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A fact-check has indicated that an agency report about parents putting padlocks on graves of their daughters in Pakistan to save them from a rising spate of necrophilia was incorrect. Many news sites, including NDTV, ran the report of news agency ANI that has been fact-checked by AltNews. NDTV had sent a mail to ANI late this evening. A response is awaited. The report of ANI was based on Daily Times article, and a viral tweet by Harris Sultan, an ex-Muslim atheist activist and the author of the book "The Curse of God, why I left Islam". In the tweet, he had shared photos of a padlocked grave and accused Pakistan of creating a "sexually frustrated society", where "people are now putting padlocks on the graves of their daughters to prevent them from getting raped". AltNews fact checker Mohammed Zubair tweeted that the photograph in question, showing a green painted  grille, was from Hyderabad. The reason grilles are used is to stop people from burying bod

Tim David's unbeaten 14-ball 45 blitzkrieg trumped Yashasvi Jaiswal's dazzling maiden IPL ton as Mumbai Indians pipped Rajasthan Royals in a high-scoring last-over thriller at the iconic Wankhede in Mumbai on Sunday. Making the 1,000th match of the Indian Premier League a blockbuster, Mumbai shot down the 213-run target with three balls to spare. from Times of India https://ift.tt/RwP9ZWf https://ift.tt/4o6Jj8V

After the eighth flight of A C-130 Indian Airforce plane carrying 40 Indians reached India, the no. of evacuated Indians reached the mark of 2,300, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said on Sunday. "A C-130 Indian Airforce flight has landed in New Delhi with 40 passengers. With this flight, around 2,300 people have reached India," EAM Jaishankar tweeted. The number reached the 2300 mark on the 8th flight however, following it, three more flights carried 229, 288 and 135 passengers respectively, taking the number of evacuees to more than 2500. An Indian Air Force C-130J aircraft with 40 passengers onboard New Delhi from Jeddah as 'Operation Kaveri' progresses further to evacuate stranded Indians from battle-torn Sudan. It was the 8th flight carrying Indian evacuees that took off from Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, since 'Operation Kaveri' began. Taking to Twitter, the official spokesperson of MEA, Arindam Bagchi wrote, "#OperationKaveri 8th flight carr

Yashasvi's maiden century powered Rajasthan Royals to 212/7 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Yashasvi, who scored a brilliant 124 off 62 balls, has become the 'Orange Cap' holder in the IPL 2023. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zyXfWmb https://ift.tt/4o6Jj8V

The Shiv Sena, led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on Sunday launched its Delhi unit and vowed to implement the 'Maharashtra model' of development in the national capital. Shiv Sena senior leaders Anandrao Adsul and Anshumman Joshi inducted several leaders into the party fold, asserting that the outfit would bat for the rights of the "sons of the soil" and root out corruption in the national capital. Adsul said Shinde would soon visit the national capital to announce the office-bearers of the party's Delhi unit. "We are reaching out to people and local leaders with our humanity, inclusiveness and good governance agenda," Adsul said, and launched the party's 'Good Governance, Maharashtra Model' and 'Apna Abhimaan, Dhanush-Baan' campaigns. Adsul, a former Union minister, said the Shiv Sena would take forward the legacy and vision of party founder Balasaheb Thackeray with regard to inclusiveness, humanity, good governanc

Ghazipur court on Saturday sentenced jailed ganglord Mukhtar Ansari to 10 years’ imprisonment and his BSP MP brother, Afzal Ansari, to four years following their conviction in separate cases registered under the UP Gangsters Act in 2007. Additional sessions judge-I (MP-MLA court) Durgesh also fined Mukhtar Rs 5 lakh and Afzal Rs 1 lakh. The sentencing of Afzal paves the way for his automatic disqualification from the Lok Sabha. He represents Ghazipur in Parliament. from Times of India https://ift.tt/TlLUeP1 https://ift.tt/BmDkw70

Lashing out at the Congress in poll-bound Karnataka on Saturday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rectified wrong done by Congress by doing away with Muslim reservation quota in Karnataka. The Home Minister made the remarks while addressing a gathering in Byndoor. Amit Shah said, "BJP has rectified the wrong done by Congress by doing away with the Muslim reservation quota in Karnataka. Congress wants to restore it. Ensure that it is not given this chance; it is unconstitutional as well as compromises the rights of Vokkaligas, Lingayats, SCs, STs and Dalits in the State." "BJP scrapped the 4 per cent Muslim reservation. That reservation was not as per Constitution. Our Constitution does not permit reservation on the basis of religion. Congress says that once their reverse gear government comes, they will bring back the Muslim reservation once again. Do you want that?" questioned Amit Shah. Alleging that Congress was incapab

