The Federation of Indian Airlines has sought urgent government intervention over high ATF prices, warning they are pushing Indian carriers toward a financial crisis. A row erupted between TMC and cops after UP-cadre IPS Ajay Pal Sharma went viral for his warning against party leader Jahangir Khan over voter intimidation accusations. The BJP notched up…
Kolkata: In a major pre-election crackdown to maintain law and order, the state police has arrested 1,543 alleged troublemakers over the past 36 hours. The intensified combing operations and naka checks, carried out from Sunday afternoon till Monday morning, led to the arrest of 1,095 individuals, official sources said.District-wise data shows that East Burdwan recorded…
Film and theatre actor Bharat Kapoor, best remembered as the manipulative antagonist in the surprise superhit ‘Noorie’ (1979) and as the amoral lover in the poignant tragedy ‘Bazaar’ (1982), died in Mumbai on Monday. He was 80.“I got a call from Bharatji’s son, Rahul, saying he passed away around 3pm due to cardiac arrest at…
AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal have declared they will not appear in proceedings before Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma in the Delhi High Court’s excise policy case. NEW DELHI: After Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday wrote to Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, declaring that neither he nor any lawyer would appear on…
CHENNAI: A G Perarivalan, a life convict, who spent three decades in jail for his involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, enrolled as an advocate on Monday. He was released by the Supreme Court on May 18, 2022. After his release, he joined a private law college in Karnataka and completed…
The Patna High Court has rejected former RJD legislator Ritlal Yadav’s plea to be moved from Bhagalpur jail back to Beur jail. Yadav, facing charges of land grabbing, extortion, and money laundering, had challenged the extension of his transfer order. The court dismissed his petition, upholding his continued stay in Bhagalpur prison. Patna: The Patna…
Ranchi: Unhappy with the ongoing groundwork in Ranchi ahead of the special intensive revision (SIR), state chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar on Monday said he has directed the officials to correct all discrepancies before the final roll-out.Speaking to TOI on Monday, he said, “The work in Ranchi is not up to the mark….
Daltonganj: As many as 840 litres of spirit (extra neutral alcohol), which was being shipped to Bihar, was shipped in a raid carried out by Chhaterpur police late on Sunday.The spirit was concealed behind bamboos and plywood in a pick-up van which intercepted on the Chhaterpur-Japla Road, Chhaterpur police station in-charge Prashant Prasad said.Police said…
‘Singham’ cop Ajay Pal Sharma NEW DELHI: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in allegations against Election Commission-appointed police observer Ajay Pal Sharma, saying it would not pass any order concerning officers on poll duty until April 29, when the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections is scheduled.The observation came…
Kolkata: The city’s weather is expected to be less harsh on Wednesday when the city goes to the polls. The daytime mercury is likely to stay significantly below the normal mark. The weather office has issued a rain alert for the city, which could be accompanied by gusty wind.With traces of rain in some parts…
