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Asked To Submit Speech Text Before US Visit, Alleges DU Professor
- Apr 18, 2025 00:37 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Delhi University (DU) professor Apoorvanand Jha claims that the university administration has advised him to submit the text of his proposed lecture at an academic event in the United States for travel approval.
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Army Jawan Arrested For Training Accused In Grenade Attack On YouTuber's House
- Apr 18, 2025 00:13 am IST
- Press Trust of India
An Army jawan posted in Jammu and Kashmir has been arrested for allegedly imparting online training to the man who hurled a grenade at the residence of a Jalandhar-based YouTuber last month, Punjab Police said on Thursday.
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Ranya Rao Alleges Procedural Lapses During Arrest In Gold Smuggling Case
- Apr 18, 2025 00:07 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Kannada film actress Ranya Rao told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday that the search and seizure carried out by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) violated provisions of the Customs Act.
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Terrorist Behind 14 Blasts In Punjab Caught In US, Say Security Agencies
- Apr 17, 2025 23:56 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Terrorist Happy Passia, said to be responsible for 14 terror attacks over the last six months in Punjab, have been captured in the US by its Immigration department.
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Governor Rejects Mamata Banerjee's Request To Not Visit Riot-Hit Murshidabad
- Apr 17, 2025 23:08 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has decided to leave for the communal violence-hit Murshidabad district on Thursday night, ignoring requests from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee earlier in the day to refrain from visiting the district.
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INDIA Bloc Panel Led By Tejashwi Yadav To Chalk Out Plan For Bihar Polls
- Apr 17, 2025 23:08 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Constituents of the INDIA bloc in Bihar on Thursday formed a coordination committee headed by RJD's Tejashwi Yadav to deliberate upon a common minimum programme for the assembly polls due later this year.
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Amid Violence Over Waqf In Bengal, BJP Begins Outreach In Northeast
- Apr 17, 2025 23:02 pm IST
- Written by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Amid ongoing protests by the Congress and Trinamool Congress against the amended Waqf law in Bengal, the Tripura unit of the ruling BJP has announced a statewide counter-campaign to raise public awareness, especially among the minority Muslim communi
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Odisha Will Soon Get America-Like Highways, Says Nitin Gadkari
- Apr 17, 2025 22:37 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said Odisha will soon get America-like highways. Unveiling 19 national highway projects worth Rs 4,137 crore in the state, he said road connectivity will boost tourism in the state.
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"Shame We're Living In This Condition": Delhi High Court Directs Clearing Of Drains
- Apr 17, 2025 22:25 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the removal of structures blocking a drain in southeast Delhi and said it was a "shame" people lived in such conditions in the national capital.
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"No One Objected": Minister After Karnataka Cabinet Meeting On Caste Census
- Apr 17, 2025 22:15 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A special cabinet meeting that was convened to discuss the contentious Social and Educational Survey report, popularly known as 'caste census' in Karnataka, on Thursday was inconclusive, and ended without any major decision.
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17-Year-Old Stabs Husband, Shows Body To Lover On Video Call: Police
- Apr 17, 2025 21:47 pm IST
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
A 25-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death with a broken beer bottle by his 17-year-old wife and her lover's friends in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur, police said on Thursday.
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"Like A Child...": A Owaisi On Judicial Overreach Allegations Over Waqf
- Apr 17, 2025 21:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Vasudha Venugopal
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The judiciary is independent and has a duty to check whether a law confirms to the Constitution, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said today when asked about allegations of judicial over-reach after the Supreme Court decided to hear the petitions challen
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Space Tech, Public Participation: PM Modi Reviews Yamuna Rejuvenation Plan
- Apr 17, 2025 21:11 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-headed review meeting on Yamuna rejuvenation on Thursday discussed measures like public participation and the use of real-time data and space technology to revive the heavily polluted river, said a statement.
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"Shameful, Shocking": Rahul Gandhi On Minor's Rape In UP
- Apr 17, 2025 20:41 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday lashed out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the alleged rape of an 11-year-old Dalit girl and demanded strict action against the culprit.
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Probe Agency Records Robert Vadra's Statement For 6 Hours In Haryana Land Deal Case
- Apr 17, 2025 20:33 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
ED recorded the statement of Robert Vadra, the businessman brother-in-law of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, for about 6 hours on the 3rd consecutive day on Thursday in a 2008 Haryana land deal-linked money laundering case.
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"In Touch, Providing Support": Centre On Indian Students' F-1 Visa Status
- Apr 17, 2025 20:27 pm IST
- Asian News International
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that the Indian government is aware of Indian students receiving communications from the US government regarding their F-1 visa status and is looking into the matter.
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Graham Staines Murder Convict Released From Jail After 25 Years
- Apr 17, 2025 20:02 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Mahendra Hembram, one of the convicts in the 1999 high-profile triple murder case of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons, was released from Keonjhar jail in Odisha on Wednesday after serving 25 years.
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In Sena Vs Sena, 'AI Bal Thackeray' Attacks Eknath Shinde
- Apr 17, 2025 19:48 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
How would Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray react to the current-day politics and Eknath Shinde's Sena? Uddhav Thackeray's faction of Shiv Sena has tried to answer that question, with an AI-generated voice of the Sena founder.
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Dawoodi Bohra Delegation Meets PM Modi, Welcomes Waqf Amendment Act
- Apr 17, 2025 19:27 pm IST
- Asian News International
A delegation from the Dawoodi Bohra community met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to express their gratitude for the recently enacted Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, calling it a long-pending demand of the community.
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Adani Ports To Acquire Australian Terminal In $2.4-Billion Non-Cash Deal
- Apr 17, 2025 19:22 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd, India's biggest private port operator, announced on Thursday a $2.4 billion non-cash acquisition of a coal export terminal in Australia from a group company to strengthen its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.