Tree fall, wall collapse: Delhi rain havoc claims 3 lives in 12 hours; AAP seeks PWD minister’s resignation | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Heavy rains wreaked havoc in the national capital on Thursday, claiming three lives within 12 hours and leaving parts of the city paralysed by waterlogging, fallen trees and traffic chaos.In southwest Delhi’s Vasant Vihar, two boys died after a wall collapsed on them in Basant Nagar near Hanuman Mandir around 4.40 pm….

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‘Digital arrest’: Punjab police bust Rs 92 crore-nationwide racket; 6 arrested, 2 on the run | India News

[ad_1] Punjab police bust Rs 92 crore ‘digital arrest’ scam (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Punjab Police have busted a nationwide Rs 92-crore “digital arrest” racket, exposing two organised gangs running elaborate cyber-enabled financial frauds. The breakthrough came after coordinated raids across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Gujarat, which led to the identification of ten suspects….

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‘India on its way to become self-reliant nation’: President Murmu addresses the nation on the eve of 79th Independence Day – Top quotes | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday addressed the nation and extended her greetings ahead of the 79th Independence day.On the eve of Independence Day, Murmu praised India’s growth and said that the country is “well on way to becoming self-reliant nation and is moving ahead with great confidence.”Here’s are some of the key…

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Thane power couple: Independence Day honours celebrate decades of service; superintendent duo to receive President’s Police Medal | India News

[ad_1] In a recognition for a couple working in one of Maharashtra’s toughest workplaces, a husband-and-wife duo from Thane Central Jail have been named among eight personnel from the state’s prisons department to receive prestigious police medals. The announcement came on Thursday, when the Union government declared service medals for 1,090 police personnel from various…

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Op Sindoor: 9 IAF fighter pilots awarded Vir Chakra; see list | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday awarded the Vir Chakra to nine Indian Air Force fighter pilots who played a key role in Operation Sindoor, targeting terrorist headquarters and Pakistan’s military assets.Vir Chakra is India’s third-highest wartime gallantry award.The awardees include: Group Captain Ranjeet Singh Sidhu Group Captain Manish Arora Group Captain Animesh Patnim…

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‘Painful consequences’: India warns Pak to ‘temper rhetoric’; ‘hiding own failures’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Ministry of external affairs on Thursday slammed Pakistan for its anti-India rhetoric and warned of “painful consequences” if it does not temper its reckless, war-mongering, and hateful comments.In a press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We have seen reports regarding a continuing pattern of reckless, war-mongering, and hateful comments from…

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Bihar SIR: SC asks EC to publish names of 65 lakh omitted from voter list; says Aadhaar acceptable as ID | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission to publish details of 65 lakh persons omitted from the electoral rolls after the special intensive revision in poll-bound Bihar on its official website by Tuesday. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymala Bagchi also directed the poll body to accept Aadhaar…

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‘Buried gangster who killed my husband’: SP MLA thanks CM Yogi Adityanath; praises action against crimes in UP | India News

[ad_1] Samajwadi Party MLA Pooja Pal NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party MLA Pooja Pal on Thursday thanked Uttar Pradesh chief ministerYogi Adityanath for bringing her justice, saying he had “buried” dreaded gangster Atiq Ahmed, who was behind the killing of her husband, Raju Pal.She said CM Yogi’s “zero-tolerance policy” against crime delivered justice in the 2005…

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‘Suspected Bangladeshis’: SC to hear PIL over ‘detention’ of Bengali-speaking migrant workers; notice issued to Centre, 9 states | India News

[ad_1] Activists of the left parties take part in a protest rally against alleged illegal detention and torture of Bengali-speaking migrant workers, in Kolkata (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the detention and alleged torture of Bengali-speaking migrant workers under suspicion of being…

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