Moradabad, 12/8: A lawyer who won a 22-year court battle for compensation from Indian Railways after being overcharged Rs 20 said Friday that his quest for justice was worth the effort. Tungnath Chaturvedi bought two tickets from his hometown Mathura to Moradabad in 1999 and was charged Rs 90 instead of 70, the price…
New Delhi, 12/8: Retail inflation softened to 6.71 per cent in July, mainly on account of moderation in food prices, government data showed on Friday. In June, retail inflation was at 7.01 per cent and it stood at 5.59 per cent in July 2021. According to the data, food inflation in July…
New Delhi, 12/8:The water level of the Yamuna river breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres in Delhi following heavy rain in upper catchment areas, prompting authorities to chalk out a strategy to evacuate people from low-lying areas. The Delhi flood control room said the water level reached 205.38 metres at 4 pm…
New Delhi, 12/8: Amid the ongoing tussle between AAP and Centre over freebies, BJP leader Sambit Patra on Friday targeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying his only goal is to establish the prominence of his party in the country. “Freebies are baits to lure people so that ambitions of Arvind Kejriwal get…
New Delhi, 12/8: Popular comedian-actor Raju Srivastava continues to be “critical and on ventilator” in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the AIIMS here, sources said on Friday. The 58-year-old stand-up comic was admitted to the hospital after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday and later underwent angioplasty. “Srivastava continues to be…
Hyderabad, 12/8: Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui’s proposed show in Hyderabad has once again triggered a row with a BJP MLA from the city threatening to stop the programme and beat up the artiste. BJP MLA T. Raja Singh has warned that if the comedian goes ahead with the show, he would beat him…
Patna, 12/8:A migrant worker from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, police said on Friday. The attack took place around midnight, they said. “During intervening night, #terrorists fired upon & injured one outside #labourer Mohd Amrez S/O Mohd Jalil R/O Madhepura Besarh #Bihar at Soadnara Sumbal, #Bandipora,”…
Bhubaneswar, 12/8:Secretary to Chief Minister (5T) Shri VK Pandian today visited the famous Alarnath Temple in Brahmagiri about 20 kilometres from Puri. Directed by Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik, Shri Pandian was there to take stock of existing facilities for pilgrims at the temple site and take appropriate steps for development. Lord Alarnath…
UP, 11/8: Apparently stung by conviction of one of its ministers and issuance of NBW against another, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is contemplating withdrawal of criminal cases against the ministers and ruling party legislators. According to the sources, the process of withdrawal of criminal cases could soon be initiated after consultation…
Bangalore, 11/8: In a significant judgment, the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday abolished the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), formed by the state government in 2016 by withdrawing the Lokayukta police wing’s power under Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act. Allowing a batch of petitions filed challenging the creation of ACB, a division bench…
