Eight hours have passed, Abhishek Banerjee's grilling still continuing

Kolkata (IANS) Over eight hours have passed since the CBI officers started questioning Trinamool Congress national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee at the agency's Nizam Palace office here, and the grilling process is still continuing.

Mega Khap Panchayat in Hry on Sunday to press for wrestlers' demands

New Delhi (IANS) The Palam Khap on Saturday expressed its disappointment over the disregard shown towards the demands of the protesting wrestlers, who are pressing for the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh…

Squall alert in Jharkhand in next 48-hours

Ranchi: IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre issued an alert for squalls in isolated pockets of Jharkhand in the next 48 hours. The Meteorological Centre predicted strong surface wind blowing at a speed of 50 kmph.

The weather office also issued an…

SC gets 2 new judges, full strength of court for brief period

New Delhi (IANS) Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate K.V. Viswanathan were sworn-in as Supreme Court judges on Friday.

The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud.

Stray dogs maul to death another child in Telangana

Hyderabad (IANS) In yet another shocking incident, an eight-year-old boy was mauled to death by stray dogs in Telangana.

The incident occurred near Kazipet railway quarters in Hanamkonda district on Friday morning.

A pack of stray dogs…

Pressure mounts on Congress high command for more DyCM posts in K'taka

Bengaluru (IANS) Pressure is mounting on AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge from senior Congress leaders in Karnataka to create more posts of the Deputy Chief Minister.

The AICC has announced only one Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) post for Karnataka…

No evident pattern of manipulative contribution to price rise: SC panel on Adani-Hindenburg row

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court-appointed committee headed by retired judge A.M. Sapre probing the Adani-Hindenburg controversy said taking into account explanations provided by Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India), supported by empirical…

SC puts on hold Allahabad HC direction for scientific survey of Shivling inside Gyanvapi mosque

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday put on hold the Allahabad High Court directions allowing scientific survey and carbon-dating of a Shivling found inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex last year.

Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, representing…

RBI to withdraw Rs 2,000 currency notes; to continue as legal tender

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said that it will withdraw the Rs 2,000 denomination banknote from circulation but it will continue as legal tender.

In a statement, the RBI said: "The 2,000 denomination banknote was introduced in…

NCB probe unveils lavish lifestyle & mysterious watch deals of Sameer Wankhede

New Delhi (IANS) Narcotics Control Bureau deputy director general Gyaneshwar Singh has mentioned in his report on the Aryan Khan drug case that the annual income of Sameer Wankhede, the former Mumbai Zone Director of NCB, and his wife is around Rs…