The rise fuel prices continued unabated on Saturday as both petrol and diesel prices touched fresh highs in metros like Delhi and Mumbai. While petrol saw a hike of 22 paise per litre, the price of diesel was increased by 21 paise. With the latest increase, petrol price touched Rs […]
Supreme Court verdict on activists’ arrest powers Amit Shah’s attack on Congress
The Supreme Court on Friday said there was prima facie material to show that the five arrested activists had links to a banned Maoist group and rejected their argument that they were arrested for their dissenting views. BJP chief Amit Shah on Friday tore into the Congress after the Supreme Court […]
Surgical strike anniversary: This is what PM wrote for Indian Army
Nation is proud of brave military power that is determined and devoted to the safety of the motherland, wrote Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the visitor’s book on Friday at Jodhpur’s Konark War Memorial. The Prime Minister, who arrived in Jodhpur earlier in the day, inspected a tri-services guard of […]
Women Of All Ages Can Enter Sabarimala Temple, Says Top Court, Ending Ban
Sabarimala verdict: For decades, women of menstrual age were restricted from entering the temple as its presiding deity, Lord Ayyappa, is considered to be a celibate. Women of all ages must be allowed in Kerala’s renowned Sabarimala temple, the Supreme Court ordered today, ending ban on the entry of women […]
PM Modi remembers Shaheed Bhagat Singh on birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his 111th birth anniversary. The Prime Minister took to his official Twitter handle and said that Bhagat Singh’s valour motivates millions of Indians across generations. “Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s valour motivates millions of Indians across generations. I bow […]
Rahul corners PM Modi, Anil Ambani over Rafale
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday intensified his attack on the controversial Rafale deal by accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of choosing the Reliance Defence over state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to benefit Anil Ambani. Gandhi’s scion also accused Ambani of having not returned Rs 45,000 crore allegedly taken from […]
Jharkhand: Naxal apprehended in Giridih
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local police, in a joint operation, apprehended a Naxal from Bhelwaghati’s Bhatuakura in Jharkhand’s Giridih district. The arrested Naxal, identified as Baldev Soren, is known for expertise in bomb-making. Three bundles of cordtex wire (detonating cord), 55 detonators, 175 kg of explosives among […]