Kolkata: A first-year student of Jadavpur University in Kolkata died after allegedly falling from the second-floor balcony of the main hostel, police said on Thursday.
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said he would retire from politics if it is proved that he has taken commission (bribe).
New Delhi: Anyone endangering sovereignty or integrity of India may get a maximum punishment of life imprisonment while those involved in mob lynching and rape of minor may be given the maximum punishment of death sentence.
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday stayed the much-anticipated Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections slated for Saturday till further orders following a petition filed by the Haryana Wrestling Association (HWA).
Jaipur: An FIR has been registered against Congress MLA Gopal Meena and five police officers after the politician allegedly forced a Dalit man to lick his shoe and an officer urinated on him, police said on Friday.
A local BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal was shot dead outside his residence by three bike-borne men in Moradabad on Thursday evening, reports IndiaToady
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge has refuted the BJP's allegation that the Congress government in the state has demanded 15 per cent commission from the BBMP contractors, stating that the contractors' association has not accused the government of asking for commission but only asked to be paid for their services at projects.
D Kempanna, President of the Karnataka State Contractors' Association, has urged the state government to release the outstanding amount to contractors by August 31, expressing displeasure that the clearance of contractors' bills was being delayed.
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended transfer of 23 judges of different high courts, including Gujarat High Court judge Justice Hemant M Prachchhak who had dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark.
The Congress on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is gripped with a "Congress-phobia" and that is why he criticised the party throughout his speech and spoke about Manipur only for a short time during his reply to a debate on the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha.
