Kolkata: In a major statewide crackdown, police arrested several high-profile Trinamool figures and their immediate relatives on charges ranging from illegal arms possession and extortion to land grabbing.On Sunday night, the state police’s Special Task Force (STF), along with Diamond Harbour district police, intercepted a speeding vehicle in the Lalbati area of South 24 Parganas….
Ghaziabad: A 26-year-old woman was arrested on Monday for allegedly smothering her three-and-a-half-year-old stepdaughter in the Wave City area on Saturday. Police said Jyoti, who has a two-month-old daughter of her own, lay next to the girl’s body with her baby for around five hours.According to police, the girl’s father Nitesh Kumar lived in EWS…
Panaji: A Mapusa court held that the arrest of a Ukrainian national for allegedly staying in India without a valid visa was unnecessary and that the police should instead have sent him to the foreigners regional registration office (FRRO) to complete the required formalities.41-year-old Ukrainian national Dmytro Stepanov said he was stopped near Mandrem police…
Varanasi: A family from Navsari, Gujarat, has alleged assault and misbehaviour at the Kaal Bhairav temple, highlighting the issue of harassment by florists, vendors of worship items and pimps.DCP Kashi Zone Gaurav Banswal said on Monday that after the family lodged an FIR at Kotwali police station, police teams were deployed to examine CCTV footage…
Ahmedabad: A speeding SUV jumped a divider and crashed into a tree near Usmanpura on Ashram Road in the early hours of Sunday, injuring three youths and prompting police to probe whether the occupants were involved in drunken driving or street racing.Police said the impact of the crash was so severe that the front portion…
Hisar: The Supreme Court has granted regular bail to Future Maker Life Care promoters Radhey Shyam and Bansi Lal in a GST liability case involving alleged dues of over ₹54 crore, observing that no useful purpose would be served by keeping them in further custody.A Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India passed the…
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has called a meeting of his party’s office bearers, MPs and MLAs on Wednesday at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in Mumbai. The meeting is against the backdrop of a recent visit by NCP working president Praful Patel and state chief Sunil Tatkare to his residence in Mumbai last week.Pawar was…
Shillong: The ministry of development of north eastern region (DoNER) has taken a major step towards promoting inter-regional collaboration in India’s handloom sector by exploring the fusion of the northeast’s celebrated Eri silk with Rajasthan’s iconic Kota Doria fabric.The initiative aims to create a distinctive, premium textile for domestic and international markets.On Sunday, secretary of…
Kanpur: A NEET aspirant from Mahoba, who went missing 16 days ago, has surfaced and alleged that she was kidnapped outside a coaching centre and held captive for 15 days, during which she was repeatedly raped, assaulted and threatened.“I was raped every two hours after being injected with intoxicants. My entire body was burned with…
Bhilwara: Petrol pumps across Bhilwara district remained shut for three hours Monday after the Bhilwara Petrol Diesel Association called for a shutdown to protest action taken during a surprise inspection and what it termed indecent remarks against pump operators on social media.Petrol pump operators suspended work from 9 am to 12 pm, during which the…
