New Delhi: Taking a strong step to ensure compliance with the model code of conduct, the Election Commission has directed the Union government to "immediately halt" Viksit Bharat messages being sent over WhatsApp.The poll panel has also instructed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to immediately submit a compliance report. The action by the Election Commission comes after it received...

Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Delhi High Court, alleging that the ED wanted to arrest him.New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wants to join the investigations of the Enforcement Directorate and cooperate with the agency but has appealed to the high court that coercive action not be taken against him, Delhi minister Atishi said today.Atishi said that Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Delhi High...

The Centre told the court that no community can be granted refugee status outside legislative frameworkNew Delhi: As a developing country that is also the world's most populated, India needs to prioritise its own citizens, the Centre has told the Supreme Court, asserting that the illegal migration of and stay and Rohingya refugees have serious ramifications for national security.The affidavit filed...

New Delhi: In a significant order weeks before the elections, the Supreme Court has once again refused to order a stay on the law to appoint election commissioners, stating that doing so at this stage would be "creating chaos".While making the observations during a hearing on Thursday, the court also noted that there are no allegations against the newly appointed election commissioners, Gyanesh Kumar and...

The video of the incident shows the woman attempting to free herself from Kapil's advances.New Delhi: A man in Delhi's Sabzi Mandi area was caught on camera harassing and abusing a woman on the street on Wednesday. The footage shows a man identified as Kapil engaging in abusive behaviour towards a woman, who is reported to be his neighbour. The video of the incident shows the woman attempting to free...

He was earlier booked by the CBI in a "gutkha scam".Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday carried out searches against AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister C Vijayabaskar apart from a Chennai-based real estate group as part of separate money laundering investigations, official sources said.About 25 premises are being covered by the central agency as part of the two cases, the sources...

Just under two hours later, at 03:40 am, a second earthquake was reported.West Kameng:  Two earthquakes were reported in Arunachal Pradesh in the early hours of Thursday, according to the National Center for Seismology.The first earthquake, with a magnitude of 3.7, occurred at 01:49 am. The epicentre was located at latitude 27.38 and longitude 92.77, with a depth of 10 kilometres. The quake was centred in...

"The caller also threatened to sell Arfath's kidneys if the ransom wasn't paid."New York: The Consulate General of India in New York is working with local law enforcement authorities to find a 25-year-old Indian student in Cleveland who has been missing since the beginning of this month.Mohammad Abdul Arfath, hailing from Nacharam, Hyderabad, arrived in the US in May last year to pursue a Masters in IT...

"We strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by incursions."Washington: The United States recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and strongly opposes any attempts made to advance territorial claims across the Line of Actual Control, an official spokesperson has said, days after the Chinese military reiterated its claim over the state following Prime Minister Narendra...

The matter seems to be a love affair, the police said. (Representational)Jaipur: A 32-year-old man was detained in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district on Wednesday for allegedly murdering a woman over some dispute, police said.They said Sonu Sharma slit Poonam Sharma's throat at a rented room in Patpara colony under the Sar Mathura police station area."The matter seems to be a love affair. The accused has been...