A school teacher has been arrested for allegedly showing an obscene video on an LCD screen in a classroom and making vulgar gestures to girl students of class six here, police said on Saturday. The teacher, Rajiv Sharma, was arrested on the complaint of the father of a school girl, said Satnampura SHO Gurinderjit Singh. The accused was a teacher in the government middle smart school of Gobindpura Mohalla, the police official said. A case was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the SHO added. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/f4dORKD via IFTTT

India on Saturday brought back home a fresh batch of 365 people under its mission to evacuate stranded Indians from strife-torn Sudan. "More Indians come back home under #OperationKaveri. 365 passengers have just landed in New Delhi," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted. The return of the fresh batch of Indians came a day after 754 people arrived in India in two batches under the evacuation mission. The total number of Indians who were brought back home now stands at 1,725, according to official data. The Indians were brought back home from the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah where India set up a transit camp for the evacuees. The first batch of 360 evacuees returned to New Delhi in a commercial plane on Wednesday. The second batch of 246 Indian evacuees arrived in Mumbai in a C17 Globemaster aircraft of the IAF on Thursday. Under Operation Kaveri, India has been taking its citizens in buses from conflict zones of Khartoum and other troubled areas to Port Sudan

Abhishek Sharma, back at the top of the order for Sunrisers Hyderabad, was an anomaly for the first 12 overs of a match played between two equally unsure teams at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Saturday evening. His uncluttered intent fetched him 67 runs off 36 laid the foundation for Heinrich Klassen’s blazing unbeaten 27-ball 53 for SRH to post 197/6 and secure a nine-run win against a beleaguered Delhi Capitals. from Times of India https://ift.tt/Vg3pU94 https://ift.tt/BmDkw70

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday claimed that mafias and other criminals used to forcibly occupy the land of the poor and demand "goonda tax" under previous governments, but the state is free of anarchy under the BJP and there is rule of law. Yogi Adityanath, who was addressing public meetings in eastern Uttar Pradesh - one of poorest regions and a hotbed of mafias and gangsters, sought to woo voters for the upcoming urban body elections by harping on the planks of law and order and development. The chief minister asserted that security was now guaranteed in the state. "Earlier, the mafia used to demand goonda tax, but today, they are begging for their lives," he said. The BJP leader alleged that earlier, the SP, BSP and the Congress used to hand out pistols to the youths of the state, but the incumbent government gives youngsters tablet computers. "SP and BSP used to spread corruption and encouraged criminalisation of politics, dive

A gunman of a Congress MLA allegedly thrashed a toll plaza employee on Gurugram-Faridabad road, forced him into his car, and drove him to a police outpost, according to a police complaint filed by the toll plaza management. The incident happened at the Bandhwari toll plaza when NIT-Faridabad MLA Neeraj Sharma stopped there with his staff and a row erupted between them and the toll workers, police said on Friday. The entire incident was captured in CCTV footage which is purported to have shown the MLA's gunman and other staff thrashing a toll worker and forcing him into the MLA's car. The gunman, Constable Virendra, in his complaint, accused the toll booth worker of being drunk on duty and misbehaving with him when they reached the toll plaza. Both parties filed complaints against each other Thursday at DLF Phase 1 Police Station on Thursday, with police filing two FIRs on the basis of these complaints. As per the first complaint filed by Chetan Sharma on behalf of the Band

Welcoming the filing of an FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the group of protesting wrestlers led by Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, on Friday, said that they will continue with their sit-in at Jantar Mantar till the time the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) sidelined president is not arrested and put behind bars by the Delhi Police. from Times of India https://ift.tt/QOLewkV https://ift.tt/1XLnrMq

Marcus Stoinis and Kyle Mayers scored brutal fifties, while medium pacer Yash Thakur claimed four wickets as Lucknow Super Giants crushed Punjab Kings by 56 runs in a high-scoring contest at PCA Stadium in Mohali on Friday. It was LSG's fifth win in eight matches while Punjab Kings suffered their fourth loss in eight games. from Times of India https://ift.tt/sK08jvd https://ift.tt/1XLnrMq

