Pirzada Shakir

National Writer

Pirzada Shakir is a multi-media journalist based in India. His work on a wide range of subjects is published in national as well as International publications. He is currently working as a National Writer for NewsBytes. He tweets at @pzshakir6
Pirzada Shakir

24 Nov 2022

Politics

'Traitor can't be CM': Ashok Gehlot on Sachin Pilot

As Sachin Pilot loyalists continue to push the Congress high command to make him Rajasthan's chief minister, his rival and incumbent CM Ashok Gehlot said, "A gaddar (traitor) cannot be chief minister."

24 Nov 2022

Politics

MCD polls: BJP promises relief in property tax, factory licenses

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which has been holding power in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for the past 15 years is eyeing to retain it in the upcoming polls.

24 Nov 2022

India

UAE bans entry of passengers with single name on passport

In a surprising decision, authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have said that people with a single name written on their passports are not allowed in the country.

24 Nov 2022

World

China records highest daily COVID-19 cases since pandemic began

Despite strict restrictions, China on Wednesday recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases since the outbreak in the country in December 2019, Agence France-Presse reported.

23 Nov 2022

Politics

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi to mobilize key activists, celebrities

Even as the Congress is braving the Medha Patkar row, the party feels there's a need for a proper structure to reach out to more non-political faces to join its Bharat Jodo Yatra.

23 Nov 2022

India

Satyendar Jain moves court against airing his jail CCTV footage

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain on Wednesday moved a special court against the airing of his CCTV footage from Tihar Jail.

23 Nov 2022

India

Shashi Tharoor denies 'creating parallels in Congress,' calls accusations 'bizarre'

Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor, on Wednesday responded to accusations of creating a parallel with the Congress party in Kerala, calling it "bizarre."

23 Nov 2022

Politics

'Looks like Saddam Hussein': Assam CM Sarma mocks Rahul Gandhi

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his bearded Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) look.

23 Nov 2022

Delhi

Delhi man kills family over being scolded on drug addiction

In another shocking incident, a 25-year-old man, Keshav, was on Tuesday arrested in New Delhi's Palam area for allegedly murdering his four family members.

21 Nov 2022

Business

Union Budget 2023: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman begins pre-budget talks

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, as part of pre-Budget 2023-24 consultations, virtually held discussions with experts and industry leaders in infrastructure and climate change areas.

21 Nov 2022

India

Shraddha Walkar murder: Police files plea for Poonawalla's polygraph test

Days after a metropolitan magistrate court in Delhi's Saket permitted the police to conduct a narcoanalysis test on Shraddha Walkar murder accused Aftab Poonawalla, the Delhi Police on Monday moved an application for his polygraph test.

21 Nov 2022

India

Shraddha Walkar murder: Plea in Delhi HC seeks CBI probe

As the Delhi Police's probe into the Shraddha Walkar murder case continues to unearth shocking details, a plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking the transfer of the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

21 Nov 2022

India

Bihar: 12 killed as truck rams into religious procession

At least 12 people, including several children and women, were killed and many others were injured in the Vaishali district of Bihar, when a truck rammed into a religious procession.

21 Nov 2022

India

Madhya Pradesh: Man kills wife, chops body over suspected infidelity

In a horrific incident, a man in Madhya Pradesh's (MP) Shahdol, on suspicion of infidelity, reportedly murdered his wife, chopped her body into two parts, and dumped them at separate places in a nearby forest.

20 Nov 2022

Delhi

Shraddha Walkar murder: Cops find skull, bones; sent for DNA

In a significant development, Delhi Police have recovered more remains of 27-year-old Shraddha Walkar from Mehrauli forest.

20 Nov 2022

India

Gujarat election: Help me win every booth, PM Modi appeals

While campaigning for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates in poll-bound Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to voters to help BJP candidates win the election with a majority.

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