CHENNAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) arrested six people, including five govt officials and a private individual, in four separate bribery cases reported in Salem, the Nilgiris, Chengalpet and Karur districts on Monday.The arrests followed trap operations conducted by the respective DVAC detachments after complainants approached the agency over bribe demands for processing…
Hyderabad: Telangana Congress working president T Jayaprakash (Jagga) Reddy on Monday claimed that BJP has been coming to power through vote chori and accused the party of trampling upon people’s voting rights.Stating that Rahul Gandhi had taken to the streets of Delhi to fight for the protection of democracy and the right to vote, he…
Estimated to cost over Rs 10,428 crore, the corridor will have 28 stations Gurgaon: Five interchange stations have been planned along the proposed 36km Sector 56-Panchgaon metro corridor to make it easier for commuters to switch between public transport networks serving Gurgaon’s residential sectors, industrial belt and the wider NCR.The interchanges are proposed at Sector…
Kolkata: CPM’s cultural wing can set up book stalls during Kali Puja, the Calcutta High Court suggested on Monday while hearing a plea that claimed authorities have denied permission for such temporary stalls during Durga Puja in Naihati and Bongaon in North 24 Parganas.The petitioners stated they had been setting up book stalls during Durga…
Shillong: East Jaintia Hills district police seized suspected heroin worth around ₹1.5 crore from an ambulance and arrested four people from Assam during a naka check early Monday.“During a regular ‘naka’ checking conducted at Damcherra, in the Kuliang area under Umkiang Police Patrol Post at 1 am today, the police detained an ambulance (Maruti Ecco),…
Kerala’s health minister has initiated an investigation into the discrepancies surrounding the construction of isolation wards. Kerala health minister K Muraleedharan on Monday announced that an expert panel from the health department would investigate alleged irregularities in the construction of isolation wards across 88 constituencies following the Covid-19 pandemic.The minister said the facilities, built at…
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has ordered the New York Police Department (NYPD) to conduct its first comprehensive review of use-of-force policies in a decade and announced an additional $2.6 million in funding for independent police oversight.The move comes after an officer involved in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Win…
The Delhi High Court observed that Clause 3.3 of the RBI circular gives banks the freedom to set interest rates. (Image for representative purpose only) Can banks change the rate of returns for fixed deposits on non-renewal? The Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of a fixed deposit holder after a bank cut the…
Hopwood DePree loses out on legal battle for Downtown Shabby Hopwood home in Britain after he invested millions for its restorations. (Instagram) American filmmaker Hopwood DePree had been involved in a legal battle with Rochdale Borough Council over the ‘Downtown Shabby’ building. However, according to the latest reports, the director ended up losing out on…
Cricketer Rishabh Pant (ANI Photo) Rishabh Pant’s injury has forced a change to India’s preparations for their upcoming red-ball tour of New Zealand, with wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra named as his replacement for the first two matches. Pant, who was initially selected subject to fitness, has been ruled out after sustaining a left-side strain during the…
