A special MP/MLA court on Monday (February 24, 2015) adjourned the hearing in a defamation case against Leader of Opposition and Rae Bareli MP Rahul Gandhi to March 6. Mr. Gandhi’s lawyer Kashi Prasad Shukla said the complainant was cross-examined on February 11. After the completion of the cross-examination, Monday was set to be the […]
India did not impose the highest number of Internet shutdowns last year, with Myanmar seeing one additional disruption in 2024, according to a report by advocacy body Access Now. However, the number of shutdowns imposed by the government in charge — the Union and State Governments here, and the military junta in Myanmar — is […]
Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy has dismissed allegations that the NWKRTC conductor, who was allegedly assaulted in Chikka Balekundri village, had molested a minor girl on the bus. The conductor has been booked under the POCSO Act. “Conductor Mahadev Hukkeri has been serving on the same route for over five years. He was beaten up […]
Ending two days of speculation, former MLA and senior BJP leader P.C. George surrendered before the Munsiff Magistrate Court at Erattupetta, Kottayam, Kerala, on Monday (February 24, 2025) in connection with a hate speech case. Accompanied by a group of BJP workers and family members, Mr. George arrived at the court after the police sought […]
Uncertainty over the safety and survival of the eight persons – two engineers, two technical staff and four workers – trapped 14 km inside the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel near Domalapenta in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana is increasing by the hour as it has been over the last 53 hours that their conditions […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (February 24, 2025) said with a strong talent pool and thriving industries, Madhya Pradesh is becoming a preferred business destination and that this is the time, and right time, to invest in the State. He was speaking after inaugurating the mega ‘Invest Madhya Pradesh – Global Investors Summit-2025’ at […]
The National Human Rights Commission of Nepal has urged its Indian counterpart to investigate the unnatural death of a 20-year-old student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar and ensure justice for her. The alleged death by suicide of B. Tech student Prakriti Lamsal and the subsequent attack on protesting Nepalese pupils at […]
The Congress on Monday (February 24, 2025) posed questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Bihar, asking why hasn’t the State been granted Special Category Status as promised and why are so many essential projects lying incomplete there. Ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Bihar, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh posed four […]
It’s a race against time as the country’s top nine agencies renowned for handling rescue operations during natural disasters are working round the clock to the save the eight persons stuck inside the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Nagarkurnool district, a part of which collapsed on Saturday (February 22, 2025) morning. “The crack […]
The Madras High Court on Monday (February 24, 2025) dismissed a writ petition that sought to stall the Mahashivratri celebrations scheduled to be held at the Isha Yoga Centre located on Velliangiri foothills in Coimbatore district on the intervening night between February 26 and 27, 2025. A Division Bench of Justices S.M. Subramaniam and K. […]
