India News Index

11/05/2024

Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister has urged the Naxals to come together and engage in dialogue with the administration in order to find answers. His plea was made just hours after a Friday encounter in Bijapur resulted in the deaths of twelve Naxalites.

"I appeal to them (the Naxals) to join the mainstream and have discussions with our government, which is ready to provide very good facilities, more of which will be announced in the future," Sharma told ANI. "The solutions to the issues should be found through talks. Development should reach every village. Why should the people of Bastar be kept hostage?"
Talking about the operation of the security forces, he said, "Around a thousand soldiers of the DRG, STF and Cobra battalions of Bijapur and Dantewada had set out for the joint operation. Fortunately, in the operation, none of our soldiers were injured." Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai congratulated the security forces after the operation.
"An encounter broke out between Naxals and the Security forces in the Gangaloor area of Bijapur district. 12 dead bodies of the Naxals have been recovered. I congratulate our jawans and senior officers. Ever since we came into government, we have fought strongly against the Naxalites. Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah also want Naxalism to end in Chhattisgarh.

10/05/2024

Sai Sudharsan, on Friday, May 10, set the record for the fastest Indian to reach the landmark of 1000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The left-handed batter broke the record jointly held by Sachin Tendulkar and Ruturaj Gaikwad, who both got to the milestone in their 31st innings. Sudharsan achieved the feat in his 25th innings during the IPL 2024 match against CSK at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

10/05/2024

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday walked out of Tihar after spending 50 days in jail following the Supreme Court's order granting him interim bail in the excise policy case.

"I have a request, we have to save the country from dictatorship. I am fighting against it with all might," CM Kejriwal said after walking out of Tihar.
Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21, 2024. A large crowd of supporters gathered outside Tihar jail to welcome the CM with dhol, sweets and dance celebrations.

Kejriwal was accompanied by his wife Sunita Kejriwal, Punjab CM and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann, party leaders Atishi, Saurabh Bhardwaj, and AAP general secretary Sandeep Pathak when he was released. The Chief Minister then proceeded to his official residence.

10/05/2024

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took a reporter by surprise when she was asked for a response regarding a recent study conducted by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).

The study titled 'Share of Religious Minorities: A Cross-Country Analysis (1950-2015)' claimed a significant shift in the population demographics of India over the last several decades, with the Hindu population share declining by 7.81 per cent between 1950 and 2015, while the share of minorities, including Muslims, increased during the period.

29/04/2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a recent interview that he was optimistic that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in the alleged excise policy scam would not become a precedent for others to follow in Indian politics.

In a not-so-veiled attack at the jailed Delhi CM, the Prime Minister said he was sure that other politicians would not be lacking in morals. Arvind Kejriwal is currently in judicial custody till May 7 and continues to run the Delhi government from inside the Tihar jail premises."I am optimistic that this (Kejriwal continuing as CM from jail) will not become a precedent. I feel other politicians won't be so lacking in morals and will not go to this extent," the Prime Minister said in an interview with The Times of India.
On March 21, Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam. Kejriwal was later moved to Tihar jail and has been lodged there since.

25/04/2024

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his time to explain the grand old party's ‘Nyay Patra’.

Defending the Congress manifesto, Kharge said that the ‘Nyay Patra’ is aimed at providing justice to the youngsters, women, farmers, labourers and marginalised people across the castes and communities. “You are being misinformed by your advisors about things that are not even written in our manifesto. I would be more than happy to meet you in person to explain our 'Nyay Patra' so that, as prime minister of the country, you don't make any statements that are false,” Kharge added.

24/04/2024

The government has started work on extending its health insurance scheme for the poor, the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), to cover everyone over 70 years of age irrespective of their income level -- not just the poor.

The scheme could make it to the full-year budget for FY25 as a poll promise by the Bharatiya Janata Party, two persons informed about discussions in the government said.The interim budget for FY25 allocated ₹7,500 crore for the scheme, a more than 10% increase over the amount spent in the just- concluded financial year.

The scheme in its current form gives beneficiaries an insurance coverage of ₹5 lakh person per year on a means-tested basis – to qualify, the individual's annual income must not exceed ₹2.4 lakh.

26/12/2023

India reported a total of 116 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Three deaths due to the infection were reported in Karnataka.With the fresh case count, the active cases in the country were at 4,170, as on Tuesday, while the total death toll due to the viral disease reached 5,33,337.

