New Delhi: After easing congestion on Vikas Marg, Delhi Traffic Police is working on creating another signal-free corridor in east Delhi by shutting down three major traffic lights on Swami Dayanand Marg.The stretch is among east Delhi’s key arterial roads, carrying heavy traffic in Shahdara, Krishna Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Anand Vihar and Karkardooma. The corridor…
Film and theatre actor Bharat Kapoor, best remembered as the manipulative antagonist in the surprise superhit ‘Noorie’ (1979) and as the amoral lover in the poignant tragedy ‘Bazaar’ (1982), died in Mumbai on Monday. He was 80.“I got a call from Bharatji’s son, Rahul, saying he passed away around 3pm due to cardiac arrest at…
Chandigarh- A 57-year-old woman was critically injured after she was allegedly shot in the forehead during the execution of a court-ordered eviction at a house in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Saturday. The victim, identified as Manvinder Kaur, had reportedly accompanied court officials and police personnel to take possession of the property after securing an eviction…
Ayodhya’s Bar Association has taken a firm stance, refusing to represent eight suspects accused of misappropriating donations intended for the Ram temple AYODHA: The Faizabad Bar Association has refused to provide legal representation to the eight accused arrested in the alleged Ram temple donation embezzlement case, passing a resolution that also imposes a Rs 5…
Hollywood star Paul Rudd hit the headlines over the weekend after he auctioned off an exclusive ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ premiere experience during the annual Big Slick charity event in Kansas City.The actor had people bidding big for two tickets to the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, access to the film’s after-party, and the opportunity to…
Hyderabad: Taking a stern view of the delay in disbursing retirement benefits to former employees, the Telangana high court on Wednesday directed the state finance department to furnish complete details of all retired govt staff who are still awaiting their post-retirement benefits, along with the token numbers issued for payment clearance, within two weeks.Justice Namavarapu…
VARANASI: A 12-year-old Bihar girl allegedly sold by her mother “for Rs 16,000 and 10 saris” to a 40-year-old man from Chandauli in neighbouring UP was repeatedly raped by him after a sham temple marriage, only to be abandoned and preyed on by an auto driver in Varanasi before being rescued.Investigators said Chandauli’s Lahru Yadav…
Jaipur: Raising concerns over the fairness of an NDPS investigation, the Rajasthan High Court has suspended the 10-year sentence of a Jaipur medical store owner convicted in a narcotics case and directed the director general of police (DGP) to conduct an independent inquiry into the role of a police constable who was shown to be…
JAISALMER: As “Operation Sindoor” approaches its one-year mark, residents of the border districts of Jaisalmer and Barmer were once again reminded of blackout conditions on Friday night. Sirens echoed across the areas, while police vehicles rushed through the streets with hooters, recreating an emergency-like situation. Following directives from the central and state governments, a large-scale…
The grandfather of Ketan Agarwal, the Pune realtor whose death at Lohagad Fort is being investigated as an alleged murder, has died weeks after the incident. PUNE: The grandfather of Ketan Agarwal, the Pune realtor whose death at Lohagad Fort is being investigated as an alleged murder, has died weeks after the incident, the family…
