Mumbai: Eleven Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party workers were arrested by MHB Colony police for sloganeering and pelting a stone at Shiv Sena politician Sanjay Nirupam‘s vehicle at a public meeting at Borivli West on Friday. Nirupam was in Borivli to attend the meeting organised by Shiv Sena party worker Ram Yadav for auto and…
Bengaluru: India is a secular country, but it does not mean Dharmic and cultural activities can’t be entertained, Karnataka high court has observed. The court made the observation, setting aside a city corporation’s order denying permission to Malleshwaram Brahmana Sabha for holding Shankaracharya Jayanti at one of its auditoriums. Bengaluru West City Corporation had said…
Chennai: Income tax (I-T) department has informed Madras high court that a suo motu verification of all election affidavits filed by candidates will commence once election results are announced as per the SOP.“The investigation directorate is accorded 150 days from the date of initiation to complete the entire verification,” said senior standing counsel for the…
HYDERABAD: Asaduddin Owaisi, chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), has criticised the Bombay High Court’s decision to discharge four men accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case, calling it a “betrayal” of the victims and questioning the probe conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).He said the blasts, which killed 31 people and…
Kolkata: A day after Bengal registered record polling in the first phase of the assembly elections, Union home minister Amit Shah claimed that the BJP would win more than 110 of the 152 seats that went to poll on Thursday. Shah also claimed that the tally after the second phase will see “Didi on her…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant, on Friday, commissioned two new ferryboats for the Panaji-Betim route, called Salaulim and Kushavati, terming it a much-needed addition to the existing fleet.The vessels have a capacity to carry nine cars, 150 passengers and sail at speeds of 9 knots. The ferry ramp was also enhanced to accommodate the vessels,…
Ahmedabad: Three members of a family, including a 6-year-old child, were killed in a horrific road accident after a speeding pickup vehicle rammed into their motorcycle on the Lakhtar-Viramgam highway near Kameejla village on Friday. The impact was so severe that one of the victims’ limbs was severed, police said.The deceased were identified as Alpesh…
Ludhiana: Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) marked World Book and Copyright Day with a call for students to balance digital consumption with the “timeless” value of printed literature.The event at Mohinder Singh Randhawa Library featured academic leaders and literary experts who emphasised books as the foundation of innovation and cultural preservation. PAU vice-chancellor Satbir Singh Gosal…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring has said “gangster-free Punjab” will be the topmost priority of his party, holding the governing AAP responsible for the rise of gangster culture in the state.“There is an atmosphere of fear across Punjab. The way the gangsters are resorting to killing people, nobody is feeling secure in…
Pune: Tublic health experts have warned that rising night temperatures are emerging as a serious concern while maximum temperatures continue to hover around the 39-41°C mark across the city, increasing the risk of heat-related illnesses, including heatstroke.Data from local observatories showed that on Friday, daytime highs peaked at 39.9°C in Shivajinagar and 41.1°C in Lohegaon….
