During the hearing of a plea filed in Delhi High Court against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his tweet allegedly disclosing and sharing the identity of a rape victim's family in Delhi Cantonment area, Twitter India informed the court on Wednesday that they had removed Gandhi's tweet and also locked his account."Rahul Gandhi tweet violated our policy also, we have already removed that tweet and his Twitter account is also been locked," Twitter informed Delhi HC.Twitter counsel further said, "Petitioner has wrongly impleaded @TwitterIndia. We have removed it (Rahul Gandhi's Tweet). It is agai

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday felicitated the players from the state who were part of the Indian hockey team in the just concluded Tokyo Olympics. The function was held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.Birendra Lakra, Amit Rohidas, Deep Grace Ekka, and Namita Toppo were part of the Indian teams which created history at the showpiece event.The Chief Minister handed over the cash award of Rs 2.5 crore to Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas.He also handed over the offer letter for appointment as Deputy Superintendent of Police in the State Police department.He appreciated the

India has successfully tested the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile off the coast of Odisha's Balasore district. As per the sources, the missile flew for around 150 km with an indigenous cruise engine."More tests would be conducted in near future," sources added.Earlier, on July 23 India had successfully test-fired indigenously developed New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG), a Surface to Air Missile defence system in Balasore.It was the second test firing of the 30 km strike-range air defence missile systems in two days.

While addressing a gathering through video conferencing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that our farming, villages and farmers will play crucial role in deciding where India will be in 2047. It's time to provide such direction to agriculture that it will be able to face new challenges and benefit from new opportunities. "The nation will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day this year. This important milestone is not only a matter of pride for us but also an occasion for new resolutions and goals. On this occasion, we have to decide that where do we want to see India in the next 25 years,

The BJP parliamentary party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, gave a standing ovation to sportspersons who returned from Tokyo after giving exemplary performances at the Olympics. During the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also asked BJP MPs to encourage more participation in sports activities. Briefing reporters about the meeting, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, said, "It was the last meeting of the ongoing monsoon session. It is a matter of pride that we got our biggest-ever tally of medals in the Olympics. A presentation was given to all MPs today. While

A Delhi Court on Monday granted three days remand of all accused to Delhi Police Crime Branch, arrested in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl. Additional Sessions Judge Ashutosh Kumar of Patiala House Court granted remand of all accused arrested in the case. Earlier they were in Judicial custody. All accused were produced in the court through video conferencing. Crime Branch through a remand application had moved Delhi Court and sought five-day remand of the accused to confront them to the witnesses, evidence and recreation etc. Advocate Jitender Jha and Suresh

On August 09, India reported 35,499 new cases. The active caseload currently stand at 4,02,188 while the recovery rate of the country is at 97.40%. So far, 50,68,10,492 vaccine jabs have been inoculated in the country.

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi has given adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha on Monday over the Mahapanchayat held to oppose the construction of Haj House in Delhi's Dwarka.He further said that at the Mahapanchayat, speeches were made and slogans rose against Muslim citizens and it is important to adjourn the business to discuss this matter because Delhi has witnessed communal violence just last year."I hereby give notice of my intention to ask for leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the business of the house for the purpose of discussing a d

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur will felicitate the Indian men's hockey team on Monday as they return home after putting on a brilliant display at the Tokyo Olympics.It took 41 years, but the dream of every Indian was finally realised on Thursday as the men's hockey team beat Germany 5-4 to win the bronze medal here at the Oi Hockey Stadium -- North Pitch.The Men in Blue showed absolute resilience, strength, and winning spirit to register a remarkable comeback win against a strong German team.Skipper Manpreet Singh on Thursday dedicated the bronze medal win to all the COVID-19 warriors who have