Varanasi (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here Friday morning, received a detailed briefing on the alleged gang-rape of a young woman in his constituency and asked officials to take the strictest possible action against those involved, according to a Uttar Pradesh government statement. Immediately after landing in Varanasi, the prime minister was briefed…
Patna: At least 25 people were killed in lightning strikes and hailstorms in several districts of Bihar on Thursday, officials said. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Nalanda reported 18 deaths, followed by two in Siwan, one each in Katihar, Darbhanga, Begusarai, Bhagalpur and Jehanabad. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, however,…
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) produced 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana before a court here on Thursday night, hours after he was extradited from the US, and sought his 20-day custody. The court is likely to pronounce its order shortly. Rana was brought to the Patiala House Court in a…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said the 26/11 terror attack’s key accused, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was extradited to India on Thursday, should be hanged immediately and claimed the government will do so during the Bihar elections. Raut also demanded that Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was captured in 2016 and was sentenced to death…
New Delhi: Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was brought to India after being “successfully extradited” from the US and was formally arrested, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced on Thursday. The 64-year-old Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin landed in Delhi in a special plane from Los Angeles Thursday…
New Delhi: While she considers Prime Minister Narendra Modi a saintly person, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta says she wants to be more like Union Home Minister Amit Shah, whom she described as “a daring personality” and her second role model. In an exclusive interview with PTI on Wednesday evening, the chief minister said that…
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on April 11, where he will address a public gathering and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for 44 projects worth Rs 3,880 crore. Varanasi Divisional Commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma said that among the projects to be inaugurated are schemes focused on rural development,…
New Delhi: The Centre has appointed a special public prosecutor to conduct a trial in the Mumbai terror attack case accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, is being extradited from the US and is expected to arrive here on Thursday. In a late-night notification, the Union home ministry said advocate Narender Mann will be the special public…
Lucknow: Households in 24,576 villages across Uttar Pradesh have 100 per cent access to clean tap water, an official statement said on Wednesday. This has brought access to clean drinking water to nearly 4.86 crore villagers through 79,44,896 new connections. Mirzapur district is at the forefront of this initiative, with 1,769 villages fully covered. Following…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said when the people of West Bengal vote out Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and install a BJP government in the state, the issue of illegal immigration will be solved. Speaking at the ‘News18 Rising Bharat Summit’, Shah made clear that the coming Bihar assembly elections will…
