Bengal panchayat polls: AISF candidate shot dead in Bhangar

Kolkata (IANS) An All India Secular Front (AISF) candidate, Mohammad Mohiuddin Molla, was shot dead on Thursday in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district when he arrived at the block development office to file his nomination for the Panchayat…

IIT Delhi's AI/ML model predicts 2023 to be normal monsoon year

New Delhi (IANS) India will see a normal monsoon in 2023, according to a new machine learning model, developed by an international team of researchers led by Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Delhi.

The model predicted an All India Summer…

Delhi Police file charge sheet against WFI chief in sexual harassment case

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi Police on Thursday filed in court its charge sheet running over 1,000 pages in the alleged sexual harassment case against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Police has filed the charge…

Delhi Police seek cancellation of POCSO case against Brij Bhushan

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi Police on Thursday sought cancellation of FIR in the minor wrestler's complaint case alleging sexual harassment by former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Singh.

The 550-page report filed…

Congressman Ashish Deshmukh to make 'ghar-wapasi' to BJP on Sunday

Mumbai (IANS) Suspended former Congress MLA Ashish Deshmukh is all set to return to the ruling ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Nagpur on Sunday in the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, state party…

Cyclone Biparjoy: Red alert issued for parts of Raj

Jaipur (IANS) Authorities have issued a 'red' alert for parts of Rajasthan as it will receive heavy to very heavy rain on Friday and Saturday in the wake of cyclone Biparjoy.

The 'red' alert has been issued for Barmer and Jalore…

Cyclone Biparjoy: IMD issues heavy rain alert for coastal K'taka

Bengaluru (IANS) In the wake of the very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy set to make landfall in Gujarat on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for heavy rainfall in the coastal region of Karnataka, as well as the…

Jaishankar meets US NSA Jake Sullivan, discusses preparations for PM Modi's visit

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday met visiting US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan here and discussed the preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Washington on June 22.

Taking…

Dream to strike it rich & 'love angle' behind Rs 8.49 cr heist in Punjab, claims police

Chandigarh (IANS) It was the dream to strike it rich, a 'love angle' between the masterminds and a woman-led gang behind the Punjab's 'biggest heist' of Rs 8.49 crore in the office of CMS Info Systems Ltd, a cash management firm,…

Militants gun down 11 people in Manipur

Imphal (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and 23 others injured when suspected militants attack the Khamelock village in Manipur, police said on Wednesday.

A police official said that heavily armed militants attacked the village late on…