New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A 13-year-old boy died while a woman was injured in a fire that broke out at a house in the Khyala area of West Delhi on Wednesday, officials said. The deceased has been identified as Jaspreet, while the injured is 65-year-old Swamjeet Kaur. According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a distress call was received at around 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday regarding a fire on the ground floor of a house in Khyala’s Vishnu Garden. Fire and relief officials immediately reached the sp…

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) In a surprising development in the high-profile Nikki Bhati death case, Kanchan Bhati the sister of the deceased woman, who was married to Nikki’s brother-in-law Rohit, will return to her marital home in Greater Noida. The decision was reached after a protracted dispute that continued for nearly nine months.The two families reportedly reached the settlement through the mediation of the Panchayat.Following several rounds of discussions during the Panchayat proceedings, bo…

Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) Amid intense speculation over a possible leadership change in Karnataka, conflicting statements from Congress leaders on Wednesday further fuelled uncertainty over the political developments in the state.While Karnataka Minister for Heavy and Medium Industries M.B. Patil dismissed reports of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stepping down as mere speculation, Congress MLA Iqbal Hussain, a close associate of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, hinted at major political devel…

Guwahati, May 27 (IANS) The proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Assam triggered sharp political reactions on Wednesday, with the ruling BJP strongly backing the move as a step towards social security and women’s empowerment, while Opposition parties accused the government of pushing a politically-motivated agenda and interfering in citizens’ private lives.Ahead of the Assembly session, Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker, Ranjeet Kumar Das, welcomed the move and said the day would be significant…

Kochi, May 27 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s raids at various locations linked to the controversial Exalogic-CMRL payment row triggered a sharp political confrontation in Kerala on Wednesday, with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre of using central agencies for political vendetta and the BJP demanding answers over alleged financial dealings involving former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter, Veena Vijayan.CPI (M) workers prote…

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with advocates appearing in the matter saying the apex court had effectively endorsed the legality and fairness of the exercise while rejecting allegations levelled against the poll body.Speaking to IANS, Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay said, “The Supreme Court has dismissed all allegations made against the Special Inte…

Bhubaneswar, May 27 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the by-elections to fill the vacancy in the Rajya Sabha from Odisha following the resignation of Debashish Samantaray.Samantaray resigned on Monday from the BJD and the Rajya Sabha.According to the schedule announced by the ECI on Wednesday, the notification for the by-election will be issued on June 1. The last date for filing nominations has been fixed as June 8, while the scrutiny of nomi…

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) CPI(M) MP, John Brittas, on Wednesday alleged “political vendetta” after Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials conducted searches linked to the CMRL-Exalogic case, including at the residence of former Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, in Thiruvananthapuram.Speaking to reporters outside Vijayan’s residence, Brittas said, “I am standing in front of the residence of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is now the Opposition leader. This is not surprisin…

Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) In view of the orange alert issued by the Meteorological Department for several districts of Telangana, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday alerted officials to remain vigilant over the rain situation. The Chief Minister directed officials to make additional arrangements at paddy procurement centres and instructed them to speed up paddy procurement operations. He emphasised that adequate tarpaulins should be kept ready to prevent the paddy stored in procurement …

Patna, May 27 (IANS) The Bihar government has intensified its anti-corruption campaign, with the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) conducting major raids against a government official accused of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.On Wednesday, the EOU carried out simultaneous raids at six locations linked to Chandramohan Paswan, the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Kewati block in Darbhanga.According to preliminary investigations, the officer allegedly accumulated asset…