New Delhi: A man allegedly murdered a woman he was in a relationship with at his flat in east Delhi. He then packed her body in a suitcase, drove around Delhi and Uttar Pradesh before dumping it in Hapur district in the neighbouring state. Police inquiries revealed that the murder motive was a dispute over money and suspicions about infidelity.Neelesh, 23, who lived in Trilokpuri in east Delhi was reported missing on May 28 after she left home around 12.30pm, stating she was going to the bank. H...Read More
The tunnel will connect Shiv Murti-Mahipalpur near Dwarka Expressway to Nelson Mandela Road in Vasant Kunj. A new 5-km-long tunnel aimed at easing traffic congestion across South Delhi and major routes into the NCR was announced by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday. The tunnel will connect Shiv Murti-Mahipalpur near Dwarka Expressway to Nelson Mandela Road in Vasant Kunj. The Rs 3,500-crore project will be executed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and is part of six major...Read More
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Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday released the autobiography of Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, titled 'Prajala Kathe-Naa Atma Katha', at Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad. The event witnessed the participation of several prominent leaders, including Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu, former President Ramnath Kovind and former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu who heaped praise on Dattatreya's public life and legacy. Speaking at the book launch, the Chief Mi...Read More
Norway has pledged its support to India following the tragic Pahalgam terror attack. Norwegian International Development Minister Asmund Grover Aukrust expressed solidarity to India's Minister Jitendra Singh during a meeting in Monaco. The sentiment is echoed by the Norwegian public, who wish for closer ties with India. In the wake of the devastating Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives on April 22, Norway has expressed solidarity with India. This gesture of support was communicated by ...Read More
Pune: An outing in Lonavla for a group of daily wage workers from Pimpri Chinchwad turned tragic on Sunday when two of them drowned in the backwaters of Bhushi dam. Rescuers retrieved the bodies of Sahil Shaikh (18) and Mohammed Jamal (21). The youths were from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, and were living in Thergaon.M B Mhetre, an investigating officer from the Lonavla City police, told TOI that a large number of revellers came to Lonavla for a day's outing as it was a Sunday in the monsoon seaso...Read More
Apart from equities, FPIs pulled out Rs 6,709 crore from debt general limit and Rs 5,974 crore from debt voluntary retention during June 2-6. After investing a staggering amount in May, foreign investors turned net sellers with a withdrawal of Rs 8,749 crore from the Indian equity markets in the first week of this month, triggered by renewed US-China trade tensions and rising US bond yields. This momentum follows a net investment of Rs 19,860 crore in May and Rs 4,223 crore in April, data with...Read More
Hyderabad: The RGIA police arrested one Satyanarayana for alleged involvement in an international human trafficking racket being run in the guise of a gold business, on Saturday. Satyanarayana was attempting to courier rolled gold jewellery samples to an agent in Muscat in Oman, RGIA Inspector Balaraju said. The arrest was followed by a complaint from one Lankapally Mary from West Godavari district, who lodged a complaint with the RGIA police two days back. In her complaint, Mary said that she...Read More
On Wednesday, the five-year LLB CET results showed that all four top scorers were from a single exam centre in Patna, Bihar, sparking suspicion. Maharashtra will no longer conduct Common Entrance Tests (CETs) outside the state, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil announced on Thursday. The decision follows recent incidents raising concerns about the exam's integrity. On Wednesday, the five-year LLB CET results showed that all four top scorers were from a single exam centr...Read More
Assam Police arrested sixteen individuals for illegal cattle slaughter during Eid. The arrests followed the discovery of five illegal slaughter sites in Barak Valley districts. Cattle parts were also found in multiple locations across Assam. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma affirmed the government's commitment to upholding the law.Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said 16 people were arrested for "illegally" slaughtering cattle during Eid a day ago. The CM said five illegal s...Read More
The Allahabad High Court has criticized the Uttar Pradesh government for delaying compensation to families of victims of the Maha Kumbh stampede in Prayagraj. Justices expressed concern over the lack of autopsy before handing over a victim's body.A two-judge vacation bench of the Allahabad High Court has come down on the Uttar Pradesh government over a delay in disbursing ex-gratia compensation to the families of those who died in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on January 29. Hearing...Read More
