Sushil Modi, Rajya Sabha Member And Ex Deputy Chief Minister Of Bihar, Dies At 72

Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Sushil Modi died at Delhi's All-India Institute of Medical Sciences this evening. The 72-year-old was battling cancer and was admitted in the intensive care unit of AIIMS for the last one month. The stalwart leader, once the BJP's best-known face in Bihar, had …...Read More

Border Force Jawans Save Polling Officer's Life In Bengal By Giving CPR

He received expert medical care at a hospital and his condition stabilised further. Narayan Chakraborty (55), a polling officer at Booth 93 of the Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha Constituency in West Bengal, got a fresh lease of life on Monday, thanks to the prompt action by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel …...Read More

Nirmala Sitharaman's Poser To Rahul Gandhi On Congress' "Khata Khat" Schemes

"Here's a challenge to him to answer these questions for the people of India," she said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday fired a fresh salvo against Rahul Gandhi and the Congress, for making "lofty promises disconnected with reality" during the Lok Sabha poll campaign without explaining where the huge …...Read More

55 Rajya Sabha MPs' Demand Impeachment In High Court Judge' "Majority" Remarks Row

A group of 55 Rajya Sabha MPs, led by Kapil Sibal, has submitted a request to impeach Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav for "hate speech and incitement to communal disharmony". In a 21-page motion submitted to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat Friday morning, Mr Sibal and his colleagues, including …...Read More

Supreme Court Extends Defamation Proceedings Stay Against Arvind Kejriwal

The top court had asked the trial court not to take up the defamation case till further orders. The Supreme Court on Monday extended the stay on the defamation proceedings against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to allow time for the parties to explore the possibility of a settlement. Mr …...Read More

He Boarded 200 Flights In 110 Days, Stole Jewellery Worth Lakhs From Fliers

The accused owns 'Ricky Deluxe', a guest house in Delhi Paharganj. He boarded 200 flights last year and travelled thousands of kilometres in the country for over 100 days to execute robberies at airports, stealing valuables from several passengers in 2023. The Delhi Police busted the new style of theft …...Read More

Video: MLA From Jagan Reddy's Party Slaps Voter In Polling Queue, He Hits Back

A screengrab shows YSR Congress Party MLA A Sivakumar slapping the voter In a brazen show of VIP culture, an Andhra Pradesh MLA slapped a voter, reportedly after he had objected to the legislator jumping the queue at a polling booth in Guntur district this morning. In a video that …...Read More

Passenger 'Assaults' TTE Over Ticket Dispute In Kerala

The TTE later sought treatment at a hospital here A travelling ticket examiner was allegedly attacked and punched on the nose by a passenger for being questioned over travelling in a reserved coach without a valid ticket, police said on Monday. Vikram Kumar Meena, a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) hailing …...Read More

"During Her Last Moment...": Cancer Patient On Stretcher Votes In Bihar

Shubhadra Devi had been severely unwell for a long time, said her son. Shubhadra Devi has been battling cancer, but that wasn't a reason for her to skip voting. She had been surviving only on water for four days, but still wanted to cast their vote, her son Vijay Kumar …...Read More

BJP Candidate Asks Muslim Women To Show Face For ID Check, Sparks Row

A video showed BJP's Madhavi Latha checking voter identity cards at a poll booth Kompella Madhavi Latha, BJP's firebrand candidate from Hyderabad, faces a police case after a video showed her asking burqa-clad Muslim women at a polling booth to reveal their faces so that she can match them with …...Read More