India

Papalpreet Singh, an aide to Amitpal was sent to the Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam

11 Apr 2023 13:50 PM IST

Papalpreet Singh, a close associate of the wanted Khalistan leader, was detained by Punjab Police for a day before being sent to Assam’s Dibrugarh Central Jail on Tuesday. On Monday, Papalpreet was taken into custody in Amritsar’s Kathu Nangal locality. The arrest of Amritpal’s close aide was announced to the

Mizoram police seize heroin worth Rs 5.5 crore

11 Apr 2023 13:50 PM IST

According to officials, police seized 1.117 kilograms of heroin worth more than Rs 5 crore in Mizoram’s Champhai district early Tuesday morning. A Myanmar national was also apprehended by police. The drugs were found in the possession of a Myanmar national in the Champhai district, according to Mizoram police. According

DCW seeks report from police, DU on Sexual harassment during college fest

11 Apr 2023 13:30 PM IST

Following the reports of alleged sexual harassment of girls during college fests, Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal on Tuesday asked the police, Delhi University and the colleges concerned to submit an Action Taken Report by April 18. In the latest incident on March 28, some outsiders entered the

Man held of murdering 75-year-old in shop at Krishna Nagar

11 Apr 2023 13:21 PM IST

A day after a 75-year-old man was discovered dead in a shop in the national capital’s Krishna Nagar, police arrested the suspect in Rohtak after a massive search, officers said on Monday. The accused was identified as Amandeep, and the deceased as Kuldeep Singh, both of South Anarkali, Jagatpuri. Around

PM Modi to distribute 71,000 appointment letters under Rozgar Mela

11 Apr 2023 13:20 PM IST

The Prime Minister’s Office announced in a release that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute 71,000 appointment letters to newly enrolled recruits under Rozgar Mela via video conferencing on Thursday. The new recruits will work in positions such as Train Manager, Station Master, Senior Commercial Cum Ticket Clerk, Inspector,

Centre to SC: New Data Protection Bill likely to be introduced in Monsoon Session in Parliament

11 Apr 2023 12:50 PM IST

The government would introduce the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill during the forthcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament in July, Center notified the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The case was scheduled for hearing in August before a five-judge Constitutional Court panel made up of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose,

PM Narendra Modi to launch Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express tomorrow

11 Apr 2023 11:50 AM IST

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will use video conferencing to officially launch Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express train. The inaugural Vande Bharat Express will run between Jaipur and Delhi Cantt. railway station in Rajasthan. The Vande Bharat Express will begin regular service on April 13. It will run from

After mid-flight tussle, DGCA issues advisory to deal with unruly passengers

11 Apr 2023 10:19 AM IST

Amid multiple reports of unruly behavior by passengers onboard flights, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued an advisory to all airlines asking them to action against such behavior during flight operations. The advisory comes in the wake of a London-bound Air India flight returning to Delhi airport following

Union minister Tudu: Officers appointed through UPSC are ‘dacoits’

11 Apr 2023 06:15 AM IST

Senior BJP leader and Central Minister Bisheswar Tudu courted a controversy by claiming that many of the officers appointed through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) are “dacoits”. He alleged that while a “chicken thief” can be punished, an official who runs a mineral mafia cannot be touched as the

NIA raids 14 locations, arrests suspect in maoist conspiracy case

11 Apr 2023 06:13 AM IST

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one person as it carried out searches at 14 locations in a case related to a conspiracy by CPI(Maoist) cadres to attack security forces in Jharkhand last year. The raids were carried out at the premises of suspects at nine locations in Lohardaga

Seven killed, 23 injured after tree falls on tin shed in Maharashtra temple

11 Apr 2023 06:12 AM IST

Seven persons were killed and 23 others injured when a tree fell on a tin shed under which people were standing in a temple premises after heavy wind and rains in Maharashtra’s Akola district, local administration said on Monday. The incident took place at around 7.30 pm on Sunday at

Gujarat Mock drill: Dummy patients brought to hospitals

11 Apr 2023 06:11 AM IST

Dummy patients were brought to various Covid-19 hospitals in Gujarat in ambulances and taken to designated wards by doctors wearing the PPE suit and the availability of oxygen was also checked during a mock drill conducted on Monday to check the preparedness of health system to deal with a surge