Asked to bat first, Khushi (68, 54b) and skipper Anuja Patil (27, 22b) shared a 53-run stand to help their side to 151 for 8 in their 20 overs. Although she did not pick up any wickets, Khushi was economical with the ball (0 for 28 in 4 overs) and held her nerves to concede just six runs in the final over, when she had 12 runs to defend. It looked like the game was done and dusted when opener Gautami Naik (15, 12b) perished in the fifth over with the scoreboard reading 26 for 4. However, Indi...Read More
Ludhiana: Punjab health minister Dr Balbir Singh held an election meeting in Kitchlu Nagar in support of AAP bypoll candidate, Sanjeev Arora on Saturday. Addressing the gathering, Dr Balbir Singh described Arora as a visionary and development-oriented leader with a clear blueprint for Ludhiana's progress. He asserted that Arora's victory would not only benefit Ludhiana (West) but also contribute to the development of the city and state.Dr Singh said that there was "strong public sentiment" in fa...Read More
Payal.Dhawan@timesofindia.comLudhiana: Congress bypoll candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu claimed that chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann had lost control of government departments and should resign. Reacting to allegations of him having arranged the Vigilance summons himself using "his friend," VB SSP Jagatpreet Singh, to gain sympathy, Ashu said, "If that is really true, then don't you think Bhagwant Mann, who is the chief minister and heads the home and Vigilance departments, deserves to resign as...Read More
The Wrestling Federation of India took action against wrestlers using fake birth certificates. They suspended 30 wrestlers for competing at junior level despite being overage. These wrestlers allegedly obtained fake certificates, often with coaches' encouragement. The WFI also suspended Haryana coach Sanjay Lather. The suspension was due to a sexual harassment complaint during the Khelo India Games.Cracking down the whip on overage wrestlers competing at junior level, the Wrestling Federation of...Read More
Telangana's Congress government, led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, expanded its cabinet by inducting three new MLAs: G Vivek Venkata Swamy, Adluri Laxman Kumar, and Vakiti Srihari. This first expansion since December 2023 brings the cabinet strength to 12, leaving six positions vacant. The expansion aims for inclusivity, representing SC, ST, and backward class communities.The Congress government in Telangana expanded the cabinet headed by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy by inducting three ML...Read More
Ghaziabad: Three men were arrested for allegedly vandalising 'Apna Rasoi' restaurant in Nandgram on Saturday.Police swung into action when footage showing six to seven persons storming the eatery and damaging property with sticks was circulated on social media on Sunday. ACP, Nandgram, Poonam Mishra, said the restaurant operator, Akshit Tyagi, lodged a complaint naming three people, Mintu Tyagi, Rajdeep Tyagi and Ravi Sharma.According to the complainant, Tyagi, on Friday, three men, entered the ...Read More
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has directed to restore the electricity connection at the residence of Samajwadi Party MP of Sambhal Zia Ur Rehman Barq which was disconnected in Dec 2024.Passing above directions to Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, the court also stayed the final assessment order imposing on him electricity charges of Rs. 1.91 crores for a period of 4,138 days upon the allegation of unauthorised use of electricity.Hearing a writ petition filed by Zia Ur Rehman, a di...Read More
HYDERABAD: BRS MLA from Jubilee Hills, Maganti Gopinath, passed away at a corporate hospital on Sunday morning. Gopinath, who suffered a massive heart attack on June 5, was undergoing treatment and breathed his last at 5.45 am. The three-time MLA from Jubilee Hills had been suffering from various health issues over the past year. The 62-year-old Gopinath, who was serving as the president of the Greater Hyderabad BRS wing and MLA of Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency, began his political journey...Read More
In an article, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha had alleged "match-fixing" in the Maharashtra polls and claimed that it would next happen in the Bihar elections and "anywhere the BJP is losing" Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for terming the 2024 state assembly polls as "match-fixing", reported news agency PTI. In an article, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha had alleged "match-fixing" in the Maharashtra polls an...Read More
