Hyderabad: The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has begun probing alleged violations of company law by multiple firms linked to the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam, adding a corporate fraud dimension to a case already under investigation by Andhra Pradesh police and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The probe is examining entities such as Adan Distilleries, Leela…
Varanasi: A 12-year-old girl was raped and murdered allegedly by her maternal uncle in the Myorpur police station area of Sonbhadra district.In a swift action, the police arrested the accused in a late-night encounter on Monday. He was shot in the leg during retaliatory firing by police.Pipri CO Harsh Pandey said the accused confessed to…
Jalpaiguri: Falakata MLA Dipak Barman, also the constituency’s BJP candidate, was allegedly roughed up by locals on Tuesday evening at Kadambini tea estate, where he was on campaign.As Barman reached the garden and got down from his vehicle, a crowd stopped him from entering the garden. When he tried to force his way through, he…
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, April 20, 2026 to face a showdown in Parliament over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant) The former civil servant who oversaw the approval of Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s ambassador to Washington has said he felt “political…
Uttar Pradesh has over 60% of India’s total access-controlled expressway network. Ganga Expressway, the longest expressway so far in Uttar Pradesh, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. The 594 kilometres long Ganga expressway is a six-lane expressway that aims to reduce the travel time between Meerut and Prayagraj to just 6 hours!Uttar…
Months after Ranveer Singh‘s high-profile exit from ‘Don 3’, the fallout between the actor and Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani‘s production house remains unresolved, with conflicting reports continuing to emerge about whether a financial settlement has been reached. According to the latest report, both parties have yet to reach a resolution. Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh…
CHENNAI: Perhaps this one is a waveless election. AIADMK‘s fridge offer did stir up the habitual expectants a bit, but DMK’s 8,000 Illatharasi coupon outdid it. The fledgling TVK’s list of offers took novelty factors out of all manifestos. Maybe the voters know they will get something – in cash or kind – no matter…
Varanasi: A grand passing-out parade held at the Police Lines ground here on Sunday marked the formal induction of 491 women as constables in the UP Police after completing their training under the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment Process-2025.At Police Lines, Commissioner of Police Mohit Agarwal took the salute of 18 squads comprising 491 women constables…
Al-Nassr’s head coach ‘definitely wants’ Mohamed Salah to join Cristiano Ronaldo, aiming to create a powerhouse attack in Saudi. Al-Nassr are exploring a move to bring Mohamed Salah to Saudi Arabia, with the aim of pairing the Liverpool forward alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in what would be one of the most high-profile attacking combinations in the…
SALEM: A science writer in Yercaud in Salem district has set a record by uploading 25,000 public-information images on Wikimedia Commons.Elango, known as ‘Yercaud’ Elango, who worked as a botanical assistant with the Botanical Survey of India and retired in 2021, has documented scientific, botanical, zoological and archaeological subjects on Wikimedia Commons since Nov 22,…
