October 18, 2024 | 05:40 PM IST

Four people arrested for snatching a gold chain from a woman in Maharashtra

Four people were arrested in Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly duping people on morning walks, a police official said on Friday. Pramod Badakh, senior inspector of Virar Crime Branch Unit 3, said that on October 12, the gang stopped a 59-year-old woman in Nallasopara and handed her a packet. He said the accused falsely claimed that the packet contained Rs 5 lakh and snatched the woman's gold chain worth Rs 1 lakh. "The woman realized she had been duped and approached the police. CCTV footage of the area was then examined. In the last few days, we arrested Shankar Rai Prabhu Rai (37), Mangal Nathuram Silawat (37), Sachin Chunnilal Rathod (22) and Raju Rai Shankar Rai (25). They are residents of Uttar Pradesh," Badakh said. Gold jewelry weighing 4.5 tolas worth Rs 3 lakh was recovered from the gang, Badakh said. The official said that these people have been charged with fraud and other crimes under the provisions of the Indian Criminal Code.
 

October 18, 2024 | 03:39 PM IST

Train services were restored on sections affected by the derailment of Northeast Railway.

Train services on the Lumding-Badarpur section, which were disrupted due to the derailment of eight coaches of the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express in Assam's Dima Hasao district, were restored on Friday. According to a Northeast Frontier Railway spokesperson, the first train from Dibalong station, SMVT Bengaluru-Agartala Express, left at 9.48 am. He said, "Rail services on the affected section have been restored this morning and no train will be canceled on this route now." The spokesperson said that there will be no change in the status of canceled or rescheduled trains on Friday due to the derailment of eight coaches of the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express. He said that senior officials, including members of the Railway Board, have reached the spot and investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of the derailment of the train. Eight coaches of the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminal Express derailed at Dibalong station in Assam's Dima Hasao district at 3.55 pm on Thursday. There were no casualties in this incident. An accident relief train from Lumding was dispatched to the site with senior officials to monitor the rescue and restoration operations.
 

October 18, 2024 | 03:38 PM IST

The way is clear for hearing against Gurmeet Ram Rahim in sacrilege cases.

The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the trial of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in cases related to the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib in 2015. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Vishwanathan lifted the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the hearing in these cases and asked Ram Rahim to file a reply. The apex court took this decision on the petition of the Punjab government and will hear the case after four weeks. Punjab Advocate General Gurminder Singh requested to reverse the order of the High Court, under which the trial of three cases registered at Bajakhana police station in Faridkot, Punjab was stayed. The apex court said that an investigation is required in all three cases and issued notice to Ram Rahim. In February 2023, the Supreme Court transferred the hearing of the cases against Ram Rahim and his followers in these cases from Faridkot court to Chandigarh.
 

October 18, 2024 | 02:38 PM IST

AC exploded in Delhi's Shahdara, two died and two got burnt.

A fire broke out in a flat in Shahdara, Delhi due to an AC explosion. Two people died and two others were burnt. The injured have been admitted to the hospital. Delhi Assembly Speaker and Aam Aadmi Party MLA Ramniwas Goyal, who reached the spot, said that if the AC had been serviced, this accident would not have happened. Goyal called this incident painful. He reached the spot and talked to the local people.
 

October 18, 2024 | 02:36 PM IST

People of Delhi are breathing poisonous air: Sandeep Dixit.

Senior Congress leader Sandeep Dixit expressed concern over the increasing level of pollution in Delhi. Along with this, he also gave his opinion on the resignation of Haryana Congress senior leader Captain Ajay Singh Yadav. Senior Congress leader Sandeep Dixit said that I am not surprised about Delhi's pollution. In the last 8 years, Delhi's air has been very bad. It is because of the rain that the pollution is not felt. But, as soon as the rains ended, the failure of the Delhi government was clearly visible. The people of Delhi are breathing in poisonous air. Doctors say that a common man living in Delhi loses seven to eight years of his life.
 

October 18, 2024 | 02:30 PM IST

A huge fire breaks out at Sealdah ESI Hospital.

A massive fire broke out in Kolkata's Sealdah ESI Hospital on Friday morning. A fire department official gave this information. The official said that 10 fire engines were sent to the spot and after two hours of effort the fire was brought under control. The official said that there is no news of any casualty in this incident. After getting information about the fire, West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services Minister Sujit Bose reached the hospital. The minister said that the fire broke out in the hospital at around 5:30 in the morning. He said that the fire has now been controlled. Meanwhile, when questioned about the claim of a patient's family regarding his death, the minister said that it is not yet known whether he died due to suffocation caused by the fire or due to natural causes.
 