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday reacted with exasperation over the opposition faced by the 'head count of caste' underway in the state, saying that holding such a survey is not a crime. He asserted that the state is not conducting a caste census but only collecting information related to people's economic status and their caste so that specific steps could be taken by the government to serve them better. "The ongoing caste survey is a good initiative taken by us. People will be hugely benefited after the recognition of their economic status, whether they belong to the upper caste, backward caste or extremely weaker sections of the society. "I don't understand why a section of people are against this exercise... They are challenging it. Is it a crime? No, it is not," Mr Kumar said while addressing a conference of Civil Servants in Patna. An organisation had claimed that it was not a survey for a sample population but a census involving hous

A polythene bag became the key evidence in the solving of the murder of a woman, whose headless, half-burnt bust was found at a farm here last week. The woman missing her head with her both legs chopped off was found in a room at a farmhouse in a village in Manesar on April 21. The investigation led police to a 34-year-old Jitender, a former navy cook and the woman's husband, who later confessed to killing her over an illicit affair with another woman. "During the search of the room where the torso was found, police also found a polythene bag bearing the name of a Vishakhapatnam-based company. On enquiry, the vendor of the company informed us that they supply that type of polythene bag to the Indian Navy," Vijay Pratap Singh, DCP, Crime, said. Following the lead, police began searching records for missing person reports and found that a man named Jitender had reported his wife, a 28-year-old Sonia Sharma, missing on April 21. They found that Jitender, now a suspect,

IOA president P T Usha on Thursday criticised the wrestlers for going public with their protest demanding filing of an FIR and arrest of sidelined Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Shocked by her comments, the protesting wrestlers, led by Olympians Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshee Malikkh, hit back at Usha, demanding respect for their movement to protect the future generation of female wrestlers from facing sexual harassment. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3UGQ40u https://ift.tt/xhiTmUc

More than 2,000 people were booked in three FIRs for offering namaz without permission on a road outside the Eidgah on Eid last week, police said on Thursday. The FIRs were registered separately at Bajaria, Babu Purwa, and Jajmau police stations on Wednesday. No arrests have been made so far. A video of the people offering namaz on road was made by the police. "People offering namaz will be identified on the basis of video after which legal action will be taken against them," said an officer requesting anonymity. Angry with the police action, Mohammad Suleman, a member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, told the media that they were being targeted on the basis of religion. He said that a few people did pray on the road outside the Eidgah because they were late and there was no space left inside the premises. One of the FIRs was lodged at the Bajaria Police Station against 1,000-1,500 unknown persons including some members of the Eidgah management committee at the co

With the Union government driving home the judicial impossibility of disentangling the Special Marriage Act from the web of personal laws for legalising same-sex marriages, the Supreme Court asked the Centre what administrative measures could be taken to improve the day-to-day lives of same-sex couples. “Short of marriage rights... what can the government do for long cohabiting couples? They need some recognition for creating conditions for their social security and welfare," the SC said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/pUdLicw https://ift.tt/xhiTmUc

Of the ten police personnel who lost their lives in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, five had joined the force after quitting the Maoists, a senior official said on Thursday. Ten personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and their civilian driver were killed after Maoists blew up a vehicle, which was part of a convoy carrying security personnel in the Aranpur police station area of Dantewada on Wednesday afternoon, using a powerful improvised explosive device (IED). The blast site is located around 450km from state capital Raipur. Of them, Head Constables Joga Sodi (35), Munna Kadti (40), Constables Hariram Mandavi (36) and Joga Kawasi (22), and Gopniya Sainik (secret troopers) Rajuram Kartam (25) were once active as Maoists and joined the police after surrendering, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P told PTI. Sodi, a resident of Arlampalli village in neighbouring Sukma district, and Kadti, a native of Muder village in Dante

Yashasvi Jaiswal cracked a magnificent 77 before spinners Adam Zampa and Ravichandran Ashwin set up Rajasthan Royals' emphatic 32-run win over Chennai Super Kings in the reverse fixture of the IPL 2023 on Thursday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/8fvQi5u https://ift.tt/xhiTmUc

