Delhi

Toolkit case: Delhi court grants bail to Disha Ravi, terms evidence as scanty and sketchy

10:36 pm February 23, 2021

New Delhi: In a blow to Delhi police, a court here Tuesday granted bail to climate activist Disha Ravi, arrested in connection with allegedly being involved in sharing a ”toolkit” on social media related to the farmers” protest, terming evidence produced by police as “scanty and sketchy”. The court said there is nothing on record to establish any […]

R-Day violence: Man who climbed Red Fort tomb arrested

9:50 pm February 22, 2021

New Delhi: A29-year-old man who allegedly climbed one of the tombs of the Red Fort during the violence in Delhi on Republic day has been arrested, police said on Monday. Jaspreet Singh is one of the associates of Maninder Singh, who was arrested last Tuesday for allegedly swinging swords with the intent of ”motivating” and ”energising” the protesters at the historic monument. […]

UP govt make provision of Rs 1,175 cr for metro rail projets

7:44 pm February 22, 2021

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has made a provision of Rs 1,175 crores in the state budget presented in the assembly on Monday for different metro rail projects. There is a provision of Rs 597 crore for the Kanpur metro rail project in the budget presented by Finance Minister Suresh Khanna. A target for starting the trial run of the first […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

Assam, NE neglected for decades, Delhi now not too distant from Dispur: PM

6:24 pm February 22, 2021

Dhemaji: Accusing the governments that ruled India for decades since Independence of neglecting Assam and the northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday reaffirmed his commitment to the development of the region. Modi, who dedicated to the nation three major projects in the petroleum sector, enumerated steps taken by the state government led by Sarbananda Sonowal and the center over the past few years […]

3 held in Delhi over killing of Youth Cong leader in Punjab’s Faridkot

10:30 pm February 21, 2021

New Delhi: Three persons have been arrested in Delhi in connection with the killing of a 34-year-old Youth Congress leader in Punjab’s Faridkot on February 18, the Delhi Police said Sunday. The Punjab Police has been informed about the arrest of Faridkot-residents Gurvinder Pal (the 32-year-old key accused), Sukhwinder Singh (23) and Saurabh Verma (21) in the killing of Gurlal Singh Bhalwan, a Delhi Police officer said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Manishi Chandra also said two […]