October 18, 2024 | 01:45 PM IST

Bullet-riddled body recovered in Jammu and Kashmir.

The bullet-riddled body of a non-local was found in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Friday, officials said. The body was recovered from the Wachi area of ​​Zainapora in the South Kashmir district, officials said. It is the body of a non-local. There are bullet marks on the body. They said the body had been taken to a hospital to complete medical and legal formalities. An investigation has been started into the matter.
 

October 18, 2024 | 01:44 PM IST

A youth died in a clash between two groups in Amethi.

A young man was killed in a clash between two groups on Thursday night, 200 meters away from the idol immersion site in Munshiganj police station area of ​​Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh. Police said on Friday that a fight broke out between two groups about 200 meters away from Budhau Maharaj Ghat Bhushiawa, in which Vivek Verma (19), a resident of Katra Maharani village, was seriously injured. According to the police, Verma was taken to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Munshiganj, where doctors declared him dead.
 

October 18, 2024 | 01:44 PM IST

A 19-year-old girl who was burnt by pouring petrol died during treatment.

A 19-year-old girl, who was set on fire by the son of an accused of molestation six days ago in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, died during treatment at a government hospital in Indore. A police official gave this information on Friday. Khandwa Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Rai said that the girl, who suffered 27 percent burn injuries, breathed her last late Thursday night at Indore's Government Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital.
 

October 18, 2024 | 01:34 PM IST

Panic due to poisonous liquor in Bihar; 33 dead so far

The death toll due to consumption of poisonous liquor in Bihar has risen to 33 in Siwan and Saran. A total of 79 people have been admitted to hospital in Siwan so far. Apart from this, many people are also undergoing treatment in Saran. So far 12 people have been arrested in this case.

October 18, 2024 | 12:37 PM IST

The process of filing nominations for the first phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections has begun.

The process of filing nomination papers for 43 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand for the first phase of assembly elections to be held on November 13 began on Friday. An election official gave this information. The process of filing nominations will continue till October 25 and applications will be accepted from 11 am to 3 pm.
Elections will be held in Jharkhand in two phases on November 13 and November 20 and the counting of votes will take place on November 23.
 

October 18, 2024 | 12:30 PM IST

Maharashtra: Sindhudurg district BJP leader Teli left the party, and will join Shiv Sena

Rajan Teli, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Maharashtra's coastal Sindhudurg district, has resigned from the primary membership of the party and plans to join the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UTB). Teli was the BJP in-charge for the Sawantwadi assembly constituency.
 

October 18, 2024 | 11:41 AM IST

Bhavani Revanna gets relief from Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has given its verdict on the petition filed by the Karnataka government against the interim bail granted to Bhavani Revanna, mother of JDS leader Prajjwal Revanna by the Karnataka High Court and has refused to cancel the anticipatory bail granted to her.

October 18, 2024 | 10:44 AM IST

Giriraj Singh will undertake the Hindu Swabhiman Yatra in Bihar today

Union Minister Giriraj Singh is going to start the Hindu Swabhiman Yatra in Bihar from today. In the first phase, this yatra will start from Bhagalpur in Seemanchal and will pass through Katihar, Purnia, and Araria, and will end at Kishanganj on 22 October.

October 18, 2024 | 10:34 AM IST

Japanese tourist bus crashes in Turkiye, 22 injured.

A bus carrying Japanese tourists skidded off the road and fell into a ditch in Turkey on Thursday, injuring 22 people, the state-run news agency reported. The accident occurred on a highway in Afyonkarahisar province, about 250 km southwest of Ankara, Anadolu Agency reported. The cause of the accident was not immediately known. The injured passengers were admitted to hospitals in Afyonkarahisar and one of them was in critical condition, the agency said.
 

October 18, 2024 | 10:33 AM IST

Grandfather, grandmother, and grandson died due to a cylinder explosion in Faridabad.

Grandparents and their 14-year-old grandson died when a cooking gas cylinder exploded late Thursday night in Bhakri village of Faridabad. A police spokesperson said on Friday that 55-year-old Sarjit, a resident of Bhakri village, used to run a hardware shop on the ground floor of his house. At night, Sarjit was sleeping on the first floor with his wife Babita and 14-year-old grandson Kunal. It is said that gas was leaking from the cooking gas cylinder and after midnight a fire broke out and the cylinder exploded.
 

