An Indian-American attorney who once ran for a seat in the US House of Representatives has been indicted by a federal jury in Boston for defrauding clients of more than $5 million in escrow funds. Abhijit “Beej” Das, 50, was arrested last week in connection with a scheme to defraud a business-to-business supply company based […]
The Delhi High Court is scheduled to pass on Monday an order on the bail plea of AAP leader Manish Sisodia, arrested for his alleged role in the money-laundering case relating to alleged irregularities in the city government’s excise policy.As per a cause list uploaded on the court’s website this morning, Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma […]
An “unidentified flying object” was reportedly seen over the prime minister’s residence here in central Delhi on Monday morning, police said.However, police have not found anything suspicious. A PCR call was received around 5 am that a drone-like object was seen flying over the prime minister’s residence, police said.However, police and other security agencies did […]
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has moved a petition before Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, seeking disqualification of Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs who have taken oath as ministers in the Eknath Shinde-led government.Jitendra Awhad, whom the NCP has appointed leader of opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly after Ajit Pawar joined the ruling alliance, […]
Marking a vertical split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), its senior leader Ajit Pawar joined the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government as deputy chief minister on Sunday. The presence of NCP president Sharad Pawar and party’s working president Supriya Sule at the Opposition meeting in Patna had irked Ajit Pawar and his supporters, sources said. […]
The adventurous ‘Toyota Hilux Shinkula Drive Expedition’, concluded today at Jispa (Lahaul) leaving long last memories. The journey, which started from Panhkula from June 27, remained an exciting affair for all the participants. “The Toyota Hilux left the owners with an experience of a lifetime. Whatever the conditions, be it snow, potholes, muddy roads or […]
In what seemed to be a scene out of a Bollywood potboiler, two gangsters—Vishal Pandit and his accomplice Raunak—opened fire on their rival, Rajan, who was being released after 17 days of judicial custody from jail in Bijnor.However, Raunak accidentally shot Vishal, killing him on the spot. The incident happened on Saturday evening. According to […]
A temple and a mazaar were removed amid heavy police deployment in northeast Delhi’s Bhajanpura Chowk Sunday morning to pave the way for the construction of a flyover, police said.They said the decision to remove the two structures was taken at a “religious committee” meeting a few days ago and a proper dialogue was held […]
An assistant sub-inspector of the Punjab Police was held in Ferozepur for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000, officials said.According to a statement issued by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau here, ASI Gurdeep Singh was posted at a police station in Zira. Sanjeev Kumar, a resident of Zira, accused the ASI of demanding Rs 10,000 […]
As many as 88 people have lost their lives in road accidents in the last six months on Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra, including 25 on Saturday as a private bus caught fire after hitting a divider, an official said.Road hypnosis is cited as one of the major causes of accidents on the six-lane wide access-controlled […]