‘Beaten with rods, pit bulls kept to scare us’, recall rescued labourers AGRA: Days after 12 bonded labourers were rescued from an alleged captivity racket inside a disposable bowls factory in Muzaffarnagar’s Mandi village, survivors told police and doctors that they were confined for months, beaten with iron rods and spear-like tools as ferocious pit…
Arvind Kejriwal (File photo) NEW DELHI: Following the postponement of an examination due to suspected paper leak in BJP-led Maharashtra, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday accused the saffron party of “sparing neither the exams nor the temples.“The former Delhi chief minister appeared to allude to the recent NEET-UG paper leak controversy and the…
A shocking revelation emerged in the Lohagad Fort murder case as accused Siya Goyal reportedly told police she disliked her fiancé, Ketan Agarwal, due to his hair patch. PUNE: In a startling claim made during custodial interrogation, Lohagad Fort murder accused Siya Goyal allegedly told Pune Rural Police that plotting to kill her fiancé, Ketan…
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday invoked the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and accused the BJP of “betraying Hindus of the country.”He also vowed that the Shiv Sena (UBT) would lead protests to ensure a “BJP-mukt Ram.”“Real Hindutva teaches…
A young adult woman in her mid-20s sits on a sofa. On the screen, we see a text conversation preview from her mother. Image Credit: Gemini “Did you talk to the doctor?”“Don’t forget your umbrella.”“You see, if I were in your shoes…”Almost every adult has probably heard these kinds of comments from their parents. At…
In a Facebook post, Thackeray said a police officer’s loyalty should remain solely with the duties and responsibilities of the force NEW DELHI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday criticised senior IPS officer Vishwas Nangare Patil over his speech at a Hindu Sakal Samaj event, saying the officer should resign from the police service and…
Rahul Gandhi writes to Congress functionaries NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday wrote to party functionaries, urging them to turn the student campaign launched by the party’s youth and student wings – Indian Youth Congress and NSUI – into a “countrywide movement.”The letter was addressed to Congress general secretaries, state in-charges, and heads…
Digvijaya Singh cautioned that Mohan Yadav could ultimately be held accountable even if wrongdoing was committed by officials. NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh on Saturday warned incumbent chief minister Mohan Yadav that retaining 12 ministerial portfolios was a “big mistake”, saying the concentration of responsibilities could leave…
Opposition tears into BJP over Maharashtra TET ‘paper leak’ NEW DELHI: Opposition parties, including the Congress and NCP (SP), on Saturday criticised the BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra over the alleged Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) question paper leak and the cancellation of the examination a day before it was scheduled.They accused the government of failing…
Uddhav Thackeray; Arvind Kejriwal Shiv Sena minister Gulabrao Patil said Operation Tiger 3.0 had begun and that 14 Shiv Sena (UBT) MLAs would soon join deputy chief minister the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal accused BJP of “sparing neither the exams nor the temples” after a teachers entrance exam in BJP-led…