NEW DELHI: With seven AAP MPs in the Rajya Sabha crossing over to the BJP, the Congress on Monday said the Arvind Kejriwal-led party’s mask had come off, alleging that it is a party of billionaires that allotted Rajya Sabha seats on the basis of money.Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken alleged that the Aam Aadmi…
James Vasanthan’s parked car vandalised in Chennai’s Kottivakkam CHENNAI: Music composer James Vasanthan’s car was allegedly vandalised by unidentified persons in Chennai, prompting a police investigation, officials said.The incident is reported to have taken place in the Kottivakkam area on April 26, when the composer had stepped out for dinner at a restaurant. On returning…
Biharsharif: A 65-year-old woman, Rinku Devi, was assaulted by her relatives after being accused of practising witchcraft at Janakpur village under the Ben police station area in Nalanda district on Sunday.According to her husband Sanju Prasad, the allegation followed the death of a four-month-old child in the family, for which she was blamed due to…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Monday alleged that “goons” of the Bharatiya Janata Party attacked Arambag MP Mitali Bag’s car on the last day of campaigning ahead of the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls.In a post on X, the TMC said that Bag was “brutally and dastardly attacked by BJP lumpens…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: Referring to the power outage while votes were being counted in Nandigram during the 2021 assembly polls, CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday put her workers on alert, asking why complaints of power-cuts were pouring in from EVM strongrooms after the first phase of the assembly elections.“Look at EC! It…
MUMBAI: A 33-year-old automobile dealer has been arrested by Goregaon Police after he poured petrol on the road and set it on fire to create a social media reel for a birthday.Police have booked him under the provisions of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita. The incident was brought to the notice of the police through a tweet…
Bomb threats disrupted three Army Public School branches in Delhi (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Bomb threats were reported at three branches of Army Public School on Monday morning, triggering a response from emergency services and law enforcement agencies.The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) had received distress calls from all three campuses located in and around Central…
Chennai: A 47-year-old woman was injured after being stabbed by a group of youths while attempting to prevent a bike theft in Ennore near Tiruvottiyur late on Saturday. Five persons, including two juveniles, were nabbed in connection with the incident.The victim, Deepa, a resident of Eraneeswarar Koil 3rd Street in Ennore,, had heard an unusual…
Bagaha: While migration for employment has long defined Bihar’s economic narrative, an unusual pattern is emerging along its borders — residents are crossing into neighbouring regions like Uttar Pradesh and Nepal not for work, but to consume liquor. In West Champaran’s Bagaha subdivision, the ripple effects of prohibition are being felt not just socially but…
NEW DELHI: For thousands of Indians living with heart failure, the biggest strain is not just the disease, but the cost of surviving it. A nationwide study has found that seven out of 10 patients have no financial protection, forcing families to pay almost entirely from their own pockets.Published in the journal Global Heart, the…
