Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A four-year-old girl kidnapped from near her home in Thane district of Maharashtra was rescued from Chhindwara district within 24 hours, police said on Thursday. The police arrested the 25-year-old man, but the motive behind the kidnapping was not yet clear. The youth had abducted the child while she was playing near her home at Rameshwadi in Badlapur (West) area at around 1 pm on Tuesday. Badlapur (West) police station's senior inspector Anil Thorve told media that wh...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 27 (ANI): It was a moment straight out of a fan's dream -- and Alia Bhatt was living it. The actress turned heads at the special screening of Umrao Jaan, dressed in a gorgeous saree inspired by one of Rekha's most iconic looks from the 1981 film Silsila. Dressed in a light pink saree, Alia's look was styled by Rhea Kapoor. Also Read | 'Squid Game 3' Full Series Leaked on Tamilrockers, Movierulz & Telegram Channels for Free Download & Watch Online; Is Lee Jung...Read More
Mumbai: For the first time in the history of Maharashtra, electricity rates are set to decrease. According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), tariffs will be reduced by 10% in the first year, with a phased 26% reduction over the next five years. This move has been approved by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) after a proposal from the state electricity company (MSEDCL). Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis hailed the decision on X, saying, "Good news on electricity tariff...Read More
Chennai: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association has urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to intervene in an alleged case of religious discrimination at a private medical college in Coimbatore. The Association claimed Dr Zubair Ahmad, a Muslim doctor from the Kashmir Valley, was denied admission to a DrNB (Nephrology) programme after being asked to shave his beard -- contrary to his religious beliefs. According to the Association, Dr Zubair was allotted the seat through NEET-SS counsel...Read More
Mumbai: The case involving Bilal Teli, a 22-year-old man from Karnataka who was apprehended for allegedly trespassing and conducting reconnaissance inside the IIT Powai campus, has been transferred to the Mumbai Police's Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU). The shift comes after investigators reportedly recovered crucial electronic evidence from devices seized during his arrest. Though officials have refrained from disclosing the nature of the digital evidence, they confirmed that national security a...Read More
New Delhi: Alleging "blatant misuse" of agencies to defame its leaders, AAP on Thursday questioned why the first information report filed against former Delhi ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain was being kept under wraps and "selective" press notes were being leaked to the media.Bharadwaj, who is Delhi AAP convener, alleged that only two former ministers were named in the case without any reasonable cause while all the officers of the health and public works departments, who were act...Read More
Lucknow: In a move to integrate environmental consciousness with public health outreach, newborns in Uttar Pradesh delivered between July 1 and July 7, 2025, will receive a sapling and a 'Green Gold Certificate'. The distribution will take place in district hospitals, Community Health Centres (CHCs), Primary Health Centres (PHCs), and other government run healthcare institutions. The initiative will be carried out by the Forest Department in coordination with the Health Department. Officials ho...Read More
Bijnor: In a tragic incident that exposes the growing crisis of rural indebtedness in Uttar Pradesh, a family of four in Bijnor's Noorpur area consumed poison after being overwhelmed by mounting debt and pressure from moneylenders. The mother and elder daughter died on the spot, while the father and younger daughter are battling for their lives at a higher medical centre. The incident took place in Tendra village, where Pukhraj, a marginal farmer, had reportedly taken loans from local moneylend...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 27 (ANI): The family members of Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla gathered in Lucknow to celebrate as the Axiom Mission 4 mission crew successfully reached the International Space Station. The historic mission marks a significant milestone for India's space ambitions. Shambhu Dayal Shukla, father of Group Captain Shukla, expressed his gratitude and pride, stating, 'I thank all for coming to celebrate and bless my son. His achievement is a ma...Read More
Lucknow: Two individuals convicted in the Shravan Sahu murder case. Ajay Patel and Baboo Khan have been granted conditional bail by the Lucknow High Court's double bench. This comes less than a year after a CBI special court sentenced eight people, including Khan, to life imprisonment on August 22, 2024, also imposing a fine of Rs 1 lakh on each. Advocate Alvi, representing Baboo Khan, stated that Khan's role in the 120B conspiracy was unclear, and his bail was granted based on the precedent se...Read More
