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Kerala Bishop Passes Away In US After Being Hit By Car

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 09, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala-based Believers Eastern Church's Metropolitan Bishop Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan, who was knocked down by a car while walking on the road in Dallas in the US on Tuesday, passed away on Wednesday after suffering a cardiac arrest.

"Every Party Committed To Ensuring PoK Returns to India": S Jaishankar

Asian News International | Thursday May 09, 2024, New Delhi

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that every political party in the country is "committed to ensuring that PoK (apkistan-Occupied Kashmir), which is a part of India, returns to India,"

Don't Use Threats During Search And Seizure To Recover GST: Supreme Court

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 09, 2024, New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre not to use "threat and coercion" during search and seizure operations against traders for recovery of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and instead persuade them to clear the dues voluntarily.

On Ex Congress Leader Switching To BJP, Sachin Pilot Says...

Asian News International | Wednesday May 08, 2024, New Delhi

Senior Congress leader and AICC general secretary in-charge of Chhattisgarh, Sachin Pilot, has refuted the allegations levelled by his former party colleague, Radhika Khera, and said that a leader needs "some reason" for changing their party.

S Jaishankar Defends Agniveer Scheme That Stopped Recruiting From Nepal

Asian News International | Wednesday May 08, 2024, New Delhi

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday defended the implementation of Agniveer Scheme in India which abruptly halted the recruitment of military personnel from Nepal.

BJP Nominee Files Case Against Trinamool Opponent In Bengal Over "Slanderous" Remark

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 08, 2024, Kolkata

Actor-turned-politician and the BJP nominee from the Ghana Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, Hiran Chatterjee, said on Wednesday that he has filed an FIR against his opponent and sitting Trinamool Congress MP Deepak Adhikari a.k.a. Dev, also an actor.

Microsoft, Google Challenge High Court Order On Removal Of Intimate Images

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 08, 2024, New Delhi

Tech giants Microsoft and Google have moved the Delhi High Court against its single-judge bench's order directing search engines to proactively remove non-consensual intimate images (NCII) from the internet without requiring specific URLs.

Assam Congress's X Account Hacked, Profile Name Changed To 'Tesla Event'

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 08, 2024, Guwahati

The official X account of Assam Congress was allegedly hacked on Wednesday with the profile name changed to 'Tesla Event' and the profile picture to American electric carmaker Tesla's logo.

Kuki-Zo Group In US Calls For Justice; "Propaganda," Says Manipur Chief Minister

Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday May 08, 2024, Imphal/New Delhi

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has strongly condemned activities by what he called "homegrown groups based out of western countries" for giving a "communal tone" to the state government's efforts to identify and deport illegal immigrants.

Rain Causes Havoc In Parts Of Uttarakhand, But Also Douses Forest Fires

Reported by Kishor Rawat | Wednesday May 08, 2024

This year's first major spell of rain has led water entering houses in some parts of Uttarakhand. A silver lining to the tragedy, however, is that fires raging in forests were doused in some of the places where the rainfall occurred.

Anti-Terror Agency Attaches 6 Properties Of Jaish Terrorist In J&K

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 08, 2024, New Delhi

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday attached six immovable properties of a top terrorist of the banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed in Jammu and Kashmir.

CCTV For Public, Not Cops: Bengal Governor After Sex Harassment Allegation

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday May 08, 2024, Kolkata

Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, in the backdrop of sexual harassment allegations against him, has declared that he would allow the public to see the video footage of the concerned day "but not Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee or her police".

2 Missing, 7 Rescued After Boat Capsizes In Jammu And Kashmir's Pulwama

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 08, 2024, Srinagar

Two labourers went missing while seven others were rescued after a boat capsized in a river in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Wednesday, officials said.

BJP Names Candidates For 3 Lok Sabha Seats In Punjab

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 08, 2024, New Delhi/Chandigarh

The BJP on Wednesday named candidates for three more Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, including former minister Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi from Ferozepur.

Manish Sisodia's Judicial Custody Extended Till May 21 In Delhi Liquor Scam

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 08, 2024, New Delhi

The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case being probed by the ED till May 21.