Lucknow: Hussainganj police arrested five international drug traffickers with 7.7 kg of suspected cannabis smuggled from Thailand and meant for supply in Delhi, in Charbagh area late Tuesday night.Those arrested were in an SUV and on seeing a checking point, they attempted to flee. The vehicle was chased and stopped. Inspector Shiv Mangal Singh said…
SC flags ‘serious flaws’ in UP Gangsters Act, warns of misuse against innocents NEW DELHI: Pointing out various flaws in Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, Supreme Court on Thursday said the law is prone to misuse as there is no safeguard against vindictive and malicious action against innocents.A bench of Justices J…
Bengaluru: With South Western Railway (SWR) set to replace the concrete slab at Lowry Road underbridge (RUB) near KR Pura railway station, several major roads in and around the area will be closed next week.The stretch leading towards Ramamurthy Nagar and ITI Colony through the RUB will be closed from June 4 (Thursday) till June…
LUCKNOW: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before the Special PMLA Court at Saket, New Delhi, against M/s Tarbia Education Foundation and three individuals — Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, Vinod Kumar, and Shriom Chauhan — in connection with an…
MUMBAI: For the first time in recent memory, the popular 7.5-acre Bandra Talao, a Grade II heritage lake, has been dewatered as part of a major rejuvenation drive. The urban waterbody is now a vast stretch of exposed mudflats and heavy silt deposits, with excavation machinery and pumps working through the remaining patches of sludge….
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has once again found himself trending online—this time not for his performance on the field, but for ‘liking’ a German vlogger LizLaz’s Instagram post. While the internet oscillated between memes and mild criticism, it was his ex-girlfriend, Brazilian model-actor Izabelle Leite, who offered a rare reaction.An Instagram page recently shared a…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday thanked voters for exercising their democratic duty by casting votes in Assembly election despite the scorching sun. Palaniswami expressed gratitude to functionaries, cadres and volunteers of AIADMK and its allies for their tireless work. He appealed to them to remain vigilant until counting of votes is…
NEW DELHI: The government has proposed a national framework to standardise the sharing of electricity sector data, paving the way for easier access to information on power generation, transmission, distribution, demand and renewable energy, while putting in place safeguards for consumer privacy and critical infrastructure.The draft National Electricity Data Sharing Framework seeks to create a…
Mumbai: A series of extortion threats made to businessmen and hoteliers in coastal Karnataka and Mumbai by callers claiming to be former Chhota Rajan aide Hemant Pujari has kicked off a probe by the police in both states.Police here said they were in the process of verifying if the calls were made by the fugitive…
New Delhi: Sunday’s pre-dawn blaze triggered a high-stakes rescue operation that pushed emergency services to their limits. Firefighters waged a gruelling five-hour battle against the flames, executing a series of daring manoeuvres through balconies and windows, in the process evacuating 17 to 18 residents. Witnesses credited the coordinated efforts of more than 70 responders for…