Digha/Kolkata: Why were those speaking Bengali "being tortured across the country every day", CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Speaking in Digha, where she has gone to attend the first Rath Yatra of the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple, the CM spoke of Bengali-speaking migrant workers being detained at two places in Odisha.Asking Odisha "not to be jealous", Banerjee said while she respected the Puri Jagannath temple, she expected the same respect for the Digha Jagannath temple."I learnt th...Read More
Mumbai: Even as the demolition of illegal constructions in Mumbra, Thane, continues, the Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to maintain strict vigilance over unauthorised structures and adopt technology for better oversight. The court also asked the Thane police commissioner to ensure adequate protection to TMC personnel during demolition drives to prevent mob violence, referring to a recent incident of unrest earlier this week. The demolition follows ...Read More
Gadwal: A sensational murder case that shook both Telugu states has been cracked within a short period by the Jogulamba Gadwal district police. The investigation revealed that a wife and her paramour conspired to murder her husband, who was allegedly obstructing their illicit relationship. They hired a supari gang (contract killers) to carry out the murder. District Superintendent of Police (SP) T. Srinivasa Rao, IPS, conducted a press meet today revealing crucial details of the case. Case Bac...Read More
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Union agriculture and farmers welfare and rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday emphasised that the real issues of agricultural research must be decided not in Delhi boardrooms but in farmers' fields. "Lab-to-land integration is key," he said during a press interaction at the National Soybean Research Institute (NSRI) in Indore, where he held extensive discussions with soybean growers and stakeholders from the oilseed industry. Highlighting the g...Read More
Kolkata: CBI on Thursday had arrested one person in connection to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Abhijit Sarkar's murder during 2021 post poll violence. The accused identified as Arun Dey, was absconding since the inception of the case and never joined investigation. According the press statement issued by the central investigating agency, "The instant case dated 25.08.2021 pertaining to the murder of Abhijit Sarkar is one of the Post Poll Violence Cases which were registered at CBI, ...Read More
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Kolkata: Ahead of annual Ratha Yatra, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday had held a meeting with officials of Digha-Sankarpur Development Authority (DSDA), police and ISKCON monks at the newly constructed Jagannath temple at Digha. Talking to the media, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had announced that the chariots will start from 2:30 pm. "The chariots will be taken outside the temple in the wee hours and the decorations and celebrations will start from 9 am. The Mangal Aarti will sta...Read More
Berasia (Madhya Pradesh): The government has given the English medium status to some primary and middle schools in Berasia, but it forgets to send the required books, sources said. As a result, the books are not available to the students, though the academic session for 2025-26 has begun from April. The government has given English medium status to some schools on the pattern of some private institutions. The purpose is to include the students who could not take admission to private schools un...Read More
Patna: Bihar's opposition parties have targeted the Election Commission (EC) over the special intensive review of the voters' list even as a 9-member EC team on Thursday held discussions with senior state officials in this connection. RJD leader Chittaranjan Gagan said that his party was against any such exercise. "We have told the Chief Election Commissioner that lakhs of families in the state do not have the documents that are being asked for, this is a conspiracy to stop lakhs of voters from...Read More
Mumbai: Maharashtra's state government's push to introduce Hindi as a optional third language in schools from Classes 1 to 5 has sparked strong political backlash, with both Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) announcing mass protests against the move. Shiv Sena (UBT) will hold a rally from Hutatma Chowk to Azad Maidan on July 7, while MNS, led by Raj Thackeray, will march from Girgaon Chowpatty to Azad Maidan on the July 5. The opposition fro...Read More
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed Election Commission of India (ECI) over intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. "This revision is actually meant for Bengal which will go for poll next year. Bihar has BJP government and Election Commission will not do anything there just ahead of three months before the election," said Mamata. Notably, in a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer in Bihar dated June 24, the Election Commission has mandated different levels of d...Read More