15/12/2023

13/12/2023

Lok Sabha witnessed a shocking security lapse when two men, Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan, stormed into the House from the public gallery on Wednesday.They sprayed yellow gas from canisters and raised slogans. The MPs quickly caught and subdued the intruders, who were beaten up by the parliamentarians before being handed over to security. A video from the Lok Sabha chamber shows the MPs thrashing one of the intruders. Ramprit Mandal, a JD(U) member who was close to the intruder, said that RLP leader Hanuman Beniwal and other MPs helped to overpower the person. Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan were the names of the intruders. Sharma had obtained a visitor pass from Pratap Simha, a Lok Sabha member from Mysuru. Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla lauded MPs, and the staff for pinning down men who jumped into the House chamber. Lok Sabha Security Breach: BJP MP Pratap Simha Issued Visitor Pass to Man Who Breached Parliament.

12/12/2023

राजस्थान में भी चौंकाने वाला फ़ैसला
राजस्थान में नए सीएम के नाम का एलान
भजनलाल शर्मा होंगे राजस्थान के नए सीएम
भाजपा विधायक दल की बैठक में घोषणा

11/12/2023

Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday declared Mohan Yadav as its choice as the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. A relatively unknown face, Yadav hails from Ujjain and has served as an MLA from Ujjain Dakshin for three terms.Yadav, a surprise pick given his low profile, has risen through the ranks in his career spanning over four decades.

Yadav was first elected as an MLA from the Ujjain Dakshin seat in 2013. He went on to win the seat again in 2018 and in the recently-concluded Assembly elections as well. He holds a B.Sc degree, an L.Lb, an MA (political science), an MBA and a Ph.D. He is married to Seema Yadav. He has two sons and a daughter.

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In 2020, he was appointed as the Minister of Higher Education in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led cabinet and will now take charge as the Chief Minister. His official profile lists lawyer, business and agriculture as his profession.

Born on March 25, 1965, Mohan Yadav is a worker who has worked through the ranks within the party and in politics. At the age of 17, Yadav was elected as the joint secretary at the Ujjain-based Madhav Science College in 1982 and later as the secretary in 1984 as an ABVP worker.

05/12/2023

Gangster Rohit Godara has taken responsibility for the sensational on-camera murder of Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, the chief of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena, at his house in Jaipur today.Mr Gogamedi was shot multiple times by two men having tea with him at his Jaipur residence. Two others were injured in the firing. Soon after a video of the shoot-out went viral, Rohit Godara, a gangster closely associated with the gangs of Goldie Brar and Lawrence Bishnoi claimed responsibility through a post on Facebook.

"I am Rohit Godara Kapursari, brother of Goldie Brar. Today we take full responsibility for the murder of Sukhdev Gogamedi," Godara wrote on social media. "He (Mr Gogamedi) used to back our enemies."

05/12/2023

Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi Shot Dead in Jaipur: Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena President Murder Caught on Camera, CCTV Video Surfaces.The murder of the Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena President was caught on CCTV video shared by the news agency PTI on Tuesday, December 5. In the footage, it can be seen that two men firing multiple shots at Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena president Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi and another man standing at the door.Gogamedi died, while one of his security personnel and another person were injured in the firing. He was declared dead by doctors at the hospital in Jaipur

03/12/2023

राजस्थान में भारतीय जनता पार्टी को मिला भारी जनादेश यशस्वी प्रधानमंत्री श्री जी के 'सबका साथ, सबका विकास, सबका विश्वास और सबका प्रयास के संकल्प की जीत है।' आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री जी की गारंटियों पर जनता-जनार्दन के भरोसे की जीत है।

03/12/2023

BJP leaders and workers hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the saffron party looked to sweep the assembly polls in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh.

15/11/2023

A Wednesday night of delight ebbed away at the Wankhede Stadium as the Men in Blue, savouring individual excellence and team solidity, got past New Zealand in the World Cup semifinal. Virat Kohli’s record-breaking 50th ODI ton, Shreyas Iyer’s century, and Mohammed Shami’s seven for 57, all combined wonderfully as India defeated Kane Williamson’s men by 70 runs.Chasing India’s 397 for four, New Zealand finished with 327 in 48.5 overs. Having lost to the same rival in the 2019 World Cup semifinal at Manchester, Rohit Sharma’s men turned the tables, and will now march into the November 19 final at Ahmedabad, awaiting the victor of the Australia-South Africa semifinal.

21/10/2023

राजस्थान कांग्रेस की 33 लोगों की सूची जारी

18/09/2023

Riding on the speedster’s six-wicket haul, including four in an over, Rohit’s men shoot out the hosts for a paltry 50 runs, with only two batters getting into double digit; Gill and Kishan complete the formalities in just 6.1 overs

The bright and sunny afternoon turned overcast 10 minutes before the scheduled start. Once the Asia Cup final finally got going 40 minutes late, a capacity crowd at the R. Premadasa Stadium had one eye on the sky, with a thunderstorm predicted to hit the Sri Lankan capital, on September 17.

