Shima is set to construct Asia’s longest ropeway project spanning 13.79 kilometers, in a bid to boost tourism and alleviate traffic congestion in the popular hill station. The Tara Devi-Shimla Ropeway Project, which has already begun, is being undertaken at a cost of Rs 1,734.40 crore by the Ropeway and Rapid Transport System Development Corporation, … Read more
Hyderabad: The 400 acres of land in the Kancha Gachibowli village in the IT corridor of Hyderabad has become the Ground Zero of a massive political row in the state, with the Congress government and the University of Hyderabad laying claim to it. What sparked it off was the students’ protests over the government move … Read more
New Delhi: The controversy over the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb is “unnecessary”, said Suresh “Bhaiyyaji” Joshi, senior leader of the BJP’s ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh today, brushing off the issue that had triggered weeks of acrimony between the BJP and the opposition. “The issue over Aurangzeb’s tomb is unnecessary,” Mr Joshi told reporters … Read more
Meerut, UP: Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla, accused in the grisly murder of Meerut’s Saurabh Rajput, are in the Chaudhary Charan Singh District Jail. The two accused allegedly murdered Saurabh, chopped up his body into 15 pieces and sealed them in a drum with wet cement. On Sunday, they encountered an unexpected visitor – actor-turned-politician … Read more
Bhubaneswar: An express train derailed in Odisha’s Cuttack district on Sunday, an official said. Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli at 11.54 am, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the East Coast Railway Ashok Kumar Mishra said. There is no injury or casualty reported till now, he said. … Read more
Ratlam: An inquiry was ordered after a pregnant woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district was allegedly turned away twice from a health centre and her newborn died after she delivered hours later while being rushed to the facility on a hand-cart by her husband. The incident took place in Sailana town in the intervening night … Read more
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today appraised Parliament about the rising incidents of attacks on minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The minister cited ten major incidents involving brutal attacks on Hindus in Pakistan in the month of February alone, while updating MPs about the atrocities. “New Delhi tracks the treatment of minorities in … Read more
Pune: An accused in a case of forgery and copyright violation has allegedly secured anticipatory bail from the Bombay High Court using a fake order with a forged signature of a Pune court judge, police said on Thursday. The accused, Haribhau Chemte, got the bail in January, and is currently on the run, they said. … Read more
Bengaluru: Sahil Jain, a gold merchant, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in disposing of the smuggled gold linked to Kannada actor Ranya Rao. Arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence or DRI, he has been sent to police custody for four days to help with questioning and further investigation. Ranya Rao, the prime … Read more
New Delhi: The centre on Tuesday reached out to all political parties on the issue of cash found at the home of a Delhi High Court judge – Justice Yashwant Varma. Sources said the centre wants to hear the views of all parties – whether part of the union government or not – on this … Read more
Bhopal: The Chhattisgarh government has made a significant amendment to the century-old Adoption Act, replacing the term ‘adopted son’ with ‘adopted child’ in all legal documents. This is being seen as a major step toward gender equality and social reform. State Finance Minister OP Choudhary said, “In the 1908 Act, only the term ‘son’ was … Read more
New Delhi: A plea in the Supreme Court has sought a direction to Delhi Police to lodge an FIR over the alleged discovery of semi-burnt stash of cash from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma. The plea also challenges the 1991 judgement in the K Veeraswami case in which the top … Read more