New York: A gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle walked into a midtown Manhattan skyscraper Monday evening and began firing, killing a New York City police officer, fatally shooting three other people and critically wounding a fifth victim before killing himself official said. The slain officer was identified as Didarul Islam, 36. He was assigned…
Vadodara, 18/1: A school picnic turned tragic as 16 persons –14 students and two teachers — died after a boat overturned in a lake on the outskirts of Vadodara city in Gujarat on Thursday, police officials said. Two dozen students and four teachers were on a picnic and taking a boat ride in the Harni…
Fresh details have emerged in the high-profile death case of actor-model Twisha Sharma after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) formally took over the probe and registered an FIR against her husband and mother-in-law.The FIR, accessed by media reports, alleges repeated dowry demands, mental harassment, and financial abuse following Twisha’s marriage in December last year.₹2…
New Delhi, 31/7: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjay Arora as the new Commissioner of Delhi Police. Arora, a 1988-batch Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer was till now serving as the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. The post of Delhi Police Commissioner…
Kolkata, 16/2: A 35-year-old man from West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur was arrested after he allegedly killed his wife and was seen dancing with the severed head in a park of the district on Wednesday, according to a report by Indian Express. Police said that the man, who has been identified as Gautam Guchhait, is a…
New Delhi, 28/8: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew and MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife for questioning in a money laundering case related to an alleged coal scam in the state. Officials gave this information on Saturday. Abhishek Banerjee represents the Diamond Harbor seat in the Lok…
New Delhi, 4/8: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is slated to embark on a two-day visit to Odisha starting Friday (August 4) during which he will attend official meetings. Shah will touch down upon Biju Patnaik International Airport in Odisha at 10.40 pm on Friday and launch a national highway project on Saturday, the…
Bhubaneswar, 23/4: In a major development,Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik on Sunday inaugurated the grand BJD office ‘Shankha Bhawan’ and dedicated it to the people of Odisha on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya . CM Naveen said “This will unite 4.5 crore people of the state. All the…
A rogue elephant trampled a 50‑year‑old labourer to death late Monday night in Damol village under Parjang police station in Dhenkanal districtThe victim, identified as Anai Behera, was cycling home from a brick kiln around 10:30 pm when the wild elephant attacked him. The animal trampled him, and he died instantly at the spot.Family members, police,…
New Delhi, 25/3: Spectrum auctions will be conducted very soon, and the next-generation 5G services are expected to commence before the end of the year, Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. Replying to a supplementary question during Question Hour, Chauhan also said that the four…