These companies are mobilising funds to support capital expenditure requirements especially for expansion plans, repayment of borrowings, and for general corporate purposes.Source : Fisdom After a sluggish start to 2025, the primary market is showing signs of revival with over a dozen companies having lined up their IPOs in the next three to six months buoyed by a stabilizing secondary market and easing geopolitical tensions, merchant bankers said. Among the companies preparing to tap the capi...Read More
Delhi experienced a minimum temperature of 26.3 degrees Celsius, slightly below the seasonal average, with a forecast of clear skies and a maximum temperature around 40 degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department anticipates strong surface winds on Sunday. The air quality in the capital was recorded as moderate, with an Air Quality Index of 169 at 9 am.The national capital on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 26.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, according t...Read More
An Indian state riven by ethnic tensions imposed an internet shutdown and curfew after protesters clashed with security forces over the arrest of some members of a radical group, police said Sunday. Manipur in India's northeast has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than two years between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community that have killed more than 250 people. The latest violence was triggered Saturday after reports of the arrest of five memb...Read More
The CM's reaction came to the DCP (Vidhana Soudha security) letter written before the event warning against holding felicitations at Vidhana Soudha 'hastily', surfaced now Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday defended the decision to go ahead with the RCB victory celebration in front of Vidhana Soudha, saying no untoward incident happened there. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, "The police department did not give comprehensive information about the police security arrangements at the...Read More
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has strongly defended India's recent global anti-terror outreach mission across Europe, calling it both timely... Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has strongly defended India's recent global anti-terror outreach mission across Europe, calling it both timely and necessary to expose the global threat posed by Pakistan-backed terrorism. Chaturvedi was part of the high-level All-Party Parliamentary Delegation led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad under "Ope...Read More
Comprehensive tour package with comfortable accommodations Scheduled to depart from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Mumbai, on June 9, the heritage tour is already fully booked. A total of 710 passengers have secured their spots across various classes, with 480 bookings in Economy (Sleeper Class), 190 in Comfort (3AC), and 40 in Superior (2AC). This six-day train journey has been specially curated to showcase the glorious history and grand legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. T...Read More
June 6 (Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem has put the likelihood of Donald Trump's trade war causing a prolonged surge in inflation at "50-50," warning that U.S. policymakers would face uncertainty "right through the summer," the Financial Times reported on Friday. Musalem told the newspaper that while U.S. President Trump's tariffs could boost inflation for "a quarter or two," there was "an equally likely scenario where the impact of tariffs on prices could last lo...Read More
New Delhi: A 29-year-old woman was found murdered in a hotel room in central Delhi's Paharganj on Sunday.Police have arrested a man who has claimed to be in a relationship with the victim and checked into the hotel with her on Saturday.According to investigators, the accused suspected the woman was in a relationship with another person, which may have led to the crime.The deceased was identified as Sarika, while the accused, 31-year-old Sachin, was a resident of north Delhi. Both worked in a clo...Read More
A Kerala businessman, who recently levelled corruption charges against an ED officer posted in the state, has recorded his statement with the central agency where he is understood to have denied knowing or having any evidence against the said investigator, official sources said Sunday. The businessman, Aneesh Babu, deposed before the Enforcement Directorate in Delhi on June 6 and his statement was recorded under audio-visual enabled camera by the agency as per the provisions of section 50 of th...Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the NDA government's focus on women-led development over the past 11 years, citing advancements in various sectors and the success of welfare programs. Initiatives like Swachh Bharat, Jan Dhan, Ujjwala Yojana, and MUDRA loans have empowered women, while Beti Bachao Beti Padhao has protected the girl child.A day before his government marks its first anniversary in third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the ruling BJP-led National Demo...Read More