Kafeel Khan takes battle with Yogi to UN body

Lucknow (IANS) Gorakhpur's Dr Kafeel Khan, has taken his battle against the Yogi Adityanath government to an international level.

Khan, who was recently absolved of charges under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) and is now living…

7 killed in Thane building collapse

Thane (IANS) At least seven persons were killed and over a dozen feared trapped when a three-storey building crashed at Bhiwandi town in Thane district in the early hours of Monday.

The tragedy caught the residents in sleep when the three-storey…

Chinese spy racket: Journo Rajeev Sharma sent to 7-day police custody

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday remanded Journalist Rajeev Sharma, Chinese woman Qing Shi and Nepalese citizen Sher Singh to seven-day police custody in connection with a Chinese espionage racket case.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…

SC on Shaheen Bagh: Right to protest must not hamper right to mobility of others

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said Right to Protest of one section has to be in balance with others' Right to Mobility on a public road, as everyone has the right to move from one place to another and this right cannot be prejudiced…

Extremely concerned about balancing dignity, free speech: SC on Sudarshan News issue

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that it is extremely concerned about the balance of the right to dignity with that of free speech.

The observation was made by a bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud during the hearing of…

Naidu says RS Deputy Chairman was threatened

New Delhi (IANS) The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday condemned the unruly incidents that took place in the Upper House on Sunday and said it was a bad day for the Rajya Sabha.

Expressing his anguish, the Chairman said…

BSF foils bid to smuggle weapons, drugs from Pak in Jammu

Jammu (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons and narcotics from Pakistan on the International Border (IB) in Jammu' Arnia, officials said on Sunday.

The attempt was made on Saturday night.

The…

Covid effect: Monsoon Session may be curtailed, parties agree

New Delhi (IANS) Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, all political parties in a Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of Parliament on Saturday agreed to curtail the ongoing Monsoon Session as early as September 24.

It is learnt that…

Farmers stage protests in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh (IANS) Farmers in the states of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday held protests on a call given by various organisations against the "anti-farmer" bills introduced by the Union government in Parliament.

However, there was no report of…

3 LeT men arrested in J&K, weapons sent by Pak drones recovered

Jammu (IANS) Three suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists have been arrested by the security forces from Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir with a large cache of arms and ammunition they had received through drones, officials said on Saturday.