NCW launches new helpline number for women in distress

IANS | November 24, 2025 12:41 PM

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday launched a new 24×7 short-code helpline, 14490, to ensure faster and more accessible support for women in distress across the country. The toll-free number serves as an easy-to-remember code connected to NCW’s existing helpline, 7827170170, enabling women to seek assistance without any cost or delay.

SC to hear Delhi Police arguments today against bail in 2020 riots case

IANS | November 24, 2025 12:10 AM

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to continue hearing on Monday the bail pleas of student leaders Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima, and Shifa-ur-Rehman -- all accused under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the alleged "larger conspiracy" behind the 2020 North East Delhi riots.

New labour codes are the biggest reform since Independence, says NFITU General Secretary Virat Jaiswal

IANS | November 23, 2025 9:25 PM

Bhopal, Nov 23 (IANS) The National Front of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU) has hailed the Modi government’s new labour codes as what it called “a landmark step toward transforming the lives of millions of workers”. NFITU General Secretary Dr Virat Jaiswal described the reforms as “the most historic labour transformation since Independence,” asserting that they will bring decisive, long-awaited change for India’s workforce.

Odisha: 8 members of inter-state dacoity gang arrested in Sundargarh

IANS | November 23, 2025 6:44 PM

Bhubaneswar, Nov 23 (IANS) The Rourkela Police on Sunday arrested eight members of an interstate dacoity gang following gunfights at two locations under the Lahunipada and Chandiposh Police Station limits, in which three members of the gang including the mastermind Chanda Nayak alias Chande of Jharkhand sustained bullet injuries.

ACB-EOW raids rock Chhattisgarh in multi-crore DMF, excise scam probe

IANS | November 23, 2025 11:58 AM

Raipur, Nov 23 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and Economic Offences Wing (EOW) launched simultaneous raids at over 20 locations across Chhattisgarh on Sunday, targeting the alleged multi-crore District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and excise scams that have plagued the state's mining and liquor sectors.

PM Modi calls for rethinking on global development parameters, proposes path-breaking initiatives at G20 Summit

IANS | November 22, 2025 4:20 PM

Johannesburg, Nov 22 (IANS) Delivering an impactful address at the opening session of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday proposed a series of path-breaking new initiatives and called for a profound rethinking of global development parameters.

BLO 'suicide': Bengal CEO seeks report from Nadia District Magistrate (Ld)

IANS | November 22, 2025 3:26 PM

Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Saturday sought a report from the Nadia District Magistrate on the death of a Booth Level Officer (BLO), sources in the administration said.

Teen stabbed to death in Delhi's Kardampuri; search on for suspects

IANS | November 22, 2025 11:21 AM

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy from Kardampuri's Jyoti Nagar was stabbed to death following a quarrel between two groups, Delhi Police said on Saturday. It added that efforts were underway to trace the accused using CCTV footage, even as the residents of the area accused the cops of arriving late even though they were informed of the fight immediately.

K’taka: Two arrested for passing sensitive Indian Navy intelligence to Pakistan

IANS | November 21, 2025 11:55 PM

Udupi, Nov 21 (IANS) Karnataka Police have arrested two persons for allegedly passing sensitive Indian Navy intelligence to Pakistan through WhatsApp and Facebook in exchange for money.

23-year chase ends as Delhi Police cracks 2002 Sarita Vihar double murder case; two fugitives arrested

IANS | November 21, 2025 2:13 PM

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police cracked a decades-old double murder case by arresting two fugitives who had been on the run since the brutal killing of a woman and her two-year-old daughter in Sarita Vihar in 2002, the police said on Friday.