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Amid tension with India over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that he remains committed to building closer ties with India. Canada-based National Post reported that Trudeau emphasized the importance of Canada and its allies continuing to engage with India "constructively and seriously" given its growing importance on the worl...

A mob tried to attack Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s empty ancestral house on Thursday night, despite a security clampdown and curfew in the Imphal valley. Security forces, however, were successful in foiling the attempt after firing in the air. Singh lives in a separate, well-guarded official residence in the centre of the state’s capital. “There was an attempt to attack the chief minister’s ance...

Two police personnel have been removed from their place of posting in Meerut and sent to the police lines for allegedly placing a pistol in a motorcycle and later arresting the two-wheeler's owner on charge of carrying the firearm illegally, officials said on Thursday. The youth was arrested on Tuesday. Family members of the youth alleged that two police personnel -- Dinesh and Santosh -- searched...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed global developments and laid the groundwork for a 2+2 meeting during his wide-ranging talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, amid a simmering diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of a Khalistani separatist. Jaishankar is currently on a five-day official trip to Washington DC. This is the highest-level interaction betwee...

Over Rs.122 crore have been paid out to advocates who argued for Karnataka in water dispute cases since 1990, as per a new RTI filing. Out of the hefty appearance fees pool, the lion’s share was gone to senior lawyers, with some receiving over Rs. 20 crores. Bar and Bench reported that a total of 41 lawyers have been paid in the last three decades for appearing in the Supreme Court and tribunal he...

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said he is 'seeking legal advice' after filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri alleged in an interview that Tharoor took money to promote foreign vaccines over indigenous ones. As per the Indian Express, Agnihotri also named Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal along with the parliamentarian. In a video interview given to IAMBUDDHA, Agnihotri said that he has no objection if celebrities take...

A local court in Punjab on Thursday sent Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira to a two-day police remand in connection with a 2015 drugs case, a police official said. Khaira was produced in the court in Fazilka's Jalalabad after being arrested from Chandigarh, the official said. Police had sought a seven-day remand from the court. Earlier, a Punjab Police team raided the Chandigarh residence of Khair...

A joint report in the Tuesday Mathura train incident, in which an electric multiple unit (EMU) train broke the buffer dead end and entered platform number 2, has found that the staffer was watching his mobile phone while handling the train and was mildly drunk, sources have said. The report, according to the sources, while narrating the prima facie reason of the incident, said that according to th...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday "welcomed" the CBI's preliminary inquiry into alleged irregularities in the construction of his bungalow while asserting that nothing will come out of it as there "is nothing wrong". He also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claimed the action showed his "nervousness". The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a preliminary en...

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A pedestrian was killed in a horrific road accident in Chennai. Surveillance footage shows a speeding car ramming into the man and knocking him in the air. The man reportedly died on the spot. The car came to a halt after crashing into other parked cars. Bystanders were seen running towards the crash in an attempt to aid the injured. The driver, who was identified as Jayakumar, has now been arrest...

With a relapse of violence in Manipur, the union home ministry has recalled Srinagar police official Rakesh Balwal to handle the state’s violent situation. Known for his anti-terror expertise, the IPS officer was currently serving as SSP Srinagar. After the “premature” repartation to Manipur, Balwal will be assigned a new posting upon his joining. Officials have “approved the proposal of the Minis...

Renowned agricultural scientist Swaminathan (98), also known as the father of Green Revolution in India, died on Thursday in Chennai due to age-related illness. He is survived by three daughters. Swaminathan's work revolutionised Indian agriculture in 1960s and 1970s, ensuring food security and helping the country achieve self-sufficiency in food production. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursda...

Remarks by US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on the India-Canada row have not gone down well with Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi. Omar posted on X that US should fully support Canada's investigation into India's alleged role in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. 'The allegations that Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Niijar was assassinated by the Indian government are deep...

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was arrested by the Punjab Police in connection with a 2015 drugs case on Thursday morning, official sources said. A team led by Superintendent of Police Manjeet Singh raided the Chandigarh residence of Khaira around 6 am. The MLA's son went live on Facebook showing that a team of Punjab Police has reached their residence to apprehend Khaira. In the video, Khaira...

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was arrested by the Punjab Police in connection with a 2015 drugs case on September 28 morning. A team led by Superintendent of Police Manjeet Singh raided the Chandigarh residence of Khaira around 6 am. Reacting to the arrest the Punjab Congress state unit chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party...

Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla has referred BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri abuse case to the privileges committee, party MP Nishikant Dubey informed on September 27. Expressing gratitude to the Speaker, Dubey wrote on X, "Gratitude to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha @ombirlakota, he entrusted the responsibility of investigation in the Danish Ali case to the committee of @LokSabhaSectt. Today this was possible bec...

The priest at an asharam in Ujjain who helped a 12-year-old rape survivor has said he found the girl half-naked and bleeding near the gates on Monday morning. Rahul Sharma told NDTV that he immediately covered the girl and called the police. He said that the girl had swollen eyes. Sharma said he could not reach police when he dialled 100 so he contacted the Mahakal police station. The police arriv...

The Indian Navy has asked the central government for another aircraft carrier, three nuclear powered submarines and six diesel-electric conventional submarines to counter China in the Indian Ocean, Hindustan Times has reported. China is expected to increase its presence in the Indian Ocean through its bases in Straits of Malacca, Gulf of Aden and Sri Lanka. Hindustan Times reported that the Chines...

A local BJP office was set on fire in Manipur's Thoubal by angry protesters on September 27. The officer was attacked by a mob protesting against killing of two students by militants in the state. The protesters also vandalised the office gate, shattered windows and the windshield of a car parked within the premises. A mob also vandalised the deputy commissioner's office in Imphal and torched two...

A 38-year-old auto driver was taken into custody and questioned in connection with rape of a minor in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain. SP Sachin Sharma said that after the incident of a 12-year-old rape survivor walking on the street asking for help came to light, the police gathered all the CCTV footage and based on that interrogated the auto driver Rakesh. Sharma said that blood stains were found in Rak...