, called on National Security Advisor Ajit Doval here on Thursday.

Bonne also…

Gang of impersonators giving NEET exam on behalf of actual candidates busted, four held

New Delhi (IANS) With the arrest of four persons, including AIIMS students, the Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a NEET exam gang, whose members used to appear in exams in place of actual candidates after taking a sum of Rs 7 lakh each.

AIMPLB meet today to finalise draft on UCC

Lucknow (IANS) The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has convened an online meeting of its members on Wednesday to finalise a draft which it will submit to the Law Commission over the issue of Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

“The Board…

MP man who urinated on tribal arrested, NSA invoked against him

Bhopal (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Police have arrested Pravesh Shukla after a purported video showing him urinating on a tribal man went viral on social media, and slapped the National Security Act (NSA) on him.

He was arrested during a mid-night…

Gujarat HC seeks govt's clarification on alleged police flogging in Kheda

Ahmedabad (IANS) In a contempt petition filed by the victims of an alleged flogging incident in Gujarat's Kheda, the division bench of the Gujarat High Court has sought clarification from the government regarding whether the police officials had…

Manipur schools reopen for classes 1-8 after over two months of violence

Imphal (IANS) After more than two months since the violence erupted in Manipur on May 3, a total of 4,521 schools for classes 1 to 8 reopened on Wednesday, officials said.

According to the officials, only 20 per cent students were in attendance…

Lawyers clash, shots fired at Delhi's Tis Hazari Court

New Delhi (IANS) Two groups of lawyers clashed and opened fire at the Tis Hazari Court in the national capital on Wednesday, an official said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (North), Sagar Singh Kalsi said at around 1.35 p.m., a firing incident…