PURI, MAY 21: In an unconcealed jibe at the prime minister, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s right-hand man has dismissed the BJP’s star campaigners in Odisha as “political tourists” who can’t even identify the state capital. VK Pandian is also confident Patnaik will be back in office for a sixth straight term and has even declared […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI, MAY 21: The BJP has issued a show cause notice against former Union Minister Jayant Sinha for not “taking interest” in organisational work and campaigning ever since the party declared Manish Jaiswal as its Lok Sabha candidate from Hazaribagh. Sinha, son of former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, also did not cast his […]Continue Reading
Pune,May 21 : The Pune Police have arrested the father of a 17-year-old boy, who crashed his speeding Porsche into a bike and killed two people. Vishal Agrawal was arrested from Maharashtra’s Aurangabad based on a case registered against him on Monday (May 20). A real estate developer, Vishal Agrawal, was on the run. The […]Continue Reading
PUNE, MAY 20 : The 17-year-old son of a real estate developer, who killed two people by running them over with his sports car, should be tried as an adult, Pune’s Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar told India Today TV. The commissioner’s statement comes amid outrage over the bail granted to the teen, who ran […]Continue Reading
Chhattisgarh,May 20: Seventeen women and a man were killed and four others injured when a mini goods vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a valley in Chhattisgarh’s Kabirdham district on Monday, police said. The accident occurred around 1.45 pm on Banjari Ghat near Bahpani village under Kukdur police station limits, an official said. The […]Continue Reading
Ahmedabad,May 20 : Four Islamic State terrorists were at Ahmedabad airport, the police said on Monday. They were tasked by their Pakistani handler to carry out suicide attacks in Gujarat, the police said. The terrorists have been identified as Mohamed Nusrath, Mohamed Nafran, Mohamed Faris, and Mohamed Rasdeen. Addressing the media, Deputy General of Police […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,MAY 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed shock and sadness at the demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and said his contribution in strengthening India-Iran bilateral relationship will always be remembered. Iranian President Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash Monday Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MAY 20 : Iran President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash, Iranian state media confirmed. “No survivors” were found at the crash site of the chopper that was carrying Raisi, his Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollhian and other senior officials. After hours of searching through mountainous terrain amid inclement weather, rescue teams […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,MAY 19 : A searing heatwave swept Delhi as the maximum temperature on Sunday reached 44.4 degrees Celsius, the season’s highest so far. Najafgarh area was the hottest in both the national capital and the country, with a maximum temperature of 47.8 degrees Celsius. No respite from the heatwave is expected for a week […]Continue Reading
Pune,May 19 : A couple in Pune was killed after a speeding car hit their bike on Saturday evening. The car was being driven by a 17-year-old who is the son of a renowned builder in the city. The incident took place at Koregaon Park in Pune. A group of friends, after a party at […]Continue Reading
