LUCKNOW: Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided 14 locations — 12 in UP’s Balrampur and 2 in Mumbai — linked to Jamaluddin, alias Chhangur Baba, the alleged mastermind behind illegal mass religious conversions, as part of its probe in suspected Rs 100-crore foreign funding and money laundering racket. Preliminary findings indicate that around Rs 68 crore…
NEW DELHI: Brutality of offence cannot be the sole criterion to award death punishment and mitigating circumstances, including socio-economic background and psychological state of the convict, must also be considered, Supreme Court has said while commuting the death sentence of two convicts in two different cases. It condemned them to spend the rest of their…
NEW DELHI: The US Department of State on Friday designated The Resistance Front (TRF), which claimed responsibility for the April 22 Pahalgam massacre, a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).This is a developing story… Source link
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army will soon begin inducting two regiments of the Akash Prime surface-to-air missiles designed for air defence in high-altitude areas along the frontier with China, with the force testing the new weapon system in Ladakh twice on Wednesday.The Akash Prime missiles successfully destroyed two high-speed unmanned aerial targets at an altitude…
NEW DELHI: With less than a year remaining to meet its target of zero dumpsites, the Union govt will roll out a special programme on August 15 for the remediation of 44% of legacy waste in urban areas within a year. The Centre will also provide incentive to states and cities to set up more…
NEW DELHI: Leaders of the INDIA bloc will meet on Saturday, July 19, 2025, to discuss the prevailing political situation ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament. Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said the meeting will take place online at 7 pm. However, as per RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the bloc will also hold…
NEW DELHI: After achieving 20% ethanol blending in petrol, the govt is likely to increase the target to 27% — and call the new blended-fuel E27.The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has been instructed to come up with norms for the E27 fuel on a priority basis, and the first round of consultation will be…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood on Thursday alleged that AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia purchased several top‑of‑the‑line mobile phones on government funds. Citing a 2013 government circular that allows the chief minister and ministers to buy phones worth up to Rs 50,000 and Rs 45,000 respectively, Sood showed documents that suggested…
PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Bihar on Friday when he is scheduled to address a public rally in East Champaran district, besides launching development projects worth over Rs 7,000 crore.Tight security measures are in place at Gandhi Maidan in Motihari town, the district headquarters, where Modi is expected to reach in the…
NEW DEKHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the central government to issue lookout notice for a Russian woman absconding with her child. The bench also directed the authorities to “seize her passport” and to inform the airports and immigration officials across the nation to ensures that she doesn’t leave the country.The father, embroiled in…
