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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths carried out raids at 14 locations in Mumbai in a money laundering case against Rajendra Narpatmal Lodha, former director of Lodha Developers, the agency said on Friday. The raids were carried out on Wednesday. During the operations, movable assets amounting to Rs 59 crore in the form of cash, bank balances and fixed deposits along with various other incriminating documents, digital devices and immovable asset details worth several crore ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The prospect of conquering India in their own backyard carries a special allure for South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma, who said that winning the upcoming two-match Test series would be second only to their World Test Championship triumph earlier this year. South Africa have lost seven successive Tests in India across three tours, with their last win coming back in 2010 at Nagpur. But Bavuma believes this group, unbeaten in full-strength Test series since coach Shukri Conrad took charg ...Read More >
RANCHI: Voting for the Ghatshila by-election will take place on Tuesday across 300 polling booths. This time, the contest has turned into a three-way battle, with major parties BJP, JMM, and Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) fielding candidates, alongside several independents and smaller party representatives. The by-election, held for the Scheduled Tribe-reserved seat, has become a prestige duel between two Sorens, JMM's Somesh Soren and BJP's Babulal Soren, reflecting legacy, sent ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Former South African cricketer and noted coach Eric Simons believes that the upcoming India versus South Africa Test series will be exciting. In an exclusive chat with The New Indian Express, he felt South Africa have evolved and are better-equipped to handle spin in India. Simons said that Temba Bavuma has grown in stature and felt that Keshav Maharaj, with his 'drift', could prove to be a significant threat for the Indian batters. Excerpts: On expectations from the India vs South Afr ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Around 4,000 newly recruited Madhya Pradesh police constables undergoing training at eight centres have been directed to read chapters from the 'Bhagavad Gita' every evening during the Hindu month of Margashirsha. Additional Director General of Police (Training) Raja Babu Singh maintained that the initiative aims to guide trainee constables toward leading righteous and disciplined lives. "It will help the newly recruited strike a balance between intelligence quotient (IQ) and emotional ...Read More >
BELAGAVI: Two day after Forest Minister Ishwar Khandre sought a report from the forest department about the death of two elephants that were electrocuted near Sullagali forest in Khanapur taluk on Sunday, the department has registered a case under the Wildlife Protection Act against two farmers allegedly responsible for the electrocution of elephants. The case has been filed at the Nagargali Zone Forest Office. Additionally, a notice has been issued to the HESCOM department following reports of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Complying with earlier directions, the Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territories appeared before the SC and tendered an 'unconditional apology' for not filing a compliance affidavit on the menace of stray dog bites. Taking into record the appearance of the Chief Secretaries, a three-judge special bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Vikram Nath, comprising Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice N V Anjaria, said it will pass appropriate directions on November 7 in the case. ...Read More >
NAGAPATTINAM: The Sri Lankan Navy arrested a total of 35 fishermen from Tamil Nadu on Monday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) while fishing in the Sri Lankan waters. The arrested include 31 fishermen from Akkaraipettai, Nambiyar Nagar, and Velankanni in Nagapattinam, and four others from Ramanadhapuram. Sources said that three mechanised boats, belonging to P Anandakumar, R Pari, and P Raja, respectively, were captured and seized by the Sri Lankan Navy, le ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Chest infections are seeing a significant rise in north India due to a lesser-known bacterium that mimics whooping cough, a latest study has said. The study, conducted by Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, said that pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory illness. Those suffering from pertussis get a serious hacking cough. Breathing in after coughing often causes a high-pitched noise that sounds like ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Chaos unfolded in Mumbai's Powai area on Thursday after 17 children and two adults were held hostage by a man inside a studio for well over two hours. In the crossfire that occurred during a rescue operation, the man who had taken several children hostage was killed. The accused, identified as Rohit Arya, allegedly attempted to open fire, prompting police to retaliate. A bullet hit Arya in the chest, resulting in his death. The police successfully rescued 17 students and two adults who ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: Issuing directives to the authorities of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Expressway Development Authority (UPEIDA) to expedite work on the Ganga Expressway and complete the project by December this year, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked officials to cancel land allotments in the UP Defence Industrial Corridor if investors fail to begin work within three years. He also ordered a transparent monitoring system to track land use and investor progress. Chairing a high-level review meeting ...Read More >
