New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday a plea filed by Congress leader Pawan Khera challenging the Gauhati High Court’s order rejecting his anticipatory bail application in connection with a criminal case registered by the Assam Police over his alleged remarks against the wife of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. As per the causelist published on the official website of the apex court, a Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar is scheduled…
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Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party Punjab on Wednesday convened an observers’ meeting here involving nearly 1,000 party observers deployed across villages, wards, and constituencies. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia reviewed grassroots outreach, strengthened coordination, and sent a clear message that the Aam Aadmi Party’s real strength lies in its workers, governance record, and deep connection with the people.Addressing the obs…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) An Air India Express flight en route from Delhi to Bhubaneswar was briefly diverted to Jaipur on Wednesday due to adverse weather conditions, the airline said.Flight IX-1057, which had departed from Delhi, made an unscheduled landing at Jaipur airport as a precautionary measure after encountering unfavourable weather along its route.In an official statement, an Air India Express spokesperson said, “Due to adverse weather conditions enroute to Bhubaneswar, one of our …
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Post their landslide win, the newly-elected Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi and Deputy Mayor Monika Pant, on Wednesday promised to work towards cleanliness in the national Capital.The winners, both of whom are BJP councillors, thanked the party leadership for providing them with the opportunity.Deputy Mayor Monika Pant said: “First of all, I would like to thank the top leadership, the BJP state organisation, our state president, the Chief Minister, and also MP Harsh Malhotra,…
Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party national General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Wednesday termed the special session of the Punjab Assembly on May 1 as “a wasteful political circus and a drain on the state exchequer”. He said the Bhagwant Mann government “is misusing a constitutional institution like the Assembly not only to manage its crumbling party and shaky Members of the Legislative Assembly, but also to divert attention from rising public anger caused by its failures, in…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Pravesh Wahi, BJP councillor from Rohini E ward, was elected as the new Mayor of Delhi on Wednesday, securing a decisive victory with a landslide margin. The outcome was largely anticipated as the BJP holds a majority in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). While the Opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chose to stay away from the mayoral contest, Wahi defeated Congress candidate Mohammad Zarif in the election.A total of 165 votes were cast in the mayoral poll, with W…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted the role and integration of technical textiles within the footwear industry. Referring to an article by Union Minister Giriraj Singh, the Prime Minister noted that “it brings out a simple but powerful insight that technical textiles in footwear are not merely an emerging concept but are already deeply embedded in the industry”.The minister emphasises that the task ahead is to recognise, organise, and scale this …
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Intelligence agencies are closely monitoring the manner in which terror groups would increasingly function in future. Officials say that terror modules would no longer be structured like the earlier ones. Terrorists would no longer operate under structured modules that would involve handlers from abroad and ideological mentors, they would either act alone or in very small groups.Terror modules would also increasingly have buddy pairs so that scrutiny is very less, …
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a man allegedly murdered his wife’s suspected lover in northwest Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh area and later surrendered before the police. A case under relevant Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered at Shalimar Bagh Police Station, and further investigation is underway. According to police, the case was swiftly solved after the accused himself walked into the police station and confessed to the crime. At around 4:20 p.m…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Inderpuri Police of the West District have successfully cracked a high-value daylight robbery case involving Rs 70 lakh within a short span of time. Four accused persons have been arrested, and Rs 53.40 lakh in cash along with the motorcycle used in the crime has been recovered, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on March 31 at around 3:30 P.M. near Krishi Kunj in Inderpuri, where three assailants on a motorcycle robbed employees of a business estab…