LUCKNOW: Jailed mafia gangster Mukhtar Ansari, 63, died due to cardiac attack during treatment at Banda medical college on Thursday night. Ansari was a five-time former MLA from Mau Sadar seat and has been behind bars in UP and Punjab since 2005.He had 65 criminal cases pending against him. He has been sentenced in eight…
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a “key conspirator” following raids across multiple locations in three states in connection with the blast at Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru.The probe agency has seized several digital devices and cash during the raids.“Muzammil Shareef was picked up and placed in custody as a co-conspirator after…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday rebutted China’s claims on Arunachal Pradesh, labeling them as “baseless”. Reiterating India’s stance, spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal asserted that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India, a fact that is immutable despite China’s persistent assertions.“Our position has been made very clear time and again. China may…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reacted to the concerns raised by over 600 lawyers against a “vested interest group” which was trying to put pressure on judiciary and defame courts and said “to browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture.” Reacting to the letter written by the lawyers to the Chief…
NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Govinda on Thursday joined Shiv Sena in presence of Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde.He after joining Shiv Sena said that it is an amazing coincidence that he has returned to politics after 14 years. He further said that he will fulfill whatever responsibilities that will be given to him.“I was in…
HYDERABAD: Continuing its trajectory towards the launch of its first orbital launch vehicle – Vikram-1, Hyderabad-based space-tech startup Skyroot Aerospace has successfully test-fired stage-2 of the rocket at the propulsion testbed of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota of Andhra Pradesh on March.The test, which took place…
BENGALURU: The first production series fighter of LCA Tejas Mark-1A, an advanced variant of the LCA Mk-1 that has already been inducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF), Thursday completed its maiden flight in Bengaluru. Defence PSU HAL, which is manufacturing the Tejas Mk-1A or LCA Mk1A or developed by Bengaluru-based DRDO lab Aeronautical Development…
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been filed against BJP leader Dilip Ghosh at Durgapur Police Station for his comments on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, an official said on Thursday. The FIR was filed following complaints by an advocate at Durgapur court and another individual, the official confirmed. Ghosh faces charges under IPC sections 504…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday rejected a plea by the Indian National Congress party, contesting an order from the Income Tax department regarding reassessment proceedings spanning four years. This follows the recent dismissal by the court of Congress’ plea regarding reassessment for the years 2014 to 2017.This is a developing story Source…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that regardless of the complexities of Israel-Palestine conflict, the underlying fact remains that the Palestinians have been denied their rights and homeland. “The fact is whatever the rights and wrongs of the issue, there is underlying issue of the rights of the Palestinians and the fact that…
