March 17, 2025 1:31 PM

Maharashtra: Today is the last day to file nominations for 27 March by-polls

The Shiv Sena and the NCP, partners in the ruling Mahayuti alliance, on Monday announced one candidate each for the 27 March by-polls to five seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council. The Shiv Sena has nominated Chandrakant Raghuvanshi, a prominent party worker from Nandurbar district, while th...

March 17, 2025 12:59 PM

Punjab: Amritsar temple blast suspect killed in Police Encounter

In Punjab, Police has shot dead an accused of a recent attack on a temple in Amritsar. He has been shot down during a brief encounter in Amritsar, early this morning today, when he opened fire on the police party chasing him and his accomplice. They were riding a motorcycle. Head Constable Gurpreet...

March 17, 2025 12:49 PM

Justice Joymalya Bagchi takes oath as Supreme Court judge

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna today administered the oath of office to Justice Joymalya Bagchi, a judge of the Calcutta High Court, as a Supreme Court judge. The oath-taking ceremony took place on the Supreme Court premises in the presence of other justices. With Justice Bagchi’s appointm...

March 17, 2025 12:44 PM

Mumbai Economic Offences Wing arrests one more accused in New India Co-operative Bank fraud case

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police has made the sixth arrest in the Rs 122-crore misappropriation case involving New India Co-operative Bank, after Arunachalam Ullahanathan Maruthuvar, who had remained at large, surrendered.   According to the police, the main accused, Hitesh M...

March 17, 2025 12:32 PM

Delhi Police arrests 7 Bangladeshi immigrants in special drive

Delhi Police have arrested seven Bangladeshi immigrants in a special drive. District Commissioner of Police, East District, Abhishek Dhania said that all the arrested Bangladeshi nationals had come to India through river routes near the India-Bangladesh border and they were residing at various loca...

March 17, 2025 10:46 AM

22 Telangana districts record temperatures above 40°C

In Telangana, 22 out of the state’s 33 districts have recorded maximum temperatures exceeding 40°C with the ongoing heatwave intensifying across the state.    According to the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS) data, Asifabad registered the highest temperature at 42.4 degrees Cels...

March 17, 2025 11:05 AM

J&K: Encounter breaks out between security forces, terrorists in Kupwara

In Jammu and Kashmir, an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district this morning. A police spokesperson told Akashvani News that on the basis of specific inputs about the presence of terrorists hiding in Krumhoora, Zachaldara Rajwar area, a sear...

March 17, 2025 9:24 AM

IMD forecasts heavy rainfall over Arunachal Pradesh

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh. Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram can experience thunderstorms and gusty winds today. According to IMD, a gradual rise in maximum temperatures by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius is expe...

March 17, 2025 9:16 AM

SC to hear suo moto RG Kar doctor rape-murder case today

The Supreme Court is slated to hear today the matter where it has taken suo moto cognisance of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at West Bengal government-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.    A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar ...

March 17, 2025 8:49 AM

MP: Five more cheetahs to roam in wilderness of KNP today

Five more members of the magnificent cheetah family is set to roam free in the wilderness of Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh today.    Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav shared this update on his social media account,  announcing that a female cheetah named Gamini, br...