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3:59 PM

Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy demands SIT probe into allegation of Rs 50 cr for 50 Cong MLAs

Chief Minister Siddarmaiah has alleged that BJP offered Rs 50 crore each to 50 Congress MLAs to topple his government in Karnataka. Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday said that the ruling Congress should utilise its power and get the bribery case investigated.

3:45 PM

Fire breaks out at Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex metro basement

A fire broke out in the basement of the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) underground metro station in Mumbai on Friday afternoon, prompting the authorities to suspend the train services there. Firefighting operations are currently underway. 

3:35 PM

PM Modi's plane experiences technical snag at Deoghar airport; return to Delhi delayed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present in Bihar's Jamui today to unveil multiple development projects in the state.

3:12 PM

Rahul should remember that even if his fourth generation were to come, Article 370 won't be revoked: Shah

Amit Shah stated thath Sonia Gandhi tried to launch her son 20 times; her “Rahul plane” will crash for the 21st time in Maharashtra elections. 

2:45 PM

BJP confident of winning 2/3rd of 43 seats that went to polls in Jharkhand in first phase: Rajnath Singh

No BJP CM in Jharkhand ever faced corruption charges or went to jail, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today. 

2:35 PM

Private construction, demolition activities banned under Grap III measures imposed in Delhi: Gopal Rai

PM 2.5 level high due to vehicular pollution; BS III petrol, BS IV diesel four-wheelers banned in Delhi, says Gopal Rai

 

2:16 PM

Non-consensual intercourse with minor wife is rape, says HC; upholds man's 10 year sentence

Non-consensual intercourse with a wife who is below 18 years of age constitutes the offence of rape, the Bombay High Court said while upholding the conviction of a man sentenced to 10 years for the crime. The Nagpur bench of Justice G A Sanap, in an order passed on November 12, dismissed the 24-year-old man's appeal challenging the 2021 judgment of a sessions court holding him guilty under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Indian Penal Code for sexually assaulting his underage wife.

2:06 PM

Assam online trading scam: CBI arrests primary accused

The CBI has made a fresh arrest in the Rs 2,200 crore online trading scam in Assam, officials said on Friday. The accused Gopal Paul was arrested from a hideout in Siliguri in connection with the AJRS Marketing case, one of the 41 cases related to the scam being investigated by the agency, a CBI spokesperson said.

2:02 PM

Centre undertaking reforms to ensure entrance exam system error-free: Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the Centre is undertaking various measures, including reforms, to ensure that the entrance examination system is error-free. Recalling that the government had faced serious challenges in the conduct of the entrance exam last year, he said it had appointed a high-powered committee under the leadership of former Isro chief K Radhakrishnan.

1:41 PM

Not afraid of PM Modi, he is puppet of billionaires, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that PM Modi trying to hand over land worth Rs 1 trillion in Mumbai's Dharavi to industrialist. 

1:30 PM

Had PM Modi read Constitution, he wouldn't have spread hatred, divided society, says Rahul Gandhi

We are protecting Constitution, BJP trying to dump it in trash bin, alleges Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

1:24 PM

'Will take this to my grave': Narayana Murthy stands firm on 6-day workweek

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the Centre is undertaking various measures, including reforms, to ensure that the entrance examination system is error-free. Recalling that the government had faced serious challenges in the conduct of the entrance exam last year, he said it had appointed a high-powered committee under the leadership of former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan.

12:49 PM

India's tribal community did not get justice earlier: PM Modi in Bihar's Jamui

If country got independence because of one family, then why Birsa Munda launched 'Ulgulan' movement, asks PM Modi at Bihar rally.

12:34 PM

Despite Covid crisis, India growing at 7 to 8 pc: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Though several developed economies suffered badly due to the Covid crisis, India continued to grow at 7 to 8 per cent during the last 10 years, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday. In his keynote address at the Indian School of Business (ISB) here, Pradhan said India is set to surpass Japan and France and become the third largest economy in the world in the next three to four years.

12:16 PM

Two dead as govt bus fall into roadside gorge in Andamans

Two persons were killed and 10 others seriously injured after a government bus fell into a roadside gorge in Buddha Nallah, North and Middle Andaman, on Friday, police said. The accident took place around 7:30 am after the driver lost control while plying on Rangat-Mayabunder route, allegedly due to a brake failure, police said.