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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Saturday granted bail to Sheena Bora murder case accused-turned-approver Shyamvar Rai. Rai was the driver of Indrani Mukerjea, prime accused in the case. He was arrested in 2015 in another matter, and was later booked in the case pertaining to the murder of Sheena Bora, daughter of Indrani Mukerjea. […]

New Delhi: A Delhi Court committed the Jahangirpuri violence case to Sessions court after cognisance and other legal formalities that is listed before the Sessions court on August 22. This case is connected with violence that took place on April 16 during a procession on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Deepika […]

Hyderabad: ‘Dahi Handi’ competitions are held every year as part of Krishna Janmashtami, with human pyramids attempting to break the earthen pot. One such video of men struggling to break the pot has surfaced on the internet, and it’s truly dumb-founding. Breaking the earthen pot, also known as ‘Matki,’ is an extremely popular and fun […]

London: Seven artefacts, including a stone door jamb stolen from a Hindu temple in Uttar Pradesh, has been transferred back to India by Glasgow’s museums as part of Scotland’s “largest-ever” repatriation of objects from a single collection. Glasgow Life, a charitable organisation which runs the city’s museums, had confirmed the handover earlier this year and […]

Bengaluru: The Hindu Janajagruthi Samithi has lodged a complaint against Amazon with for selling obscene pictures of Lord Krishna and Radha, police said on Saturday. In the complaint, the Hindu outfit said that the pictures being sold in the e-commerce platform under the title ‘INKOLOGIE Hindu Gods Fine Arts painting’ were hurting the religious sentiments of […]

Hassan: Karnataka police have arrested a man for running his car over a girl who rejected his proposal in Hassan district of the state. Investigations revealed that the accused on being rejected by the girl ran his car over her and attempted to make it look like a road accident. According to police, Sakleshpur resident G.R. […]

Hyderabad: Creativity has no limits. A unique tablet strip is doing rounds on the internet with information that is irrelevant to medicine. However, a closer look reveals that it is not just any ordinary tablet strip, but a wedding invitation. With bold printed letters “Ezhilarasan and Vasanthakumari Wedding,” this unique wedding invitation that is now […]

Vijayawada: Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on Saturday said that if people lose faith and trust in the judiciary, the very survival of democracy will be at stake. Justice Ramana, who is scheduled to demit office next week, said it was necessary to ensure that people do not lose faith and trust in […]

Shimla: At least four people died and 15 others went missing after flash floods triggered by heavy overnight rainfall hit Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, officials said. The railway bridge over the Chakki river on the border of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh also collapsed in the incident. The calamity was reported at several places in Mandi district […]

New Delhi: The Central Election Authority (CEA) is awaiting the go-ahead of Congress Working Committee (CWC) for the conduct of the party’s presidential poll, sources said on Saturday. The CEA, which is authorised to conduct organisational polls, has completed the process of voters’ list before the CWC takes a final call, sources said. Majority of […]

Bhopal: A Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team in Madhya Pradesh has arrested four drug peddlers and recovered 206 kg of cannabis from their possession. According to the police, the contraband was being brought from Odisha to deliver it to a person in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district, some 70 km away from Bhopal. The NCB team […]

Ahmedabad: A man, who attempted to take a flight to Doha on a fake ticket, was arrested at Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat. Sub Inspector R H Pandav, who is probing the matter, told IANS that the accused will be produced before the court on Saturday and his remand will be sought to find out his […]

Hyderabad: The glaring contrast in development, especially in agricultural and welfare, between Telangana and Karnataka is now being noticed by people, who are travelling in the two States. And most say it is not exaggeration, when people of Raichur, including elected representatives, demanded merger of the district with Telangana after being impressed with the welfare […]

New Delhi: Aiming to boost connectivity between key metro cities, Air India will start 24 additional domestic flights from Saturday onwards. Most of these flights will be deployed on the routes of metro cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, among others. While Air India will add two new frequencies from Delhi to Mumbai, Bengaluru and […]

New Delhi: India on Saturday logged 13,272 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 4,43,27,890, while the number of active cases came down to 1,01,166, according to Union health ministry data. The toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,27,289 with 36 fatalities, including six deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am […]

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police Traffic Control has received a message purportedly warning of another terror attack in the country’s commercial capital, officials said here on Saturday. The threats were in a WhatsApp message, ostensibly from a neighbourhood nation, though details of the sender or when the strikes will take place were not clear. The message also […]

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the licence of the pilot-in command (PIC) of the SpiceJet flight for six months, sources confirmed on Saturday. The PIC’s co-pilot had asked the captain to skirt the clouds ahead and not fly through them but he ignored. It happened in pertinence with the […]

New Delhi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday paid tributes to their late father Rajiv Gandhi on his 78th birth anniversary at the Veer Bhumi here. In a tweet in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi said: “Papa you are with me every time in my heart, I will always try to fullfill the […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday remembered Rajiv Gandhi on his 78th birth anniversary and underlined the country’s achievements during his tenure as the Prime Minister. Statement Issued by Sh. @Jairam_Ramesh, MP and General Secretary In-Charge, Communications, AICC #BharatKeRajiv pic.twitter.com/GO7exe6p7h — Congress (@INCIndia) August 20, 2022 Recalling him as a visionary, Party General Secretary Jairam […]

New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday evening that he and his family had cooperated with the CBI, which he claimed was “being misused” by the Centre, on a day when the investigative agency carried out raids at multiple locations in connection with a case linked to the state’s excise policy. […]

New Delhi: CPI-M leader Brinda Karat on Friday condemned CBI raid at Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s residence saying that BJP-led Centre is targeting the Opposition political parties with the help of central agencies. “I strongly condemn the CBI raid. Manish Sisodia is the Deputy CM of Delhi that’s why he is being targeted. […]

Hyderabad: Time and again, the Centre refuses to acknowledge the achievements of Telangana. Despite Telangana being the first State to provide 100 per cent drinking water connections to all households (53.86 lakh) in the State under its Mission Bhagiratha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday declared the BJP-ruled Goa as the first State to be […]

Hyderabad: A day after the Centre barred Telangana and 12 other States from carrying out buying or selling power ostensibly till dues to power plants were cleared, the Telangana energy department ensured continuous supply of power to all categories of consumers including agriculture and industrial sectors. As restrictions imposed by the Central government on 13 […]

Hyderabad: A day after requesting the Supreme Court to intervene and take immediate action against release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case of 2002 Gujarat riots, TRS MLC K Kavitha on Friday penned her predicament to Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and urged the Apex Court to intervene in allowing the rapists […]