Day: May 15, 2019

Modi govt compromised national security by reducing Rafale jets: Cong

New Delhi : The Congress on Tuesday accused the Modi government of compromising and overruling national security by reducing the purchase of the Rafale fighter aircraft to save money. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala hit out at the BJP after Union minister Nitin Gadkari reportedly admitted that the Rafale […]

I am not an outsider; have come here to campaign for BJP: Amit Shah

Kolkata :  BJP national president Amit Shah has rebutted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s charge that he is an “outsider” in West Bengal and said he has come to the state to campaign for his party. Shah wondered if he is called an outsider for coming to West Bengal, “which […]

Gangster arrested in Gurgaon

Gurgaon :  A gangster, who is involved in over two dozen cases including murder, was arrested when he had come to celebrate his son’s birthday, police said Tuesday. Kushpal was arrested along with his tow of his close aides from Khatola village on Monday night. He is involved in […]

Two injured in separate robbery cases in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad : A municipal councillor was shot at and injured by three bike-borne robbers in Govind Puri area on Monday night, police said. The councillor, Ravi Verma of Modi Nagar municipality was on his way home on a two-wheeler when the accused intercepted him, Deputy Inspector General of Police […]

RTI activist shot at in Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar (UP) : A right to information activist has been shot at by four unidentified men in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Wednesday. Krishanpal had gone to the fields at Dhindhwali village on Tuesday evening when the four miscreants opened fire at him. The 35-year-old was rushed […]

Rupee gains 23 paise to 70.21 vs USD in early trade

Mumbai :  The rupee appreciated by 23 paise to 70.21 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday, driven by easing crude prices, higher opening in domestic equities and on US-China trade talk hopes. Forex dealers said, investors sentiments were buoyed after US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hoped […]

Accused booked a month after gang-rape of Dalit woman

Muzaffarnagar (UP) : More than a month after a 23-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, a case has been registered against the two accused, police said on Wednesday. The action came on the directive of the senior superintendent of police following protests. According to […]

Man gets 7-yr RI for sodomising minor boy in Maharashtra

Thane : A court in Maharashtra’s Thane has awarded seven-year rigorous imprisonment to a 26-year-old man for sodomising a minor boy in 2016. Special judge S P Gondhalekar last week pronounced the accused, Mohammad Akram Jaki Ansari, guilty under Indian Penal Code Section 377 (unnatural offences) and provisions of […]

3 directors of surgical firm in Maha booked for cheating

Thane : Three directors of a Mumbai-based firm manufacturing surgical instruments have been booked for allegedly cheating an insurance company and a bank in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said Wednesday. According to a complaint filed by the New India Assurance Company Limited, it made a payment on July […]

Clashes at Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata

Kolkata : Clashes broke out between BJP supporters and student activists and those of the Left and Trinamool Congress Chatra Parishad (TMCP) during Amit Shah’s roadshow in the city on Tuesday, officials said. Trouble began after stones were pelted at Amit Shah’s convoy as it passed through College Street […]

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