A day before the Delhi Assembly polls, Haryana police booked AAP national convener and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act. The FIR was registered in Kurukshetra based on a complaint by Shahbad resident Jagmohan Manchanda. Kejriwal and others have been booked under Sections 192, 196(1), 197(1), … Read more
A day after suspected militants killed a retired soldier and wounded his wife and niece in south Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Police detained over 500 people from across the Kashmir Valley. A large number of those detained were relatives of Kashmiri militants based in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). “There have been massive detentions across … Read more
From her choice of saree to announcements for the state, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman kept the focus on poll-bound Bihar in the Union Budget on Saturday. The announcements, catering to farmers to the middle class, are important as the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) looks to keep the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan at bay … Read more
Trump Signs Laken Riley Act: Pre-Trial Detention for Undocumented Immigrants Accused of Crimes US President Donald Trump stated that the law would “restore common sense” to immigration enforcement and prevent violent criminals from being released into communities. (AP) US President Donald Trump took a significant step in his immigration policy by signing the Laken Riley … Read more
Delhi Elections 2025: With just a week to go before the high-stakes Assembly polls in Delhi, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal unveiled his 15 guarantees on Monday, promising to implement them in the next five years if elected to power. Announcing his guarantees to the people of Delhi, Kejriwal said, “Today, we are going to … Read more
The evident signs of a thaw in India-China relations has built hopes of normalisation of air connectivity between the world’s two most populous nations, which haven’t had regular passenger flights between them since early 2020. Resumption of direct flights and normalisation of visa issuances—demands China has been making over the past couple of years—are expected … Read more
Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) supremo Nitish Kumar has often been critical of dynastic politics over the years, with one of his main planks against the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) being that they “promoted only family”. Kumar would also often say that “Bihar was his family”. But now, … Read more
A Delhi court has ordered the seizure of two M F Husain paintings displayed at the DAG, formerly Delhi Art Gallery, following a complaint from an advocate who called them “offensive”. Judicial Magistrate First Class Sahil Monga of the Patiala House Courts, in his order Monday, said, “At this stage, an application… has been moved … Read more
The CBI had argued strongly for the death penalty in the case that shook West Bengal and triggered several weeks of protests and strikes by doctors. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had demanded death for the murderer. The Supreme Court has held that a sentence of death should be passed only in the “rarest … Read more
Four people have been arrested on charges of disturbing public order for allegedly gathering at a private property in the Jam Samant village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district and offering namaz (Islamic prayer) collectively without obtaining permission from the authorities. It is alleged that the accused converted the site into a makeshift mosque by covering … Read more