The Aligarh Muslim University Teachers' Association election will be held in June, three years after the term of previous office-bearers ended. Prof Imrana Naseem, who was designated as the chief election officer at the general body meeting of the association on March 16, said although the term of office bearers ended in April 2020, elections could not be held on one pretext or the other. Teachers at the university had been raising this issue for the past two years. Yet the university authorities kept postponing the election citing various reasons, including the Covid pandemic. Polling for various posts in the teacher's body will be held in the first week of June, Prof Naseem said on Thursday. A group of senior faculty members on Thursday launched a mass contact drive to highlight their demand for holding elections to various governing bodies of the university. A spokesperson of the association said, "Teachers would intensify their protest in the coming days if the un

The Delhi Police on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it was ready to register an FIR, based on the sexual harassment complaint filed by seven national-level women wrestlers, against Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. from Times of India https://ift.tt/n0ztYb9 https://ift.tt/3p5HNgA

 Dismissed policeman Sachin Waze's plea seeking "specialized diabetic home-cooked food" in jail was on Wednesday rejected by a special court here, which said he was being provided a balanced diet in the prison. Mr Waze, a former Mumbai police officer, is an accused in the case of an explosives-laden sports utility vehicle (SUV) found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's house and the murder of businessman Mansukh Hiran. He is currently in judicial custody and lodged at Taloja jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai. On Monday, he filed an application in the special court hearing cases related to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for home-cooked food, citing his health condition. In his plea, Mr Waze claimed that a doctor from the state-run J J Hospital in Mumbai asked the jail superintendent to provide him a strict diabetic diet, and also advised the former police officer to consume medicines without fail. Mr Waze submitted that the prison administration would not be

At least 10 personnel of the District Reserve Guards (DRG) and their civilian driver were killed when Maoists detonated a powerful IED on a kuchha road and fired on the wounded jawans near Aranpur in Dantewada district of Bastar, about 400km south of Raipur, on Wednesday. Around 200 jawans were returning in a convoy when the blast was triggered around 1.30pm. Police believe 50kg of explosives was used. from Times of India https://ift.tt/F5Tc71a https://ift.tt/3p5HNgA

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that practitioners of alternative systems of medicine such as Ayurveda are not entitled to equal pay with allopathic doctors as they not are involved in performing emergency duties and complicated surgeries. Setting aside a Gujarat High Court order, the top court said the emergency duty that allopathy doctors are capable of performing and the trauma care that they are able to provide cannot be performed by Ayurveda practitioners. It noted that even post-mortem or autopsy is not carried out by Ayurveda practitioners. The apex court was hearing a batch of appeals challenging a 2012 Gujarat High Court order which had held that Ayurveda practitioners are entitled to be treated at par with doctors with MBBS degrees. While recognising the importance of Ayurveda practitioners and the need to promote alternative or indigenous systems of medicine, the top court said that it cannot be oblivious of the fact that both categories of doctors are certainly not

Kolkata Knight Riders snapped their four-match losing streak with a comfortable 21-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the reverse fixture of the IPL 2023 played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/EHClon3 https://ift.tt/3p5HNgA

A 23-year-old sanitation worker died apparently due to inhalation of poisonous gas while cleaning a sewer in Tharad town in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Wednesday, police said. The dead worker was hired on contract by Tharad municipality for cleaning sewers. The incident occurred in the afternoon when two sanitation workers entered a manhole to clean the sewer, a police official said. "When these workers did not come out, local people informed the fire brigade. While one of them died on the spot, another worker was pulled out alive. He was rushed to a nearby hospital," he said. As per the preliminary probe, the victim died due to asphyxiation. A case of accidental death has been registered by the police. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/xipWGvI via IFTTT

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an FIR in connection with allegations of irregularities in municipal recruitments in West Bengal. The CBI registered the case on April 24 following the Calcutta High Court's order to probe the allegations. A single-judge bench composed of Justice Abhijit Ganguly passed the order based on the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) findings on the alleged teachers' recruitment scam. The Enforcement Directorate informed the court that it came across the alleged scam in municipal recruitments in West Bengal while investigating the money trail in the alleged teachers' recruitment scam. The high court had directed the CBI to submit a report on April 28 about the steps taken based on this order. The CBI has named Ayan Sil as an accused. Sil was arrested on March 20 by the CBI in connection with the alleged teachers' recruitment scam. The ED claimed that the agents, including Ayan Sil, involved in the school jobs bribery scam case,

