NEW DELHI: A 31-year-old man accused of stabbing two security guards in Maharashtra’s Thane district is under investigation for what officials suspect could be a “lone wolf” terror attack.The attack took place in the early hours of April 27 near an under-construction building in the Naya Nagar area of Mira Road, a suburb of Mumbai. … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Sikkim NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently on a two-day visit to Sikkim, on Tuesday shared pictures of himself playing football with youngsters in Gangtok.Dressed in a blue sports jacket featuring the tricolour, PM Modi is seen walking alongside a group of young footballers in matching kits, each carrying … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC Monday ended criminal proceedings against Godfrey Phillips India CMD Bina Modi, her personal security guard Surendra Prasad, and senior lawyer Lalit Bhasin in connection with the alleged assault on her son Samir during a board meeting in 2024, after Samir withdrew the charges.Samir, appearing through video conference, informed Justice Saurabh Banerjee … Read more
NEW DELHI: While sympathising with women whose live-in partners have walked out of the relationship, Supreme Court on Monday said courts could not do much as ending a consensual relationship was not an offence.Hearing the plea of a woman who was in a live-in relationship for 15 years, but whose partner married someone else despite … Read more
Kolkata: The NIA Sunday arrested one of the prime accused in the Bhangar bomb blast case in Bengal, in which one person was killed and three others were seriously injured in March this year. The explosion had taken place in Dakshin Bamunia village of Bhangar area. The accused, Ahidul Islam Molla of South 24 Parganas, … Read more
Vikram Misri (File photo) New Delhi: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri is likely to travel to Nepal next month for what will be the first high-level bilateral visit since the new govt led by PM Balendra Shah assumed office. While Nepalese media reported that the visit could take place on May 11-12, official sources said the … Read more
Mumbai: A Saturday night feast turned tragic when four members of a family – two sisters and their parents – died within hours of eating a watermelon. While five other relatives had shared biryani-pulao with them at 10.30pm, and reported no symptoms, the fruit was consumed only by the four around 1am Sunday, said police. … Read more
Bengaluru: A special NIA court Monday convicted Mohammed Shariq, the prime accused in 2022 Mangaluru pressure cooker blast case, under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and IPC, handing 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposing a fine of Rs 94,000. Shariq, who pleaded guilty in Dec last year, is currently lodged at Bengaluru Central Prison. On Nov … Read more
Thane: A man shows a sticker after the Maharashtra government plans to make Marathi language compulsory for autorickshaw and taxi drivers, in Thane. (PTI Photo) Mumbai: Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik Monday put on hold the decision to cancel licences and permits of auto and taxi drivers from May 1 over non-compliance with the Marathi … Read more
BJP president Nitin Nabin (second, right) welcomes Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, others to BJP New Delhi: Rajya Sabha chairman C P Radhakrishnan has officially accepted the merger of seven AAP MPs with BJP – taking the governing party’s strength in the 245-member upper House to 113.With Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan … Read more