NCP politician Baba Siddique MUMBAI/PUNE: The Mumbai crime branch has arrested a 29-year-old man from Kaithal in Haryana and three youths from Pune in connection with the ongoing investigation into NCP politician Baba Siddique’s murder on October 12. Another youth from Pune was detained and was being questioned, taking the total arrests to 14.The Haryana…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday further expanded the scope of fiscal federalism by enabling states to exercise virtually complete legislative control over liquor production and trade, a ruling that will empower them to tax industrial alcohol, including denatured spirit and extra neutral alcohol (ENA), which were hitherto part of the sole domain of the…
NEW DELHI: Asserting that “many questions remain” about the Modi government‘s announcement that an agreement has been reached with China on patrolling arrangements along the line of actual control (LAC), Congress said on Wednesday “it expects that the disengagement will restore the status quo ante as it existed in March 2020”.“The foreign secretary has said…
NEW DELHI: India and Australia are exploring further educational cooperation with more Australian universities likely to have their presence in India. During his visit to Australia, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday engaged in discussions with his Australian counterpart Jason Clare, focusing on strengthening ties in education. Notably, both countries are exploring collaborations at…
CHENNAI: An MSc chemistry student and four robotics engineering graduates teamed up with two others to cook methamphetamine in one of their homes in Kodungaiyur. And when police came knocking on Wednesday, the parents said they thought the students were doing academic research. The seven have been arrested and remanded in judicial custody.The city’s newly…
Baba Siddique was shot dead on October 12 The Mumbai crime branch arrested of three more suspects on Wednesday from Pune. The total number of individuals apprehended in connection with this case has now reached 14. The recently arrested suspects have been identified as Rupesh Rajendra Mohol (22), Karan Rahul Salve (19), and Shivam Arvind…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Wednesday wrote a letter to chief minister Atishi, expressing his concern over the city’s worsening air pollution and the lack of concrete action taken by the government. In the letter, Saxena said that he has written numerous “pleading letters to chief ministers of neighbouring states and duly…
NEW DELHI: Kolkata airport will remain shut for 15 hours from October 24 6pm to October 25 9am in view of cyclone Dana which may hit West Bengal and Odisha coast by Thursday night, as per IMD‘s forecast.Further, over 190 local trains have been cancelled as a part of precautionary measure. The suspension will be…
PM Modi invites President of Spain from October 27-29, set to inaugurate C295 aircraft plantPresident of Spain to inaugurate C295 aircraft plant with PM Modi during October 27-29 visitNEW DELHI: At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, accompanied by his spouse, Begona Gomez, will officially visit India from October…
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance of Congress, Sharad Pawar’s NCP, and Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena in Maharashtra has sealed the seat-sharing deal for the upcoming assembly elections. The three parties have agreed to contest on 85 seats each, the bloc announced on Wednesday.“We have decided that Congress, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) and Shiv Sena…
