High drama unfolded in the Bihar Assembly on Wednesday after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar intervened during the statement made by opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav regarding the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, which sparked a heated exchange. The situation escalated, prompting Speaker Nand Kishor Yadav to adjourn the proceedings until 2 pm, just 30 minutes...
On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to Prabir Purkayastha, the founder of NewsClick, in a foreign funding case initiated by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna’s bench also approved anticipatory bail for Prabir in the money laundering case linked to the EOW investigation. “Bail granted,”...
New Delhi: On Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate initiated a FEMA case against Myntra, an e-commerce platform backed by Flipkart, along with its associated companies and directors, for allegedly contravening FDI regulations amounting to over Rs 1,654 crore. Complaint filed under Section 16(3) of FEMA The ED stated that the complaint was lodged under Section 16(3)...
Renowned Indian playwright, theatre director, and cultural innovator Ratan Thiyam passed away in the early hours of Wednesday at the age of 77, leaving a significant legacy in Indian theatre. He took his last breath around 1:30 am at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal, where he had been receiving treatment. A...
An Indigo flight traveling from Ahmedabad to Diu, carrying 60 passengers, had to abort its takeoff due to an engine fire. The incident occurred during the takeoff roll, prompting an immediate evacuation of the flight. The aircraft had just begun its takeoff roll when the pilot issued a “Mayday” call to air traffic control. An...
At least two families of Air India crash victims in the UK have received the incorrect bodies, as stated by their lawyer. Sources from India indicated that the bodies were dispatched in sealed coffins following DNA testing conducted by a government hospital in Ahmedabad, and the airline was not involved in the error. “The remains...
Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed his dissatisfaction regarding the omission of the 1817 Paika Rebellion from the newly released Class 8 history textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). He characterized the uprising as a “watershed moment in Odisha’s history,” asserting that its exclusion is an injustice to...
The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh has discovered a fraudulent embassy operating from a rented bungalow in Ghaziabad and has apprehended the alleged mastermind, Harsh Vardhan Jain, at the site. Officials reported that Jain had transformed a bungalow in Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad, into an ’embassy’ for the fictitious West Arctica and claimed to...
A discussion regarding Operation Sindoor is anticipated to take place in Parliament on Tuesday, July 29, with the government designating 16 hours for a special discussion in both houses during the ongoing Monsoon Session, according to multiple reports on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, is expected...
A gangrape incident involving a minor took place in Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Sunday evening. The girl was returning home after attending a birthday party for a friend. During her journey back, three individuals abducted her and transported her to a forested area located 10-15 kilometers from Malkangiri town, where they subjected her to torture...