Raipur: A day after the Chhattisgarh High Court granted him bail in two cases linked to the alleged liquor scam, Chaitanya Baghel, son of senior Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, was released from the Raipur Central Jail on Saturday. Bhupesh Baghel noted that it was Chaitanya’s birthday when he was first arrested…
Mumbai: The BJP and its Mahayuti allies have won 68 seats unopposed in the Maharashtra civic polls scheduled for January 15, even as the Opposition parties alleged the ruling combine used threats and money to force candidates to withdraw from the fray. Across the state, as many as 68 candidates from the BJP and the…
Sukma/Bijapur: More than 12 Naxalites were killed in separate encounters with the security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Saturday, police said. More than 10 ultras were gunned down in Sukma, while two were eliminated in the adjoining Bijapur district in the early hours of the day, they said. An exchange of fire broke out…
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of “interfering” in India’s internal matters by writing a note to jailed activist Umar Khalid and asserted that India will not tolerate it. Questioning Mamdani’s locus standi to comment on the issue, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia also cautioned the New York…
Bhopal: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said that despite the uniform and physical exercises, the Sangh is not a para-military organisation, and it would also be a huge mistake to try to understand it by looking at the BJP. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh works for uniting society and imbuing it with the necessary qualities…
Indore: Under fire over the death of at least four persons due to water contamination in the Bhagirathpura area here, the Madhya Pradesh government on Friday shunted out the Indore municipal commissioner and suspended two senior officials. The health crisis was now under control due to the emergency measures taken, and there was “no abnormal…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said the next Mumbai mayor will be from the ruling Mahayuti and “both Hindu and Marathi”, amid claims and counter-claims by political parties over who should occupy the city’s top civic post. “The Mumbai mayor will be from the Mahayuti. The Mumbai mayor will be a Hindu and…
Udaipur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday emphasised the importance of understanding the delicate balance between self-respect and ego, and urged people not to cross the fine line between the two. “While the feeling of self-respect is important, it should never transform into arrogance,” Singh said at the 104th foundation day event of the Bhupal…
Chennai: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India has every right to defend its people when it comes to “bad neighbours” and asserted that a neighbouring country cannot ask New Delhi to share water if it continues to spread terrorism in the country. At the same time, he said with “good neighbours”, India…
Patna: A GRP officer, who was probing into a robbery of gold worth Rs 1.44 crore from a train passenger in Bihar in November last year, was arrested for his alleged involvement in the crime, police said on Friday. Gaya GRP Station House Officer Rajesh Kumar Singh was apprehended on Wednesday in connection with the…
