Congress at zero in West Bengal as Mamata Banerjee wins big
With the ruling Trinamool Congress winning the West Bengal bypolls, Congress insiders say the biggest loss is of their party which has formally conceded opposition space to the BJP, now the number two in the state.
Mumbai court remands Aryan Khan, son of Shah Rukh Khan, and two others to NCB custody till October 4 in cruise ship drugs seizure case
Cruise ship drugs party: NCB arrests Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Sunday arrested Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, in connection with the seizure of banned drugs onboard a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast.
Never happened that losing candidate chose to thrust herself as CM: Bengal BJP on bypoll result
SRK's son Aryan Khan taken for mandatory medical tests by NCB
Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan is now being taken for mandatory medical check up by the Narcotics Control Bureau. He is said to be produced before holiday court.
Squid Game stars Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-Soo join Instagram
Following the success of their acclaimed South Korean showSquid Game, actors Lee Jung-jae and Park Hae-Soo have forayed into social media with Instagram.
Let's have a race: Kamal Nath throws fitness challenge at MP CM Chouhan
Amid a "debate" over his health, Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath, 74, has challenged state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is 12 years younger than him, to run a race with him to see who is fitter.
Nath's fitness challenge comes in the wake of Chouhan, 62, repeatedly targetting him over his age and health, saying that he was resting in Delhi. (PTI)
Entry of TMC, 2 new regional parties to add spice to Goa Assembly polls
The entry of Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Goa's political arena and the announcement by two regional outfits about fighting the next year’s Assembly elections here are sure to make it a multi-party and keenly-watched affair, where prominent players like the ruling BJP, opposition Congress, Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP and Shiv Sena are eyeing to fight the polls independently.
RBI may again opt for status quo on key policy rate next week, say experts (PI)
Taliban rally outside Kabul as they consolidate rule
Supporters attended a rally on Sunday in a vast field to the north of Kabul, in a show of strength as they consolidate their rule of Afghanistan.
The crowd, made up only of men and boys, listened to speeches by leading Taliban officials and commanders at Kohdaman township in the hilly outskirts of the capital.
The rally was the first of its kind in the capital since the Islamist group seized control of the country seven weeks ago following a lightning offensive. (AFP)
Sanitation worker dies after falling in well in UP (PTI)
North Korea says UN Security Council applies double standards over military activities (Reuters)
8 people including SRK's son Aryan being questioned by NCB in drug-cruise case (ANI)
Shringla begins his two-day visit to Sri Lanka by offering prayers at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy
3 arrested with 73 silver bricks in Giridih (PTI)
Man rescued after falling into manhole in Pune
RBI policy, global trends to dictate stock market this week: Analysts
Four killed in two lightning strikes in MP's Neemuch (PTI)
NCB detains 10 persons after busting drug party aboard Mumbai-Goa cruise ship
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has detained around 10 persons after raiding a passenger cruise ship anchored here and busting a party onboard where drugs were being used, an official said on Sunday.
A few of the detainees are linked to a celebrity or a high-profile person, he said.
Based on a tip-off that a party was scheduled on the ship, an NCB team, led by its zonal director Sameer Wankhede, had raided the Goa-bound cruise ship on Saturday evening and recovered drugs from some of the passengers, the official said. (PTI)
UN says 1 peacekeeper killed, 4 injured in Mali bomb attack (AP)
Amarnath Cave Temple in Anantnag receives snowfall
Home-workplace stress, ill-fitting PPEs among issues for women fighting Covid: Study
India sees 22,842 new Covid-19 cases, 244 deaths: Health Ministry
Arms consignment dropped by Pakistan drone recovered in Jammu
The recovery made from the dropped packet included an AK assault rifle, three magazines, 30 rounds and a telescope, the officials said.
They said the recovery was made from Sounjana village of Phalain Mandal, about six km from the IB, late Saturday night after a villager informed police about a humming sound and dropping of a payload by a suspected drone from Pakistan. (PTI)
Liverpool boss Klopp compares vaccine refusal to drink-driving (Reuters)
Four wounded in fresh inmate clash at riot-hit Ecuador prison (AFP)
Congress leader & former minister Sulochana Rawat and her son Vishal Rawat join BJP
Even as a BJP leader, I am extremely, deeply concerned about Punjab Congress crisis: Piyush Goyal (ANI)
Western Sahara situation 'significantly deteriorated': UN chief
The situation in Western Sahara has "significantly deteriorated" over the past year, the UN Secretary-General has said, citing the resumption of hostilities between Morocco and the Polisario independence movement in the disputed territory.
Morocco views Western Sahara as an integral part of its territory, but the Polisario -- recognized internationally as the representative of the Sahrawi people -- has long sought independence.
The "resumption of hostilities between Morocco and Frente POLISARIO is a major setback toward the achievement of a political solution," Antonio Guterres said in a report submitted to the Security Council. (AFP)
Fears of 'election subversion' as Trump flirts with 2024 White House bid
Donald Trump, the first president in US history to refuse to accept the outcome of an election, is flirting with another White House run in what could be a make-or-break moment for American democracy. (AFP)
'Everybody is frustrated,' Biden says as his agenda stalls
President Joe Biden on Saturday acknowledged frustrations as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul plan and salvage a related public works bill after frantic negotiations failed to produce a deal.
“Everybody is frustrated. That's part of being in government," Biden told reporters before leaving the White House for a weekend stay at his home in Wilmington, Delaware. He pledged to ”work like hell" to get the two pillars of his domestic agenda passed into law, but refrained from laying out a new deadline. (AP)
Minor girl kidnapped year ago recovered, accused arrested
A minor girl, who was allegedly raped and kidnapped by a youth about a year ago in Uttar Pradesh, was recovered by police.
The accused has also been arrested, police said on Saturday.
Suryawa police station in-charge Brijesh Kumar Maurya said the accused, Pankaj Kumar, befriended the minor girl and raped her several times, resulting in pregnancy. (PTI)
J-K: Sinha launches paddy procurement centres
To ensure timely sale of paddy and remunerative prices to farmers, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday evening launched 20 procurement centres (PPCs) in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts, an official said.
In a first, the government of J&K has started procuring wheat in addition to paddy, the official spokesman said.
Speaking at the launch, the Lt Governor said the amount of sale proceeds will be directly credited into the accounts of farmers within 72 hours.
J-K BJP files FIR against Cong's Abdul Rashid Dar for alleged derogatory remarks against PM
The BJP's Jammu and Kashmir unit on Saturday filed an FIR against Congress leader Abdul Rashid Dar over his alleged derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A BJP spokesperson said an FIR was lodged at Ram Munshi Bag police station against Dar, a former MLA from Sopore. BJP leaders also took out a protest march, he said.
The spokesperson alleged that Dar had made some derogatory remarks against the prime minister during an event of the Congress party. (PTI)