Rajkot: A 31-year-old constable posted at A Division police station in Morbi was arrested by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Wednesday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2.35 lakh.According to ACB officials, the complainant had bought a plot of land at Nani Vavdi village in Morbi district on Sept 6, 2024. A complaint about alleged document forgery concerning the plot was later filed at the Nagar Darwaja police outpost.In connection with that case, Hitesh Makwana, the constable, allegedly ...Read More
Solapur, Jun 5 (PTI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday asked his party workers to gear up for local body polls. Addressing an event where former Congress leader Siddharam Mhetre and his supporters joined the Shiv Sena, Shinde said party workers have to run a campaign to ensure there is a Shiv Sena office in every village in the state. He said the Mahayuti government got stupendous success in the state assembly polls and it was time to focus on local body polls. "We h...Read More
Ludhiana, Jun 5 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Thursday asserted that there should be no "politicisation" of the armed forces, even as he accused the BJP of milking Operation Sindoor for political gains. "Such politics should not be done. I salute the armed forces. But there should be no politicisation of the army," he said. "Have you ever seen any former prime minister donning a military uniform....? But now the uniform is being used for political gains. It should not happen," he s...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has married senior advocate and former BJD MP Pinaki Misra in Germany. On Thursday evening, Moitra (50) posted a photograph on X which showed her and Misra (65) cutting a cake with the message, "Thank you everyone for the love and good wishes!! So grateful." TMC leaders congratulated Moitra and Misra on social media. Tagging Moitra's post, party general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee said on X, "Heartfelt congratulati...Read More
Patna: A couple in Bihar's Saharsa district was hit and killed by a speeding car. The husband was then dragged for 3 kms, dumped in the boot, and buried another 14 km away, said the Police on Thursday. The body was disinterred as one of the accused, who allegedly helped conceal the crime, was arrested by authorities. The car was registered under the name, Anoj Kumar Singh, who gifted it to his son-in-law. A cousin of the said son-in-law, Keshav Kumar Singh was driving the car when it hit the co...Read More
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): Pointing out the developmental works done by the Centre and his administration in Ayodhya, where Ram Janmabhoomi Temple is located, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that earlier bullets were fired on people coming to the city, but now people visiting the temple were welcomed with a shower of flowers. The Chief Minister was apparently referring to the police firing on karsevaks during the Ram Janmabhoomi protest in 1990....Read More
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 5 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel graced the distribution ceremony of 50 JCB machines organised by the Bharwad Yuva Sangathan - Gujarat Pradesh, held at Town Hall in Gandhinagar on Thursday. During the event, 50 economically disadvantaged youths from the Bharwad community were provided with JCB machines without any down payment, as part of an initiative to empower them towards self-reliance, according to the press release. Commending the effort...Read More
Guwahati: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, convened a crucial meeting with party leaders from Manipur to address the escalating situation in the violence-hit state. According to sources, the high-level discussion, held at the new AICC headquarters at Indira Bhavan, also included Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Foll...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue court on Thursday, after getting clarification from the public prosecutor, renotified the Najeeb Ahmed disappearance case for order on a closer report and protest petition. JNU student Najeeb Ahmed has been missing since October 2016. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Jyoti Maheshwari renotified the matter for order on June 30. The court said that the public prosecutor addressed the clarification on the proctorial inquiry conducted i...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) India on Thursday pitched for greater use of Iran's Chabahar port to cut distances and costs, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar calling for devoting more resources by India and Central Asian nations to boost regional connectivity. In an address at a business conclave joined by foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, Jaishankar also underlined the need for closer engagements between financial institutions of India an...Read More
Lucknow, Jun 5 (PTI) A three year old girl was allegedly raped and is said to be in a critical condition, police here said on Thursday. According to police, the incident occurred on late Wednesday night when the girl, daughter of daily wage labourers, was sleeping under a metro station. The accused took the girl away while her parents were sleeping and raped her at a secluded place, police said. Following the report, senior officials, including the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Ashi...Read More
Bengaluru, June 5 (PTI) In a major development, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday suspended Bengaluru police commissioner B Dayananda and several other senior police officials in connection with the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people. He also ordered the arrest of representatives of the RCB team, the event management firm DNA Entertainment Private Limited, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), hours after an FIR was registered against th...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Ahead of flagging off the Vande Bharat Express between Katra and Srinagar on June 6, marking the completion of the Katra-Sangaldan rail link project, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that key infrastructure projects worth Rs 46,000 crores which are being inaugurated will have a positive impact on people's lives. In a post on X, PM Modi shared, 'Tomorrow, 6th June is indeed a special day for my sisters and brothers of Jammu and Kashmir. Key infrastructure proj...Read More
Hyderabad, Jun 5 (PTI) Opposition BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath was hospitalised here on Thursday after he complained of a heart-related issue. Gopinath, MLA from Jubilee Hills, was rushed to a private super-speciality hospital and is currently being treated in the ICU, BRS MLC Sravan Dasoju told PTI. The MLA was responding to the treatment and he will remain under observation for 48 hours, he said. Dasoju suggested that the MLA's condition may be "stress-induced," noting that Gopinath was reporte...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off a fleet of electric buses under an initiative of the Delhi Government aimed at boosting sustainable development and clean urban mobility. Modi said that the initiative will contribute to building a clean and green Delhi. He further noted that this step will also improve the 'Ease of Living' for the people of Delhi. "Building a clean and green Delhi! Flagged off Electric Buses under an initiative of the Delhi Government aimed at bo...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) The BJP on Thursday alleged that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had been reduced to a puppet by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and that his former Delhi counterpart had made the state into his fiefdom. BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh alleged that Mann had in effect mortgaged Punjab to Kejriwal's team. He claimed that leaders with alleged criminal backgrounds, a reference to Kejriwal and his close ally Manish Sisodia, both of whom are accused in the Delhi exc...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Sixteen top Maoist commanders are on the radar of the security forces as part of their operational strategy to eliminate Left Wing Extremism (LWE) from the country by March 2026, official sources said. The forces on Thursday killed 67-year-old Narasimha Chalam alias Sudhakar, a member of the Maoists' Central Committee, the topmost governing body of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), in the forests of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh. This came a fortnight after CPI (Maoist) gene...Read More