A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday was prima facie unanimous that even if it decides to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples, it will refrain from determining consequential rights including adoption, succession and inheritance as these are inseparably linked to religion-based personal laws. from Times of India https://ift.tt/s09Wduo https://ift.tt/YhAsGSM

A Delhi court is likely to deliver its order on the bail application of AAP leader Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam today. Special Judge M K Nagpal had reserved the order after hearing arguments on Sisodia's application seeking relief claiming that his custody was no longer required for investigation. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had opposed the application, asserting the investigation was at a "crucial" stage and claiming the former Delhi deputy chief minister had planted fabricated e-mails to show there was public approval for the policy. The federal anti-money laundering agency had also said it has found fresh evidence of his complicity in the alleged crime. The court had on March 31 dismissed Sisodia's bail application in the corruption case, being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), saying he was "prima facie the architect" in the criminal conspiracy behind alleged payment

Criminals in Uttar Pradesh walked around with their heads held high but now they hang placards around their necks begging for their lives, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday while campaigning for the urban local body elections. Adityanath addressed elections rallies in Unnao and Rae Bareli ahead of the polls, scheduled to take place in two phases on May 4 and May 11. Addressing an election rally in Rae Bareli, Adityanath said, "BJP ki ek hi yukti, pradesh ko dilai mafia se mukti (The BJP has only one solution which has rid the sate of criminals)'. The mafia are begging for mercy to lead regular lives and earn livelihood by honest means due to zero tolerance against crime." He also took a dig at the previous regimes, saying people associated with a particular party would brandish country-made pistols while the youths now are working on smartphones and tablets. Adityanath was referring to the Uttar Pradesh government's drive to distribute tablets and smar

Defending champions Gujarat Titans produced a clinical performance to demolish five-time-champions Mumbai Indians by 55 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/zMtfbcw https://ift.tt/YhAsGSM

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at 16 locations in Bihar, Goa, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab as part of its investigation against a suspected module of the banned Islamist organisation PFI in Bihar's Phulwari Sharif, officials said. A spokesperson for the federal anti-terror agency said "a hoard of digital devices, along with bank transaction details, were seized during the searches conducted at the premises of PFI suspects...incriminating documents related to PFI and Indian currency of the face value of Rs 1 lakh were also seized." Locations in Siwan, Sheohar, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Katihar, Araria, Purnea and East Champaran districts of Bihar, South Goa district of Goa, Rampur and Bhadohi in Uttar Pradesh and Ludhiana in Punjab were searched by the NIA officials. A total of 13 persons were arrested in this case in July last year and the investigation relates to the training of Popular Front of India (PFI) cadre in Phulwari Sharif in

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Amid a tussle over leadership with his former deputy Sachin Pilot, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the media should not make people fight. Addressing reporters here, he asserted that the Congress' election campaign in the state would focus on the schemes and programmes launched by his government. The veteran Congress leader also expressed confidence of his government returning to power on the basis of the works done in the last five years. Mr Gehlot's comments come in the backdrop of an ongoing tussle with Pilot. The duo has been at loggerheads over the chief minister's post ever since the Congress formed the government in Rajasthan in December 2018. Recently, Mr Pilot opened another front against CM Gehlot by holding a day-long fast while alleging that the state government did not take action against the alleged corruption during the tenure of the BJP regime led by Vasundhara Raje, as promised before the 2018 assembly polls. Mr Gehlot, however, h

There was no concrete breakthrough yet again in defusing the three-year-long troop confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh despite the top-level military talks being held after a gap of over four months, though the two sides agreed to continue dialogue and maintain “security and stability” along the frontier. from Times of India https://ift.tt/lway2Rp https://ift.tt/LepXEhO

Indicating that they are ready for a showdown with the Tata Group-owned Air India management over its "unilateral" decision to revise the salary structure and service conditions, the two pilot unions at the airline warned the management of going to "any extent" to protect their members. On April 17, Air India rolled out a revamped compensation structure for its pilots and cabin crew, which has since been rejected by the two unions -- Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and Indian Pilots Guild (IPG). "It has been resolved by the IPG and ICPA that if any member/s of our union/s is/are terminated by the management for not signing the revised terms and conditions, the ICPA and IPG have pledged in unison to go to any extent to protect member/s till they are reinstated," a joint ICPA-IPG resolution stated. A query sent to Air India did not elicit a response. Immediately after Air India circulated the revamped salary structure and service conditions,

Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences removed a whistle which had got stuck in the airways of a 4-year-old child after he accidentally aspirated it, through endoscopy. "Shahin, a native of Nuh district in Haryana, was brought to the Mother and Child Block of the hospital Sunday morning," Dr Prabudh Goel, Additional Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery said. He said the child's father had bought him a pair of slippers which had an inbuilt whistle. The whistle got dislodged and Shahin put it inside his mouth and it landed in his airways, Goel added. "The child was coughing when he was brought to the emergency ward. He was also in respiratory distress because the airways were compromised... the child was also making a whistling sound while breathing," the doctor said. The left main bronchas was okay, the left lung was being aerated and that is the reason the child survived. Additionally, there was movement of air into and out of the right

Axar Patel's all-round heroics trumped Washington Sundar superb efforts with bat and ball as Delhi Capitals edged Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 runs in a low-scoring last-over thriller in Hyderabad. It was the first time in 16 seasons of IPL, Delhi successfully defended a first innings total under 150 as chasing a moderate 145 for victory, Hyderabad could only muster 137 for 6 in their 20 overs. from Times of India https://ift.tt/WepTGcy https://ift.tt/LepXEhO

Stone pelting broke out between people of two communities in Malpura in Tonk district of Rajasthan on Sunday, said officials. Sub-Divisional Officer Malpura, Mahipal Singh said that police officials were also injured in the incident. Giving details, Mr Singh said, "At the Malpura sub-division headquarters of Tonk district, the situation worsened after a scuffle in Nagori locality led to stone pelting between the two communities in which many people were injured and many vehicles were damaged by the miscreants, while some police personnel were also injured." Mr Singh also informed that the top officials of the police have left Tonk with the police force to check the situation at Malpura and they'll try to pacify the groups in the area. SDM Singh said, "In Malpura today, the day after Eid, the situation worsened after an argument developed between children. Stones were pelted at the police personnel who reached the spot, in which some police personnel were also inj

As for why Waaris Punjab De chief Amritpal was sent to the central jail in Dibrugarh, Assam, soon after his arrest, sources said this was done to rule out the possibility of a jailbreak with the support of like-minded Sikh prisoners or gangsters incarcerated in prisons across Punjab or other states in north India. Nine of Amritpal’s aides arrested earlier have been packed off to Assam. from Times of India https://ift.tt/l3ZRgfB https://ift.tt/y8j2lI1

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's mass wedding scheme for women from economically weaker sections has landed in controversy after some of the brides were made to take pregnancy tests. Five of the 219 girls did not get married on Saturday after their tests came positive. The matter has generated a huge political controversy as pregnancy tests are not supposed to be conducted on the women. The Congress has questioned who ordered the tests. The mass wedding under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojana was conducted in Gadsarai area of Dindori. One of the women whose pregnancy test had come positive, said she had started living with her fiance before the wedding. "My pregnancy test came positive. Possibly due to this my name was dropped from the final list, although officials have given me no clear cut reason," she added. "Never in the past has such tests been conducted," said Medani Marawi, the sarpanch of Bachchargaon village. "It is

Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Sunday said all "Firangi" will be sent to Bangladesh in 2024. "Let us expose this Firangi rule in 40 seats of Bihar in 2024.  Listen all 'Firangi', we will send you to Bangladesh in 2024. In 2025, we will make run away from Nepal's border and bring BJP's rule to Bihar," Mr Choubey said at an event in Patna. Addressing the gathering, Bihar BJP state President Samrat Chowdhary said, "Remember in 2014 Nitish Kumar had said that he would prefer to subsume in soil rather than join hands with BJP. He stayed with us (BJP) for five years. We are searching for the soil where he would be found. 'Log aapko mitte mein milayenge (politically people will finish you). But he (Nitish Kumar) understood 'hum unko mitti mein mila rahein hain' (we will finish his political career)." Mr Chowdhary in a party event had mentioned that it is time for the party workers of the BJP to take revenge and end the poli

A 24-year-old man died by suicide by bursting a firecracker in his mouth in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district on Sunday, police said. Prima facie, the dead Brajesh Prajapati was tense as he couldn't pursue higher studies in a big city as his family's financial condition was not good. A police officer said the Prajapati took the extreme step as he was tense over some issues. "Prajapati burst a 'sutli' bomb cracker in his mouth when he was in the toilet at around 9 AM. After hearing the sound, his family members rushed in. They shifted the injured man to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead," he said. A case was registered and further investigation is underway. Hridyesh, the elder brother of the dead, said Brajesh was good in studies and a student of B.SC in a local college. He claimed the financial condition of the family was not good and they couldn't send Brajesh to a big city for studies. (Except for the headline, this story has not been

