Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has initiated investigation into yet another case of post-poll violence dating back to 2021, where a 40-year-old woman was molested, assaulted, and looted alongside her husband, allegedly at the behest of a former KMC councillor.The incident occurred on May 3, 2021, just a day after the results of the West Bengal…
MUMBAI: Mumbai Deputy Mayor and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena corporator Sanjay Ghadi has written to the Municipal Commissioner, seeking the allotment of a vacant civic bungalow within the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan premises in Byculla, citing the long commute from his residence in Dahisar and the need to attend official meetings on time.In a letter…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police constable allegedly shot dead his wife in East Delhi’s Kalyanpuri on Sunday following a domestic dispute, police said. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the couple had been facing frequent marital discord and often argued over personal issues.According to police, the incident occurred after another argument broke out between the couple…
An empty vice-chancellor office at a state university in India symbolizes the ongoing governance impasse between the governor and state government over UGC nominees and plans to amend State University Acts to expand vice-chancellor search panels, delaying academic reforms, research, and faculty hiring. Chennai: Following the decision to include University Grants Commission’s (UGC) nominee in…
PATNA: An 82-year-old poet from Muzaffarpur got the shock of his life on Sunday when his bank balance showed nearly Rs 759 crore instead of his regular pension amount.The elderly persons, Kameshwar Mishra had gone to a Common Service Centre to collect his old-age pension. His disabled son, who receives a disability pension, went with…
Bokaro: A joint team of Kasmara police and authorised company investigators busted a fake branded goods manufacturing racket at a warehouse near Telmunga Block Chowk late Saturday and arrested operator Gautam Kumar.Acting on a tip-off, the team raided the facility and recovered counterfeit mustard oil, toilet cleaners, detergents, packaging materials, chemicals, labels and packing machines….
Ranchi: The widespread rollout of smart meters in the city has helped Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (JBVNL) collect a record revenue of Rs 104 crore in June.Manmohan Kumar, general manager of JBVNL’s Ranchi supply area, said the June collections marked a sharp increase compared with May. “An increase of Rs 8 crore was recorded…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday stepped up its attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, demanding that he explain his recent foreign trip while also accusing him and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of neglecting the constituency after a landslide in Kerala’s Wayanad claimed eight lives.The landslide occurred on July 7 at the site of the Anakkampoyil-Meppadi twin-tube…
Kolkata: A 77-year-old resident of New Town was reportedly defrauded of Rs 53 lakh by cyber criminals who kept him under fake “digital arrest” after falsely accusing him of money laundering and anti-national activities.According to cops, the incident began on April 21 when the 77-year-old victim, a resident of a co-operative society in Action Area-I,…
Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora proposed public shaming for offenders in Mumbai. MUMBAI: Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora on Monday suggested that the BMC consider naming, shaming and fining habitual public urinators, spitters, litterers and blacklisted contractors, while simultaneously ensuring the city has clean, safe and accessible public toilets.In a post on X, Deora referred…
