New Delhi, June 22 (BPNS) After announcing Droupadi Murmu as NDA’s Presidential candidate, BJP chief J.P. Nadda said that her personality “is an inspiration and a benchmark for us to follow”. On Tuesday evening, Nadda announced Murmu as the NDA candidate for the President’s post at a press conference. Later on in a series of tweets, […]
Puducherry UT to have high-resolution CCTV cameras installed at all points
Puducherry, June 22 (BPNS) The Union Territory of Puducherry will have high-resolution CCTV cameras at all important points. The Home Minister of UT of Puducherry, A. Namassiyam said that installing high-resolution CCTV cameras across the territory will help reduce the crimes and that police can keep a tab on the movement of history sheeters with […]
60 yr old TN man hacks son to death
Chennai, June 22 (BPNS) A 60-year-old person, Tamilalalagan, hacked his son, Kasirajan to death near the Mahila court at Thoothukudi. The gruesome incident which occurred on Tuesday was a pitfall of Tamilalalagan raping Kasirajan’s wife Mahalakshmi who consumed poison and died. Tamilalagan had come to the court in the trial of the case related to […]
LeT terror module busted at Budgam, three held
Srinagar, June 21 (BPNS) A terror module of terrorist outfit LeT in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam has been busted with the arrest of three terrorist associates by a joint security force team on Tuesday, police said. Police, along with army’s 53 RR and the CRPF, arrested three terror associates, identified as Ashiq Hussain Hajam, Ghulam […]
JNU professor abducted in Audi, robbed, released; 2 held
New Delhi, June 21 (BPNS) Two people were arrested for abducting and robbing a professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) while he was returning to the varsity late at night, police said on Tuesday. The arrested accused were identified as Rajat Pal Singh alias Sonu and Aashish Shokin alias Monu Shokeen – and interestingly, they […]
Did not provoke students against Agnipath: Patna coaching centre owner
Patna, June 21 (BPNS) A day after the raid on the premises of coaching centre operator Guru M. Rahman, he released a video on Tuesday seeking to clarify that he was never involved in provoking the youths for violence. “During early stage of agitation, I was pointed out the democratic rights of students and every […]
Cong leader to be booked for spitting on cops: Delhi Police
New Delhi, June 21 (BPNS) All India Mahila Congress President Netta D’Souza will be booked by the Delhi Police for allegedly spitting on the police personnel during a protest in the national capital, a police official said on Tuesday. “One of the protestors namely Netta D’Souza, All India Mahila Congress President, obstructed and assaulted the […]
Rebel Sena MLAs to be flown to Guwahati by chartered plane at midnight
Surat, June 21 (BPNS) The rebel Shiv Sena MLAs camping in Surat will be flown to Guwahati at midnight. As per sources, the rebel MLAs, numbering between a dozen and two-dozen, will reach Surat airport soon from where they will be flown to Guwahati. Sources in Gujarat BJP said that a 50-seater chartered flight has […]
Eknath Shinde: Grassroots worker to top-rung leader, and now disruptor
Mumbai, June 21 (BPNS) A fiery orator, a quietly efficient organiser known for taking spot decisions and a hardcore loyalist, Shiv Sena leader and Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde is suddenly in the dock for daring the party’s might and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance government in Maharashtra. Once considered a dependable ‘trouble-shooter’, today […]
Suspension of doctors leads to rift between govt and doctors’ associations
Thiruvananthapuram, June 21 (BPNS) The suspension of two doctors – for the alleged lapse in performing organ transplantation surgery in a time-bound manner at Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH), Thiruvananthapuram – has resulted in a turf battle between the government and medical community in the state. While doctors’ associations were of the stance that the […]



