Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) — Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra on Saturday appeared before the special investigation team (SIT) formed in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. Police officials here at the spot refused to comment on the ongoing interrogation. Ashish Mishra was supposed to appear before police on Friday, but he did […]
Lakhimpur (UP) — On Friday Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that no one will be arrested without any proofs in Lakhimpur-Kheri incidence. No arrests would be made under pressure. He brushed aside the demand for the arrest of Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son. Speaking on a conclave organized by a private channel Yogi said that opposition […]
NEW DELHI — Expressing displeasure over a tweet posted by Times Now which falsely claimed that the Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana had met the kin of victims of the Lakhmipur Kheri violence, the Supreme Court on Friday said it respects the media and their independence but this is “not at all fair”. […]
NEW DELHI — Supreme Court (SC) on Friday said that they are unhappy with the probe over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. Chief Justice of India, N V Ramana, further said that they want to see more responsible government. SC said that they are not satisfied with state’s action and the questioned the conduct of police, […]
NEW DELHI — On Thursday, the Bharatiya Janata Party dropped its MPs Varun Gandhi and his mother Maneka Gandhi from the party’s national executive committee, Scroll reported. Varun Gandhi had criticised the killing in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district where eight people, four of them farmers, were killed during a protest against the Centre’s contentious […]
NEW DELHI — In a relief to thousands of young doctors pursuing higher specialisation courses, the Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that in the interest of students, it has decided to implement changes in the pattern of the NEET-Super Speciality (NEET-SS) examination from the academic year 2022-23. The government indicated that it may […]
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) — BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Union minister Ajay Mishra and the arrest of all accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, warning that a nationwide agitation will be launched if authorities failed to implement within a week the agreement made with the farmers here. Tikait, who is […]
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that “dictatorship” and not democracy prevails in the country with farmers being “systematically attacked” and politicians not allowed to visit Uttar Pradesh to meet families hit by the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri. Addressing a press conference, Gandhi said he along with two Congress Chief Ministers […]
NEW DELHI — On Tuesday, a curfew was imposed in Kawardha town of Chhattisgarh after a right-wing Hindu outfits rally, attended by BJP MP Rajnandgaon Santosh Pandey, led to vandalism of Eid Milad-un-Nabi decorations, after which the police resorted to lathi-charge, officials said. According to the officials, some policemen sustained minor injuries while dispersing a […]
NEW DELHI — The price of domestic LPG cylinders has been hiked by Rs 15. The price of a non-subsidized 14.2 kg cylinder in the capital is now Rs 899.50. A 5 kg cylinder will now cost you Rs 502. The new rates are effective from today. The hike comes after fuel price raise yesterday. […]