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Sikh leader in California arrested for plotting to hire ‘hit men to shoot’ gurdwara members and burn it down in dispute over Rs 6.56 crore

A former Bakersfield City Council candidate, Rajvir “Raj” Singh Gill, 60, was arrested last weekend on suspicion of allegedly trying to hire hit men to shoot members of one of Bakersfield’s largest gurdwara Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji Khalsa Darbar, and burn down the property, US-based bakersfield.com reported.Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, […]

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Land-for-jobs ‘scam’: Enforcement Directorate carries out searches in Bihar

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted searches in multiple cities of Bihar in connection with a money-laundering investigation into the land for jobs ‘scam’ case in which RJD leaders Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi were questioned recently by the CBI.The searches are covering some leaders linked to the Rashtriya Janata Dal in […]

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‘Height of self-obsession; cricket diplomacy’: Congress vs BJP on PM at Narendra Modi stadium

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese were greeted with loud cheers at the cricket stadium in Ahmedabad as they did a lap of honour prior to the fourth test match of the Border-Gavaskar trophy between India and Australia. While Congress criticised the lap of honour by the prime minister at the […]

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Actor-director Satish Kaushik dies of heart attack at 66

Actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik, known for his memorable comic roles in films such as “Jaane Bhi do Yaaro” and “Mr India”, passed away following a heart attack early Thursday morning. He was 66.According to friend and colleague Anupam Kher, Kaushik was at a friend’s home in Delhi when he complained of uneasiness. “He felt uneasy and […]

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BJP’s Manik Saha sworn in as chief minister of Tripura for second term

Seventy-year-old BJP leader Manik Saha on Wednesday took oath as chief minister of the sensitive border state of Tripura.Eight more ministers, including Ratan Lal Nath, Pranajit Singha Roy, Santana Chakma, Tinku Roy and Bikash Debbarma, were also sworn in by Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP […]

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Enforcement Directorate questions Manish Sisodia in Tihar Jail

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday questioned and recorded the statement of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia as part of its money-laundering probe into the alleged irregularities in the excise policy matter, official sources said. The federal probe agency also made a fresh arrest in the case as it took into custody Hyderabad-based […]

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Sisodia’s arrest: Poster war intensifies with Congress’s ‘jo bhrashtachari hai…’

Delhi Congress has put up posters targeting arrested AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain outside party offices in the national capital. The posters depict Sisodia and Jain standing behind bars, and a slogan, attributed to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, ‘Jo bhrashtachari hai, wahi deshdrohi hai’ (The one who is corrupt, is also a […]

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CBI team at ex-Bihar CM Rabri Devi’s Patna residence over land-for-job case

A CBI team arrived at the residence of former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi’s home in Patna in connection with the alleged land-for-job ‘scam’. Initials reports indicate the officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation were questioning Rabri Devi in connection with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) scam case, which is related […]