Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition filed by alleged gang leader Mohit Yadav, upholding police action in which 13 members of a dacoity gang were booked under the Gangsters Act following a Rs 6.8 lakh robbery in Vikas Nagar.A division bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Pramod Kumar Srivastava rejected Yadav’s…
JAISALMER: Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain, AVSM, SM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Command, visited the Konark Corps area to review the formation’s operational preparedness and ongoing modernization efforts aimed at transforming it into a future-ready force.During the visit, Lt Gen Jain was briefed by senior officers on the current operational environment, readiness levels, and key…
Lucknow: Celebrations erupted at Parag Chauraha in Sarojininagar after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in the NDA secured victories in West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry, with party workers marking the occasion with sweets and drumbeats.Addressing the gathering at his office, BJP MLA Rajeshwar Singh described the electoral outcome as a “clear mandate…
Ahmedabad: The city recorded a maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees celsius and a minimum of 24.9 degrees celsius on Monday. Due to the impact of the Western Disturbance, both maximum and minimum temperatures were 0.6 degrees above normal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the maximum temperature is likely to be around 40…
India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI) Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan believes the reduced frequency of ODI cricket will not trouble Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as they prepare for the 2027 World Cup, pointing to their experience and professionalism as key factors.Having himself spent the latter part of his career as a one-format…
NEW DELHI: In what could further strain the already tense Congress-CPM equation, ED has intensified its probe into the money laundering allegations against the daughter of former Marxist CM of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan.Boosted by a Kerala high court order that money laundering investigations against Vijayan’s daughter Veena are not dependent upon registration of a criminal…
A 44-year-old Iranian businesswoman with a life split between luxury travel and alleged covert deals is now at the centre of a serious US federal case.Authorities say Shamim Mafi was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday night for allegedly trafficking arms on behalf of the Iranian government.According to the US Attorney’s Office for…
Jaisalmer: State-owned energy major Oil India Limited (OIL) has announced the discovery of significant gas reserves in the Dandewala onshore oil and gas fields of Jaisalmer district, reports Vimal Bhatia.OIL said average gas inflow from the find was recorded at an encouraging 25,000 standard cubic metres per day (SCMD) from a depth of approximately 950…
COIMBATORE: Around 25% of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) signed in the past have not been implemented on the ground and remain only on paper, Tamil Nadu minister for industries and investment promotion S Keerthana said on Friday, asserting that the state is taking steps to ensure youth get jobs in their own cities such as…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has asked defence minister Rajnath Singh to rethink the government’s decision against expanding the INS Baaz runway, arguing it would be less ecologically destructive than building a new airport in Great Nicobar.In a letter to Singh on Friday, Ramesh said he first proposed the INS Baaz expansion alternative on…
