Delhi court frames charges against Lalu Yadav, family in land-for-jobs scam NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday framed criminal charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and former Union railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, children Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and Misa Bharti, along with several others, in the alleged Railways…
Pune: The Congress on Thursday released its manifesto for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections, promising zero property tax for houses measuring up to 500sqft, free bus services for women, and a crackdown on ‘koyta gang’ to improve law and order in the city.Addressing reporters after releasing the manifesto, former chief minister and senior Congress…
MUMBAI: Teachers and non-teaching school staff deployed on election duty have urged the state government to declare a paid rest day after polling, citing prolonged working hours, physical exhaustion and late-night travel.The Maharashtra Progressive Teachers Association (MPTA), in a representation to the chief minister, election commissioner and education minister, said that although polling officially ends…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police arrested another accused on Thursday in connection with the Turkman Gate stone-pelting case, taking the total number of arrests to 12, even as security was tightened in and around the area ahead of Friday prayers, an official said. “We have arrested Mohd Imran (36). Further investigation is underway. Security will remain…
Pune: Theatre lovers in the city are in for a treat as the second edition of the World of Performing Arts (WOPA) Winter Festival opens with Autobiography, an English-language play directed by Lillette Dubey.True to WOPA’s signature approach, the festival prioritises intimate and idea-driven theatre, foregrounding reflection over spectacle and complexity over easy resolution in…
MUMBAI: At least four persons have been booked in Maharashtra’s Beed district for allegedly collecting over Rs 4 crore by falsely claiming the money would be used to support Palestine amid the ongoing war with Israel, a police official said. The fighting between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023. Since then, the overall…
NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown aimed at dismantling the technical backbone of organised cybercrime, CBI arrested a senior official of a telecom service provider in connection with its investigation into the illegal bulk sale of SIM cards used by scammers.The accused was identified as Binu Vidhyadharan, who worked as an area sales manager (Delhi)…
Pune: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray filed an affidavit with the Koregaon Bhima inquiry commission in Pune stating that NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar’s letter, if any, written to him in his capacity as the CM in Jan 2020 and demanding an SIT probe into the Jan 1, 2018, riot at Koregaon Bhima, has…
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya has been asked by the returning officer to provide a sworn affidavit supporting his complaint against Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Kishori Pednekar MUMBAI: The returning officer has asked BJP politician Kirit Somaiya to submit a sworn affidavit in support of his complaint against Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate in the BMC election…
Delhi-NCR experienced an unexpected early Friday rain spell NEW DELHI: A sudden spell of rain early Friday caught residents of Delhi-NCR by surprise, intensifying the ongoing cold wave even as air pollution levels remained alarmingly high at 321 AQI.Dark clouds gathered over the region in the pre-dawn hours, with several parts of Delhi receiving rain…
