The PLFI member in police custody Ranchi: A wanted member of the proscribed People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) was arrested from Gambharia village in Khunti district on Saturday. He was identified as Rajendra Sahu, alias Rajendra Sao, 42.Khunti SP Rishabh Garg told media persons on Sunday that police received information about Sahu’s visit to…
Jamshedpur: A 29-year-old pregnant woman admitted for delivery at the Sadar Hospital in Seraikela-Kharsawan district died on Sunday, triggering protests by relatives and a probe by the administration.Family members of Shuru Purty, a resident of Kandagora village, accused the doctor on duty of negligence and demanded an inquiry and strict action against those responsible for…
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside Gauhati high court’s judgments that upheld declarations of 27 appellants as foreigners, noting that citizenship and foreigner status must be decided through a “fair, lawful and reasonable” process.The ruling came from a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, which remanded the cases to the concerned Foreigners…
Durga Puja khuti puja hoarding put up by the Youth Association outside Md Ali Park Kolkata: A week after the puja’s name was changed on hoardings outside Mohammad Ali Park, the original organisers have put up their own hoardings. The fresh hoardings, put up by the Youth Association on Sunday, retain the name Mohammad Ali…
The twin cities saw relentless rain for five days Vasai: Five bodies were recovered from different parts of Vasai-Virar over two days, taking the toll due to the recent torrential rain and flooding in the twin cities to 10. Most of the victims are believed to have either drowned or been swept away in floodwaters.Last…
A viral video showed a priest performing rituals inside a moving train coach NEW DELHI: Days after a video of a train coach decorated as a “honeymoon suite” triggered outrage and led to a ticket examiner’s suspension, another clip from Indian Railways has gone viral — this time showing a priest performing religious rituals inside…
CHENNAI: A bird strike grounded a British Airways flight that was supposed to fly from Chennai to London in the wee hours of Monday. The bird hit took place around 3.30 am seconds before the flight landed in Chennai with 226 passengers on board from London. However, the flight landed safely and the passenger were…
Patna: A 21-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Patna’s Dhanarua police station area on Sunday. Her family alleged that she was beaten to death by her in-laws for dowry. Upon receiving information at 11am, police reached the spot, took possession of the body and started an investigation. A forensic team was also…
Bokaro: A joint team of the excise department and Giridih police on Sunday busted an illegal factory manufacturing counterfeit foreign liquor in Bengabad’s Ghaghra area, seizing 350 boxes of fake branded liquor and a large cache of raw materials and equipment.Excise superintendent Shiv Kumar Sahu said the raid followed confidential information. “The accused were planning…
Daltonganj: A booth under Bishrampur assembly constituency in Palamu district on Sunday recorded 100% completion of distribution, collection and digitisation of SIR enumeration forms.“BLO Sumitra Devi completed the exercise at booth no. 139, which has 542 electors,” said electoral registration officer Kundan Kumar, also the additional collector. “During the verification process, 2 electors were found…
