Tamil Nadu,Dec 2 : An Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer was arrested after he was caught allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a government employee in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul. He was arrested by the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption. The officer, identified as Ankit Tiwari, has been sent to judicial custody till December 15. […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI,DEC 2: As many as 18 flights at the Delhi airport were diverted due to bad weather on Saturday morning, according to an official. The official said the flights were diverted to Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Amritsar. In a post on microblogging platform X at around 0810 hrs, the Delhi airport said low visibility […]Continue Reading
Kolkata,Dec 2: Tremors were felt in various parts of West Bengal as an earthquake of 5.6 magnitude hit neighbouring Bangladesh on Saturday morning. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake took place in southeastern Bangladesh at a depth of 55 km at 9.05 am. “Earthquake of Magnitude: 5.6, Occurred on 02-12-2023, 09:05:31 IST, […]Continue Reading
MUMBAI,DEC 1: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said nearly 97.26 per cent of the Rs 2,000 bank notes have been returned to the banking system, and only about Rs 9,760 crore worth of the notes are still with the public. On May 19, the RBI announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 denomination […]Continue Reading
Kerala,Dec 1 : A government lawyer accused of rape in Kerala called up the survivor’s family with a tearful plea to withdraw the case against him, telling them, “Don’t spoil my life… I am going to be selected as a judge”. A case was lodged against senior government pleader at the Kerala High Court, PG […]Continue Reading
PATNA,DEC 1: Barely a week after the Patna High Court declared ‘pakarua vivah’ (forced marriage) as null and void, a 23-year-old teacher was kidnapped from his school and subsequently married off at gunpoint in Bihar’s Vaishali district. Gautam Kumar, a teacher posted at Government middle school, Repura under Patepur block in Vaishali district, was Continue Reading
JERUSALEM,DEC 1: The Israeli military said Friday that its fighter jets have begun striking Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, in the clearest sign yet that the war has resumed with full force after a weeklong truce. The announcement came 30 minutes after the cease-fire expired at 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) Friday. Earlier Friday, Israel […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,NOV 30: India on Thursday accorded an initial approval to procure an additional batch of 97 Tejas light combat aircraft and 156 Prachand helicopters to boost the overall combat capability of the armed forces, official sources said. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also cleared a proposal of the […]Continue Reading
UTTARKASHI,NOV 29: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday called for striking a balance between ecology and economy, saying his government had decided to review all such projects after the collapse of the Silkyara tunnel. In an interview with PTI, he said his Diwali came on Tuesday with the successful evacuation of 41 workers […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,NOV 29 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi was closely monitoring the entire evacuation process when the Uttarkashi tunnel workers were rescued late night on Tuesday. According to sources, the Prime Minister was watching the entire process live on television. The entire cabinet, along with the PM, witnessed the rescue operation live. The Prime Minister […]Continue Reading
