India

Three international extortion racket busted in Delhi, 8 arrested

13 May 2023 05:40 AM IST

The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted three international extortion modules operated by multiple gangs, including those led by Lawrence Bishnoi and Kala Jathedi, and apprehended eight people, along with six firearms, officials said on Friday. These gangs were contacting juveniles and youngsters through social media and recruiting them to

HC asks media to block reports on conversion claim.

13 May 2023 05:33 AM IST

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed certain media houses and social media platforms, including Twitter and Google, to block the links of news reports and videos claiming that a Muslim man allegedly forced a woman to convert to Islam. Justice Prathiba M Singh passed the order after considering that

MLA’s remarks against doctors trigger a row

13 May 2023 05:19 AM IST

A woman MLA of the ruling CPI (M) in Kerala has landed in trouble for her alleged rude remarks against the doctors were on duty at the casualty of a state-run hospital in Palakkad district. K Santhakumari, a woman MLA of the Communist Party of India (CPI(M)), has been accused of

Spanning history and conflict: Kashmir bridge gives Uri tourism huge potential

13 May 2023 05:18 AM IST

Like a bridge over troubled water, the Kaman Sethu stretches from India to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), giving the town of Uri tourism potential and offering visitors a chance to come face to face with contemporary history and the heroes who made it happen. The small town of Uri, about

ULB polls: Preparations complete, candidates wait for results

13 May 2023 05:17 AM IST

The stage is set for counting of votes cast during the two phases of the urban local body polls and the bye-election to two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. Officials said most of the preparations are complete and the counting will start at 8 am on Saturday. The bypolls were

AP CM grants farmers rights to 2 lakh acres of British era lands

13 May 2023 05:16 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday released more than 2 lakh acres of land from the British era’s revenue records category of ‘dotted lands’, in one stroke, to accord all rights on them to nearly 1 lakh farmers at a public meeting in Kavali in

Top Rajasthan Congress leaders in huddle over Sachin Pilot’s march

13 May 2023 05:15 AM IST

Top leaders in the Congress’ Rajasthan unit went into a huddle on Friday to chalk out a strategy to tackle the challenge thrown by Sachin Pilot, who has launched a foot march against corruption in the state. Senior party leaders, including the Congress’ Rajasthan in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, state unit

Toddler raped in Rajasthan’s Baran, accused detained.

13 May 2023 05:15 AM IST

Kota: A two-and-a-half-year-old girl was raped by a 30-year-old man known to the minor’s family in a village in Rajasthan’s Baran district, police said on Friday. The accused Sonu Banjara (30), who was absconding since the alleged incident on Thursday evening, was detained on Friday morning, a senior police officer

Speaker must decide on disqualification of 16 MLAs at the earliest: Uddhav Thackeray

13 May 2023 05:13 AM IST

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday demanded that Maharashtra’s Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar take a decision on the disqualification of 16 MLAs at the earliest. He made the demand a day after the Supreme Court gave its verdict on last year’s political crisis that resulted in the collapse

Allahabad HC orders investigation of Gyanvapi shivling.

13 May 2023 05:10 AM IST

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered determination of the age of the structure claimed to be a shivling in the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi using modern technology. It set aside an 14 October order of the Varanasi District Court that rejected a plea for scientific investigation, including carbon

Maharashtra govt revokes suspension of ex-top cop Param Bir, drops charges

13 May 2023 04:25 AM IST

The Maharashtra government has dropped all charges against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh brought during a departmental enquiry, and also revoked his suspension order issued in December 2021, an official said on Friday. However, the CBI will continue to investigate five cases filed by it against Singh, he

Karnataka: Key contests that will decide battle for Assembly tomorrow

13 May 2023 03:48 AM IST

As Karnataka gears up for D-Day, with most exit poll projections predicting a hung Assembly while putting the Congress in the lead, the outcome will boil down to how the battle for some key constituencies plays out. After a high-decibel campaign during which all three key players in the fray—the