Jaipur, May 25 (IANS) The capital city of Rajasthan was witnessing heightened security and major traffic diversions on Monday as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to arrive in Jaipur as part of his India tour. He will land at Jaipur International Airport at around 2 p.m. and will visit Amer Palace and participate in cultural engagements during his brief stay before departing on Tuesday morning.During his visit to Amer Palace, Rubio may also visit the Elephant Village, City Palace and sele…
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New Delhi, May 22 (ANS) Jailed student activist Umar Khalid has moved the Delhi High Court, challenging a trial court order denying him interim bail in connection with the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots. Khalid on Thursday sought interim bail on humanitarian grounds to attend the Chehlum ceremony of his late uncle and to take care of his ailing mother, who is scheduled to undergo surgery next month.As per the causelist published on the official website of the Delhi High Co…
Patna, May 21 (IANS) With Bihar continuing to reel under intense heatwave conditions and soaring temperatures, the district administrations of Patna and Arwal have announced restrictions on school operations to safeguard the health and safety of children.Thiyagarajan S.M., the District Magistrate of Patna, has ordered the suspension of academic activities for students up to Class 5 in all government and private schools, including pre-schools and Anganwadi centres, till May 26, 2026.The order fur…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed an interim bail plea filed by jailed student activist Umar Khalid, who had sought temporary release to attend the Chehlum of his uncle and to take care of his ailing mother, scheduled to undergo surgery next month. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Courts rejected the application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), read with Section 439 of the CrPC, seeking 15 days’ interi…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch’s NDR unit on Monday arrested a wanted criminal who had been absconding since 2020 in connection with a brutal robbery and assault case in which the victim’s thumbs were allegedly chopped off, a police statement said. According to a press release issued by the Crime Branch, the accused, identified as Brahamdev Bhagat, a resident of Purnia in Bihar, was arrested on May 17 in connection with FIR No. 109/2020 registered under Sections 342, 39…
Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) In a major statewide crackdown on crime and illegal activities, the Odisha Police arrested 1,771 persons and seized huge quantities of ganja, illegal arms, and vehicles during a five-day special enforcement drive conducted across the state from May 12 to May 16, officials said on Sunday.The special drive was launched under the direction of Director General of Police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania and carried out across all police ranges under the supervision of district…
Nashik, May 13 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team on Wednesday said that self-styled godman Ashok Kharat used claims of “divine powers” and death threats against victims’ families to facilitate sexual exploitation. Evidence suggests the accused used sleight-of-hand tricks under the cover of darkness at the Ishaneshwar Temple complex to foster a false belief in his supernatural abilities.The accused allegedly leveraged the religious sentiments of victims, using items like pebbles and rud…
Guwahati, May 13 (IANS) The Dibrugarh district administration in Assam has issued a stringent directive prohibiting the publication, circulation, possession and storage of extremist or jihadi material linked to banned organisations, officials said on Wednesday.According to an official order issued from the office of the District Magistrate of Dibrugarh, the restriction has been imposed under Section 98 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, in reference to a government notificat…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Businessman Robert Vadra has approached the Delhi High Court seeking a stay on the summons issued to him by a trial court in a money laundering case linked to a 2008 land deal in Gurugram’s Shikohpur village. As per the cause list published on the official website of the Delhi High Court, the matter is listed for hearing on Thursday before a single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Jain.Vadra has challenged the April 15 order passed by the Rouse Avenue Court, taking cognisa…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) During the first meeting of the newly formed West Bengal cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday, a significant decision was made to allocate land for the installation of barbed fencing at the currently unfenced international border with Bangladesh to the Border Security Force (BSF), within a period of 45 days.Announcing this after the cabinet meeting, CM Adhikari said the promise to hand over land to the BSF within 45 days for the formation of …