Mumbai, 27/3: Stand-up comedian and Bigg Boss – 17 winner Munawar Faruqui was among 14 people detained by the Mumbai police after they were found smoking hookahs during a raid in south Mumbai, an official said on Wednesday. The Social Service branch of the city police conducted the raid at a hookah parlour located in…
Mumbai, 27/3: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday released its first list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, nominating former Union ministers Anant Geete and Arvind Sawant from Raigad and South Mumbai constituencies respectively. The party also fielded Rajan Vichare from Thane, Amol Kirtikar from Mumbai North-West, and Sanjay Patil from Mumbai…
Thiruvananthapuram, 26/3: The BJP on Tuesday demanded the registration of a sedition case against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over his recent speeches on the Citizenship Amendment Act, alleging they aimed to instill insecurity in the Muslim community and create “extreme religious blindness among them. Senior BJP leader P K Krishnadas accused the Marxist veteran…
Washington DC, 26/3: The US is closely following reports of the arrest of Indian opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal and encourages a fair legal process, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday after Germany’s reaction to the case sparked a protest from India. Kejriwal, a national opposition figure and chief minister of Delhi’s capital territory, was…
New Delhi, 26/3: A Delhi court on Tuesday sent BRS leader K Kavitha to a 14-day judicial custody in the Delhi liquor policy ‘scam’ case. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja remanded the MLC leader and daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to judicial custody.
Moscow, 26/3: The deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow was conducted by radical Islamists, but the shooting fits in a wider campaign of intimidation by Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. “This atrocity may be just a link in a whole series of attempts by those who have been at war…
New Delhi, 26/3: The NCW has written to the Election Commission against the social media post from Congress leader Supriya Shrinate’s official handle, targetting actress Kangana Ranaut, BJP’s candidate from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat. Shrinate’s Instagram post containing objectionable remarks about Ranaut has since been removed from her Instagram handle. NCW chief Rekha Sharma…
London, 25/3: The United Nations Security Council on Monday demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages after the United States abstained from the vote. The remaining 14 council members voted for the resolution, which was proposed by the 10 elected members of the…
New Delhi, 25/3: Congress leader Supriya Shrinate issued a clarification on Monday regarding a post made from her Instagram account on Bollywood actor and BJP’s Lok Sabha election candidate from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi—Kangana Ranaut. In a video released by Shrinate, she says, “Many people have access to my Facebook and Instagram accounts. Someone from them…
Chennai, 25/3: Chennai was on Monday named venue of this year’s IPL final on May 26 and was also awarded hosting rights of the second qualifier on May 24 as the BCCI unveiled the tournament’s complete schedule, factoring in the polling dates for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Chennai has been awarded the final by…
