Lok Sabha Polls: Dharmendra Pradhan Files Nomination From Odisha's Sambalpur

The counting of votes for all phases is scheduled for June 4. (File) Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan filed his nomination from Odisha's Sambalpur constituency on Thursday. Dharmendra Pradhan visited the Maa Samaleswari temple and sought divine blessings before filing his nomination on Thursday. Dharmendra Pradhan took out an elaborate roadshow …...Read More

Security Forces Hold Drill At Key Locations Days After Delhi School Bomb Threats

The drills come days after nearly 200 schools received hoax bomb threats. The Delhi Police along with the National Security Guard (NSG) conducted security mock drills at the IGI airport, Rajiv Chowk Metro Station and DPS RK Puram here late Friday and early Saturday. The drills come days after nearly …...Read More

Pune Porsche Crash Accused's Parents Sent To Police Custody Till June 5

A Pune court on Sunday remanded parents of a 17-year-old boy allegedly involved in the Porsche car accident in police custody till June 5 in a case pertaining to destruction of evidence. The duo is being probed for their alleged role in tampering with the blood sample of the minor …...Read More

"Decide A Limit On Serving Liquor": Court To Bar Owners After Pune Car Horror

The minor had been drinking with his friends in two pubs in Pune to celebrate his Class 12 results A local court hearing the luxury car accident case on Tuesday remanded three accused in police custody till May 24, and directed the pub and bar operators to decide a limit …...Read More

AAP MP Swati Maliwal On Firing Of Employees In Women Panel

Swati Maliwal with DCW members during a press conference. Attacking at the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) for the removal of 223 contractual staff at the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), former chairperson of the women's rights body Swati Maliwal said that the Women Helpline Number in Delhi will cease to …...Read More

Supreme Court Disposes Of Hemant Soren's Petition Seeking Interim Bail

Hemant Soren interim bail plea: Hemant Soren was arrested in January The Supreme Court on Friday disposed of the petition of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren seeking interim bail to campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The Supreme Court said that Mr Soren's interim bail petition should be …...Read More

Haryana BJP Leader Anil Vij

Anil Vij was dropped in the newly formed cabinet, leading to disquiet in the state party unit. Former Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij and BJP leader who was excluded from the cabinet after its recent reshuffle, said on Wednesday that some people have made him a "stranger" in his own …...Read More

Suspecting Affair, Bhopal Man Strangles Wife, Burns And Buries Body

A 26-year-old man strangled his wife to death after suspecting her of having an affair, took the body in his auto-rickshaw, burnt it and then buried it near a dump yard in Bhopal, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on May 21 and the man, identified as Nadeem …...Read More

Hospitals Directed To Conduct Fire Audit By June 8: Delhi Minister

He stressed that it is illegal for a hospital to have a refilling system since it can lead to fire. In the aftermath of a blaze at a neonatal hospital that killed six newborns, the Delhi government has issued directions to all private and state-run hospitals to complete a fire …...Read More

Serum Institute Begins Shipments Of Malaria Vaccine 'R21/Matrix-M' To Africa

Adar Poonawalla flagging off the vaccine shipment Vaccines manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII) on Monday said it has started exports of 'R21/Matrix-M' malaria vaccine to Africa as part of the global fight against the disease. Developed in collaboration with the University of Oxford and Novavax's Matrix-M adjuvant, the R21/Matrix-M …...Read More