The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Harresh Mehta, a leader building of South Mumbai in connection to a Rs 280 crore bank loan fraud case, said officials. According to the officials, Harresh Mehta is the owner of Rohan Life Spaces Ltd and Rohan Constructions Ltd and was absconding for years. “Accused Harresh […]
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SC grants interim bail to former Mumbai policeman Pradeep Sharma in Antilia bomb scare case
The Supreme Court on Monday granted three-weeks interim bail to former police officer Pradeep Sharma, who was arrested in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case and the killing of businessman Mansukh Hiran, to meet his ailing wife. A vacation bench headed by Justice Aniruddha Bose posted the matter for hearing […]
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Odisha: Howrah Vande Bharat Express crosses restored track in Balasore after massive tragedy
Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express train crossed the restored railway track in Odisha’s Balasore on Monday hours after the passenger train services were resumed in the district. The train services were affected in Balasore after the Odisha triple train accident which took place around 7 pm on June 2 near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district, about 250 km […]
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Top Naxal leader Anand, with Rs 1 crore bounty dies due to ill health in Chhattisgarh
A senior politburo member of the central committee in the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), Anand alias Katkam Sudarshan who was carrying a cash reward of around Rs 1 crore, died of health complications, said the police officials. As per a release issued by the banned organisation, buzzing around a social media platform, the top […]
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Shiv Sena, BJP to contest all elections in Maharashtra jointly, says Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said that the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will jointly contest all upcoming elections including Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha, and local body elections in the State. Shinde and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had yesterday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence in New Delhi to discuss several issues related to the State. […]
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NIA files supplementary chargesheet against five accused in Coimbatore car blast
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a supplementary chargesheet against five accused in the Coimbatore car bomb blast case of October 2022, in which one person was killed, said a NIA’s statement on Monday. “The five men charge-sheeted on Friday have been identified as Umar Farooque, Feroze Khan, Mohamed Thoufeeq, Sheikh Hidayatullah, and Sanofar Ali. […]
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Chhattisgarh: 2 CRPF jawans injured in IED blast in Bijapur
Two jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Monday morning, the police said. The injured jawans are being airlifted to Raipur after receiving primary treatment at the district hospital, the police said. According to […]
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Bihar: SDRF personnel inspects river Ganga after bridge collapse; Guard missing
Teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel on boats conducted an inspection of the river Ganga after a Aguwani-Sultanganj underconstruction bridge built over it collapsed in Bhagalpur district, informed SDRF Sub-Inspector Birendra Kumar. The SDRF personnel conducted the inspection on Monday morning to ensure no human life was left trapped,, he […]
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Arunachal Pradesh government expedites implementation of 50 Golden Jubilee Model Schools
Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein convened a high-level review meeting on Sunday at his official residence in Itanagar to discuss on the effective implementation of 50 Golden Jubilee Model Schools across the state. Golden Jubilee School is a Government recognised English-medium school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) up to class 12. […]
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Tamil Nadu: Alert railway staff detect crack in Chennai Express coach, avert tragedy
A major disaster was averted when alert railway staff noticed a crack on the chassis of a coach of the Kollam Junction-Chennai Egmore Express at Tamil Nadu’s Sengottai railway station, Railway officials said. The crack was detected at the Sengottai railway station on Sunday evening. The affected coach was detached from the train, and a replacement […]
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BSF shoots down another Pakistani drone carrying narcotics near Wagah-Attari border
The Border Security Force (BSF) has shot down Pakistani drone carrying narcotics near the Wagah-Attari international border in Punjab’s Amritsar. The BSF personnel detected the drone around 9.45 pm on Sunday near Rattankhurd village in Amritsar. “As per the laid down drill, the BSF troops immediately reacted to intercept the drone and successfully downed the Pak drone with the contraband,” said the BSF in […]
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Odisha train accident: 59 buses from three cities leaves for Kolkata
As many as 59 free buses from Puri, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack left for Kolkata on Sunday night after rail services were halted on in Odisha in view of the triple train tragedy in Balasore that claimed 275 lives. “Odisha is providing free bus services to the people who want to travel to Kolkata in view […]
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“Plastic has emerged as a serious threat”: NHRC on World Environment Day
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson, Justice Arun Mishra extended greetings on the occasion of World Environment Day and urged the citizens to adopt an approach towards environment protection which ensures that everyone lives in a clean and safe environment, stated an official release from the NHRC. The theme […]
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Uttar Pradesh police bust ‘conversion racket’ operated via gaming app; 1 held
The Uttar Pradesh police arrested one person and claimed to have busted a racket in Ghaziabad, which allegedly used an online gaming application to target children and teenagers and entice them to change their religion, officials said on Monday. According to the police, the gang’s modus operandi was to target children […]
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Uttarakhand: Woman dead, 5 rescued after avalanche hits Atlakoti
A woman was killed while five others have been rescued after a group of pilgrims were hit by an avalanche in Uttarakhand’s Atlakoti on Sunday. Officials said a group of six pilgrims were stuck after a glacier fragment broke off at Atlakoti on the Hemkund Sahib Yatra route on Sunday evening. While five of them were rescued, […]