• India
  • November 21, 2024
Karnataka Lokayukta Conducts Multiple Raids in State

Bengaluru: Karnataka Lokayukta, the state’s anti-corruption agency has been conducting raids at several places spread across several units or districts in the state on Thursday. The raids are being conducted in Kolar, Bengaluru City and Mandya districts in connection with four cases registered with the agency against officials. Around 25 places belonging to officers were raided and records were checked by the Karnataka…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Madhya Pradesh Shocker: Drunk Man Kills Elderly Mother in Fit of Rage in Morena

Morena: In a horrifying incident, a drunk man allegedly bludgeoned his elderly mother to death with a heavy stone in Madhya Pradesh ‘s Morena district. According to sources, the incident took place when the deceased woman, identified as Ramkali Jatav, was in her sleep. The tragic event occurred in the Dimni police station area in the district. It is learnt that the accused…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Delhi Court Orders Attachment of Bikaner House After it Fails to Pay Rs 50 Lakhs to Private Firm

New Delhi: A court here has directed the attachment of Bikaner House, which is owned by Nokha municipal council in Rajasthan, after it failed to pay arbitral award of Rs 50.31 lakh to a company. District Judge Vidya Prakash passed the order, noting that the 2020 arbitral award in favour of Enviro Infra Engineers Private Limited has attained finality after an appeal preferred…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Stampede Breaks Out During Army Recruitment Drive in Pithoragarh, Video Goes Viral

Dehradun: A chaotic scene unfolded during the Territorial Army recruitment drive in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh after a massive crowd of youth went out of control during the ongoing process of recruitment. Thousands of aspirants including many from neighboring states gathered at the recruitment site leading to a situation of overcrowding and disorder. Tensions escalated when candidates who were already frustrated because of the arrangements…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
5 Killed, Several Injured in Bus-Truck Collision on Yamuna Expressway in Aligarh

Aligarh: Five people were killed and several injured when a bus collided with the truck on Yamuna Expressway here, police said Thursday. The incident took place in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday when the vehicles were passing through the Tappal area of the district, they said. An injured passenger told reporters that the privately operated bus was en route to Azamgarh…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
7 Killed as Patna-Bound Bus Overturns in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh

Hazaribagh: A Patna-bound bus overturned in Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand on Thursday, leaving as many as seven people dead and many injured. According the sources, the tragedy unfolded at Gorhar Police Station area, around 50 km away from district headquarters, a senior officer said.  The tragic incident occurred when the bus, with around 50 passengers onboard, overturned while it was taking a turn. …

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Delhi Air Quality Improves to ‘Very Poor’ Category After 8 Days With AQI at 379

New Delhi: After reeling under severe air pollution crisis for eight days, the national capital’s air quality improved marginally but remained in “very poor” category on Thursday, November 20. The overall air quality index (AQI) of the city was recorded at 379 at 7am as Delhi residents woke up to a slightly better air quality today. However, the AQI at several air monitoring…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Cong Workers Attack Car Transporting EVM After Polling in Nagpur

Nagpur: Congress workers ransacked a car transporting an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) to a strong room in Nagpur after polling concluded for the Maharashtra assembly elections, police said. The police clarified that the EVM in question, which escaped damage in the attack, was not used in polling and it was kept on standby. The incident took place in the Killa area of Central…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
India Trashes Canada’s ‘Smear Campaign’ Against PM Modi Over Nijjar Killing, Calls it ‘Ludicrous’

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing India-Canada tensions, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has strongly dismissed a report in Canadian media which claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi already knew about the alleged plot to kill Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Terming the statements given to the Canadian newspaper, purportedly by a Canadian government source, as “smear campaigns”, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
‘Unbreakable Bond’: PM Modi After Being Honoured with Dominica’s Top Civilian Award

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed his gratitude and deep satisfaction after Dominica conferred him with its highest honour for his contributions to the Caribbean nation during the COVID-19 pandemic and his dedication to strengthening the ties between the two nations. During the ceremony, the Prime Minister extended this honour to the people of India, saying, “This honour is…