Day: October 12, 2020

Kushboo joins BJP after quitting Congress

9:19 pm October 12, 2020

New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician Kushboo Sundar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here on Monday, hours after she quit the Congress. Speaking to reporters at the joining ceremony, the actor from Tamil Nadu said she had come to the understanding over a period of time that if the nation has to move forward, then someone like Prime Minister Narendra Modi is needed to […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Anti-judiciary remarks:AP High Court orders CBI probe

9:10 pm October 12, 2020

Amaravati: Expressing displeasure over the investigation by the state CID, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the CBI to probe the alleged derogatory comments made by ruling YSR Congress leaders in social media against some judges and the judiciary . A bench, comprising Justices Rakesh Kumar and J Uma Devi, directed the CBI […]

‘No’ Ramlila in Delhi this year; oraganisers say too many restrictions

9:00 pm October 12, 2020

New Delhi: Various committees organising huge Ramlila celebrations across Delhi, including at Red Fort grounds, have decided to “not hold the event” this year as the situation is not feasible and there are “too many restrictions” in the fresh guidelines issued for holding events, an official of their umbrella body said on Monday. Representatives of […]

Woman held for duping investors of Rs 250 crore

8:05 pm October 12, 2020

New Delhi: A 47-year-old woman was arrested from south Goa for allegedly duping over 900 people to the tune of Rs 250 crore after promising them huge returns on investment in her app-based taxi company, police said on Monday. According to a police complaint lodged in 2019, the woman and her business partners Saroj Mahapatra, […]

Rajnath Singh inaugurates bridges in border areas

8:02 pm October 12, 2020

Dehradun: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday virtually inaugurated 44 bridges built by the Border Roads Organisation in seven states, including eight in Uttarakhand. The defence minister said they will usher in a new era of connectivity and development in the border regions. Singh also laid the foundation stone of the Nechifu tunnel on Tawang […]