Hyderabad: BJP Telangana president N Ramchander Rao on Wednesday cautioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi against placing too much faith in chief minister A Revanth Reddy, even as he accused the latter of reacting nervously to BJP national president Nitin Nabin’s recent Telangana visit.Revanth’s sharp reaction to Nitin Nabin’s remarks on “RR Tax” and “Congress-mukt Telangana”…
Kolkata: Former Bidhannagar councillor Debraj Chakraborty, once among the closest aides of Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, was arrested by the West Bengal STF in Purulia on Wednesday evening in connection with cases of extortion, land grabbing and possession of disproportionate assets.There were also allegations that he had suppressed information in the election affidavits…
Mapusa: Mapusa police have cracked a major jewellery theft case with the arrest of a 44-year-old Mumbai resident, identified as Manish Manohar More. A resident of Andheri East, More is suspected to be a member of an inter-state gang from Raigad, Maharashtra.Police said More was arrested for his alleged involvement in the theft of three…
Guwahati: Zubeen Garg’s wife Garima Saikia Garg on Wednesday received the succession certificate following an order of a lower court in Guwahati.Garima’s advocate Pradip Talukdar said, “Zubeen Garg had four bank accounts and altogether, there is Rs 9.63 lakh. Garima Saikia Garg will now be able to use that money. Being a Zubeen’s admirer, apart…
Lucknow: The Ayodhya Police have widened their investigation into the alleged embezzlement of Ram Temple donations after fresh disclosures by arrested accused Avinash Shukla purportedly revealed a sophisticated modus operandi in which stolen cash was allegedly concealed in washrooms within the temple complex before being smuggled out in small quantities to evade detection.The disclosures emerged…
Jhunjhunu: Yashvardhan Singh Shekhawat, petitioner in the public interest litigation (PIL) on the Yamuna water agreement, has accused the Rajasthan govt of lacking transparency over the project’s progress and the recently signed memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Haryana.Shekhawat said that during the hearing of the PIL, pending before the Rajasthan High Court since 2017, the…
NEW DELHI: The UGC-NET paper meant to test sociology candidates has itself come under scrutiny, with aspirants alleging that the June 30 exam was riddled with spelling errors, garbled names of key thinkers, awkward Hindi translations and questions that appeared disconnected from the prescribed syllabus.Candidates alleged that names and terms central to sociology were mangled…
Stephen Miller Says U.S. Should ‘Take a Hard Look’ at Banning Pregnant Tourists The Trump administration is considering tighter restrictions on pregnant foreign travellers entering US, with White House deputy dhief of staff Stephen Miller saying officials will take “a hard look” at the idea following the latest Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship.Speaking to…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mourned the demise of legendary Marathi theatre personality Vijaya Mehta, who passed away at her Mumbai residence at the age of 91. A towering figure in Indian theatre and parallel cinema, Mehta is remembered for her immense contribution to modern Marathi theatre and for influencing generations of performers and filmmakers.Taking…
Naomi Osaka of Japan (AP Photo) LONDON: Court No. 2 sits at one end of the All England Club, a few hundred metres from the players’ facilities. For Naomi Osaka, that simply meant a longer runway. The four-time Grand Slam champion arrived on Wednesday in a downsized kimono-inspired look, accessorised with an obi that trailed…
