HYDERABAD:Police in Hyderabad arrested BJP leader Gajjala Yoganand’s son, Gajjala Vivekanand, and nine others for consuming drugs during a party at a city hotel. Vivekanand (37) is the director of Manjeera Group of Companies and son of Yoganand, who had contested in assembly polls. Vivekanand, Syed Abbas Ali Jeffery, Nirbhay, Kedhar and six others were […]
NEW DELHI:The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant default bail to suspended Delhi Government officer Premoday Khakha, who is accused of allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl multiple times, and his wife, who reportedly gave her medicine to terminate her pregnancy. Khakha had challenged a trial court’s decision denying him statutory bail, arguing that […]
NEW DELHI:The Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday that it remains committed to pursuing all the relevant cases of its nationals for an early discharge from the Russian army. The remarks were in response to “inaccurate reports” in the media regarding Indians with the Russian army seeking help for discharge. “We have seen some […]
NEW DELHI:Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday told the Supreme Court that he made a mistake by retweeting an allegedly defamatory video circulated by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee related to the BJP IT Cell. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta , without issuing notice on a plea of Kejriwal challenging a Delhi […]
NEW DELHI:Traffic is likely to be affected at the Delhi – Noida border on Monday in view of a proposed tractor march of farmers to the national capital, officials said. Farmers have planned a protest march on tractors via the Yamuna Expressway, Luharli toll plaza and Mahamaya flyover on Monday. The Delhi Police has intensified […]
UDHAGAMANDALAM:One bogie of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway bound to this hilly town derailed on Monday after hitting a ‘Toda buffalo,’ but no passengers were injured in the incident, police sources said. The buffalo was killed after the train hit and dragged it for a short distance, they added. The NMR train left from Mettupalayam near […]
NEW DELHI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi affirmed to transform India into a Global Export Hub as he inaugurated the global textile event, Bharat Tex 2024 at Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam on Monday. “We have a firm belief that we will transform India into a ‘Global Export Hub’. In the last decade, we have added another new dimension […]
VARANASI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi invoked Lord Mahadev’s blessings in Kashi while affirming that his constituency had witnessed the ‘damru’ of development playing in the last 10 years. “Kashi is the capital of all knowledge, today that power and form of Kashi is emerging again. This is a matter of pride for the whole of India. […]
BANIHAL/JAMMU:After a heavy snow storm and landslide in Jammu, army troops rescued over 80 students and faculty staff who found themselves stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, officials said on Thursday. Heavy snowfall and roadblocks caused by landslides on Wednesday left many commuters stranded along the treacherous Jammu-Srinagar highway, among them were 74 students of a […]
CHANDIGARH:Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Thursday demanded registration of a murder case against those responsible for the death of a protesting farmer at the Khanauri border point of Punjab – Haryana . Pandher also said the Punjab government should take action against the Haryana paramilitary force personnel for allegedly damaging 25-30 tractor-trolleys after entering […]