Baccha Rai is the alleged mastermind of the Bihar toppers scam that rocked the state in 2016. PATNA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday attached assets worth Rs 10 crore belonging to Bihar toppers scam mastermind Baccha Rai. At least 28 assets of Rai were attached by the agency, according …
Read More »Shivpal Yadav working for BJP, says UP minister after allotment of Mayawati bungalow
Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Om Prakash Rajbhar claimed that the allotment of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati`s bungalow and provision of Z-plus security to Samajwadi Secular Morcha leader Shivpal Yadav showed that he had started working for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Om Prakash …
Read More »Sabarimala row: Temple Board to hold meeting with stakeholders amid escalating protests
The doors of the revered shrine dedicated to Lord Ayyappa is scheduled to open on October 17. Thiruvananthapuram: Travancore Devaswam Board, which manages Kerala`s Sabarimala temple, will hold a meeting with all stakeholders on Tuesday to discuss ‘various aspects’, including preparations for the annual pilgrimage season which begins next month. …
Read More »Self-styled godman Rampal’s sentencing today, Hisar on high alert
The 67-year-old founder of Satlok Ashram in Hisar, Haryana, was convicted in two separate cases of murder last week. A sessions court will pronounce the quantum of punishment to self-styled godman Rampal, who was convicted in two separate cases of murder last week, on Tuesday, October 16 and Wednesday, October …
Read More »Punjab govt wary of opening Pandora’s box by summoning ex-DGP Saini in graft case involving “conman” Amandeep Skoda
Though the vigilance bureau is likely to summon Saini in the case involving ‘conman’ Amandeep Skoda, govt worries stem from the latter’s alleged close ties with many top-rank police officials Chandigarh : Even as the state vigilance bureau (VB) is likely to summon former Punjab director general of police (DGP) …
Read More »China meddled in US elections too, says President Donald Trump
“China is a bigger problem,” Trump said and denied that by saying so he is not trying to divert the entire Russia thing. Washington: President Donald Trump has alleged China, in addition to Russia, meddled in the 2016 US presidential elections. Last month, chairing a UN Security Council meeting on …
Read More »Sabarimala verdict: Temple board invites all stakeholders for meeting as protests continue
The meeting will be held at the Devaswom board office in Trivandrum. Thiruvananthapuram: Travancore Devaswom Board, a temple body which manages the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Kerala, has invited various stakeholders for a meeting to discuss ‘various aspects’, including preparations for the annual pilgrimage season which begins next month. According …
Read More »PM Narendra Modi to meet CEOs of global oil companies as fuel prices continue to rise
The meeting will be held under the aegis of the NITI Aayog New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday brainstorm with chief executives of top global and Indian oil and gas companies amid spiralling oil prices and the US’ threat to impose sanctions on nations buying oil from …
Read More »MeToo: MJ Akbar won’t be asked to quit, say sources; Congress questions PM Modi’s silence
Akbar has denied all allegations of sexual harassment made against him. NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State for External Affairs (MoS) MJ Akbar, who has been accused of sexual harassment by several women, won’t be asked to quit, according to highly-placed government sources. Sources told Zee News that the government …
Read More »Pollution control board to implement emergency plan as air quality worsens in Delhi
According to the AQI data, the air quality has been worsening in the national capital. NEW DELHI: With the air quality worsening in the national capital, the Central; Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will implement an emergency action plan from Monday to combat air pollution during the upcoming winter season. Under …
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