BHOPAL: More than 50 hours after the brutal killing of a middle-aged farmer and assault of his two daughters in Guna district, the Madhya Pradesh Police arrested the prime accused, an expelled BJP leader, Mahendra Nagar, and his two close relatives on Tuesday evening. Mahendra Nagar, Harish, and Jitendra Nagar were arrested hours after the declaration of a bounty of Rs 10,000 each on the arrest of 13 absconding accused. Confirming the three fresh arrests in the case, a senior MP police officer ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's largest pilot association, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), on Tuesday wrote to the Prime Minister's Office and the Civil Aviation Ministry against the recent moves taken by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) over the modification of Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) for the cockpit crew. Stating that these actions amount to a contempt of court, the body has threatened to sue the regulator if it does not withdraw its orders immediately. FIP is a public ...Read More >
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee charged the BJP with spreading fear over the National Register of Citizens on Tuesday, hours after the alleged suicide of a man near Kolkata, who reportedly left behind a note blaming the NRC for his death. Barrackpore Police Commissionerate Muralidhar Sharma said after visiting the spot that 57-year-old Pradeep Kar was found hanging at his residence in Panihati in North 24 Parganas on Tuesday morning. A suicide note was found in which NRC wa ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Tata Capital has reported a muted set of numbers with consolidated net growing at a muted 2 percent to Rs 1,097 crore for the September quarter. In its maiden earnings announcement on Tuesday after the recent listing, wherein the market gave a tepid response to the biggest issue from the non-baking space till date, raising Rs 15,512 crore. The share got listed flat at the issue price of Rs 326 and managed to gain a premium of a paltry 1.23 percent of Rs 330, making it one of the worst I ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Adding another important chapter to the bilateral ties, India and Russia have decided to produce a passenger aircraft in India. The HAL on Tuesday informed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Moscow, Russia, on October 27, 2025, between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia's Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC-UAC) for the production of civil commuter aircraft Superjet (SJ)-100. The HAL said the step marks the beginning of a new ...Read More >
DHARWAD: Dharwad bench of Karnataka High Court on Tuesday stayed the government order restricting private organisations from holding events on government owned places. The Karnataka Government drafted the order based on IT minister Priyank Kharge's letter to chief minister Siddaramaiah seeking action against the RSS' activities in state. Following this. NGO Punaschetana Seva Sangh, VK Foundation, Rajiv Malhar Kulkarni and Uma Chavan challenged the government order in the High Court. The High ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A prominent Indian-origin Punjabi businessman, Darshan Singh Sahsi, and a leading figure in the community of Abbotsford city in British Columbia, Canada, was shot dead outside his house on Monday. He hailed from Rajgarh village near Doraha in Ludhiana. The 68-year-old Sahsi was the President of Canam International, one of the world's leading clothing recyclers. He lived in the Ridgeview Drive area of Abbotsford, near Surrey, and was about to get into his car to leave for his office ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), on Monday, arrested a 33-year-old software engineer, identified as Zubair Hangargekar, from Pune's Kondhwa area for his alleged links with Pakistan-based Al-Qaeda and involvement in the radicalisation of youth. According to ATS officials, Zubir Hangargekar, who had been under surveillance for nearly a month, was taken into custody early on Monday and produced before a special UAPA court, which remanded him to police custody till November 4. Mr ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even as the special investigation team is planning its next course of action in the Sabarimala gold missing case, a Rajasthani native working in a Chennai-based jewellery shop has come up with a claim that he had transported gold from the firm, which was involved in repair works of the gold-plated sheets from Sabarimala, to a jewellery in Ballari. The person identified as Kalpesh Jain, who worked in a jewellery shop in Sowcarpet in Chennai, told the media that he had transpo ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Following