Three ‘RTI activists’ held for extortion
Thane (Maha),(PTI) :Three men claiming to be RTI activists, were arrested for allegedly extorting a builder at Dombivli in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Friday. Two of the arrested accused are brothers, police said adding that they had asked the victim to either pay Rs 30 lakh to them or allot three flats in […]
Govt sets up tribunal to decide on ban on 2 Tripura militant groups
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The Centre has set up a tribunal, headed by Delhi High Court Judge Justice Suresh Kait, for adjudicating whether or not two Tripura-based militant outfits should be declared banned organisations under the law. The decision has been taken by the Home Ministry exercising the powers conferred under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) […]
Emission fiasco: NGT directs Volkswagen to deposit Rs 100 crore
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal Friday directed Volkswagen to deposit an interim amount of Rs 100 crore with the CPCB in a case related to allegations against the German auto major for using ‘cheat device’ in emission tests of its diesel vehicles. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel […]
Modi dares Congress to make “outsider” party president
Ambikapur (PTI): Returning the Congress’ “a chaiwala could become prime minister due to Nehru” barb, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday dared it to make someone “from outside the family” as its chief for him to believe the late leader created a true democratic system. Modi also charged the Gandhis with still not being able to come […]
CBI loses jurisdictions to act in Andhra Pradesh as government withdraws ‘General Consent’
Amaravati: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will not be able to exercise its powers in any case in Andhra Pradesh as the state government has withdrew the ‘General Consent’ given to the members of Delhi Special Police Establishment. According to the Zee News report Following the withdrawal of the concent, the Central Bureau of […]
Police officer among 7 cops injured, wireless equipment damaged in Keran mishap
Srinagar: Seven policemen including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) were injured and a wireless equipment was damaged after a vehicle they were travelling in turned turtle in Keran area along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday late evening, police said today. A police officer concerned told GNS that the […]
Five booked for derogatory post against Adityanath, RSS
Bahraich (UP), Nov 16 (PTI) Five persons have been booked under the IT Act for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the RSS on Facebook, police said Friday. The FIR was lodged on Thursday by one Gaurav Gupta against Rana Sultan Javed, Zeeshan, Haroon Khan, Shafiq and King Khan at city police […]
Toll of missing in California wildfire climbs, Trump set to visit
Paradise (US) PTI: The number of people missing in one of California’s deadliest wildfires soared to more than 600 on Thursday as the remains of seven additional victims were found by rescuers. The seven additional victims brings to 63 the number of people who have died in the Camp Fire.Authorities said the list of missing people […]
Zakir Musa spotted in Amritsar: Reports, Punjab police releases ‘wanted’ poster
Srinagar: Ansar Gazwatul Hind commander Zakir Musa was spotted in Amritsar along with a few other men after which Dinanagar police station released posters of the militant, said SSP Gurdaspur. The latest development comes after intelligence agencies informed about the presence of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants in the state, Times Now reported. An intel report released early […]
BJP will trace, drive out infiltrators after 2019 polls: Amit Shah
Shajapur/Barwani: BJP chief Amit Shah said his party would trace and drive out infiltrators from the country after winning the 2019 general elections under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. Addressing a poll rally, Shah said infiltrators were coming to India since 1971 and formed the “vote bank” of opposition parties like the Congress and TMC. […]