Mumbai: Even as Muslim leaders accused former BJP Member of Parliament Kirit Somaiya of pressuring the police to take penal action against mosques that use loudspeakers to broadcast azaans, or the call to prayer, Somaiya said on Thursday that the police have removed more than 1,500 illegal loudspeakers in the last three months. "We initiated campaign after Mumbai High Court issued directives about use of such speakers, loudspeakers and noise pollution. 99% masjids/trustees have never obtained, ...Read More
Mumbai: To enable Mumbai to handle rainfall crossing 100 mm per hour, the BMC will submit a master plan to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The plan is been prepared in coordination with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and is expected to be submitted in July. Currently, Mumbai's storm water drainage systems is designed to handle only 55 mm rainfall per hour. Acknowledging, the recurring flood crisis in Mumbai, the NDMA, under the ministry of Home Affairs, had allocated Rs...Read More
Chandigarh: A court in Punjab's Mohali district on Thursday sent senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who was arrested by vigilance bureau (VB) on Wednesday for allegedly laundering over Rs 50 crore of ''drug money'', to a seven day VB remand. The VB had arrested Majithia from his Amritsar house on Wednesday and brought him to Mohali, last evening. Talking to newspersons outside court, the VB counsel Ferry Sofat said that the VB had demanded a 12-day remand while the court ...Read More
Mumbai: In a significant enforcement action, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) launched an operation codenamed "Operation Deep Manifest", targeting the illegal import of Pakistani-origin goods routed through third countries, primarily via Dubai, UAE. The operation has thus far led to the seizure of 39 containers carrying 1,115 metric tonne of goods valued at approximately Rs 9 crore, in blatant violation of import policy conditions and prohibitions imposed by the Government on direc...Read More
Etawah: A full-blown caste conflict has erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district after members of the Yadav community launched a fierce protest against the public humiliation of two Hindu religious narrators (kathavachaks), both from the backward caste. The incident has reignited tensions over caste dominance in religious spaces and triggered political uproar across the state. On Thursday, hundreds of members of Yadav outfits and the Ahir Regiment surrounded the Bakewar police station, demand...Read More
Mumbai: The Mumbai Unit of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested a traffic police constable posted with Dadar Traffic Division for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe from a traffic rules offender. The accused traffic police constable has been identified as Vinayak Rathod (35). According to the ACB, traffic constable Vinayak Rathod had intercepted a biker who was riding without helmet early morning on Thursday. Constable told the complainant that he would have to pay a fine of R...Read More
Mumbai: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has downloaded the data from the black box of flight AI-171 and started analysing it, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) said on Thursday. However, AAIB is yet to institutionalise the probe panel while it has almost passed halfway of the time limit provisioned to submit a preliminary report of a plane crash. Following the unfortunate plane crash of Air India Flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad on June 12, AAIB had initiated an investigation an...Read More
Dehradun: The fragile Himalayan ecosystem in Uttarakhand is under mounting threat as glacial lakes in the region continue to grow both in number and size -- a development scientists attribute to climate change and global warming. A recent study by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) has raised alarm over a sharp increase in the number of glaciers and associated glacial lakes across the state. According to the report, Uttarakhand now has 1,290 glaciers -- up from 1,266 a decade ago. ...Read More
Ahmedabad: In a dramatic escalation of internal turmoil within the Aam Aadmi Party's Gujarat unit, Botad MLA Umesh Makwana was suspended from AAP for five years. The decision was announced by state president Isudan Gadhvi on Thursday through a post on social media platform X, marking a severe disciplinary step against a sitting legislator who has been openly critical of the party's leadership and internal functioning. Makwana, a prominent face from the Dalit and backward communities, had trigge...Read More
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has said that merely because the wife is earning, she cannot be deprived of the financial support from her estranged husband as she has to maintain her standard of living. The court noted that the wife is entitled to be maintained with the same standard of living as she was accustomed to before their separation. Justice Manjusha Deshpande, on June 18, dismissed the petition filed by a man challenging an order of the family Court in August 2023 directing him to pay...Read More