Vigilance officials seized Rs 28.7 lakh in cash from Ambika Prasad Rath, an auditor at the Regional Director of Education (RDE) office, during raids linked to a bribery case.Rath was arrested on Tuesday after demanding and accepting a Rs 4,000 bribe from a college staffer. The bribe was sought for verifying service records and correcting…
Chandigarh, 13/9: The ruling AAP in Punjab on Tuesday accused the BJP of offering Rs 20-25 crore each to its 10 MLAs in an attempt to topple the Bhagwant Mann government in the state. Addressing the media here, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema alleged that under the BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus’, some AAP…
New Delhi: Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled next month, the Congress party on Wednesday promised ‘Jeevan Raksha Yojana’, a health insurance scheme promising Rs 25 lakh coverage for all residents of the national capital. ‘Jeevan Raksha Yojana’, Congress’ second poll pledge announcement came at a press conference held at the Congress headquarters by senior…
Mumbai: Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan has booked Diwali for the release of his upcoming movie ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’. On Wednesday, the actor took to his Instagram, and shared a new poster from the film cementing its release date for Diwali. He wrote in the caption, “Darwaza Khulega… Iss Diwali #BhoolBhulaiyaa3”.With this, the film is set to…
Mumbai, 10/2Ace filmmaker S S Rajamouli’s latest magnum opus RRR, which hit the screens on March 25, has crossed the Rs 1000 crore-mark at the worldwide box office. This is the second ‘Jakkanna’ movie to achieve this feat as his last release Baahubali 2 had raked in Rs 1,810 crore during its run. RRR opened…
Kolkata, 11/3:Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have signed Aaron Finch as a replacement for England batter Alex Hales for the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Hales has cited bubble fatigue as his reason for withdrawal from the tournament. Finch – Australia’s ICC T20 World Cup-winning captain, has thus far played 88 T20Is and has…
Puri: The famous Lord Jagannath temple in Puri of Odisha will be shut for devotees today (Wednesday) from 5pm in the evening to 9 pm. Devotees will not be allowed for darshan of the Lord at this time. This has been done because the famous Banakalagi ritual of Lord Jagannath and His siblings will be executed…
After tireless efforts for over 5 hours, the driver of the Hyva vehicle was rescued to safety. He has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition for treatment. A sand-laden Hyva truck overturned and is hanging from the bridge near the Kandhara village in Sambalpur early on Monday morning. The driver is trapped inside the…
New Delhi, 3/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a private dinner for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, hours after he lands in New Delhi with a broader goal to shore up bilateral strategic and economic partnership, against the backdrop of a sharp downturn in India’s relations with the US. Boosting defence ties, insulating…
New Delhi, 5/12: Moscow will ensure “uninterrupted fuel supply” to India, President Vladimir Putin told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, even as United States President Donald Trump claimed success in persuading New Delhi to slash oil imports from Russia. Modi and Putin agreed on a “Programme for the Development of Strategic Areas of Economic…
