NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Somnath on Saturday to begin a three-day visit to Gujarat, during which he will participate in events marking the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, attend the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference, and hold talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and other senior leaders received the Prime Minister…
JAMMU: Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested along with heroin in Udhampur and Jammu districts on Saturday, police said. Manik Oberoi and Sachin Kumar were arrested after 4.23 grams of heroin were recovered from their car during checking at Udhampur’s Rehambal, a police spokesperson said. He said Oberoi was driving the car when police stopped…
NEW DELHI: The survivor of the 2017 Unnao rape case on Saturday pleaded for support alleging that the daughters of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar and their supporters are “exposing” her identity on social media, putting her safety at risk.In a video message, the survivor said, “Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s two daughters and their supporters…
NEW DELHI: A Cessna Grand Caravan EX (VT-KSS) with two crew members and four passengers onboard crashed near Rourkela in Odisha on Saturday. Luckily, no casualties or serious injuries have been reported so far. The injured have been taken to hospital. Headed from Bhubaneswar to Rourkela, the pilots issued a May Day call after encountering…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday moved the Supreme Court alleging interference and obstruction by the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government during search operations at the Kolkata headquarters of political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee(I-PAC) and the residence of its director Pratik Jain. Meanwhile, the state government filed a caveat seeking to be…
Ramchander Rao (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reignited political debate in Telangana by proposing to rename Nizamabad district as Indur if it comes to power in the state.Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Arvind said names associated with the Nizam era reflect oppression and suffering and should be replaced to reflect cultural pride…
LUCKNOW: Lucknow police on Friday arrested the resident doctor of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) accused of repeatedly raping a junior colleague on the false promise of marriage, forcing her to undergo an abortion, and coercing her into religious conversion.Rameezuddin alias Rameez (31) was nabbed near the city station by a joint team comprising cops…
NSA Ajit Doval (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Friday said that India is on track to become a developed nation at the pace set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, even if the country runs on “autopilot”. He also reflected on current global situation, pointing to ongoing wars and conflicts across…
KOLKATA: Aftershocks of the showdown between Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over raids on Trinamool-linked political consultancy I-PAC jolted Calcutta high court Friday, prompting Justice Suvra Ghosh to postpone hearing petitions filed by either side till Jan 14 on grounds of “enormous disturbance and commotion” in the courtroom.The judge, seemingly annoyed at…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami recommended Friday a CBI inquiry into the “mystery VIP” connected with the 2022 murder of a 19-year-old receptionist at a Rishikesh resort owned by a BJP functionary’s son, reports Kautilya Singh. The decision came following days of protests by several civic groups and opposition Congress on the issue, as…
