AGRA: The main defendant in the alleged gang rape and murder of the 19-year-old Dalit girl from Hathras has affirmed his innocence in a letter to Hathras SP Vineet Jaiswal, saying that his family does not approve of his “friendship” and that it was they who they beat her to …
Read More »‘Chemical’ Water Cannons Used on Workers, BJP Says; Bengal government denies charges | India News
NEW DELHI: On Thursday, the BJP lashed out at the west bengal government on clashes between saffron party workers and police during protests in Kolkata and Howrah claiming that Mamata banerjee“The days in power are numbered.” President of BJP JP Nadda in a tweet he said that the party’s fight …
Read More »Those accused of rape cannot access the complaint before the trial: SC | India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said Thursday that no defendant in a sexual harassment case had the right to access the statement of a whistleblower registered by a magistrate under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure until the trial court will be aware of the charge sheet. The …
Read More »Socialist icon, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, dies at 74
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, a socialist and anti-Emergency crusader who broke away from Bihar’s deeply stratified caste society to establish himself at the highest level of Indian politics in a career spanning five decades, died of heart failure. in New Delhi on Thursday. He was 74 years old. Paswan, …
Read More »Center for mapping cold chain storage facilities for Covid-19 vaccine delivery | India News
NEW DELHI: With a coronavirus vaccine likely to be available in a few months, the government has begun a massive exercise to map cold chain storage facilities to ensure the vaccine is delivered quickly throughout the country. A group of national experts is speaking with public and private sector entities …
Read More »RKS Bhadauria: IAF Demonstrated Operational Capability Along Northern Border, IAF Chief Says | India News
HINDON: The Indian Air Force has clearly demonstrated its determination, operational ability and willingness to effectively interact with the adversary when the need arises, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said Thursday, praising the air warriors for their prompt response in the recent standoff in the northern border in view of …
Read More »Prime Minister Modi’s Speech at Invest India Conference in Canada: Key Points | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address virtually Thursday at the Invest India Conference in Canada. The forum aims to give the Canadian business community a first-hand perspective of opportunities to invest in India and showcase India as an investment destination. These are the key points of …
Read More »China Taiwan News: China Tells Indian Media Not to Call Taiwan a Country, Taiwan Says “Get Lost” | India News
NEW DELHI: China was indicted for Taiwan of trying to impose censorship in India after its embassy in New Delhi advised journalists to abide by the “one China” principle after newspapers ran announcements for Taiwan’s national day. Just a few months after the deadly clashes between Indian and Chinese troops …
Read More »Former CBI Director Ashwani Kumar is cremated in Shimla | India News
SHIMLA: Former CBI Director Ashwani Kumar, who was found hanging at his residence in Shimla, was cremated in a crematorium here on Thursday. Your son Abhishek He lit the pyre. Multiple people, including Himachal Pradesh Power Minister Sukhram Chaudhary, Leader of the Congress Legislative Party Mukesh Agnihotri and former head …
Read More »Hathra’s victim deserves justice, not slander: Priyanka Gandhi | India News
NEW DELHI: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday accused the BJP of constructing a narrative to smear the Victim of Hathras, saying that he deserves justice and not slander. She denounced that the ruling party is building a narrative in Uttar Pradesh for holding the woman responsible for …
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