Maoist links case: Bombay high court acquits former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba, 5 others

March 05, 2024 11:14 am | Updated 11:35 am IST The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on March 5 acquitted former DU professor G.N. Saibaba in an alleged Maoist links case and set aside his life sentence. Gokalkonda Naga Saibaba, 55, is a former professor at Delhi University’s …...Read More

Ideals of Lord Buddha a spiritual bridge between India and Thailand: PM Modi

March 05, 2024 10:56 am | Updated 10:56 am IST - New Delhi The ideals of Lord Buddha serve as a spiritual bridge between India and Thailand, fostering a deep-rooted connection, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on March 5. He was reacting to a post on X from the Indian …...Read More

Bengaluru prison radicalisation case | NIA raids multiple places across seven States

March 05, 2024 10:32 am | Updated 11:20 am IST - New Delhi “The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, launched multiple raids across seven States in connection with a case related to radicalisation of prisoners by a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist in Karnataka,” an official said. “The raids, …...Read More

Stranded tourists in Spiti Valley shifted; man killed in landslide during road clearing work

March 05, 2024 10:10 am | Updated 10:10 am IST - Shimla As many as 81 tourists stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley due to closure of roads after heavy snowfall have been shifted to safer places, police said on March 4. An excavator operator engaged in clearing a blocked …...Read More

Odisha bans single-use plastics inside sanctuaries, ecotourism places

March 05, 2024 09:32 am | Updated 10:10 am IST - BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Forest and Environment Department on Monday ordered prohibition of single-use plastic inside sanctuaries, national park, tiger reserves and ecotourism area of the State from April 1. “Alternate drinking water facilities will be provided for the tourists at …...Read More

Kerala man killed in anti-tank missile attack in Israel, two others injured

March 05, 2024 09:24 am | Updated 10:02 am IST - Jerusalem An Indian national was killed and another two were injured on March 4 when an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon struck an orchard near Israel's northern border community of Margaliot, officials said. All three victims hail from the …...Read More

U.P. man arrested by Navi Mumbai police for duping investors of lakhs

March 05, 2024 09:13 am | Updated 09:13 am IST - Thane Navi Mumbai police have arrested a man from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly luring people to invest in crypto trading and forex and cheating them of Rs. 60.2 lakh, an official said on Monday. The Cyber police apprehended Anshuman …...Read More

In late night drama in Kothamangalam, police arrest Congress legislator Mathew Kuzhalnadan and DCC president

March 05, 2024 09:09 am | Updated 10:00 am IST - KOCHI: High drama prevailed in Kothamangalam town around Monday midnight when the police swooped down and arrested Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA, and the Ernakulam district Congress Committee president Mohammed Shiyas. Mr. Kuzhalnadan was arrested from the tent put up at …...Read More

BNP: What is needed is a bypass and not a flyover, say experts

March 05, 2024 09:00 am | Updated 09:00 am IST - Bengaluru Less than 100 metres wide at many stretches, can the Bannerghatta National Park (BNP) accommodate a massive six-lane flyover without posing a severe threat to its wildlife and ecosystem? Its buffer zone already shrunk, can the endangered green …...Read More

ISRO chief says he was diagnosed with cancer on day of Aditya L1 mission launch

March 05, 2024 08:24 am | Updated 09:00 am IST - New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram ISRO chairman S. Somanath has revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer on the day of the launch of India's Aditya L1 solar mission but he said he was "completely healthy now". In an interview with Tarmak …...Read More