The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested five senior Tata Power Projects officials and one Executive Director of Power Grid Corporation on bribery charges. Several teams of CBI are conducting searches in Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Ghaziabad. A senior CBI official informed that the CBI teams have recovered Rs 93 lakh in cash from the house of B.S. Jha, Executive Director […]
Fawad Khan makes grand entry in ‘Ms. Marvel’, sets internet on fire
And the wait is finally over! Pakistani superstar Fawad Khan has made a grand entry in ‘Ms. Marvel’ show with its fifth episode. Fawad essays the role of a freedom fighter in the British Raj who falls in love with Aisha, a woman from another dimension who is attempting to […]
Ankit Shaw joins National Human Rights Organisation
Anchoring an event is one of the most challenging tasks one can do. While it’s a must to have excellent communication skills, you need to have good personality, enough charm, wit and presence of mind that you never lose the attention of the audience. And Ankit Shaw is one of the most […]
Smoke detected in Raipur-Indore flight was ‘mist’: IndiGo
IndiGo Airlines on Thursday dismissed the media reports claimming that smoke was seen coming from a Raipur-Indore flight’s cabin during taxi after landing at Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport. Indigo Spokesperson on Thursday said,” The ‘Smoke’ reported in the cabin of its Raipur to Indore flight was actually “mist”. On […]
NHA onboards 1 lakh healthcare facilities in its registry under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
National Health Authority (NHA) on Thursday said that more than one lakh government and private health care facilities have been successfully onboarded in the Health Facility Registry (HFR) of its flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). This historic milestone paves the way for the greater adoption of digital health platforms and services across the […]
Boris Johnson likely to resign as UK Prime Minister: Report
After over 50 ministers resigned from the UK government, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, according to media reports, is likely to submit his resignation on Thursday. The Prime Minister is expected to make a statement to the country today, CNN reported quoting a Downing Street spokesperson. Earlier, UK Home Secretary Priti […]
News anchor Rohit Ranjan urges SC to list his plea for hearing
Television news anchor Rohit Ranjan who has been facing multiple FIRs filed against him in connection with a “misleading show”, on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to list an urgent hearing of his plea seeking protection from coercive measures. Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra submitted before a vacation bench of Justices […]
Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to become India’s G20 Sherpa: Sources
Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant is going to be India’s new G20 Sherpa as Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goel will give up his position as he has been tasked with other pressing duties, sources familiar with the matter said. With the G-20 presidency coming to India in November, a full-time […]
Delhi HC notice to CBI on Ex-Haryana CM OP Chautala’s plea challenging conviction, sentence
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on former Chief Minister of Haryana Om Prakash Chautala’s plea challenging his conviction and four years of imprisonment in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. Chautala is presently in Tihar Jail after a trial court of Delhi […]
Alt News’ Mohammad Zubair seeks protection from arrest, quashing of UP police FIR
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear the petition filed by fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair seeking protection from arrest and challenging the Allahabad High Court order refusing to quash FIR registered for a tweet in which he allegedly called three Hindu seers- as ‘hate mongers’. A vacation bench […]
Shashi Tharoor says ‘opinion personal’ amid backlash over Mahua Moitra row
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday clarified that everything he tweets is his ‘personal opinion’. This came a day after Tharoor’s comments on the backlash against Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra for her comment on Goddess Kali for which the Congress MP had come under fire by his own party. Tharoor […]
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal attends Punjab CM’s wedding, wishes him on ‘new journey’
Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was among those who arrived here to attend Bhagwant Mann’s residence here ahead of Punjab Chief Minister’s wedding to Dr Gurpreet Kaur at a private ceremony on Thursday morning. Addressing reporters, Kejriwal said, “He is embarking on a new journey today. I […]
UP: Fake rape case registered in Agra; Woman, 3 lawyers arrested
A woman and three lawyers were arrested by police in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra for allegedly extorting money by registering a fake rape case against a man. According to Agra Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikas Kumar, the case was registered on June 26. “A woman and three lawyers were arrested for […]
62-year-old priest beaten to death in Delhi
A 62-year-old priest was allegedly beaten to death in Delhi’s Sonia Vihar area on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Soni Ram. “On Wednesday at about 5.40 am, a PCR call was received at PS Sonia Vihar regarding the beating of a priest by a person near 2- 1/2 Pusta Sonia […]
SIT probing extortion allegations against businessman Navlani disbanded: Mumbai Police to HC
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Mumbai Police on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it has closed the investigation against businessman Jitendra Navlani. A division bench of Justice Nitin M Jamdar and Justice N R Borkar was hearing a petition filed by Navlani and the ED in the […]