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New Delhi: The Income Tax Department was conducting search operations on the premises of four renowned private hospitals in Noida, Faridabad and Gurugram for allegedly evading taxes, sources said. The I-T Department has so far not officially reacted to the raids. The hospitals, which were being raided include ORG hospital, SSB hospital, Accord Hospital and […]
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Moradabad: In a miracle of sorts, a woman and her four minor children have survived an attempt made by her husband to poison them. The husband, Arjun Kashyap, 40, allegedly poisoned his wife and children following a fight between them. Arjun was under the influence of alcohol when he committed the crime. All the victims […]
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Hyderabad: Taking serious objection to the suspension of three TRS MPs from Rajya, IT Minister and TRS working president KT Rama Rao wondered what the BJP-led Government was afraid of and why it was suppressing the voice of opposition. The Minister on Wednesday tweeted “Its a shame that instead of agreeing to a discussion and […]
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Noida: A speeding SUV driven by a law student crashed into three cars and then mowed down a pedestrian here in the Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Sahil Sharma, who is a law student at Amity University, was arrested. According to police, the incident […]
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Kolkata: Coded entries in a black executive diary and one pocket diary recovered from Arpita Mukherjee’s residence, a close aide of West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee, might give important clues to the money trail in the WBSSC scam. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) sources said that both these diaries have several […]
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New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday recorded her statement for the third time before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. She reached the federal agency’s office in central Delhi at 11 am accompanied by her children Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi. The session […]
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New Delhi: India is in the final stage of rolling out high-speed 5G telecom services with the much-anticipated auction for the spectrum likely to be completed today. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently approved the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)’s 5G spectrum auction through which spectrum will be assigned to bidders […]
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New Delhi: With 18,313 fresh cases reported in a day, India’s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4,39,38,764, while the count of active cases of the infection has declined to 1,45,026, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,26,110 with 57 more fatalities, according […]
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New Delhi: Department of Telecom received total bids worth Rs 1.45 lakh crore on the first day of the much-awaited auction of the 5G telecom spectrum, said Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Industry estimates put auction sales to surpass Rs 80,000 crore to Rs 90,000 crore. Four rounds of auction of the 5G spectrum were […]
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New York: Two Indian-origin men have been charged with the alleged killing of two others in a gang-related violence in Canada, according to police. Gursimran Sahota, 24, and Tanvir Khakh, 20, were charged with first-degree murder on Monday, said Sergeant David Lee, Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. They had been arrested shortly after Meninder Dhaliwal and Satindera […]
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New Delhi: The Centre will table ‘The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022’ on Wednesday in the Rajya Sabha even as the opposition is likely to protest against the suspension of 19 members. On Tuesday, 19 opposition Members were suspended from the Rajya Sabha for a week for disrupting the House proceedings. The 19 members include seven […]
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Panaji: The Goa police on Tuesday arrested a resident of Hyderabad for allegedly possessing 740 grams of hashish oil valued at Rs 7,40,000 in the international market. The accused person has been identified as Prudhvi Penmathsa, 25, the police said. The raid was conducted under the supervision of Superintendent of Police (ANC) Shobhit Saksen. According […]
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted six weeks’ time to the Centre to respond to a plea seeking statistical information on electronic surveillance under the Right to Information Act (RTI). Seeking the Centre’s response in the matter, Justice Yashwant Varma posted the matter accordingly for further hearing. “Mr Anurag Ahluwalia, appearing for […]
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Tikamgarh: Some unidentified persons were allegedly found consuming alcohol and cooking meat at a gaushala (cow shelter) in Madhya Pradesh’s Tikamgarh district, prompting the authorities to initiate an inquiry, an official said on Tuesday. A video of the incident, which took place on Monday, has surfaced on social media. At least 15 people were allegedly […]
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Hyderabad: National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s candidate Draupadi Murmu is all set to be the 15th President of India as she won the race for presidential elections against Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha on Thursday. Hailing from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, Murmu will be the first tribal President of India and only the second woman President after Pratibha Patil. […]
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New Delhi: Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will not be taking part in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham due to an injury sustained during the finals of the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. Rajeev Mehta, the Secretary General of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) told ANI, “Neeraj Chopra will not take part in […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on President Droupadi Mumru at Rashtrapati Bhavan, for the first time after assumption of office. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, first time after her assumption of office yesterday,” Rashtrapati Bhavan tweeted. Former President Pratibha Devisingh Patil along with her […]
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Ahmedabad: At least 21 people have died and 30 others became ill from drinking altered liquor in western India, officials said Tuesday. Senior government official Mukesh Parmar said the deaths occurred in Ahmedabad and Botad districts of Gujarat state, where manufacturing, sale and consumption of liquor are prohibited. It was not immediately known what chemical […]
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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Tuesday detained by the Delhi Police after he sat in protest with other parliamentarians against the Central government in between Parliament House and the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Congress MPs carried out a protest march from Parliament House to the Rashtrapati Bhavan in wake of questioning of Congress […]
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Mumbai: Ranveer Singh caught everyone’s attention last week with his nude photoshoot for a magazine. While many appreciated the ‘Simmba’ actor for his bold experiment with his look, he has also been trolled for the pictures. In fact, on Monday, an application was filed with Mumbai Police seeking the registration of an FIR against him […]
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New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday appeared before the the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the second round of questioning in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. Sonia arrived at the ED office here along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi who was carrying a medicine box. Taking […]
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New Delhi: The much-awaited auction for the 5G telecom spectrum commenced on Tuesday. Reliance Jio, Adani group, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are the four major participants in the auction. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently approved the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)’s 5G spectrum auction through which spectrum will be […]
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Mumbai: One bogie of a suburban local train bound for Panvel derailed while leaving the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) platform No. 1 here on Tuesday, officials said. According to a Central Railway spokesperson, one trolley of one rear-end coach grazed the dead-end of the platform and derailed during the morning peak hour. There were […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal has written a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking urgent intervention by her in the backdrop of the grave financial crisis that the state government is facing currently. “The financial health of the state has been seriously affected by a reduction in the revenue deficit grant to […]