Maoist violence revisits Chhattisgarh's Dantewada, 11 killed

Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) (IANS) Ten men drawn from Chhattisgarh Police's District Reserve Guard (DRG) and a civilian were martyred on Wednesday in a forested patch of Dantewada district as Maoists blew up a vehicle using an Improvised Explosive…

3 Ansarullah Bangla Team cadres arrested in Assam

Guwahati (IANS) Three cadres of Islamic radical outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) were arrested in Assam's Dhubri district, officials said on Tuesday.

Superintendent of Police in Dhubri, Aparna Natarajan said that based on specific input,…

No action to be taken on decision scrapping Muslim quota: K'taka govt to SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Karnataka government on Tuesday assured the Supreme Court that it would not take action on its March 27 decision to scrap the 4 per cent Muslim quota in the OBC category for jobs and education.

Solicitor General Tushar…

Proceed against Amritpal only as per law: Akali Dal

Chandigarh (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday said following the peaceful manner in which Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh had handed himself over to the law, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government should proceed against him only as…

After 36 days of chase in several states, pro-Khalistan propagator Amritpal arrested

Chandigarh (IANS) After 36 days of the cat-and-mouse chase spread over several states between the Punjab Police and the pro-Khalistan propagator, Amritpal Singh was arrested on Sunday from the native village of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who was…

NSA warrants executed with arrest of Amritpal Singh: Top police official

Chandigarh (IANS) The National Security Act (NSA) warrants were executed on Sunday with the arrest of pro-Khalistan propagator Amritpal Singh after over a month-long chase, Punjab Police Inspector General of Police Sukhchain Singh Gill said.

Refuting…

New look websites of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha soft launched

New Delhi (IANS) Now if you want to browse through details about both Houses of Parliament, i.e. Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, on the Internet, you can login to either of the two URLs: www.sansad.in/ls or www.sansad/rs, or even by logging into any of…

Amritpal shifted to Dibrugarh jail amid tight security

Dibrugarh (IANS) Amid tight security, Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh was shifted to the Dibrugarh central jail in Assam on Sunday following his arrest in Punjab earlier in the day.

He was flown from Punjab's Bathinda air base to Dibrugarh's…

Ex-J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik not detained: Delhi Police

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi Police on Saturday said it has not detained former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik after several messages were seen circulating on social media about his alleged detention.

"We have not detained former Governor…

Ahead of Modi's visit, renewed calls for naming Sydney suburb as 'Little India'

Melbourne (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Australia in May, the diaspora community in a western Sydney suburb is renewing calls to officially declare their area as 'Little India'.

Home to many popular Indian…