23 foreign nationals, including 8 women from Nigeria, arrested from UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar for allegedly staying illegally in India
Sisodia leaves for Tihar jail
Indians kidnapped by Libyan militia released
On Feb 15, 2023, Embassy of India, Tunisia was approached by a group of 9 Indian nationals conveying that Merchant Vessel MT Maya 1, on which they were working, broke down near the coast of Libya and they have been taken into captivity by a local militia. The Mission immediately took up the matter with the Libyan authorities seeking consular access and to ensure their safety and repatriate them to India as early as possible. On May 31, 2023, all 9 Indian nationals were released. They reached Tripoli where they were received by Ambassador to Tunisia, Ngulkham Jathom Gangte. (ANI)
Three naxals surrender in Chhattisgarh's Sukma
Chhattisgarh | Three naxals surrendered before security forces in the naxal-affected Sukma districttoday.(ANI)
'When political parties enter, it becomes a political issue,' says Madan Lal on Wrestler's protests
"We are with the protesting wrestlers but I would like to say that when FIR has been registered & Police are taking action, let the judiciary take action...I appeal to the government totry to resolve this issue as soon as possible. What I find weird is that this is a protest of wrestlers, but political parties are entering it. I would want the wrestlers to get this resolved on their own with the Govt. When political parties enter, it becomes a political issue..," says Madan Lal, a member of the 1983 cricket World Cup winning squad. (ANI)
J&K Lt Governor attends Amarnath 'Pratham Pooja'
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha attends the 'Pratham Pooja' of Shri Amarnath, via video conferencing The annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath will begin on July 1.
Rajnath Singh to hold bilateral talks with US & German counterparts
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to hold bilateral talks with his US & German counterparts in New Delhi on 5th & 6th June. US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and German Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius are visiting New Delhi for bilateral talks with the Defence Minister. A host of bilateral defence cooperation issues, with focus on industrial cooperation, are likely to be discussed during the two meetings. (ANI)
Manish Sisodia meets ailing wife in Delhi following HC permission
Former Delhi Deputy CM & AAP leader Manish Sisodia arrivedat his residence in Delhi to meet his wife. The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed him to meet his ailing wife from 10 am to 5 pm Saturday. (ANI)
Delhi records minimum temperature of 22.7 degrees Celsius
Delhi records minimum temperature of 22.7 degrees Celsius, four notches below season's average: India Meteorological Department. (PTI)
Man stabs woman, commits suicide due to 'one-sided love' in Delhi
Delhi | A man identified as Amit stabbed a woman and then died by suicide, in a case of one-sided love, in Begumpur area. The girl is under-treatment at a hospital. Both of them worked at an event management company. The man had proposed to her earlier too but she had turned down his advances. An investigation is underway: Delhi Police. (ANI)
School timings rescheduled in Assam's Nagaon due to rising temperatures
In the wake of rising temperatures, Nagaon district administration issues an order, rescheduling the timing of classes of all educational institutions (Government and Private) from 7:30 am with immediate effect. (ANI)
Woman killed, 3 injured as mound of earth collapses in UP's Kaushambi
Woman killed, 3 others taken ill as a mound of earth t(hey were digging for household work) collapsesin Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh: Police. (PTI)
Trouble mounts for Brij Bhushan as disquiet grows within BJP
rouble seems to be mounting for BJP MP and the Wrestling Federation of India WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh as party lawmakers broke the silence on the issue demanding cognizance be taken of the complaint filed by the wrestlers who have accusedSingh of sexual harassment.
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Drugs: Running high on dhows and drones
It has been five years since Zubair Derakhshandeh started sailing from the ports in Iran and Pakistan in vessels loaded with drugsto be deliveredto India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia as well as several countries in Africa.
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