The ED on Friday launched fresh raids at about 40 locations across the country as part of a money-laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the now scrapped Delhi Excise Policy, official sources said. The searches are being conducted on premises linked to liquor businessmen, distributors and supply chain networks in Nellore and some other cities […]
A total of six accused have been arrested in connection with the the death of two minor sisters, belonging to the scheduled caste community, who were found hanging from a tree under the Nighasan police station limits of Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday evening. SP Lakhimpur Kheri Sanjiv Suman said that one local villager, identified […]
Former Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has died after suffering a cardiac arrest in Lahore.He was 66.Rauf had made his first appearance as an umpire in international cricket in 2000. He officiated in 64 Tests (49 as on-field umpire and 15 as TV umpire), 139 ODIs and 28 T20Is and was one of Pakistan’s leading umpires […]
BA.4.6, a subvariant of the omicron Covid variant which has been quickly gaining traction in the US, is now confirmed to be spreading in the UK. The latest briefing document on Covid variants from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) noted that during the week beginning August 14, BA.4.6 accounted for 3.3 per cent of […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Uzbekistan this week and discuss issues of strategic stability, the situation in the Asia Pacific region and bilateral cooperation within the UN and G20, the Kremlin has announced.Putin and Modi will attend the 22nd meeting of […]
The Goa legislative assembly on Wednesday witnessed heightened activity after reports emerged that as many as eight Congress MLAs, led by Michael Lobo and former chief minister Digambar Kamat, are set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party today. The MLAs’ meeting with the assembly is unusual as the assembly is not in session. In the […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at two places in Muktsar town on Monday.Sources said the NIA team visited gangster Satenderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar’s residence on Kotkapura Road here and also visited the residence of a shoe-shop owner at Bagh Wali Gali in the town. Sources said the NIA officials accompanied by the […]
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history died on Thursday. She was 96. Buckingham Palace announced her death in a statement, triggering 10 days of national mourning. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” Buckingham Palace said. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return […]
A constable, his wife and their minor daughter allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the 12th floor of a residential building in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, police said. Preliminary investigation revealed that the couple might have taken the extreme step in the heat of the moment following a quarrel, inspector NR Vaghela from Sola police station […]