Batala: Unidentified assailants opened fire at Gurbindar Singh, the AAP youth president for the Fatehgarh Churian assembly constituency and sarpanch of Qadian Rajputan, in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on Tuesday evening, leaving him critically wounded.Gurbindar Singh was about to step into his vehicle after visiting his uncle at his home in Qadian Rajputan, around 14 km…
Pune: Two men riding a two-wheeler fired three rounds in the direction of two others, in which one of them sustained injuries, around 10pm on Wednesday near Shinde High School on Padmavati-Sahakarnagar road. The two then sped away towards Taljai Vasahat, Sahakarnagar police said.Officials from crime branch of Sahakarnagar and Parvati police stations studied the…
Lucknow: Self-employment schemes promoted by the Uttar Pradesh govt are helping rural youth set up small enterprises and generate local employment, said UP govt officials on Wednesday.They cited the success story of one Ram Lakhan who is a beneficiary of the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). A resident of Deoria village in Lakhimpur Kheri…
WCD officer was caught red handed by ACB while taking bribe Jaisalmer: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Wednesday arrested an assistant administrative officer of the Women and Child Development dept, Pokhran in Jaisalmer district, while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000.Narayan Togas, deputy inspector general of police, ACB Jodhpur, said the ACB’s Jaisalmer…
NEW DELHI: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday said it has unearthed “clear links” between Chinese criminal enterprises and scam compounds in South East Asia and beyond, being used for transnational fraud operations that “steal billions of dollars, exploit crypto currency and mercilessly traffic in human beings”.FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey shared at…
India, world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer, has waived excise duty on blended petrol. The exemption covers E22, E25, E27 and E30 fuel blends, which contain varying proportions of motor spirit and ethanol. As per the finance ministry’s notification, these blends consist of 78%, 75%, 73% and 70% motor spirit mixed with 22%, 25%, 27%…
The makers of ‘NBK111’ treated fans to a special surprise on the occasion of Nandamuri Balakrishna’s birthday by unveiling the film’s first major glimpse. Titled “Entry Of An Era,” the video features the introduction to the film’s world and Balakrishna’s powerful character.The glimpse was released with the tagline, “No more vintage, only new age”. The…
Cristiano Ronaldo wastes easy opportunities (Screengrab) Portugal wrapped up their FIFA World Cup preparations with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria in a friendly match, but it was not a perfect evening for Cristiano Ronaldo.The veteran forward had several good chances to score but failed to find the net. Ronaldo, who holds the men’s record for…
There are days when effort feels heavy, and then there are days like this. Things click. The Moon helps you feel more confident about the purpose of your life. Jupiter’s warm aspect provides the sense that the hard work you’ve put into it is producing results.It’s evident in little ways, first, a smoother commute, a…
NewsClick and its editor-in-chief, Prabir Purkayastha (File photo, image enhanced with AI) NEW DELHI: In a major relief to digital news platform NewsClick and its founding editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha, Delhi high court Wednesday quashed an FIR registered by the eonomic offences wing (EOW) over allegations of illegal foreign funding, holding that the case disclosed no…