October 18, 2024 | 08:30 AM IST

Decision on Satyendra Jain's bail plea today

Aam Aadmi Party's Satyendra Jain is still behind bars. However, now the special court can give its verdict on his bail plea today. He has been in jail for several months.

October 18, 2024 | 07:40 AM IST

Actor Salman Khan received threats

In the threatening message sent to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, it was written that if he wanted to end the enmity with Lawrence Bishnoi, then he would have to pay Rs 5 crore. If the money is not given, Salman Khan's condition will be worse than Baba Siddiqui's.

October 18, 2024 | 07:07 AM IST

Repair work is underway after the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express derailment in Assam.

October 18, 2024 | 06:34 AM IST

Wangchuk expressed concern over fake news on Ladakh, hunger strike continues.

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday expressed concern over fake news being spread on social media about the ongoing protests for Ladakh and urged the police to take cognizance of it. In a post on Twitter, he said that many posts are being shared online that are spreading misinformation aimed at disrupting the Save Ladakh movement. Wangchuk and other Ladakh activists continued their indefinite hunger strike for the 12th day at Ladakh Bhawan in Delhi on Thursday. Attaching a misleading post shared on Twitter, Wangchuk said, "It is sad to see people stooping so low for a few rupees." He said, "The video of the year 2022 is being used to incite people when in reality the issue has been resolved and a Buddhist temple is already being built in Kargil. They do not realize that this can trigger a communal riot. I hope our officers will take action. There will be a defamation case."
 

October 18, 2024 | 06:34 AM IST

Manipur: Three militants arrested, weapons seized

Manipur police arrested three members of a banned militant outfit in Imphal West district and recovered sophisticated weapons and cartridges from them. The three men, belonging to the Kanglei Yawol Kanba Lup (KYKL) outfit, were arrested from Leirenkabi market and have been identified as Jiten Sana RK (40), Takhelchangbam Ibohanbi (49) and Ahibam Jimson (28), police said. Police recovered one AK rifle with one magazine and five cartridges, one INSAS rifle with three magazines and 15 cartridges, one carbine with two magazines and 140 cartridges, and one INSAS LMG magazine from them. Besides, they also seized one four-wheeler, three mobile phones with six SIM cards, and two Aadhaar cards.
 

October 18, 2024 | 06:34 AM IST

Nawaz Sharif took the initiative to improve relations with India.

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that India and Pakistan should forget the past and live like good neighbors. Sharif's remarks are being seen as an initiative to improve relations with India after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visits Islamabad this week. Talking to a group of Indian journalists, the three-time prime minister and president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (N) described Jaishankar's visit as a good start and hoped that both sides would move forward with a positive attitude.
Praising Prime Minister Modi's surprise visit to Lahore in December 2015, Sharif said that he was not happy with the long-standing stagnation in relations between the two countries and hoped that both sides would move forward with a positive attitude.
 

October 18, 2024 | 06:34 AM IST

On investigation into the Pannu case, India said, the information has been taken very seriously.

India on Thursday said it has taken the information provided by the US very seriously after the Indian investigative committee set up in connection with the alleged foiled plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu met with officials in the US. This was stated by Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal during a press briefing. On another question about the person named in the US Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment in connection with the case, Jaiswal confirmed that the person is no longer an employee of the Indian government. The US had earlier said that the Indian government has shown seriousness in dealing with the allegations of conspiracy to assassinate Pannu.
 

October 18, 2024 | 06:33 AM IST

Hamas chief Sinwar killed, Biden said – no terrorist can escape justice.

Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar Killed: Yahya Sinwar, the head of the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, has been killed by the Israeli army. As Israel confirmed the elimination of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7 attacks last year, US President Joe Biden said it was a good day for Israel, the US, and the world. President Biden said US intelligence has helped the IDF relentlessly pursue Hamas leaders. He also confirmed that Israel has every right to eliminate terrorists. The US President said the killing of the mastermind of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 last year once again proves that no terrorist anywhere in the world can escape justice, no matter how long it takes. Biden said, "For my Israeli friends, this is undoubtedly a day of relief and memories, as was seen across America in 2011 after President Obama ordered the raid to kill Osama bin Laden.