10 killed after vehicle falls into gorge in J-K’s Ramban
Ten people were killed after an SUV skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and fell into a gorge in Ramban district on Friday, officials said. The vehicle was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar and it fell into a 300-feet...
Mukhtar Ansari, Notorious Gangster and Mafia Don, Dies in Jail
Mukhtar Ansari, a notorious gangster and mafia don who was serving time in prison, passed away on Thursday. The 57-year-old was admitted to Banda Medical College earlier in the day after being found unconscious in his cell. Authorities swiftly responded,...
Govinda joins Shiv Sena in Eknath Shinde’s presence
Actor Govinda joins Shiv Sena in presence of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde in Mumbai. Govinda is likely to contest from the North-West Mumbai Lok Sabha seat, say reports. Earlier this month, Govinda held a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Shinde....
Kejriwal’s ED custody extended by four days
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody has been extended by another four days in the alleged liquor policy scam. Kejriwal will now be in the probe agency's custody till April 1. The agency, which...
Amravati MP Navneet Rana joins BJP
Navneet Rana, an incumbent MP from Amravati, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Nagpur late on Wednesday night in the presence of the party's state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule. She joined the BJP at the Bawankule's residence in Nagpur...
Shiv Sena (UBT) releases first list of 16 candidates for Lok Sabha polls
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday released its first list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, nominating former Union Ministers Anant Geete and Arvind Sawant from Raigad and South Mumbai constituencies respectively. The party also fielded Rajan...
Tailor kidnaps 9-yr-old boy for Rs 23 lakh ransom, kills him in Thane
Thane: In a terrifying incident, a 9-year-old kid was kidnapped from outside a local mosque after evening prayers in the Goregaon village of Maharashtra's Thane district on Sunday evening. Before being killed, the accused kept him in a sack and...
50 rescued as fire breaks out at corporate park in Mumbai
Nearly 50 people were rescued after a fire erupted in a six-storey corporate park at suburban Mulund in Mumbai on Tuesday morning, officials said. Those rescued had been stranded on various floors of the smoke-filled building, where the fire...
USCIRF raises concern over notification of CAA rules
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has voiced concern over the Indian government's notification of rules to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), saying no one should be denied citizenship based on religion or belief. Rules for implementation...
13 Injured During Bhasma Aarti at Mahakal Temple, Video Footage Surfaces
At least 13 people were injured after a fire broke out at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on Monday, news agency said. The fire occurred during the bhasma aarti inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple on the occassion...
Extradited gangster Prasad Pujari from China brought to Mumbai
The Mumbai crime branch officials on Friday brought gangster Prasad Pujari from China to Mumbai, an official said. In 2020, the crime branch of the Mumbai police arrested Indira Vithal Pujari, the mother of gangster Prasad Pujari, in connection...
Intention behind electoral bonds scheme was good: Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said it was not possible to run a political party without funds, and added that the Centre had introduced the electoral bonds scheme, now struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, in 2017 with...
Warship INS Kolkata with 35 pirates reaches Mumbai
Warship INS Kolkata, carrying 35 pirates who were apprehended in an operation off the coast of Somalia, reached Mumbai on Saturday morning, the Navy said. These pirates were then handed over to the Mumbai police, it said. The exercise was...
Arvind Kejriwal produced in court, ED says he is “kingpin”
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was the "kingpin" and "key conspirator" in the alleged liquor policy scam in the national capital, the Enforcement Directorate told the city's Rouse Avenue Court on Friday afternoon, as it argued for 10-day...
Electoral bonds: EC releases complete list of donors, parties, unique numbers
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday made public a fresh data set of electoral bonds, including their alpha-numeric numbers that can help match their purchasers with the political parties that received the funds. Two separate lists of the donors and...
Modi arrives in Bhutan on a two-day state visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Thimphu on Friday on a two-day State visit to Bhutan to further cement India's unique relations with the Himalayan nation. 'On the way to Bhutan, where I will be attending various programmes aimed at further...
Kejriwal undergoes medical examination at ED office
A team of doctors arrived at the ED office for the medical examination of Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday. Meanwhile, barricades and heavy security were deployed at ITO after Delhi CM was arrested...
SC puts Centre’s fact-checking unit on hold
In a jolt to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the notification setting up a fact-checking unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to identify fake news about the Union government. The fact check unit was notified on March...
Arvind Kejriwal Arrested By Enforcement Directorate In Liquor Policy Case
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, following his questioning and searches at his residence, in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case. Following Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, AAP Minister Atishi said he "is and will remain" the...
SBI submits all electoral bond details with serial numbers to EC
New Delhi: After being rapped by the Supreme Court, the State Bank of India (SBI) has submitted all the details on electoral bonds to the Election Commission. The data includes the all-important unique numbers for the bonds, which will help...
Kejriwal denied protection from coercion in ED case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to grant Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal any protection from coercive action in an excise policy-linked money laundering case. A bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain listed the AAP leader's application...