Top order batter Ajinjya Rahane's 29-ball-71 carnage took the Eden Gardens by storm as Chennai Super Kings floored Kolkata Knight Riders to move to the top of the table. The Chennai batters led by a transformed Rahane outbatted the hosts as Kolkata's 49-run defeat at home turned out to be their fourth on the trot. With the win, Chennai rose to the top of the points table and now have 5 wins in 7 matches. Kolkata, on the other hand found themselves at the 8th spot with just 2 wins in 7 games. from Times of India https://ift.tt/uaN5Q9v https://ift.tt/y8j2lI1

Following the buzz of Nationalist Congress Party leader (NCP) Ajit Pawar joining the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said there was no discussion about the matter in the party. "If someone is trying to break away (Ajit Pawar from NCP), then, it is their strategy and they must be doing that. If we have to take a stand, then we will take a firm stand. It is not right to speak anything on it as we have not had any discussions regarding this," Mr Pawar said. Earlier on Sunday, NCP leader Supriya Sule backed Ajit Pawar over his statement that he is prepared for the Chief Minister's post in the state and said that there is nothing wrong to have ambition in politics. "There is nothing wrong to have ambition or a dream in politics, everybody has it, so I don't think there is anything wrong with saying openly about it. In fact, he is very honest in talking about his ambition," NCP leader Supriya Sule t

The Army has now stepped-up efforts to train women officers for “command and leadership roles” as Colonels and beyond, even as the first five female cadets are set to be commissioned into frontline artillery regiments after passing out of the Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai on April 29. from Times of India https://ift.tt/x0CvTh3 https://ift.tt/kzAwxQb

US President Joe Biden is looking forward to travelling to India in September, his administration’s point person for South and Central Asia has said, observing that 2024 is going to be a “big year” for the India-US relationship. India’s leadership in the G20 further broadens its capacity to stand as a force for good in the world, the official said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/OUiB3sr https://ift.tt/kzAwxQb

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar was capable of becoming Maharashtra chief minister since he has vast administrative experience, the statement coming days after the two engaged in a verbal tussle. Notably, amid speculation surrounding his next political move, Ajit Pawar on Friday said he would "100 per cent" like to become the chief minister. He had also said that NCP can stake a claim to the post of chief minister "now also" instead of waiting for 2024. Mr Raut, a key aide of Uddhav Thackeray, also said some undeserving people had gone on to become the chief minister of the state by engineering splits, an apparent reference to Eknath Shinde whose rebellion along with 40 MLAs in June last year brought down the Maha Vikas Aghadi government. Mr Raut also said there is no difference regarding the chief minister's post in the Maha Vikas Aghadi, which includes Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP, and Congress, and the al

Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh produced one of his finest IPL spells as Punjab Kings gunned down Mumbai Indians in a high-scoring thriller at the Wankhede for their fourth win of the season. Death overs specialist Arshdeep shattered stumps at will in a tense final over as Punjab successfully defended 214 to get back to winning ways. The victory took Punjab to the fifth spot on the points table as a high-flying Mumbai were brought down to earth after a hat-trick of wins. from Times of India https://ift.tt/7G3gCl1 https://ift.tt/kzAwxQb

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Saturday hit back at Ajit Pawar, saying the NCP leader should have quit the government led by Congress' Prithviraj Chavan in 2010-14 itself if he was unhappy. He also appeared making light of Ajit Pawar's remarks that he would "100 per cent like to be the chief minister", saying if the NCP leader has a majority of 145 MLAs, then he must become the CM. The Congress is a constituent in the Maha Vikas Aghadi along with Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), and the Nationalist Congress Party. "Ajit Pawar was in the government led by Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan from 2010 to 2014. Why did he take the oath as a minister if he was helpless? Prithviraj Chavan is our leader and it is not expected that Ajit Pawar will say this about him. "If Ajit Pawar was unhappy in the Congress-NCP government, he should have left that time itself," Mr Patole told reporters. Ajit Pawar had served as deputy Chief Minister

