Category: National
Politics, policy and the national stories shaping India — reported and explained by The Guardian Chronicle.
Photo: PTISikkim dance academy to represent India at Vietnam folklore festival
Gangtok: Dynamic Flickers Dance Academy (DFD) of Sikkim will represent India at the International Ethnic Folklore Festival in Vietnam from October 6 to 11, an official said. The festival, being held under the theme “Let’s Dance for World Peace”, is an international cultural platform bringing together traditional and folk dance groups from different countries. The…
Photo: IANSLoP Rahul Gandhi Waves National Flag as INDIA Bloc Demands CEC’s Resignation
New Delhi: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday climbed a police barricade and waved the national flag as INDIA bloc MPs marched towards the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Congress Leaders and MPs Detained During Protest…
Photo: IANSIllegal Firecracker Stock Busted in South Delhi, 265 kg Seized; 1 Nabbed
New Delhi: The Anti-Narcotics Squad of Delhi Police’s South District has seized 265 kg of illegal and banned firecrackers and arrested a 39-year-old man for storing and selling them during the festive season. Acting on specific information regarding the illegal sale and storage of firecrackers, the police team conducted a raid in Madangir on October…
Photo: IANSINDIA Bloc MPs March to ECI Headquarters Demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation
New Delhi: Holding Tricolours and banners reading ‘Save democracy’, the INDIA bloc MPs on Tuesday commenced their protest march from Parliament to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) headquarters in the National Capital, demanding Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. The Opposition leaders raised slogans against the CEC, BJP and the RSS as they…
Photo: AI ImageSSB Apprehends Sikkim Man at Panitanki Border Carrying Licensed Pistol and 49 Cartridges
Kolkata: A Sikkim resident apprehended by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) while attempting to enter Nepal with a licensed firearm on October 4 has claimed that he had no ulterior motive and was unaware of the procedure for depositing the weapon before crossing the international border. Tashi Palki Bhutia was detained during routine vehicle checks…
Photo: IANSCJ Lisa Gill Administers Oath to Five New Permanent Judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court
Amaravati: Five additional judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court were sworn in as judges at a ceremony held at the High Court premises here on Monday. Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court, Justice Lisa Gill, administered oath to Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam alias Kuncham, Justice Thoota Chandra Dhana Sekar alias T.C.D. Sekhar, Justice…
Photo: IANS11 Booked Under BNS as Fake Recruitment Racket Uncovered in Ranjit Nagar
New Delhi: Delhi Police have busted two fake job-placement call centres operating from Lal Ratan Building near Shadipur Metro Station in Ranjit Nagar and apprehended 11 operatives in separate raids. According to police, the two operations were carried out by teams of Special Staff, Ranjit Nagar Police Station and Cyber Police Station, Central District. The…
Photo: IANSState Monitoring Cell Seizes Illicit Liquor Worth Over Rs 2 Crore in Four Districts; 5 Arrested
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell (SMC) seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) valued at more than Rs two crore in four raids conducted in Valsad, Ahmedabad Rural, Bharuch and Jamnagar districts, with 36,330 bottles and several vehicles and mobile phones among the seized items. The largest seizure was made on Sunday in Bharuch district,…
Photo: AI imageKurseong: 1 Killed, 5 Injured as Car Plunges into 200-Foot Gorge Amid Heavy Rain
Kolkata: At least one person was killed and five others were injured after a car plunged into a ditch about 200 feet below in the hills in north Bengal’s Kurseong, the police said on Monday. The accident took place on Sunday night on the Kargil Dhara road in Kurseong. It is learnt that six friends…
Photo: AI ImageManish Malhotra Returns to Runway as Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI Heads to Delhi This October
New Delhi: Designers Manish Malhotra, Tarun Tahiliani, Suneet Varma and Namrata Joshipura are among those who will present collections at the Delhi edition of Lakme Fashion Week in partnership with the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), to be held from October 14 to 18, the organisers have announced. The latest edition, which will be…
Latest News
Photo: Xinhua/IANS
