Vadodara missing partner case: Police inspector, Congman booked for woman’s ‘murder’
JULY 25, 2021 5:37:47 AM
On Saturday, the Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch detained Ajay Desai and Kiritsinh Jadeja for alleged culpable homicide amounting to murder and destruction of evidence, 49 days after the alleged crime took place.
Karnataka HC scraps bail plea of key accused in Gauri Lankesh murder
JULY 25, 2021 5:24:57 AM
The Karnataka police SIT formed to investigate the case has arrested and charged 17 people linked to extremist right wing Hindutva groups, who allegedly created a syndicate to carry out killings and attacks on critics — primarily in Karnataka and Maharashtra — between 2013-2018.
Pegasus case: CPM MP moves SC, seeks court-monitored SIT probe
JULY 25, 2021 5:22:28 AM
The plea urged the court to direct the Centre to conduct an “immediate investigation through a special investigating team” into the allegations “as revealed by The Wire” news website on July 19.
49 days after partner went ‘missing’, Gujarat cop held for murder; Congress leader also booked
JULY 25, 2021 4:22:38 AM
On Saturday, the Crime Branch detained Desai and Jadeja — 49 days after the alleged crime took place.
Kerala police chargesheet in highway robbery case: BJP sourced Rs 40 cr illegally for polls says cops
JULY 25, 2021 4:13:02 AM
Another tranche of funds to the tune of Rs 4.40 crore was looted in Tamil Nadu’s Salem while allegedly being taken from Karnataka to Kerala, the chargesheet has stated.
How Mussoorie, a town dependent on tourism but now wary of it, is finding the middle ground
JULY 25, 2021 4:42:46 AM
The hill town, one of the country’s oldest tourist destinations, wasn’t the only one watching either: so were Covid experts at the Centre, ringing alarm bells.
One too many Patels
JULY 25, 2021 3:58:01 AM
Of the names in the alleged Pegasus snoop list, Prahlad Singh Patel stood out not just for being a Union minister but also for as many as 15 of his acquaintances being apparently under watch. So why would this BJP veteran and old MP hand draw such ‘interest’?
‘I couldn’t access online classes… Plus J&K restored 4G in Feb ’21, just before exams’
JULY 25, 2021 3:57:48 AM
While all students have been promoted to Class 11 — the final exams had to be cancelled midway because of the second wave of the pandemic — the ‘failed’ students will have to reappear for the subjects they could not clear, in October.
Gun licences: Srinagar ex-DC’s house among sites searched by CBI
JULY 25, 2021 3:55:03 AM
AccordIng to the agency, it collected documents during these searches in Delhi and districts in J&K including Jammu, Srinagar, Udhampur, Rajouri, Anantnag and Baramulla.
‘She screamed saying a big part of the hill had crashed. Then phone got disconnected’
JULY 25, 2021 3:53:39 AM
In one of the worst tragedies of the rainfall lashing the state for the past three days, the village lost at least 42 people, with 39 still missing as of Saturday evening. Six of the injured are in hospital.
Three held for ‘plot to topple’ Hemant Soren govt
JULY 25, 2021 3:52:11 AM
On Saturday, police applied for 14 days judicial custody of all the three accused, Abhishek Dubey, Amit Singh and Niwaran Prasad Mahato.
After raids, I-T alleges Rs 700-cr tax evasion, funds diversion by Dainik Bhaskar Group
JULY 25, 2021 6:55:50 AM
The department did not name Dainik Bhaskar but officials in the Central Board of Direct Taxes confirmed the details related to the DB Group in the statement which referred to a “Rs 6,000-crore prominent group” with interests in media, real estate, textiles and power.
Exiting BSY’s show of strength leaves BJP squirming
JULY 25, 2021 3:43:06 AM
The announcement of his impending exit has resulted in many seers of the dominant community to which he belongs making a beeline to the CM’s residence to express solidarity.
Don’t let daily count go above 50,000: Covid group to Govt
JULY 25, 2021 3:42:31 AM
As the second wave has abated, since June 25, the daily national case count has remained below 50,000 – on Saturday, India reported 39,097 new cases in the last 24 hours. Experts said this 50,000 level doesn’t overwhelm the system.
Blinken visit to lay ground for Quad meet, US says will raise human rights issue
JULY 25, 2021 3:36:36 AM
Besides discussing Afghanistan, Indo-Pacific and Covid-related cooperation, Blinken will also raise the issues of human rights and democracy.
Despite red flags from Rlys for 20 years, proposal to elevate top rail safety auditor’s post moved yet again
JULY 25, 2021 3:31:30 AM
The Commission is an independent auditor of railway accidents and safety aspects in rail operations.
J P Nadda in Goa, state BJP leaders say ‘poll mode’ on
JULY 25, 2021 3:15:41 AM
While cracks had appeared in the party’s state unit amid a raging second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in May, BJP leaders said all issues have been resolved now.
Ex-bureaucrat Jawhar Sircar is TMC Rajya Sabha candidate
JULY 25, 2021 2:57:56 AM
The nomination of the retired bureaucrat, known for his outspoken views against the BJP-led Union government, comes amid Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s attempt to carve a national role in politics.