New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that people leaving voluntarily would not face legal proceedings from the West Bengal government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders while welcoming his stance, emphasised that illegal infiltration has negatively impacted India's economy.
Ranchi, May 29 (IANS) A special CBI court in Ranchi on Friday convicted former BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.) technical officer Ram Vinod Singh in a disproportionate assets case and sentenced him to three years’ rigorous imprisonment.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The staff of Police Station Mukherjee Nagar conducted a special drive against illegal immigrants and overstaying foreign nationals, during which five Bangladeshi men were apprehended for allegedly residing illegally in India after the expiry of their visas.
Bhopal, May 29 (IANS) A district court in Bhopal on Friday sent former district judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh to five-day CBI custody in connection with the alleged dowry death of actor-model Twisha Sharma.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Former ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan has informed the Supreme Court that a majority of the recommendations made by the high-level expert committee constituted after the NEET-UG 2024 controversy have either been implemented or are under active execution, with several reforms already operational in the conduct of NEET examinations.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A neighbour of former IAS officer and first Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), Dhanendra Kumar, who died due to smoke inhalation after a fire at his Hauz Khas residence in Delhi following a suspected air-conditioner blast, alleged on Friday that the fire brigade reached the spot nearly an hour after the incident was reported.
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, on Friday expressed serious concern over the deaths of 13 people after consuming illegal toxic liquor in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad and directed the Police Commissioners of the two cities to take the strictest possible action and show absolutely no leniency toward those involved in manufacturing or distributing the hooch.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday told the Supreme Court that its decision to cancel the NEET-UG 2026 examination and order a re-test was taken “in the interest of students” and to preserve public confidence in the national examination system.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday publicly confirmed that Lok Bhavan had insisted on the full rendition of Vande Mataram during the opening session of the Assembly, keeping alive the political controversy that overshadowed the maiden policy address of the new UDF government. However, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left weighed in on the controversy by backing the existing convention of singing the truncated version.
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) balance sheet expanded by a robust 20.6 per cent to Rs 91.97 lakh crore (as of March 31, 2026) compared to the corresponding figure of the previous year, on the back of a high growth in domestic investments, gold holdings and foreign investments, according to the RBI’s annual report released on Friday.
