NEW DELHI: A court in Nanded, central Maharashtra, on Saturday acquitted all nine surviving accused in a 2006 explosion case, with a defense lawyer stating that the prosecution failed to prove the incident was a bomb blast.The detailed judgment is yet to be released. Out of the 12 accused in the case, two died in…
Three people are detained for the murder of Mukesh Chandrakar, a journalist found dead in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh. The case may be linked to his reports on road construction irregularities. NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh authorities intensified their crackdown on Congress leader Suresh Chandrakar in connection with the murder of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar. Chhattisgarh deputy…
NEW DELHI: A civil court in Bengaluru granted bail to Nikita Singhania, wife of Atul Subhash who died by suicide, along with his mother-in-law Nisha Singhania and brother-in-law Anurag Singhania on Saturday.Atul Subhash died by suicide after being pressured to pay Rs 3 crore for a divorce. On December 9, he was found dead in…
Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a 23-year-old individual who allegedly scammed more than 700 women after establishing connections on dating platforms by impersonating a US-based model. The West district’s cyber police station arrested Tushar Bisht for exploiting platforms like Bumble and Snapchat to deceive victims, coerce them using personal images and recordings, and demand money,…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday shared a video of his interaction with students at IIT Madras, calling the need for India to prioritise quality education through government support rather than privatisation. “I feel that a country needs to guarantee quality education to its people. And I don’t think that the best way…
NEW DELHI: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday vowed to cancel the “inflated” water bills faced by Delhi residents if his party regains power in the upcoming assembly elections.“I have said this earlier, but today I am making a formal announcement: when AAP comes back to power after the assembly polls, these inflated bills will…
NEW DELHI: A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan allegedly shot himself dead with his service weapon at Surat International Airport, police informed on Friday.Kisan Singh, 32-year-old who hailed from Jaipur, shot himself in stomach in the airport washroom and was declared dead by hospital authorities, the police said.“He was rushed to a private hospital…
‘PM Modi’s message of peace’: Kiren Rijiju presents ‘chadar’ at Ajmer Sharif Dargah (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Union minister of minority affairs Kiren Rijiju visited the revered Ajmer Sharif Dargah on Saturday to present a ceremonial “chadar” on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The gesture, part of the annual Urs celebrations of 13th-century…
NEW DELHI: Eminent physicist Rajagopala Chidambaram, who was a key figure in India’s nuclear tests in 1974 and 1998, passed away on Saturday, the department of atomic energy (DAE) confirmed. He was 88 years old and died at Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai, according to a DAE official. In a statement, the DAE said, “It is…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) chairperson Shaji KV felicitated the PM at the event.Ahead the inauguration of the Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the more prosperous our villages…
