Odisha train tragedy: Over 120 dead, 850 injured admitted to hospitals

Bhubaneswar (IANS) More than 120 people have died in the tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening, in which 17 coaches of two express trains, Coromandel Express and SMVT-Howrah Super Fast Express, derailed.

This…

CBI lodges case against IL&FS Transportation network, directors for alleged bank fraud

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an FIR against IL&FS Transportation Network Ltd and its directors on charges of defrauding 19 banks of Rs 6,524 crore between 2016 and 2018.

The banks affected by this alleged…

Justice will be done to wrestlers, police to soon file charge sheet, says Anurag Thakur

New Delhi (IANS) Amid ongoing protests by the country's top wrestlers, who are seeking action against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brijbhushan Sharan Singh on allegations of sexual misconduct, the Union Information and…

WFI chief Brij Bhushan's Ayodhya rally postponed

Lucknow (IANS) The Jan Chetna Rally being organised by BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and the saints of Ayodhya on June 5 has been 'postponed'.

BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers,…

SAD alleges jail inmate appointed market committee chief in Punjab

Chandigarh (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday condemned Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for criminalising politics by appointing a jail inmate, who was booked for abetting suicide, as Chairman of the Anandpur Sahib Market Committee.

Khaps extend full support to wrestlers, mull approaching President

Muzaffarnagar (UP) (IANS) The Mahapanchayat of Khaps that met in Muzaffarnagar on Thursday has decided to meet President Droupadi Murmu if need be and seek justice for the protesting wrestlers demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India…

10 shooters of Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldie Brar gang held in Gurugram

Gurugram (IANS) A total of 10 sharpshooters of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldie Brar gang have been nabbed from two different places in Gurugram, the police said on Thursday.

A police officer said that Crime Branch units of the Gurugram…

K'taka govt likely to make announcement on 5 guarantees tomorrow

Bengaluru (IANS) The Congress government, which is under pressure to implement five guarantee schemes in Karnataka, is likely to make an announcement in this regard on Friday after the cabinet meeting, according to sources.

The implementation…

India, Nepal ink pacts on enhancing physical connectivity; power, tourism cooperation

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that several agreements have been signed between India and Nepal, focussing on enhancing physical connectivity, as well as cooperation in power and tourism sectors.

Addressing the…

Manipur violence: Shah announces separate judicial, CBI probes

Imphal (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced a judicial probe into the month-long ethnic violence in Manipur by a retired High Court Chief Justice and CBI probe into six specific conspiracy cases.

After a four-day visit…