
Sandeshkhali violence: CBI takes over probe
The CBI has taken over the probe into the killing of BJP workers Pradeep Mondal, Devdas Mondal and Sukanta Mondal during the 2019 post-poll violence in Sandeskhali and registered an FIR against prime accused and former TMC leader Sahajahan Sheikh, officials said. The agency registered the first information report (FIR) on...
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NATGRID asks states to use its database to control criminal activities
07 July 2025 | Press Trust of India -
SC administration seeks removal of ex-CJI Chandrachud from official residence
07 July 2025 | Pioneer News Service -
AICC attempted to revive AJL: Cheema
06 July 2025 | Press Trust of India -
Srinagar swelters at 37.4 degrees due to heatwave
06 July 2025 | Mohit Kandhari -
Four dead in mine collapse in Jharkhand
06 July 2025 | Pioneer News Service -
Poll panel in talks amid Opposition criticism: CEC
06 July 2025 | Press Trust of India -
Cong slams Thackerays over GR credit
06 July 2025 | PNS
BJP calls Thackeray rally a desperate bid, family reunion
BJP leaders in Maharashtra on Saturday said Uddhav and Raj Thackeray’s joint rally in Mumbai was a “desperate attempt” to revive their political fortunes and recover lost ground ahead of civic polls, adding the event was more like a “family reunion”. Uddhav and Raj on Saturday shared the public stage and...
Sanjay Bhandari declared fugitive economic offender
A Delhi court on Saturday declared UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari a fugitive economic offender on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) plea, officials said. The court issued the order under the provisions of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA) of 2018, they said. The order has come as a shot in the...
ADR moves SC challenging EC’s revision of electoral roll in Bihar
The Association of Democratic Reforms has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Election Commission’s (EC) direction for a Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, of electoral rolls in Bihar. The Election Commission on June 24 issued instructions to carry out an SIR in Bihar, apparently to weed out ineligible names and ensure...
SC report on Justice Varma case has no constitutional relevance, says Sibal
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday said the Supreme Court’s in-house inquiry report in Allahabad High Court Judge Yashwant Varma’s case has “no constitutional relevance” as an investigation can only take place under the Judges Inquiry Act. Addressing a press conference, Sibal also accused the government of protecting Justice Shekhar...
Tribal ministry seeks proof for claim that FRA led to forest degradation
The Tribal Affairs Ministry has asked the Environment Ministry to provide scientific evidence to support the claim that granting land rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, has led to forest degradation, warning that such statements may “reinforce stereotypes” and “undermine” the law. In an office memorandum dated July 2,...
CM Mamata writes to Amit Shah, demands strict social media laws
In what the Opposition parties found “signs of nerves” betrayed by CM Mamata Banerjee ahead of the next year’s Assembly elections the Bengal Chief Minister has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding “stringent” laws against what she called provocative contents in the social media. A section of...
Search operation for terrorists continues in Kishtwar
A relentless search operation by a joint team of security forces to track down a group of Pakistani terrorists hiding in the dense forests of Kishtwar district has entered its third day on Friday, with officials reporting no let-up in their efforts to neutralise the threat. The operation was launched on...