10/09/2023

Prime Minister Narenda Modi holds bilateral meetings with his U.K. and Italian counterparts on the sidelines of the G-20 summit

Reviewing progress on the India-U.K. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in the works, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak agreed that Ministers and negotiating teams would continue “to work at pace” towards an agreement.

“We discussed ways to deepen trade linkages and boost investment. India and U.K. will keep working for a prosperous and sustainable planet,” Mr. Modi said on the social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) after a bilateral meeting with Mr. Sunak on the sidelines of the ongoing G-20 summit. Mr. Modi also conveyed his appreciation for the U.K.’s support during India’s G20 Presidency, marked by “high-level participation at various G20 meetings and events”.

“Two nations, one ambition. An ambition rooted in our shared values, the connection between our people and, of course, our passion for cricket,” Mr. Sunak said in turn.

“Both leaders also reviewed the progress of Free Trade Agreement negotiations and expressed hope that the remaining issues could be addressed at the earliest so that a balanced, mutually beneficial and forward looking Free Trade Agreement is concluded soon,” an official statement after the talks said.

On the FTA, the U.K. PM’s Office said in a statement that Mr. Sunak reiterated the U.K.’s ambition to “deliver a landmark trade deal which benefits businesses and workers in both countries and grows our trade in both goods and services”.

The statement also said that Mr. Sunak congratulated Mr. Modi on India’s “consummate” Presidency of the G-20 this year, which has demonstrated India’s “vital global leadership and influence”. “The leaders reflected on the close and growing ties between the U.K. and India, exemplified in the ‘living bridge’ between our people. They agreed it was important to build on the past and focus on the future.

06/08/2023

Three people died and 15 were injured after a bus carrying passengers from Ranchi to Giridih plunged into the Barakar River in Jharkhand's Giridih district on Saturday.The district administration and locals launched a rescue operation at the scene of the accident, where the overturned bus was seen in the river.

Deputy Commissioner of Giridih Naman Priyesh confirmed the casualties and said that all necessary medical facilities will be provided to the injured.

A video clip of the incident showed people using their mobile torches to assist in the rescue work.

01/08/2023

Bengaluru: A college student who was reportedly blackmailed and r***d by three men multiple times have been arrested by Kodigehalli police.The girl came in contact with one of the accused through social media and since then he along with his two friends have been harassing her.

According to police, two years ago, the main accused Andy George befriended the victim on social media. They soon became close and had an affair. George worked as a dance teacher at a private college.

The problem started when George started using the girl’s private pictures to blackmail her. The victim got afraid and avoided her.

The complainant claims that she was r***d by George several times after threatening to upload her private pictures on social media. The girl has also claimed that two of the accused friends have also r***d her separately multiple times.

The victim approached the police after George uploaded some of the victim’s photos and videos on social media. Kodigehalli police filed an FIR and began the investigation.

On Monday night, the police arrested the main accused Andy George, and his two friends Santhosh and Shashi. The police have seized their mobile phones, pen drives and several electronic devices used to upload obscene videos of the victim on social media.

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01/08/2023

Chetan Singh (33) a constable with the Railway Protection Force (RPF), who shot dead four people, including a senior colleague on board an express train, got transferred to Mumbai in March this year and had complaints against him earlier for 'indiscipline and insubordination'.According to a senior RPF official, Singh got the job in 2009 on compassionate grounds following his father's death in service. His father Bacchu Singh was an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) with RPF, posted in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh.

Hailing from Meetai village in Hathras of Uttar Pradesh, Singh rejoined duty after a 12-day leave on July 18. His wife Renu Singh, a homemaker, eight-year-old son and six-year-old daughter live in Mathura, while his mother is in an old-age home.

Some railway officials said that he was short-tempered and Singh's colleagues had lodged official complaints against him. As per Western Railway RPF records, Singh had complaints of 'insubordination' while he was posted in Ujjain over five years ago, said a senior RPF official. His colleagues had complained of misbehaviour and indiscipline about Singh, he added.

The official, however, said that recently there have been no complaints against him and no inquiry was pending against him.

Prior to his Mumbai posting in March 2023, Singh was posted in Bhavnagar where he got transferred from Ujjain railway station under Ratlam division. From Bhavnagar, he sought transfer with two options — Ahmedabad and Mumbai, following which he was transferred to Mumbai at Lower Parel workshop.

Railway officials said that just an hour before the incident, Singh had complained of restlessness following which ASI Meena had called the control room. His replacement was to come in Vapi but minutes later, Singh told Meena that he was feeling better and can continue.

However, after the Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Express train crossed Vapi on Monday morning, Singh fired 12 rounds from his ARM rifle, which was loaded with 20 bullets, killing four, including Meena and three civilians.