Bareilly, July 4 (IANS) President of the All India Muslim Jamaat Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi on Saturday welcomed the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad’s (UP-ATS) probe into the funding of more than 4,000 madrasas across the state, saying that the concerned members are willing to cooperate. Earlier, the Allahabad High Court had refused to interfere with the ATS probe, arguing that the inquiry was a mere fact-finding exercise and did not constitute any coercive action.Speaking to IANS, Mau…

Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday appealed to citizens to avoid unnecessary travel and stay indoors unless absolutely essential, as heavy rainfall is being recorded across the state, particularly in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Thane, Raigad, Palghar, and parts of the Pune and Nashik districts. The government has been issuing various alerts since yesterday. Notably, this region is expected to experience exceptionally heavy rainfall until July 6. Warnings…

Datia, July 4 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday formally launched its campaign for the high-stakes Datia Assembly bypoll, with state president Jitu Patwari and former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh projecting organisational unity, attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and keeping the suspense over the party’s candidate alive. Patwari, who reached Datia from Bhopal accompanied by Digvijaya Singh, addressed a well-attended workers’ convention on Saturday.Patwari said the Congress was fully unit…

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A petition filed by Delhi Gymkhana Club member Vijay Khurana and the Club’s Staff Welfare Association in the Delhi High Court against an eviction notice issued by the Union government to the colonial-era club may come up for hearing on July 6, a lawyer said on Saturday. The High Court is likely to take up the petition on a day before the deadline for the Club to respond to a show-cause notice issued by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.The notice issued t…

Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two alleged kingpins in connection with the leakage of the question paper for the General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE)-2022 conducted by South Western Railway for recruitment to the post of Goods Train Manager. According to an official statement by the CBI, the two accused, both private individuals, were arrested in Bengaluru on July 3 following searches conducted as part of the investigation.According…

Patna, July 4 (IANS) A Janata Dal (United) (JD-U) leader was seriously injured after being allegedly attacked by a group of assailants near Rajbazar under the Jehanabad Town Police Station limits on Saturday. The incident has sparked concern as the victim is considered a close associate of Bihar minister Ashok Chaudhary. The injured leader has been identified as Manish Kumar, a resident of Sikariya village.According to police, he sustained multiple injuries after being attacked with sharp-edged …

Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress leadership over the growing dissent within the party following the revamp of the party’s organisational state unit. Reacting to the open opposition expressed by several Congress leaders to the party high command’s decision, Baliawal questioned the Congress leadership’s commitment to internal discipline and organisational authority.”Rahul-ji must an…

Visakhapatnam, July 4 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Saturday reiterated its accusation against the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu-led government that it has “failed” to keep its poll promises and has been exhibiting a “vindictive attitude”. Addressing the media, Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Botsa Satyanarayana, said that all the election promises of the state’s coalition government “went for a toss” and that the Rs 3 lakh crore loa…

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Ajay Alok on Saturday alleged that one of the accused in the Ram Temple embezzlement case, Ramashankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav, had “phone conversations” with Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav. He also said there are more revelations in the case yet to be made.Speaking to IANS, the BJP leader claimed: “The actions of the Samajwadi Party are gradually being exposed. It is also being reported that Tinnu Yadav had s…

Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Heavy, unrelenting rainfall over the last 24 hours has battered Maharashtra, throwing normal life completely out of gear across Mumbai, the entire Konkan belt, Central Maharashtra, and Vidarbha. With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting severe downpours to continue until July 6, authorities have issued a strict advisory urging citizens to step out of their homes only if necessary. A red alert has been sounded for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, an…