Chinks alleged in sensitive booths list

Jajpur: Allegations of severe irregularities in the identification of sensitive booths have surfaced in Jajpur district. The officials have identified 281 booths as sensitive out of 1,637 booths under the Jajpur Lok Sabha segment. However, allegations are rife that severe...

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15 Naxalites arrested after IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

Arrest in Odisha, Crime

Dantewada: Fifteen Naxalites, seven of them women, were arrested following an IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said Tuesday. The Naxalites triggered the explosion when the security forces were on a search operation Sunday, but no one was injured, they said. The Naxalites were apprehended near Gumalnar village under Geedam police station limits, where a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Bastar Fighters, both units of state police,...

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CJI to decide on listing of Kejriwal’s plea for interim bail extension on medical grounds: Supreme Court

Arvind Kejriwal - Delhi Ordinance

New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India will take a decision on the urgent listing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking an extension of his interim bail by seven days for undergoing medical tests as the verdict in the main case is already reserved, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. Refusing to list Kejriwal's interim plea on its own, a vacation bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and KV Viswanathan asked...

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Punjab and Haryana High Court acquits Dera chief Ram Rahim in ex-manager’s murder case

Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the murder case of his former manager Ranjit Singh. The Sirsa-headquartered sect chief, who is also serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples, is currently lodged in Sunaria jail in Rohtak, Haryana. "The high court has acquitted him in the Ranjit Singh murder case," Dera chief's lawyer Jitender Khurana...

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Six persons injured in fire at industrial compound in Mumbai’s Dharavi

Six persons injured in fire at industrial compound in Mumbai's Dharavi

Mumbai: Six persons suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out at an industrial compound in Dharavi slum area of Mumbai Tuesday, civic officials said. The injured persons were rushed to the nearby civic-run Sion hospital, they said. The fire erupted in two structures of three and four storeys at the Ashok Mill Compound at Kala Qila in Dharavi area at around 3:45am, a civic official said. Six persons, in the...

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Delhi cops file supplementary chargesheet in Shraddha Walkar murder case

New Delhi: The Delhi police have filed a supplementary chargesheet containing more digital and forensic evidence reports to nail Aaftab Amin Poonawala, who stands accused of killing his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and dismembering her body, court sources said Tuesday. The nearly 3,000-page chargesheet was filed before metropolitan magistrate Aviral Shukla, they said. Poonawala is alleged to...

Neha Sharma plays the femme fatale in ‘36 Days’ teaser

Mumbai: The teaser of the upcoming streaming show 36 Days was unveiled Tuesday. It shows actress Neha Sharma essaying a femme fatale with deep secrets that unfold during the course of the narrative. The teaser evokes an unsettling atmosphere, portraying a world filled with murders, dark secrets, betrayal, and forbidden truths. Neha's character enters a new neighbourhood...

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15 Naxalites arrested after IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

Dantewada: Fifteen Naxalites, seven of them women, were arrested following an IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said Tuesday. The Naxalites triggered the explosion when the security forces were on a search operation Sunday, but no one was injured, they said. The Naxalites were apprehended near Gumalnar village under Geedam police station limits, where a joint...

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Stock markets decline for 3rd day in volatile trade ahead of poll results

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower Tuesday in highly volatile trade, extending their losing run to the third day in a row as investors opted for profit-taking amid uncertainty ahead of the results of Lok Sabha polls. After gyrating between gains and losses during the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex finally ended 220.05 points...

Sandeshkhali: CBI slaps attempt to murder charges against Shahjahan Sheikh

New Delhi: The CBI has charged suspended TMC leader Shahajahan Sheikh, his brother and five others with criminal conspiracy and attempt to murder in connection with a mob attack on an Enforcement Directorate team in Sandeshkhali January 5, officials said Tuesday. The agency's first charge sheet in the case was filed Monday before a Basirhat special court,...

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Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe’s party suggests referendum to postpone elections for two years

Colombo: The United National Party headed by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe Tuesday suggested holding a referendum to postpone both presidential and general elections and extending the terms of both offices for two years to pursue economic reforms to stabilise the country's economy. The island nation's Elections Commission earlier this month said the presidential election would be...

Hard-liner Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf re-elected as speaker of Iran's parliament

Hard-liner Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf re-elected as speaker of Iran’s parliament

Dubai: Iran's parliament re-elected hard-liner Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf Tuesday as its speaker, reaffirming its hard-right makeup in the wake of a helicopter crash that killed the country's president and foreign minister. Of 287 lawmakers voting, 198 backed Qalibaf to retain the position he first took in 2021. He initially became speaker following a string of failed presidential...

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Kevin Pietersen urges fans to stop abuse towards Ambati Rayudu

New Delhi: Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen requested Indian fans to stop abuse towards Ambati Rayudu after he was called ‘joker’ by Pietersen on the finals night at the official broadcaster show. Following Rayudu’s excessive criticism of Virat Kohli, many fans took to social media to troll the six-time IPL winner. “Come on guys! This tribalism with/against...

 

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