The Lucknow Development Authority has launched demolition proceedings against the owners of the Aliganj building where a fire killed 18 people. Authorities allege commercial activity was being conducted in a structure approved for residential use, while inspection drives have intensified across Uttar Pradesh.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Arshad Madani sparked controversy during a gathering in Uttarakhand's Kaliyar after linking 'jihad' to India's anti-colonial struggle.
According to reports, speculation is rife that new faces could be inducted into the Modi Cabinet ahead of next year's crucial Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
The three-day-old stalemate at the Damdama Sahib Gurdwara located in Nagrasu finally ended Tuesday evening after all the Nihangs who took the premises hostage on June 20 descended following persuasions by the administration and a group of Punjab based Nihang Sikhs that came from Punjab as special envoy to persuade them.
National Security Advisers (NSAs) and heads of delegation from BRICS member countries on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including through countering the use of new technologies being utilised by them.
The Punjab Government has declared seven day State mourning till January 1, 2025 on demise of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh.
More than 2000 vehicles were stranded on Jammu-Srinagar highway due to heavy snowfall on Friday. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who drove from Jammu to Srinagar, said around 2000 vehicles are stuck between the tunnel and Qazigund on the highway.
Chhattisgarh is set to witness the return of ballot papers in its upcoming local body elections. The BJP government has announced that the elections would be conducted using ballot papers instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
While mourning the death of Dr Manmohan Singh, Rajasthan takes pride in being represented by the former prime minister in his sixth and the final term in the Rajya Sabha till April 3 this year.
Munde said that any individual responsible for the murder should be given the strictest punishment even if the latter turns out to be his close associate.
