Heading for a two-thirds majority, the BJP was on Thursday poised to retain power in Gujarat for a record seventh straight term but was set to be dethroned by the Congress in Himachal Pradesh where the hill state could follow its long history of an incumbent government being voted out. Riding on the charisma of […]
Soon after a big win in the elections for the MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi), top Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders gathered for a big show of strength in the national capital where Arvind Kejriwal sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s blessings to address the city’s civic concerns. “We have to end corruption, we have to […]
Goblin mode, or a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations, has been chosen as the Oxford Word of the Year after a public vote on Monday. The slang phrase was one of three shortlisted words put to a vote for […]
Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, the mastermind behind the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, has been detained in California.Moosewala was shot dead at his village in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29. As many as 30 rounds were fired at him by the assailants. Brar, who is a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, had […]
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has constituted an all-women bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M Trivedi to hear transfer petitions involving matrimonial disputes and bail matters.This is the third occasion in the history of the apex court that an all-women bench has been constituted. The two-judge bench is currently sitting in Court […]
In another development in the Shraddha murder case, Aaftab’s most recent girlfriend was in shock after hearing about the horrific act by him and said she had no clue that human body parts were kept inside Aaftab’s Chhatarpur residence when she visited there twice after the murder.She also said that Aaftab had gifted her a […]
Rare public protests opposing China’s stringent Covid lockdowns intensified in the country, while coronavirus cases continue to rise sharply with close to 40,000 infections reported on Sunday.Chinese social media and Twitter have many videos of public protests, including a mass demonstration in Shanghai where people in a rare display of anger shouted slogans against the […]
The Vigilance Bureau has started an inquiry into the alleged disproportionate assets case against former state deputy chief minister OP Soni. Vigilance SSP Varinder Singh confirmed the development saying Soni had been summoned to join the inquiry on Saturday. He said a complaint had been forwarded by the Punjab government to hold the probe.He was […]
Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura Police submitted a report to a special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (1985) court saying that rats ate about 581 kilogrammes of marijuana that was stored in the warehouses of Shergarh and Highway police stations. The report was submitted in response to a court order which had asked the officials to […]
The Chandigarh Police have arrested a 25-year-old Bihar native for allegedly strangulating to death an 18-year-old school student at her house in Burail here, police said on Wednesday.According to police, accused Mohammed Sharik, who works at a restaurant as a food delivery boy, is married. He was allegedly pressing the girl to be with him […]