K'taka BJP faces rebellion after announcement of 1st list, Cong ready to poach

Bengaluru (IANS) Even as the BJP is facing rebellion from some senior leaders, who have not been given the tickets to contest the Assembly poll, the Congress is ready to poach disgruntled leaders, sources have said.

BJP MLC and former Deputy…

Avoid rumours on Bathinda military base firing incident: Army

Chandigarh (IANS) Considering sensitivities involved, the Indian Army on Wednesday asked the media to avoid rumours and refrain from speculation over a firing incident inside the Military Station in Punjab's Bathinda, which led to the deaths of…

Delhi school evacuated after bomb threat email

New Delhi (IANS) A private school in Delhi was evacuated after an email containing a bomb threat was received by the administration on Wednesday, a police official said.

Authorities at The Indian School in Defence Colony told police that they…

Kolkata's Mominpur clashes: Warrant against 7 absconding accused; NIA announces award

Kolkata (IANS) A special court of National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the Ekbalpur-Mominpur clashes in Kolkata on October 9 last year on the occasion of 'Lakshmi Puja', issued a warrant against the seven absconding accused.

The…

'Don't mess around with my authority': CJI Chandrachud warns lawyer

New Delhi (IANS) A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud everyday usually hears around 100 cases on an average seeking urgent listing before the benches of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice's court is often packed with lawyers,…

'Serious doubts on motive of petitioners': Gujarat to SC on fake encounters

New Delhi (IANS) The Gujarat government on Monday told the Supreme Court that there were serious doubts about the locus and motive of the petitioners in a matter connected with the alleged fake encounter cases in the state, between 2002 and 2006.

Fugitive Amritpal's aide Papalpreet arrested in Punjab

Chandigarh (IANS) Papalpreet Singh, a close aide of fugitive 'Waris Punjab De' chief and self-styled radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, was arrested in Punjab's Hoshiarpur village on Monday.

The Punjab government confirmed his…

TN's Villupuram tense as Dalits barred from entering state govt-controlled temple

Chennai (IANS) Tamil Nadu's Villupuram was tense on Monday after caste Hindus did not let Dalit community members enter the local Shri Dharmaraja Draupati Amman Temple at Melpathi village.

The temple, interestingly, is controlled by the…

RTI reply: 'No commonly delineated' LAC between India-China

Mumbai (IANS) As India and China with increasing frequency grunt and growl at each over their territorial rights, an RTI reply has said that there is actually no 'Line of Actual Control' between the world's two most populous nations.

Maha: Lightning bolts, drowning claim 14 lives in 48 hours

Mumbai (IANS) As unseasonal rains and hailstorms lashed different parts of Maharashtra, at least 13 persons were killed in lightning-related incidents and one due to drowning, across the state in the past 48 hours, officials said here on Monday.