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has been called by the Central Bureau of Investigation "for third time" as part of the investigation in an alleged insurance scam and noted that there was no relation of the summons and his allegations against BJP-led government. Amit Shah said the BJP government has not done any such thing which needs to be hidden from people. He said if certain remarks are made for personal, political self-interest, those should be treated likewise. "According to my information, he has been called a second or third time. An investigation is underway, some new information or proof must have come to light and he has been called for the third time. There is no truth in this that he has been called for speaking against us," Mr Shah said at Karnataka Roundtable organised by India Today. Referring to Mr Malik's allegations against the BJP-led government, Mr Shah said he should be asked

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Maharashtra on Friday reported 993 COVID-19 cases and five deaths, which took the tally to 81,60,499 and the count to 1,48,497, a health official said. A state health department bulletin said the XBB.1.16 is the dominant variant of Omicron that was driving the case surge in the state. So far, 681 cases caused by this variant have been detected, and five persons have succumbed. The addition to the tally was lower than the 1,113 recorded on Thursday, which also saw three fatalities, he pointed out. Mumbai and Pune recorded two deaths each while the fifth fatality was in Nagpur, he said. Mumbai accounted for 226 of the new cases in the state, the official added. The recovery count increased by 1,147 in the last 24 hours to touch 80,06,032, leaving the state with 5,970 active cases, the official said. So far, 8,68,69,019 coronavirus tests have been conducted in the state, including 18,118 in the last 24 hours. The case fatality rate is 1.81 per cent and the recovery rate stands at 9

An orthodox church priest was arrested for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old girl in Muvattupuzha, police said on Friday. According to the press statement issued by Ernakulam Rural Police, an orthodox church priest Shemavoon Ramba, a native of Pathanamthitta and aged 77 years was arrested for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old girl in Muvattupuzha. The priest has been removed from official duties after the alleged incident, the police said. "The incident happened on April 3. As per the complaint received by the police, the priest allegedly molested the minor girl in the church. The police registered a case based on the girl's complaint," reads the statement. The priest has been charged under the POCSO act, the police said. The police said, "The priest was called to the police station this morning and arrested. The priest, a native of Pathanamthitta, came to the church in Muvattupuzha temporarily as part of the Easter celebration." The investigation team incl

The India Premier League 2023 runs from March 31 to May 28, with 10 teams competing for the title. Mumbai Indians have won the title five times, which is the most by any team, followed by Chennai Super Kings' four triumphs, while the Gujarat Titans are the defending champions. from Times of India https://ift.tt/24nmtsH https://ift.tt/4banRNT

NCP president Sharad Pawar on Friday termed the acquittal of all 67 accused in the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case as the "murder of rule of law and the Constitution." Speaking at a gathering of Nationalist Congress Party's workers in suburban Ghatkopar, he also blamed the Maharashtra government for the deaths of people due to sunstroke at the Maharashtra Bhushan award ceremony in Kharghar, and demanded a judicial probe. A court in Gujarat on Thursday acquitted all surviving 67 accused in the case related to the killing of 11 Muslims during a riot in Ahmedabad's Naroda Gam area in 2002 in the aftermath of the Godhra train burning incident. ''The rule of law and Constitution have been murdered. This has been proved by yesterday's verdict,'' Pawar said. Speaking on the Kharghar sunstroke deaths, the NCP chief accused the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government of negligence in the organisation of the award ceremony on April 16. Only a probe by a reti

The Indian Institutes of Technology, which have never been accredited by an external agency, will now have to open their gates to assessment agencies. In the recently held 55th IIT executive council meeting, all the IITs were asked to go in for assessment either by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) or get all their programmes accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). from Times of India https://ift.tt/h9fAOqT https://ift.tt/16esRHh

Ahead of next month's Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal Thursday appealed to people of the constituency to vote for his party if they want development, claiming the Congress did nothing for them in 60 years. "We are doing good work and with honesty," he said, addressing a gathering here. "Vote for us in place of Congress...give us one chance," the Delhi chief minister added. "For past 60 years, Jalandhar has been represented by a Congress MP. For 60 years, you voted for the Congress. What did you get? Did the Congress give you anything? Nothing," Arvind Kejriwal said. He said people of Punjab gave AAP a chance in last year's assembly polls and the party formed the government with overwhelming majority. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was also present. "And the second thing, if you vote for the Congress, what benefit will you get? In Punjab, it is our government, we have to get the work done. If you vote