Paris : Interpol’s Secretary General on Saturday asked the Chinese authorities to clarify the status of the international police organization’s President Meng Hongwei, who reportedly went missing while on a trip to China seven days ago. Jurgen Stock said Interpol used official law enforcement channels to convey its message to the Chinese authorities and also […]
Day: October 6, 2018
Navy Commander Abhilash Tomy reaches Visakhapatnam safely
New Delhi : Indian Navy Commander Abhilash Tomy who was under medical observation at Ile Amsterdam was brought to Visakhapatnam on friday safely onboard INS Satpura, Ministry of Defence said in a statement. “On September 21, his (Tomy) sailing vessel ‘Thuriya’ was dismasted when the boat was caught in a violent storm in the south […]
Cash, gold haul in anti-graft raids on 2 Karnataka officials
Bengaluru : The Karnataka Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday said its raids on the premises of two state government officials have led to seizure of Rs 5.30 crore in cash, 4.6kg gold and 17.5kg silver. “In the first raid on T.R. Swamy, chief development officer in the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB), Rs 4.52 […]
When SC can decide on adultery, why should it delay on Ram temple: Sakshi Maharaj
Lucknow : Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Sacchidanand Hari Sakshi aka Sakshi Maharaj on Saturday took on the Supreme Court over the delay in deciding on the Ram Janmabhoomi matter, saying when the court can take decisions on adultery and homosexuality, “why should it delay an issue which pertains to faith of millions of Hindus?” Sakshi […]
Will crush those acting against Constitution: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis
New Delhi : Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said he is acting against the people who are against the Constitution, irrespective of their political or ideological leanings. “I am going to crush them… That is my ‘Rajdharma’. That is what I am doing. I don’t recognise extreme right or extreme left,” he said […]
Petrol costlier across metros; climbs to Rs 81.68/l in Delhi
Mumbai : Petrol prices rose across the four metro cities on Saturday, just a day after the BJP-led Central government reduced excise duty on the transportation fuel. In the national capital, petrol was priced at Rs 81.68 per litre, up from Rs 81.50 on Friday, data on the IndianOil Corp website showed. Similarly, petrol prices […]
Woman found dead near vacant house in Delhi
New Delhi : A woman was found dead near a vacant house that was taken care of by a man, who was her acquaintance, here on Saturday, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police Meghna Yadav said a caller reported at 9.25 a.m. that a body was lying near the rear door of the house in […]
Nana Patekar gets support from Maharashtra farm widows after Tanushree’s allegation
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) : Bollywood actor Nana Patekar, accused of sexually harassing his co-star Tanushree Dutta a decade ago, on Saturday found support from unexpected quarters: farm widows of Maharashtra. The Vidarbha Farm Widows Association staged a demonstration at Pandharkavada village, demanding an end to “the victimisation of our brother Nana Patekar.” The women raised slogans […]
By-election for 3 Lok Sabha, 2 assembly seats in Karnataka on Nov 3
New Delhi/Bengaluru : By-election to three Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies will be held in Karnataka on November 3 to fill vacancies. The counting is due on November 6. “The by-election will be held on November 3 in the Lok Sabha constituencies of Shimoga, Bellary (ST) and Mandya and assembly seats of Ramanagaram and […]
Tripura will go in for NRC if exercise successful in Assam: CM Deb
New Delhi : Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday said that he will go in for National Register of Citizens (NRC) in his state if the exercise was successfully implemented in Assam. “…everybody is waiting and watching what is happening in Assam, including the central government, the Supreme Court and people of India, […]