Guwahati, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The flood situation in Assam marginally improved on Thursday, while the situation further improved in other northeastern states, an official said. With two more fresh deaths in Assam, the death toll in seven states, excluding Sikkim, of the region increased to 48. According to the disaster management officials of different northeastern states, out of 48 deaths during the current spell of rain and floods since May 29, at least 21 people died in Assam, followed b...Read More
Mumbai: The birth of three penguin chicks at Mumbai's Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo has sparked an unexpected row not over their care, but their names. BJP functionary Nitin Bankar from the Byculla Assembly constituency has objected to the chicks being given English names, insisting they be named in Marathi instead. The BMC is expected to respond by June 10, after which Bankar will decide his next move. Speaking to The Free Press Journal, Bankar said, "When penguins were brought from a...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Sixteen top Maoist commanders are on the radar of the security forces as part of their operational strategy to eliminate Left Wing Extremism (LWE) from the country by March 2026, official sources said. The forces on Thursday killed 67-year-old Narasimha Chalam alias Sudhakar, a member of the Maoists' Central Committee, the topmost governing body of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), in the forests of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh. This came a fortnight after CPI (Maoist) gene...Read More
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam marginally improved on Thursday, while the situation further improved in other northeastern states, an official said. With two more fresh deaths in Assam, the death toll in seven states, excluding Sikkim, of the region increased to 48. According to the disaster management officials of different northeastern states, out of 48 deaths during the current spell of rain and floods since May 29, at least 21 people died in Assam, followed by 12 in Arunachal Prades...Read More
Hyderabad: Contrary to widespread and distressing reports circulating on social media and some unofficial sources earlier today, Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has not passed away. He remains critically ill but is showing signs of recovery after being rushed to AIG Hospital in Gachibowli on Thursday with heart-related issues. BRS MLC Dasoju Shravan provided a crucial update, stating, "Maganti Gopinath is recovering." Shravan clarified that Gopinath is res...Read More
Mumbai, June 5: On the occasion of World Environment Day, actress and newly-elected BJP MP Kangana Ranaut participated in a special tree plantation initiative under the campaign 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam.' Taking to social media, Kangana revealed that she planted a sapling at her Delhi residence to mark the day, dedicating the gesture to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In her post, the actress expressed heartfelt gratitude to environmental warriors who tirelessly work to protect and restore the Earth's...Read More
Srinagar, Jun 5 (PTI) Railway stations in the valley have been decked up for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to flag off the maiden Delhi-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express - the first train connecting the valley to the rest of the country. The first passenger train will set off from Delhi and reach Srinagar via the pilgrim town Katra, the base for the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. When Modi flags off the train on Friday, it will be a successful culmination of a project that has two engineering marvels --...Read More
Indore, Jun 5 (PTI) Congress MLA Bala Bachchan on Thursday claimed six villagers have died in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district due to lack of timely medical treatment after a wild animal attack. He also dismissed the forest department's claim that a jackal attacked 17 persons in Limbai village and surrounding areas of Barwani district on May 5 while they were sleeping outside their homes due to the hot weather. As per officials, the six possibly died of rabies between May 23 and June 2, even ...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 5 (ANI): Following the Bengaluru stampede that claimed 11 lives and left many injured, the Karnataka Government on Thursday suspended top police officials at the Cubbon Park Police Station and formed a one-man commission under a retired High Court Judge to probe the incident. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said, "B Dayanand, Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City; Vikas Kumar, Additional Commissioner of Police, West Division; Shekh...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a gradual rise in the maximum temperature by five to seven degrees Celsius over the next five days in Delhi. Despite the warming trend, no heatwave conditions are expected during this period, according to a report prepared by the weather office. According to the IMD, the minimum temperature was appreciably below normal, by three to six degrees Celsius, and the maximum was markedly below normal -- by five to seven notc...Read More
Chandigarh, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major crackdown on cross-border drug smuggling networks, Punjab Police have busted two international narco-trafficking cartels with the arrest of six drug smugglers, including a woman, and recovered 4 kg heroin, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday. Those arrested have been identified as Vishal Singh, 23, Didar Singh, 50, Sevenbir Singh, 25, Harjit Singh, 38, Jaj Singh, 19, and Jasbir Kaur, 60. Besides recovering heroin, police have ...Read More
Bengaluru, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced the suspension of five senior police officers, including the Bengaluru Police Commissioner and DCP (Central Division) in connection with the to stampede incident near the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on June 4 which resulted in the death of at least 11 people. CM Siddaramaiah made the announcement at the emergency press meeting held at the Vidhana Soudha here. The CM further announced the handing over of ...Read More
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. P. K. Mishra, participated in the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group Roundtable on the margins of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 2025 in Geneva today. During the discussions, he emphasized the G20's pivotal role in advancing global disaster risk reduction efforts by leveraging economic capacity alongside development imperatives. He called for strengthening international cooperation and building collective resili...Read More