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
Chennai: At least 13 first-year undergraduate students have been suspended for allegedly assaulting a senior student at a college in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore. The incident at the Nehru Institute of Technology took place on March 20 over accusations of theft on the campus. In a 1.42-minute long video – that NDTV can’t independently verify – … Read more
Mumbai: Shiv Sena workers have ransacked the office of “The Unicontinental Mumbai” – the site of the show during which stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra had mocked Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The party members have also gathered at the Khar Police Station to file a complaint against him. The comedian had sparked massive controversy … Read more
Gandhinagar: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has officially nominated its former Gujarat unit chief, Gopal Italia, as the party’s candidate for the upcoming Visavdar Assembly by-election. The announcement was made by AAP’s national general secretary (Organisation) Sandeep Pathak, setting the stage for a crucial electoral battle in the Saurashtra region. The Visavdar seat fell vacant … Read more
Meerut: Muskaan Rastogi, one of the prime accused in the brutal murder of her husband, Saurabh Rajput, has requested a government-appointed lawyer after her family refused to support her legal battle. Currently lodged in Meerut District Jail, Muskaan made the request to the Jail Superintendent on Saturday, seeking legal representation from the state. Meanwhile, her … Read more
Bengaluru: The RSS on Saturday expressed serious concern about the allegedly planned violence, injustice and oppression faced by the Hindu and other minority communities at the hands of radical Islamist elements in Bangladesh after the regime change there. On the second day of the meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS), the highest decision-making … Read more
Patiala: As many as four Patiala police officers have been suspended and transferred for allegedly assaulting Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath in Punjab’s Patiala, a senior police officer said. A First Information Report (FIR) has also been filed against the four accused officers. The official said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) will investigate the case. … Read more
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is celebrating 100 years since its inception—a remarkable journey for an organisation that was long considered untouchable and ridiculed by the intellectual class yet has not only survived, but thrived. The Congress, with its glorious legacy of members like Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, Tilak, and Bose, has fractured multiple times; the … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump said he has a “very good relationship” with India, but the “only problem” he has with the country is that it is “one of the highest tariffing nations in the world.” Trump reiterated his threat to impose reciprocal US tariffs on the country starting April 2. In an interview with Breitbart … Read more