Aly, who has also been a university professor and counter-terrorism expert, is the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Australian Parliament, and the country’s first Muslim cabinet minister. Edited excerpts: 

Sovan Chatterjee, who had quit TMC in 2018 to join BJP, met West Bengal CM in Darjeeling earlier this week

Captain Ravindra Nath Mishra was shot dead in 1995 by his own constable. The Jharkhand High Court pulled up the Union and the Central Reserve Police Force for denying his wife her rights

News portal calls police action 'shocking and unlawful', 'nothing short of an attempt to intimidate and silence independent journalism'

Move follows rounds of meetings with PMO; in consultations NITI Aayog had questioned what happens if the institute again seeks a bailout in future.

They were immediately taken to hospital and are now stable, said police, who attributed the incident to an alleged rivalry between two groups in the community. However, some locals linked it to the alleged rape of a trans person.

BJD sources say Patnaik’s words are a clear indication that he intends to remain at the helm of the party. The messaging is also significant amid recent dissent among some leaders over certain decisions.

Asked about his next step if J&K is not given statehood soon, Abdullah said “all the ways are open before us”.

Poaching, habitat loss, and human encroachment drove the blackbuck population down, with the state declaring it locally extinct in 2017. That changed when the state came up with a five-year revival plan.

Takkalappalli Vasudeva Rao alias Rupesh, 59, is also believed to have been involved in the killings of former Andhra Pradesh home minister A Madhav Reddy and young IPS officer Umesh Chandra in 1999.

The duo was arrested in March this year in connection with a “derogatory” video shot at the headquarters of the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).

The bench said that the Supreme Court “has consistently cautioned that a CBI investigation should not be directed as a matter of routine or merely because a party casts certain aspersions or harbors a subjective lack of confidence in the State police”.

This year, Kerala witnessed early monsoon on May 24 as against its usual arrival on June 1. The usual date for the complete monsoon retreat from the country is October 15.

On a two-day visit to New Delhi, Australian Minister for Multicultural Affairs Anne Aly hailed the role of Indian-Australians in strengthening trade, economic relations; says modern Australia is a migrant nation

According to the police, the incident stemmed from a dispute over the decision to fill gravel in the village area.

66% of the total treatments worth Rs 1.29 lakh crore were in the private sector. Most sought treatments are haemodialysis and common medical maladies such as fever.

J&K CM Omar Abdullah announced the revival of the practice this winter, stating his cabinet had given its nod for restoration of “full Darbar Move’’ and that the LG has approved the file.

On the Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India remains fully committed to the latter's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence.

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Unnikrishnan Potty, who allegedly sponsored gold plating of temple items in 2019, has been arrested from his Thiruvananthapuram residence.

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility though investigations are still underway

At least three police vehicles were set on fire after violence flared outside Baksa District Jail Wednesday after a convoy with five suspects arrested in connection with singer Zubeen Garg’s death was pelted with stones.

Fields the 30-year-old from Raghunathpur seat in the district, whose social equations are seen as safer for the family than Siwan Assembly seat, once associated with the late bahubali

Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi cites CJI’s magnanimity, says reviving row will only fuel social media outrage

The meet was held Tuesday and Wednesday and brought together tourism ministers’ and senior officials from all States and Union Territories.