NEW DELHI: Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday called out Canada govt for not taking action against Khalistani activist Gurpatwant Singh Panun for threatening to attack Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir, and said that the Indian govt should consider taking appropriate diplomatic steps against Ottawa for its continuing indulgence of militant separatists who have been issuing menacing…
NEW DELHI: In a first, Enforcement Directorate went after a group of land grabbers in Chennai that had encroached upon a plot worth Rs 13 crore in Saidapet area, and restituted it to its owner, a significant development in the face of several such cases of usurpation taking several decades to be disposed of and…
SRINAGAR: Kashmir valley recorded its eighth gunfight between terrorists and security forces this Nov, with suspected Pakistani gunmen firing at a search party of soldiers and J&K policemen approaching a hideout in Bandipora district’s Nagmarg area Tuesday.The security forces responded with retaliatory fire. No casualties or injuries have been reported on either side so far,…
LONDON: The “sword with the shiny blade”, believed to have been part of Tipu Sultan’s personal armoury and the provenance of which can be traced back to the Battle of Seringapatam, sold at Bonhams auction house for £317,900 (Rs 3.4 crore) on Tuesday.The sword has an unbroken provenance taking it back to the 1799 battle…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for first phase of voting on 43 assembly seats in Jharkhand spread over 15 districts. The Phase 1 of elections in the state on Wednesday will decide the fate of several key leaders, including former chief minister Champai Soren who is contesting on a BJP ticket after ending his…
NEW DELHI: Raghubar Das, governor of Odisha and former chief minister of Jharkhand, is neither contesting the 2024 assembly elections nor is a part of the election campaign, but when voters of the state go out to cast their ballot tomorrow he will be keeping his fingers crossed. Raghubar’s daughter-in-law Purnima Das Sahu is the…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Jharkhand high court on Tuesday issued a notice to former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a case filed by his former business associates, Mihir Diwakar and Soumya Das.Diwakar and Das, who serve as directors of Aarka Sports and Management Ltd, had entered into an agreement…
NEW DELHI: Mumbai Police on Tuesday arrested a 24- year-old man for sending threat messages to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, according to news agency PTI. This arrest follows a series of threatening messages received by the actor in recent weeks.Last Thursday, Bollywood star Salman Khan received a death threat from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, delivered…
Cannabis produced in Rahul Chaudhary house (ANI Image) NEW DELHI: A Greater Noida resident Rahul Chaudhary was arrested for illegally cultivating marijuana in a high-tech setup within his apartment. The police found 80 plants, 2 kg of ganja, and several types of pesticides and insecticides at Rahul Chaudhary’s residence. The suspect, Rahul Chaudhary, had been…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party Ajit Pawar on Tuesday backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s message of ‘Ek hai toh safe hai’, but dismissed Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath‘s ‘Batenge toh katenge’ slogan, terming it ‘inappropriate’ and disconnected with Maharashtra’s ideological heritage.“There is nothing wrong with that (PM Modi’s slogan),…
