Badlapur: Thane Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has booked the chief accounts officer of the Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Council for allegedly demanding a 6% bribe to clear pending road work bills and security deposits. The accused, Vikas Chavan, was booked following a complaint by a contractor.According to officials, the complainant’s firm secured tenders for 77 development works in…
New Delhi: An intense spell of rain accompanied by a thunderstorm and a dust storm hit parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday, bringing relief from intense heat. Some areas, including east Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad, were also lashed by a hailstorm.When the thunderstorm hit the region around noon, it instantly caused temperatures to crash. At Safdarjung,…
The arrested trio were remanded in judicial custody. TIRUVANNAMALAI: The Vandavasi all-women police have arrested three men, including a 19-year-old boy, on charges of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in a village near Vandavasi. Police booked them under the different sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.Police said the survivor had…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera, directing him to cooperate with the investigation, appear before police when summoned, and not tamper with evidence. The court said he cannot leave the country without prior permission and allowed the trial court to impose additional conditions, while clarifying that…
Mumbai: The BMC has imposed a Rs 1 crore penalty on the contractor carrying out flyover work at the T-junction near Maharashtra Nagar in Mankhurd for safety lapses that led to the toppling of a piling rig on Tuesday night, claiming the life of a police constable. Civic officials said that the parts of the…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only NEW DELHI: A last-minute Rs 10,000 differential airfare demand hit roughly 1.25 lakh Indian Haj pilgrims after airlines sought a fare revision because aviation turbine fuel (ATF), commonly known as jet fuel, rose during the Middle East crisis, weeks before scheduled departures from several Indian embarkation points. The April…
CHENNAI: R C Paul Kanagaraj, a senior member of the Bar and former president of Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA), made a comeback on Thursday, when he was elected again as president of the MHAA, one of the country’s largest associations for lawyers. A BJP functionary, who headed the party’s legal wing till a…
In a bold move, Bihar’s Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has announced a stringent zero-tolerance approach towards crime, corruption, and communal strife. He has called on district leaders to respond decisively against anti-social behaviors, prioritizing swift actions in murder investigations. Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Thursday said maintenance of law and order and the rule of…
NEW DELHI: The Banglar ‘manush’ have traditionally displayed a deep-rooted political loyalty, often rallying decisively behind a single political force and allowing it to govern for extended periods. Over nearly eight decades since independence, West Bengal’s political journey has not merely been a sequence of governments changing hands, but a story shaped in clear, dominant…
Mumbai: Cyber police arrested a 46-year-old Nashik man for allowing his bank account to be used to park illegal funds obtained through fake online stocks. He received Rs 7.4 lakh as commission, police said.According to police, the complainant, a Dadar resident, was duped of Rs 87 lakh by people posing as representatives of a private…
