Jaipur, Aug 27 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday refused to extend the interim bail of 86-year-old Asaram, who was convicted of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment in Gujarat and the desert state.The court directed that he must surrender at Jodhpur Central Jail by 10 a.m. on Saturday. His current bail period ends on Friday.The High Court rejected Asaram’s plea for extension of bail based on the medical report submitted by Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.The court observed that Asaram’s h…

Hyderabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, along with his family members, offered prayers on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Wednesday.The Chief Minister, his wife Geeta, their daughter, son-in-law and grandson participated in the puja at their residence in Jubilee Hills here.The Chief Minister extended heartfelt greetings to people on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. He prayed to Lord Vigneshwara to remove obstacles and fill everyone’s life with happiness, wealth a…

Patna, Aug 27 (IANS) Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) founder and former Bihar minister Mukesh Sahani addressed a public meeting in Muzaffarpur on Wednesday, the 11th day of the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra.’Speaking on the historic land of martyr Jubba Sahni, he paid tribute to the freedom fighter who laid down his life in the struggle for Independence.Highlighting the contributions of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Sahani said that the Constitution gave dignity and equal rights to Dalits, extremely backward classes …

Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Mumbai Police on Wednesday gave permission to the pro-Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to hold his agitation just for a day at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai against his call for an indefinite protest. However, while giving its clearance, the Mumbai police have laid down a few conditions that he will have to follow. Jarange-Patil, who has already left Antarwali Saraati village from Jalna district in Marathwada with a large number of supporters, is quite adamant…

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Gurugram Zonal Office, has filed a charge sheet against Three C Shelters Pvt Ltd, its promoters Nirmal Singh, Vidur Bharadwaj, and Surpreet Singh Suri, along with group entities and others, in connection with the stalled Greenopolis real estate project in the city.The charge sheet was filed on July 30 before the Special Court (PMLA), Saket, New Delhi. On August 7, the court issued notices to the company, its promoters, and associated ent…

Imphal, Aug 27 (IANS) In a joint operation, Assam Rifles, BSF, Manipur Police along with assistance of local residents rescued three children on Wednesday after they went missing from the Chakpikarong area in the state’s Chandel district.A police officer said that the three children, aged 9 to 10 years old, were reported missing at around 5 p.m. on Monday (August 25) from the Oriental Children Home, Hringphe. Upon receiving the report, Officer-in-Charge of Chakpikarong police station Joy Martin …

Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, has provisionally attached properties, in the form of immovable properties and bank balance, to the extent of about Rs 5 crore under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in the case of Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited (KMVSTDCL), an official said on Wednesday.The attached immovable properties are in the form of land and flats worth Rs 4.45 …

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Wednesday described the press conference held by AAP Delhi President and former Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj as a complete “drama”, stating that it is a long-standing tactic of the Aam Aadmi Party and its leaders to resort to “theatrics” whenever an investigating agency questions them over their corruption. Sachdeva said that Saurabh Bharadwaj, who had claimed to be unemployed after his electoral defeat, has finally found himself so…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27 (IANS) Senior Congress legislator and CWC member Ramesh Chennithala has alleged that a commission scam exceeding Rs 250 crore took place in the 108 ambulance service project during the first Pinarayi Vijayan government (2016-21).He released documents on Wednesday claiming that the then Chief Minister and the then Health Minister were complicit in the irregularities.According to Chennithala, in 2019, the state cabinet granted a special approval to award a five-year cont…

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Wednesday released joint doctrines for Special Forces and Airborne and Heliborne Operations during the tri-service seminar ‘Rann Samvad’ held at the Army War College in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Madhya Pradesh.He was joined by Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and Army Vice Chief Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh who were also present at the event.These doctrines, formulated u…