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The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to announce the schedule for the upcoming Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly elections on Tuesday. A press conference has been scheduled for 3:30 pm, during which the poll dates are expected to be announced. The term of the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly is set to expire on 26th November, […]
What began as a dispute over a mere 24 paise has culminated in a man being fined Rs 1,000 by a consumer court. Prashant Patel, a resident of Detroj-Rampura village, took a local pizza restaurant to court, claiming he had been overcharged by just a fraction of a rupee due to rounding off his bill. […]
Veteran actor Atul Parchure, widely known for his roles in The Kapil Sharma Show and several other popular television series, has sadly passed away at the age of 57 on 14th October. The actor had been battling cancer for several years. His remarkable comedic talent and significant contributions to both television and film will be […]
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has formally invited National Conference leader Omar Abdullah to take the oath as the first Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on October 16. The invitation follows the Centre’s revocation of President’s rule in the region, marking a significant political transition. In a letter addressed to Abdullah, […]
India announced on Monday that it will withdraw its high commissioner and other diplomats from Canada, in response to Ottawa’s attempt to link them to an investigation into the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) made the announcement following a meeting with Canada’s chargé d’affaires, who was summoned […]
Renowned scriptwriter, film director, and producer Rajkumar Hirani has been honoured with the Madhya Pradesh government’s National Kishore Kumar Award for 2023. The esteemed award was presented to Hirani on Sunday at an event in Khandwa, the birthplace of the legendary singer, by MP Tribal Affairs and Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay […]
Senior Congress leader K Keshav Rao, BRS leader Harish Rao, and several others paid tribute on Monday to former Delhi University professor and human rights activist G N Saibaba, who passed away in Hyderabad. Keshav Rao and MLA Harish Rao visited the residence of Saibaba’s brother in Moula-Ali, where the late professor’s body was kept […]
India on Monday “strongly” dismissed a diplomatic communication from Canada, which suggested that the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats were “persons of interest” in an ongoing investigation. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called the allegations “preposterous imputations” and linked them to the political agenda of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. In a […]
The gang of Lawrence Bishnoi has taken responsibility for the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, while also issuing fresh threats to Bollywood star Salman Khan. The assassination of Siddique, known for his close ties to Khan, marks a significant escalation in the long-standing vendetta between Bishnoi and the actor. Siddique, a prominent political […]
Students’ Affairs Council at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) have called for the establishment of a committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a final-year student last month. Akshith Bhukya, 24, from Warangal, Telangana, was found dead in his hostel room on 26 September, in what is believed to be a […]
In a special coordinated operation on Sunday, cocaine valued at Rs 5,000 crore was confiscated from Ankleshwar in Gujarat. A joint team of Delhi Police and Gujarat Police conducted a raid on the premises of Aavkar Drugs Limited in Ankleshwar, resulting in the seizure of 518 kg of drugs. The drugs that were found have […]
The Maharashtra government has announced a complete toll waiver for light motor vehicles at all five toll booths in Mumbai. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde revealed the move on Monday, stating that the toll exemption will come into effect from midnight. The decision comes days before the upcoming Assembly polls. It is expected to bring relief […]
Amid the ongoing controversy over the offering of ‘laddus’ at the Tirupati temple, the ‘mahaprasad’ distributed to devotees at the renowned Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has seen a significant transformation. Banas Dairy, part of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets products under the […]
A team of Ahmedabad’s Crime Branch has arrested four more individuals in connection with the GST fraud case. Three of the accused were from Bhavnagar, while one was from Rajkot. The investigation commenced after the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) uncovered a fraudulent billing scheme linked to Dhruvi Enterprise, an alleged shell company, which […]
Nobuyo Oyama, renowned for her distinctive raspy voice as Doraemon, the beloved futuristic robotic cat, has passed away at the age of 90. According to her agency Actors Seven, Oyama, who voiced Doraemon for over 25 years, died of natural causes on 29 September. She brought the iconic blue-and-white robotic cat to life from 1979 […]
The continued outflow of foreign capital from Indian equities and the rise in crude oil prices amid global uncertainty caused the Indian rupee to fall 12 paise to a historic low of 84.0975 per dollar on October 11, marking the first time in history that it has fallen below the 84 mark against the US […]
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has taken responsibility for the killing of former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique. The 66-year-old was shot dead outside his son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Bandra East, Mumbai, on Saturday night. Lawrence Bishnoi, the gang leader, is currently lodged in Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad. He was shifted from […]
Actor Divya Khosla took aim at Alia Bhatt, accusing her of falsifying the box office figures for her latest movie, Jigra. Divya claimed that Alia bought tickets to her own film and reported ‘false earnings’ to mislead the public. On Saturday, Divya criticised Alia on her Instagram Stories by posting a photo of an empty […]
The political and film industries suffered blows on Saturday night when armed attackers in Mumbai shot and killed senior politician and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique. In addition to his wide range of political connections and his capacity for unity, Siddique was well-known for throwing extravagant ‘iftar’ parties that drew the best of Bollywood. A […]
In order to assist with the investigation into the murder of prominent NCP leader Baba Siddique, a team from the Delhi police’s Special Cell is set to be sent to Mumbai on Sunday. On Saturday night, the 66-year-old was shot at by three men in Kher Nagar, in the Bandra district of Mumbai, just outside […]
