Balendra Shah lauds PM Modi, expresses gratitude to India for standing by Nepal (Ld)
Kathmandu, Nov 5 (IANS): Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister of Nepal, Balendra Shah, in Kathmandu discussing various aspects of Nepal-India relations and ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation, the Nepal Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) stated Thursday evening. “Prime Minister Shah expressed gratitude to the Government of India for its […]
Keenan-Reuben double murder: HC upholds key accused’s murder conviction, reduces lifer to 20 years
Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS): The Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of Jitendra Rana, the prime accused in the 2011 Keenan Santos and Ruben Fernandes double murder in Mumbai’s Amboli, and acquitted two co-accused of the murder charge for lack of evidence. A division bench of Justice M.S. Karnik and Justice Sandesh Patil […]
Win-win situation for both military and Agniveers, says senior IAF officer
Gandhinagar, Nov 5 (IANS): The Centre’s decision to provide a second two-year service term option for ‘Agniveers’ is a “win-win situation” for both the soldiers and the military, a senior official of the Indian Air Force’s South Western Air Command said on Thursday. Referring to the Agnipath scheme as “collective refinement”, the Gandhinagar-headquartered SWAC’s Senior […]
CBI secures 3-year jail for three leopard skin sellers
Nagpur, Nov 5 (IANS): A court in Nagpur on Thursday sentenced three convicts to 3 years’ imprisonment each in a 15-year-old case linked to the illegal sale of leopard skin, a CBI official said. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagpur, convicted and sentenced Gulam Mustafa, Ajay and Gopal to three years’ imprisonment, along with a fine of […]
Voter lists soul of democracy; Congress shouldn’t object to their purification: Ashwini Vaishnaw (Lead)
Jaipur, Nov 5 (IANS): Union Minister for Railways and Information & Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday that the voter lists are the soul of democracy, and Congress should never oppose their purification. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said electoral rolls form the foundation of a democratic system and stressed that their accuracy was essential to […]
New industrial policy: Bengal CM promises instant arrest of those trying to extort investors (Second Lead) Kolkata
Kolkata Nov 5 (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday issued a strong note of caution against attempts at extortion or attempts to close industrial units through militant trade unionism and threatened instant arrests of the perpetrators in both such cases after the state government unveiled its new industrial policy. “There is a […]
Bihar: PM Modi to inaugurate six-lane bridge during Nov 21 Vaishali visit
Patna, Nov 5 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Bihar’s Vaishali district on November 21, where he is expected to inaugurate a six-lane bridge, officials said on Thursday. The visit comes ahead of the completion of one year of the NDA government in Bihar, for which a special programme will be organised […]
‘Women experts, not ministers’: Kerala Minister Bindu Krishna takes on her own government
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 5 (IANS): The Kerala State Planning Board has two new women members, but state Labour Minister Bindu Krishna is still not happy. Her argument is that the Board needs women experts, not women ministers. The irony was evident on Thursday when Bindu Krishna, shortly before attending her first meeting of the reconstituted Board, […]
HC defers hearing on PIL seeking transfer of cases against CM Naidu to CBI
Amaravati, Nov 5 (IANS): The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking transfer of cases registered by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) against Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for an independent and fair investigation. A bench headed by Chief […]
Diwali gift: K’taka govt hikes DA to 18 pc for state employees and pensioners
Bengaluru, Nov 5 (IANS): The Karnataka government has increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees and pensioners from 15.75 per cent to 18 per cent, with retrospective effect from July 1, 2026. Announcing the decision on Thursday, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara said the government had issued orders enhancing the DA for employees […]