NEW DELHI: Delhi Police’s crime branch on Saturday arrested AAP MLA Naresh Balyan on charges of extortion. It has been alleged that he is operating with gangster Kapil Sangwan, who is behind many extortion and firing cases in the city.Sangwan, who is in alliance with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is currently in the UK and has…
NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 is in the news these days because of certain oral observations made in 2022 by then Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud that have since opened a “Pandora’s box”.On May 20, 2022, the top…
M K Stalin (Picture credit: MK Stalin X handle) NEW DELHI: Stating that a state should not arbitrarily reject a scheme for petty political gains, Centre Saturday urged Tamil Nadu govt to reconsider its decision to reject PM’s Vishwakarma scheme, which aims to “uplift traditional artisans and craftspeople”. Minister of state for skill development and…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission, in its interim response Saturday to concerns raised by Congress regarding “arbitrary deletion and additions of voters” and increase in voting percentages between 5pm and 11.30pm on polling day in the recent Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections, reiterated that electoral roll updation is a transparent process conducted with the involvement of all…
PUNE: “I feel obligated to serve in Army because it took care of my ailing father, who succumbed to liver cancer three years ago after retiring from the force,” said Army cadet Ankit Chaudhary, President’s gold medalist of 147th course at National Defence Academy (NDA).Ankit had cleared JEE Main entrance exam but JEE-Advanced examination and…
NEW DELHI: A 45-year-old man fell to his death on Saturday after allegedly opening the door of a moving Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus to spit ‘paan’ at the Purvanchal Expressway. News agency PTI reported that the incident took place around 10:30 am near the 93-km milestone of the expressway, while the bus was en route…
NEW DELHI: Two Iskcon priests who were associates of Chinmoy Krishna Das were arrested in Bangladesh on Saturday, Iskcon Kolkata vice president Radharamn Das said amid escalating tensions within the country’s Hindu community. Speaking to PTI, Radharamn said, “I have received information that two more Iskcon monks have been arrested by police in Bangladesh.”In a…
NEW DELHI: AAP MLA Naresh Balyan was detained for questioning by the Delhi Police Crime Branch on Saturday in connection with an alleged extortion case from 2023 after the BJP released an audio clip allegedly featuring Balyan discussing extortion plans with a gangster to target a businessman.Releasing the audio clip, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia…
NEW DELHI: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Saturday expressed deep concern over the disappearance of 56-year-old Meitei man Laishram Kamalbabu from the Leimakhong Army camp, calling the incident “very unfortunate.” He criticised the event occurring within the Army campus and assured that both the central and state governments are prioritising efforts to locate…
KOLHAPUR: While the suspense over whether the caretaker chief minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde, is disappointed after the meeting in New Delhi with Union home minister Amit Shah is yet to be cleared, the health of Shiv Sena chief Shinde, who cancelled all his scheduled meetings and returned to his native village Dare Tamb in…
