2023

THANE: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Navi Mumbai arrested two constables attached to Thane traffic branch for demanding Rs 3000 for not taking any action on the seized pick-up van.The police said that the two accused constables are identified as Dilip Satpute, attached to Bhiwandi traffic unit whereas the other accused has been identified as Sachin Bhosale, attached to Shilphata traffic unit.An...

BHUBANESWAR: People have been facing difficulties during the last three days for cancellation of several long-distance trains due to 'rail roko' staged by members of the Adivasi Kurmi Samaj in West Bengal demanding scheduled tribe (ST) status.The protestors have staged rail roko at Khemasuli station in the Kharagpur-Tata railway section of Kharagpur division and at Kustaur station in Adra-Chandil...

CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new integrated terminal of Chennai airport on Saturday afternoon, soon after landing here to attend a few programmes. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Union minister of civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia and Airports Authority of India chairman Sanjiv Kumar. Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi and chief minister M K Stalin were also present.The Phase...

NEW DELHI: A man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in east Delhi's New Ashok Nagar area, police said on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Farman (33), a resident of Mayur Vihar Phase-1, they said.The victim, in her complaint lodged on Friday, alleged that Farman sexually assaulted her by extending threats of causing harm to her parents, a senior police officer...

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday evening left for a tour of Ayodhya where he will offer prayers to Lord Ram. Shinde boarded a flight for Lucknow from Mumbai airport. Shinde is accompanied by leaders his Shiv Sena faction, MPs and MLAs, and leaders of ally BJP. It will be Shinde's maiden visit to Ayodhya after taking charge as Maharashtra chief minister in June 2022 and after...

LONDON: An Indian-origin chef, who works with a senior citizens charity in the UK, is among the British Empire Medal (BEM) winners on the royal invitation list for King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation ceremony in London next month, Buckingham Palace announced on Saturday.Manju Malhi was awarded a BEM for services to the community in London during the Covid-19 response and will join 850 BEM...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday launch the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) and release the latest figures of the country's tiger population at Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru. The IBCA aims to focus on protection and conservation of seven major big cats of the world -- Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar and Cheetah -- through curbing poaching and...

THANE: At least 20 people were rescued after a major fire erupted in a 12-storey building in Bhiwandi city in Thane district of Maharashtra on Saturday afternoon, officials said. No casualty was reported in the incident, an official said. The building with 48 flats filled with smoke after the blaze erupted at around 2.15 pm and residents rushed out, the official added. "At least 20 residents stranded on...

DIBRUGARH: Amid rise in Covid-19 cases in the country, health minister Keshab Mahanta on Friday virtually participated in the Covid review meeting of health ministers of all states and Union Territories chaired by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya. Talking to reporters after participating in the meeting virtually from the conference hall of Dibrugarh University guest house, Mahanta said the health...

CHENNAI: On a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to arrive in Chennai, Union coal minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday announced that all three blocks in Tamil Nadu, proposed to be auctioned for coal mining, would be exempted.Pralhad Joshi, on Twitter, said the decision to exempt Tamil Nadu was taken based on the welfare of the people of Tamil Nadu. "BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai rushed...