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Four-Year Delay: Mosque Committee Seeks Supreme Court Action Against Centre’s Inaction

January 22, 2025 Editor

Places of Worship Act case: Mosque panel urges SC to close Centre’s right to counter after 4-yr delay New Delhi: The Shahi Masjid Committee of Mathura has moved the Supreme Court criticising the Union government for not filing its response to petitions challenging the Places of Worship Act despite four opportunities given by the court to do so in the last four years. In an application filed before the top court where a batch of petitions questioning the 1991 Act’s legal validity are pending for a decision, the committee alleged…

India’s Strategic Move: 18,000 Illegal Migrants to Return from US

January 22, 2025 Editor

India to take back 18,000 citizens from US India’s government is prepared to work with Donald Trump’s administration to identify and take back all its citizens residing illegally in the US, an early signal from New Delhi that it’s willing to comply with the incoming American president and avoid a trade war. The two countries have together identified some 18,000 illegal Indian migrants in the US to be sent back home, according to people familiar with the matter. The figure could be much higher than that, though, given it’s unclear…

Faith and Devotion: Mahakumbh 2025 Kicks Off with Record-Breaking Crowd

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 Editor

2,751 CCTV cameras, including 328 AI-enabled ones, and advanced AI-powered analytics are deployed at key locations to improve surveillance. As the Maha Kumbh begins in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, with four crore devotees set to take a holy dip on January 13-14, a seven-ring security plan has turned the mela area into a fortress for pilgrim safety. The mela has begun, with authorities expecting around 1 crore devotees to visit the area on Paush Purnima (January 13) and an estimated 3 crore people to take a holy dip on Makar Sankranti…

Delhi Assembly Polls: February 5 Set as Polling Date Amid Voter Roll Controversy

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025 Editor

Delhi Election Live Updates: Polling on February 5, Says CEC Rajiv Kumar New Delhi, India – The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has announced that polling for the Delhi Assembly elections will take place on February 5, 2025. This announcement was made during his final press conference as CEC. The term of the current 70-member Delhi Assembly is set to end on February 23, necessitating elections before this date to form a new House. The announcement comes amid an ongoing political row over the voter roll in Delhi. In…

Delhi Smog Causes Major Travel Disruptions: Flights and Trains Delayed

November 18, 2024 Editor

Due to the smog in Delhi, over 28 trains arriving at New Delhi and Anand Vihar Railway stations have been delayed by two to nine hours on Monday. Train and flight operations in Delhi were disrupted on Monday as thick smog enveloped the national capital, causing reduced visibility at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Flightradar24 reported that over 160 flights at Delhi Airport, comprising 118 departures and 43 arrivals, were delayed until 8.30 am due to poor visibility. It also showed that departure delays averaged 22 minutes, and seven flights were…

Revoke AFSPA: Manipur’s Appeal as Violence Flares, CM’s House Attacked

November 17, 2024 Editor

Inter-communal clashes in Manipur since May last year have resulted in 250 deaths and displaced 60,000 people, driven by disputes over government quotas. Hours after the bodies of all six missing persons were recovered from a Manipur river, protestors attacked the residences of three state ministers and six MLAs on Saturday. However, in response, the government imposed indefinite prohibitory orders in five districts and suspended internet services in parts of the state. Protesters ransacked the homes of three out of six legislators, including the residence of chief minister N Biren Singh’s…

Jhansi Hospital Tragedy: 10 Newborns Perish in Fire, CM Yogi Promises Justice

November 16, 2024 Editor

Fire broke out at Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi. Brijesh Pathak said 17 other children injured in the fire are currently receiving treatment. At least 10 newborn babies died due to burns and suffocation in a devastating fire in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi late on Friday night. Deputy chief minister Brijesh Pathak, who reached Jhansi on Saturday morning, said a total of 49 children were in the ward, which has a capacity of only 18 beds. While the bodies…

Rajasthan Bypolls Turn Violent: SDM Assaulted, 60 Arrested in Tonk

November 14, 2024 Editor

According to Rajasthan police, the incident took place in Samravata village of Deoli-Uniyara during a protest by supporters of an independent candidate. A major violence broke out in the Deoli-Uniara assembly constituency in Rajasthan’s Tonk district after Independent candidate Naresh Meena allegedly slapped sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Amit Chaudhary at a polling station on Wednesday. The incident, which took place in Tonk district’s Samravata village, led to violence, arson, and clashes between police and supporters of Meena, who is running as an Independent candidate in the poll-bound constituency. Ajmer range inspector-general…

Tragic Crash in Rajasthan: 12 Dead, 30 Injured as Bus Hits Flyover in Sikar

October 29, 2024 Editor

The bus coming from Salasar rammed into a part of the flyover in Laxmangarh while taking a turn. At least 12 passengers died and around 30 were injured after a private bus crashed into the wing wall of a flyover in Rajasthan’s Sikar district on Tuesday. “12 people have lost their lives. A few of those who are injured are referred to Jaipur and others are getting treatment at SK Hospital, Sikar. Proper treatment is being given to those injured. The reason behind the accident is being investigated…” Satyendra Choudhary, inspector…

Tragic Fireworks Accident at Kerala Temple Festival Injures Over 150

October 29, 2024 Editor

Kerala fire: The injured have been taken to various hospitals in Kasargod, Kannur, and Mangaluru. More than 150 people were injured, including eight seriously, in a fireworks accident during a temple festival near Neeleswaram in Kerala’s Kasaragod late on Monday, news agency PTI reported citing police. The injured have been taken to various hospitals in Kasargod, Kannur, and Mangaluru. It is suspected that the accident took place when a fireworks storage facility near Veerarkavu Temple caught fire. The accident occurred around midnight, the report added. Top district administration officials, including…