- India
Maha: CBI arrests RPF official, aide for accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe in Akola
Nagpur: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an inspector of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a man for releasing his…
- India
Gehlot meets war widows from across Raj as protest by Pulwama widows simmers
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday met a delegation of war widows from across the state who supported the current policies of his government for the families of the martyrs,…
- Delhi
Delhi Transport Corporation bus catches fire, no one injured
New Delhi: A Delhi Transport Corporation bus caught fire on Saturday in the national capital’s Britannia Chowk area, officials said. Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot, the fire officials said.…
- India
Land-for-jobs ‘scam’: Tejashwi Yadav skips CBI questioning Saturday, seeks fresh date
New Delhi: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav did not appear before the CBI for questioning on Saturday in the alleged land-for-jobs scam citing personal reasons, officials said. The federal agency summoned…
- India
ED’s special public prosecutor Nitesh Rana resigns from agency
New Delhi: Advocate Nitesh Rana on Saturday resigned as the special public prosecutor of the Enforcement Directorate, citing personal reasons. As a special public prosecutor since 2015, Rana represented the federal agency…
- India
Left, Cong leaders to raise Tripura post-poll violence in Parliament
Agartala: Taking a serious note of the clashes and violence in the aftermath of the elections in BJP-ruled Tripura, a Left-Congress delegation on Saturday said it will raise the issue in Parliament…
- Kerala
Kerala’s apex church body seeks ban on play for showing Christians in poor light
Kochi: Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC), the apex body of the Catholic Church in the state, has urged the state government to ban the staging of a Malayalam drama alleging that it…
- India
Delhi excise scam: Hyderabad biz man accuses ED of forging his statements
New Delhi: Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai, arrested in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise scam, has moved a city court accusing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of forging his…
- India
Allahabad HC: Mukhtar Ansari gang most dreaded gang in India, denies bail
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has denied bail to a member of the Mukhtar Ansari gang in a 2010 murder case in Mau district in which the jailed gangster-turned-politician is also an…
- India
‘Similar things happened in 2017’: Nitish on CBI, ED action against Lalu, Tejashwi
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday hinted that he agreed with the contention of ally RJD that the recent crackdown on its president Lalu Prasad and his family members by…
- India
Amid rise in H3N2 cases, centre expresses concern over increase in COVID-19 positivity rate
New Delhi: Amid a rise in cases of the seasonal influenza subtype H3N2, the Centre on Saturday expressed concern over a gradual increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate in some states and…
- India
US: Indian-origin Sikh leader arrested for plotting to burn down Gurdwara
New York: A 60-year-old Indian-origin Sikh man has been arrested in the US for allegedly attempting to hire people to shoot multiple people and burn down a prominent Gurdwara in California, according…
- Pakistan
Pak faces ‘uphill task’ to try & get Kashmir into ‘centre’ of UN’s agenda: FM Zardari
United Nations: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has admitted that Islamabad faces an “uphill task” to get the Kashmir issue into the “centre” of the agenda of the United Nations. Zardari…
- Delhi
Man tries to hit policeman with car after told to lower music volume, arrested
New Delhi: A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trying to hit a Delhi Police head constable with a car in an inebriated state on Holi in the Dwarka area after…
- India
3 held by Delhi Police for harassing, groping Japanese woman on Holi
Delhi: Three persons, including a juvenile, were apprehended after a video surfaced on social media showing a group of men allegedly harassing and groping a Japanese woman on Holi, police said on Saturday.…
