New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the suo motu proceedings concerning references to "corruption in the judiciary" in an NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook, after noting that the controversial chapter had been replaced following revisions suggested by an expert panel constituted by the Centre.
Chandigarh, Sep 1 (IANS) Less than a month after being removed as Amritsar's Police Commissioner after a controversy over his purported statement linking Pakistan ISI-backed terror modules busted by the Punjab Police with protesters at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Gurpreet Singh Bhullar was on Tuesday appointed to a key security post.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Russia's Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, on Tuesday called on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin at the BJP Headquarters in New Delhi, discussing the continued strengthening of relations between both countries.
Lucknow, Sep 1 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister, Om Prakash Rajbhar, on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav over his allegations concerning PDA politics and caste-based encounters in the state, accusing the former Chief Minister of making statements driven by his desire to return to power.
Chennai, Sep 1 (IANS) On Penguin India's decision not to publish a book based on Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief spokesperson Narayanan Thirupathy said on Tuesday there were several writings in the book that were not right or good for the country.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming BRICS Summit, the Delhi Traffic Police conducted a special rehearsal to finalise security and traffic arrangements for the movement of foreign guests and their convoys. Senior police officers and other personnel participated in the exercise, which was aimed at ensuring the safe and timely movement of delegates while minimising inconvenience to the public.
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed FIRs registered against student protesters in Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Assam in connection with protests held between July 20 and 25, and directed that similar cases registered across the country will not be pursued or investigated.
New Delhi, Sept 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday hailed India's GDP growth of 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter and took shot at the Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, demanding that he apologises for "irresponsible and false" charges on the Indian economy.
Gandhinagar, Sep 1 (IANS) Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation has presented dividend cheques totalling Rs 15.37 crore to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel for the financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25, highlighting the state-run corporation’s contribution to the government while continuing to supply agricultural inputs through a network of more than 1,100 centres across the state.
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee's niece allegedly died by suicide on Tuesday. The Police said that Mamata Banerjee's cousin Nihar Mukhopadhyay's daughter, Bristi Mukhopadhyay, committed suicide by hanging herself in Rampurhat of Birbhum district.
