Cyclone Montha landfall: Path, affected states, wind speed – all your questions answered | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The severe cyclonic storm Montha is steadily advancing toward the Andhra Pradesh coast and is expected to make landfall near Kakinada around midnight on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.The storm, currently over the west-central Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify into a “severe cyclonic storm” with wind speeds of […]

Watch: UP cop kicks man on camera; suspended after video goes viral | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A viral video from Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh in which a policeman is caught kicking a complainant has led to consequences with the cop getting suspended from his post. An elderly man named Ramesh, visibly injured, can be seen in the video touching a cop’s feet, presumably asking for protection from […]

CIC appointment: SC rejects pleas to make shortlist public; govt to finalise names in 3 weeks | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court brushed aside on Monday pleas for making public names of candidates shortlisted by the selection panel for the posts of chief information commissioner and information commissioners after the Centre said the process would be completed in three weeks. “The selection panel comprising the PM, leader of the opposition and a […]

Tribal Ju-Jitsu athlete found dead at home in MP’s Dewas | India News

[ad_1] Rohini Kalam Jujitsu player (Picture Credit: IG/senseirohinikalam) INDORE: Rohini Kalam, a 30-year-old Ju-Jitsu (martial art) athlete who represented India in the Asian Games and won bronze at the International Ju-Jitsu Competition in Abu Dhabi last year, was found hanging at her home in MP’s Dewas. Police suspect suicide but clarified that no note was […]

Bihar assembly elections: 56 days and counting – where is Rahul Gandhi? | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: When Rahul Gandhi set out under Bihar‘s unforgiving August sun for his ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’, it was a test of whether he could still find takers in a land where the Congress survives mostly as a fading afterimage. For 16 days, his campaign carved a noisy trail through dusty highways and crowded […]

Zero appeals against SIR in Bihar, says CEC | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday said the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was completed without a single appeal.The announcement came as the Election Commission launched the second phase of the special revision drive across 12 states and Union territories.Earlier this month, the […]

Bihar polls: Real contest is NDA vs Jan Suraaj? Prashant Kishor claims ‘Mahagathbandhan’ at third spot | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Poll strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor on Monday asserted that the main electoral contest in Bihar will be between the NDA and his party, Jan Suraaj.Kishor claimed that the Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan will be pushed to the margins, finishing a distant third. Speaking to ANI, he said, “We are visiting […]

Sex assault on Australian cricketers: ‘Wanted a selfie’, says accused; later admits he stalked players | India News

[ad_1] INDORE: Aqeel Khan, arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two members of the Australian women’s cricket team while they were walking to a cafe from the team hotel, initially told police he wanted to click a selfie with them. He, however, later confessed to have followed and molested the players after spotting them on his […]

Rajasthan cracks down over midday meal ‘theft’; 5 teachers suspended for selling milk powder to sweet manufacturers | India News

[ad_1] Accused teachers sold milk powder meant for midday meals to sweet manufacturers JAIPUR: The Rajasthan primary education department suspended Sunday five govt schoolteachers for allegedly selling milk powder intended for mid-day meals to sweet manufacturers for Rs 160-200 a kilo. The department’s Jaipur office has set up a three-member high-level committee under the directorate […]

Bihar polls: INDIA bloc ally says won’t implement Waqf Act if voted to power; promises ‘review’ of liquor ban | India News

[ad_1] RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav with CPI(ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, Congress leader Ashok Gehlot and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani during joint press conference of the Mahagathbandhan, in Patna. NEW DELHI: CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Sunday said that the implementation of the Waqf (Amendment) Act would be blocked […]