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Sachin Waze’s Posting Was On Ex-Top Cop’s Orders: Mumbai Police Report
Sachin Waze has also been linked to the death of auto parts dealer Mansukh Hiran (File) Mumbai: Sachin Waze – the police officer suspended since 2003 over the alleged custodial death of a bomb blast accused – was appointed to the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) in June last year...
Mamata Banerjee Gets Election Commission Notice For Appealing To Muslims In Bengal
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday evening issued a notice to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over comments “openly demanding votes on communal grounds” that were made while campaigning in Tarakeshwar in Hooghly district on April 3, ahead of the third phase of elections. Ms Banerjee, 66,, has...
Health Minister After Maharashtra Vaccine Stocks SOS
New Delhi: After Maharashtra’s SOS on vaccines, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today slammed what he called “deplorable attempts by some state governments to distract attention from their failures and spread panic among the people”. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said this morning that the state may run out...
Bengaluru police bans use of swimming pools, gyms, party halls in residential complexes as coronavirus cases rise
Overall, Karnataka is the third worst-hit state in the country till now, behind Maharashtra and Kerala. The Bengaluru police today banned the use of swimming pools, gyms, party halls, and other such amenities in apartment buildings within the city limits amid a worrying rise in cases of infection in...
UP After Gangster-MLA Mukhtar Ansari’s Brother’s Charge
Mukhtar Ansari was lodged in Rupnagar jail in January 2019 in connection with an extortion case Ballia, Uttar Pradesh: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s brother has alleged inhuman treatment being given to the jailed MLA while being transferred to Uttar Pradesh’s Banda jail from Punjab, saying it could have been better...
Night Curfew In Punjab, Ban On Political Gatherings
Punjab has declared a series of restrictions including night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am till April 30 to deal with the spike in Covid infection. It has also declared a ban on political gatherings. Anyone violating this rule will face action under the DMA and Epidemics Act....
England Cricketers Rally Behind Moeen Ali After Taslima Nasreen’s Controversial Tweet
England cricketers like Jofra Archer and Sam Billings have come to Moeen Ali’s defence after he was targeted by Taslima Nasreen in a widely-condemned tweet in which she wrote: “If Moeen Ali were not stuck with cricket, he would have gone to Syria to join ISIS”. Taslima Nasreen later...
Mask Must Even If Driving Alone, Car A “Public Place”: Delhi High Court
Mask is compulsory even if a person is driving alone in a car, Delhi High Court ruled (Representational) New Delhi: A mask is compulsory even if a person is driving alone in a car, the Delhi High Court said today, terming the car a “public place”. The mask is...
How Saudi Arabia Can Thrive In A Post-Oil World: David Fickling
On the face of it, no country has more to lose from the transition away from fossil fuels than Saudi Arabia. Before the discovery of oil, it barely existed as a nation. Its founding monarch Ibn Saud’s 1933 oil concession to Standard Oil Co. of California came just months...
Russia, India Non-Committal On S-400 Missile System Delivery
S Jaishankar said the S-400s would be discussed at a meeting of defense ministers later in the year. India and Russia’s top diplomats sidestepped questions on the pending delivery of Moscow’s controversial S-400 weapons system to India and vowed to deepen military-technical cooperation following a meeting in Delhi on...
All Americans Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine, US President Joe Biden To Announce Today
If the target is met, this would mean an end to restrictions by age, health issues or other categories. Washington: US President Joe Biden will announce Tuesday that all adults across the United States will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccines by April 19 — well ahead of the already...
DMK’s Kanimozhi, Covid Positive, Votes In PPE Suit In Chennai
Kanimozhi had campaigned extensively for the DMK. Chennai: DMK MP Kanimozhi, who tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month, today voted in a PPE (personal protective equipment) suit in south Chennai’s Mylapore. The senior DMK leader, who is the daughter of late party founder M Karunanidhi, is undergoing...
Dreaded Maoist Madvi Hidma Suspected Behind Attack In Which 22 Soldiers Died In Chhattisgarh
Dreaded Maoist Madvi Hidma has emerged as the mastermind of the last weekend’s attack on soldiers Raipur: Dreaded Maoist Madvi Hidma has emerged as the mastermind of the last weekend’s massacre of 22 security personnel by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region and the audacious attack has brought him into...
Man Burns Bribe Money To Evade Arrest In Telangana: Anti-Corruption Bureau Official
Rs 500 notes and few Rs 2,000 one were partially burnt, officials said (Representational) Hyderabad: A man, who was instructed by a Tahsildar to collect “bribe” amount of Rs 5 lakh, allegedly burnt the currency notes at his house in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district on Tuesday to escape being caught...
Election Commission Notice To DMK’s Udhayanithi Stalin For Remarks On Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley
Assembly elections were held in Tamil Nadu in a single phase on Tuesday (File) New Delhi: The Election Commission Tuesday issued a notice to DMK leader Udhayanithi Stalin for his alleged remarks that BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley died as they were “unable to tolerate the pressure...
Coronavirus Vaccination: Very Stressed To Put It Frankly
Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla spoke to NDTV on Tuesday evening New Delhi: Existing production capacity to manufacture Covishield, one of the two Covid vaccines being administered in India is “very stressed, to put it frankly”, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla told NDTV on Tuesday evening....
Migrants Responsible For Covid Spread In Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray
Raj Thackeray said he asked the Chief Minister to allow sportspersons to join practice sessions (File) Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday said migrant workers from other states were responsible for the rapid spread of coronavirus in Maharashtra, which has been reporting a large number of new infections...
UK’s Prince Harry, Meghan’s First Netflix Series Follows Invictus Games
Prince Harry has previously appeared in Paralympics documentary film “Rising Phoenix.” Los Angeles: UK’s Prince Harry will produce a documentary about the Invictus Games for disabled military veterans — the first series under a lucrative deal he and wife Meghan Markle signed with Netflix after moving to California last...
