Beating around the bush: SC on Centre's denial on detailed affidavit in Pegasus row

New Delhi (IANS) After the Centre's denial to file a detailed affidavit clarifying whether Pegasus spyware was used or not, the Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on a batch of petitions seeking an independent probe into the alleged Pegasus…

Partha Chatterjee interrogated by CBI in I-Core chit fund case

Kolkata (IANS) After West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee said that he would not be able to go to the CBI office, the officers came to his South Kolkata office and interrogated him for two hours. Chatterjee was interrogated…

TN Police conducts searches at premises of people sympathetic to LTTE cause

Chennai (IANS) The elite Q branch of the Tamil Nadu Police has conducted searches in several pockets that were involved in the recent drug haul in which Sri Lankan Tamils were arrested. During the probe, it was found that the drug syndicate was used…

UP Muslims also seek caste census for its backward sections

Lucknow (IANS) As the demand for caste census gains momentum among various political parties, the Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh is also keen on caste enumeration of the Backward Castes.

The All-India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz, which has been…

Mamata eyes alliance with Samajwadi Party in UP polls

Lucknow (IANS) The Trinamool Congress is looking towards an alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, due early next year.

A decision on this is expected to be taken by the leaders of both the parties in the…

Sub-inspector critically injured in Srinagar militant attack

Srinagar (IANS) A sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police (SI) was critically injured on Sunday in a terrorist attack in Srinagar city.

Police said terrorists fired at a police 'Naka' (Checkpost) near the Khanyar police station in…

India demands Taliban keep commitment to not harbour terrorists

United Nations (IANS) Warning that terrorism continues to threaten Afghanistan, India has demanded the Taliban to keep its commitment to not allow the country to be used by terrorists.

Citing last month's "deplorable" attack on the Kabul…

Heavy rains lash IGIA; Ops not impacted

New Delhi (IANS) Heavy rains waterlogged several areas of the national capital's IGI Airport here on Saturday morning.

Accordingly, the arrival area of Terminal 3 was waterlogged for "half an hour" before it was cleared.

The incident…

Gujarat CM Rupani resigns ahead of the end of term

Gandhinagar (IANS) In a major political development, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday tendered his resignation to Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat at his residence, Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar. The BJP leader confirmed that he has resigned…

Owaisi booked for hate speech in UP

Barabanki (UP) (IANS) The All India Majlis-e-Itthehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, has been booked for allegedly trying to spoil communal harmony through a provocative speech in Barabanki district.

Owaisi alleged in his speech…