The Bombay High Court began hearing actor Kangana Ranaut’s plea challenging the notice issued by the Mumbai civic body for ‘illegal construction’ at her bungalow in Mumbai. “We filed a petition this morning seeking urgent hearing. We have sought a stay on the demolition process by way of interim relief,” […]
Maharashtra home minister gets 2 more threat calls, one from Kangana Ranaut’s fans
Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh received two more threat calls on Wednesday morning after three such calls were made over the last four days. One of the fresh threat calls was reportedly from Himachal Pradesh and is believed to have been made by actor Kangana Ranaut’s fans, who were upset […]
French defence minister Florence Parly to visit India for Rafale induction
French defence minister Florence Parly will make an official visit to India on September 10 to attend the ceremony marking the induction of the first batch of Rafale combat jets into the Indian Air Force (IAF) and to take forward cooperation in key areas such as the Indo-Pacific and joint exercises. This […]
Delhi Metro’s Blue and Pink lines resume services as part of Unlock 4.0
The Delhi Metro resumed services on two more of its lines starting 7am Wednesday. Trains started running on the 65.35km Blue Line, connecting Dwarka Sector 21 and Vaishali/Noida Electronic City, and on the 57.58km Pink Line, connecting Majlis Park and Shiv Vihar. Commuters were seen coming early to the stations, where they were […]
PLA force accretion on Finger 4 belies Beijing Ladakh disengagement offer
At a time when Chinese Foreign Ministry is expressing hopes of troops going back to camping areas from present confrontation in Ladakh, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is showing no such signs on ground and has undertaken force accretion on contested Finger four relief feature of Pangong Tso. The doubling […]
Nearly 90,000 new Covid-19 cases take India’s tally past 4.3 million
India on Wednesday recorded 89,706 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally to 43,70,129, according to Union health ministry dashboard on Wednesday. The number of fatalities rose by 1,115, according to the health ministry data, to reach 73,890. The number of active […]
Kangana Ranaut tests Covid-19 negative, leaves Himachal home for Mumbai
Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut left her hometown of Mandi in Himachal Pradesh for Chandigarh by road early on Wednesday to catch a flight to Mumbai after testing negative for Covid-19 late Tuesday night. An inconclusive Covid-19 report on Tuesday threatened to disrupt her travel plans to Mumbai amid her ongoing war of […]
Rhea Chakraborty active member of drug syndicate: NCB
In its remand application of actor Rhea Chakraborty, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) stated that she is an active member of a “drug syndicate” and used to manage finance for drug procurement along with the late actor. Chakraborty is appearing before the Magistrate via video conference from NCB office in Mumbai. […]
Railways to start 80 new special trains from Sept 12: Here is the full list
The Indian Railways has decided to operate 80 new special trains from September 12, for which reservations will start from September 10. The railways will also introduce “clone trains” that will run just ahead of the ones which have a long waiting list for more than seven to ten days. These 80 […]
Rhea, 10th accused in drug case, arrested. She’s exposed, says Bihar DGP
Actor Rhea Chakraborty was arrested on Tuesday after being questioned for five hours by the Narcotics Control Bureau on Monday. She is the 10th person to be arrested by the central agency in a drugs case linked to the probe into the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. Rhea Chakraborty has […]
Corbett Tiger Reserve set to open, Covid-19 test result must for entry
The Uttarakhand forest department has decided to ban entry of tourists into the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) without a Covid-19 test confirming their negative status, said forest officials. The tourists, said forest officials, will have to get the RT-PCR test done 96 hours before the visit to the park. Kalyani […]
Sushant Singh Rajput death: Rhea Chakraborty arrested, says NCB
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday arrested Rhea Chakraborty for procuring and consuming drugs. The arrest comes after three days of questioning by the NCB. “Rhea has been arrested and due process of informing the family has been completed,” said deputy director of NCB, KPS Malhotra. The arrest comes […]
Opposition to put up joint candidate for deputy speaker
The Opposition parties have decided to put up a joint candidate for the post of deputy speaker in the Lok Sabha. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Congress party’s parliament strategy group. The Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson’s post fell vacant after Janata Dal (United) MP Harivansh retired […]
PLA move in Ladakh is part of Beijing plan to destabilize India
China’s moves in Ladakh and the South China Sea are based on a historical construct. If a Green Line crafted in 1960 by then paramount leader Mao Zedong is the People’s Liberation Army’s objective in Ladakh, it is the 9, 10 or 11 dash line (depending on political convenience; the […]
International Literacy Day 2020: Kerala most literate state in India, check rank-wise list
With 96.2 per cent literacy, Kerala has once again emerged as the most literate state in the country, while Andhra Pradesh featured at the bottom with a rate of 66.4 per cent, showed a report based on National Statistical Office (NSO) survey. The report on ‘Household Social Consumption: Education in […]