the notification of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, the voter list of the State will be frozen at 00.00 hrs on Tuesday (Monday midnight) until the publication of the draft electoral rolls on December 9 as part of the SIR. "After publication of draft rolls, we need to process all claims and objections and publish final electoral rolls on February 7," a senior official said. Meanwhile, a few hours after the Election Commission of Indi ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Suspecting a 'conspiracy' in the move to carry out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, DMK president and Chief Minister MK Stalin, along with leaders of allies, appealed to leaders of all political parties to attend an all-party meeting in Chennai on November 2. The appeal came after a consultative meeting of the Secular Progressive Alliance leaders held at Anna Arivalayam on Monday, following the Election Commission of India's (ECI) announcement th ...Read More >
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), India's biggest oil company, said on Monday that it will comply with all applicable sanctions regarding purchases from Russia. "We will abide by all sanctions imposed by the international community," said IOC Chairman Arvinder Singh Sahney. He, however, refused to comment on the IOC's purchases of Russian oil. Data shows that Russian oil made up 21% of the crude oil IOC imported during April-September. Indian refiners are likely to cut down or pause the import of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India on Monday flagged serious concerns over increasingly "constricted" energy trade, selective application of norms and market access issues, in remarks that came against the backdrop of its frosty ties with the US over its procurement of Russian crude oil. In an address at the East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also said that the world must adopt a policy of "zero tolerance" towards terrorism as the right of defence against the menace can neve ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Early backers like Softbank, Temasek, Kedaara and the promoters of eyewear player Lenskart Solutions, which is the latest unicorn to hit the market with a Rs 7,278-crore IPO at a price-band of Rs 382-402 per share, are eyeing windfall gains of 145% to 5,200%. The issue, opening on October 31, consists of Rs 2,150 crore worth of fresh issue and the rest in secondary issuance by promoters and external investors like the Japanese powerhouse Softbank, the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund T ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: BJP MP and actress Kangana Ranaut on Monday was granted bail after appeared before a court in Bathinda in a deformation case filed against her by an elderly woman farmer Mahinder Kaur over an alleged derogatory remark made by her during the 2020-21 farmers' protest. Kangana said she had apologised for her social media post against the woman. Talking to the media after appearing in the court, Kangana said, "This is just a misunderstanding. I had only retweeted a meme and did not inte ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh is bracing for the impact of Cyclone Montha, which is rapidly advancing toward the Kakinada coast at a speed of 17 kmph, according to the latest cyclone alert. As of 11:30 am IST on October 27, the storm was centered over the Southwest and adjoining West-central Bay of Bengal, near latitude 12.8°N and longitude 84.6°E. It lies approximately 480 km east of Chennai, 530 km south-southeast of Kakinada, and 560 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam. The India Meteorologica ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: About ten months after over 300 illegal immigrants were deported from the United States on three military flights, another 54 youth from Haryana who travelled to America via the 'dunki' route have now been sent back to India. Of the 54 who landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday evening, 16 are from Karnal, 14 from Kaithal, five each from Ambala and Kurukshetra, four from Yamunanagar, three from Jind, two from Sonepat, and one each from Rohtak, Panipat, Fatehab ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Heavy to very heavy rainfall and strong surface winds are expected in Chennai and three other districts on Monday, while cyclonic storm Montha is likely to be centred around 2.30 p.m., about 600 km east-southeast of Chennai, weather officials said. B. Amudha, Director of the Regional Meteorological Centre, said that apart from Chennai, heavy to very heavy rainfall is also expected in Ranipet, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram, while heavy rainfall is likely in Villupuram and Chengalpattu. P ...Read More >
SRI NAGAR: In a dramatic turn of events, Jammu and Kashmir's first Rajya Sabha elections since the abrogation of Article 370 have stirred controversy, with allegations of a "fixed match" between the ruling National Conference (NC) and the opposition BJP. Despite having the numbers to claim all four seats, the NC managed to win only three, while the fourth went to BJP's J&K president Sat Sharma, who received 32 votes -- four more than the party's strength of 28 in the 88-member Assembly. In the ...Read More >
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