Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the double murder case in Batala, Punjab Police, in a well-coordinated operation with Central agencies, have arrested three key operatives linked to foreign-based fugitive gangster Happy Jatt close to Indo-Bhutan border in West Bengal while they were attempting to flee to Bhutan, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday. The operation under the name “Operation Nest Wrecker” was jointly carried out by Anti-Gangster T…
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New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) With the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelling the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3 and announcing that the exam would be re-conducted on dates to be notified separately, aspirants from Rajasthan and Jammu on Tuesday welcomed the decision, saying it would have been unfair for students appearing honestly if it had not been scrapped.The aspirants also termed the incident a failure of the NTA and the administration.IANS spoke to students in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined to grant any interim injunction in a defamation suit filed by industrialist Anil Ambani against NDTV and other media entities seeking a blanket restraint on publication and removal of news reports relating to ongoing investigations involving Reliance group companies. While refusing to pass any ad-interim relief restraining publication of the reports at this stage, a single-judge Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad sought responses…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Terming the AAP Rajya Sabha members who switched over to the BJP “not elected but selected”, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday met President Droupadi Murmu and demanded the cancellation of the membership of six belonging to the state.CM Mann arrived in Delhi along with MLAs from Punjab earlier in the day and submitted a signed memorandum at Rashtrapati Bhavan, asserting that the dramatic rise in the BJP’s Rajya Sabha numbers despite having just two MLAs in …
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) In a breakthrough against organised crime, Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in an operation with Central agencies and Tripura Police, has apprehended Aditya Kapoor, one of the shooters involved in the sensational murder of kabaddi promoter Kanwar Digvijay Singh, alias Rana Balachauria, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here. The accused, who was arrested from Agartala in Tripura and a resident of Amritsar, has a criminal background …
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday took on record fresh status reports filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the ongoing probe into the alleged large-scale bank fraud involving Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications (RCom) and associated group entities.A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, was informed by advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the ongoing investigation into the Nashik Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) case has suggested that the allegations of sexual harassment and religious coercion are “extremely serious” and were being carried out under a “module”. Speaking to the media, the Chief Minister, who has arrived in Kolkata for election campaigning, confirmed that preliminary investigations suggested the activities were not isolated inciden…
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police’s Amritsar Rural and Gurdaspur forces, and the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) of Counter Intelligence Wing, in a joint operation with central agencies, busted an ISI-sponsored Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module with the arrest of its two operatives, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday. Those arrested have been identified as Akash Masih and Jablaun, both residents of Dulla Nangal in Gurdas…
Guwahati, March 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Assam on April 1, where he will address two major election rallies as part of the BJP’s campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls, party sources said on Wednesday.According to a senior BJP leader, PM Modi will first address a rally at Bihpuria in Lakhimpur district, followed by another public meeting in Gohpur.Both constituencies are considered politically significant, and the Prime Minister’s visit is aimed at energ…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday convened a high-level review meeting with top officials from poll-bound states and their neighbouring regions to strengthen coordination and ensure free, fair and peaceful elections.According to an official statement, the meeting was attended by Chief Secretaries, Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs), Directors General of Police (DGPs), and other senior officials from the five poll-going states/UTs and 12 adjoining states/UT…