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On realtor’s behest, Telangana cops arrest 70-yr widow, get SC rap | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has slammed the Telangana Police for converting a civil land dispute into a criminal case at the behest of an influential builder to arrest and harass a retired Major General’s 70-year-old widow, quashed the FIR and asked the complainant to pay Rs 10 lakh to her.The Delhi-based woman owned a 500 […]

‘Milestone moment’: Army receives first batch of Apache helicopters from US; to be deployed in Jodhpur | India News

NEW DELHI: Three of the six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, part of a long-pending Rs 5,691 crore deal with the United States, arrived at the Hindon Air Force Station on Tuesday enhancing the Indian Army’s offensive capabilities.Dubbed “tanks in the air” for their lethal firepower and combat endurance, the helicopters will be stationed in Jodhpur, […]

Air India got 9 showcauses in 6 months for safety violations: Minister | India News

NEW DELHI: Nine show-cause notices were issued to Air India during the last six months in connection with five identified safety violations, Union junior aviation minister Murlidhar Mohol said in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Enforcement action has been completed in respect of one violation, he added.Regarding the AI Dreamliner […]

‘We are globally the richest …’: VP Dhankhar bats for unity amid language row; slams divisive politics | India News

NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday called for unity amid the ongoing controversy over languages across the country.Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Dhankhar said that India is the richest country when it comes to languages.“We have rich languages—Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi. We have classical languages. We are globally the […]

AI-based facial identification to track sex abusers at railway stations | India News

NEW DELHI: The Union govt has informed SC that it plans to set up Artificial Intelligence-based facial recognition systems at seven major railway stations, including Mumbai CST and New Delhi, to curb crimes against women. The number of sexual offenders recorded in the National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO) has crossed the 20-lakh mark, it […]

‘Not rummy, solitaire’: Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate blames aide, YouTube ads; takes shot at NCP(SP)’s Rohit Pawar – watch | India News

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate has dismissed NCP(SP) Rohit Pawar’s claim that he was playing rummy in the assembly, clarifying that it was solitaire, an app he said may have been downloaded by a staffer, and had actually opened YouTube to check on lower house proceedings.“Rohit Pawar has become addicted to playing rummy. […]

‘Not over, it continues’: Vice President Dhankhar on Operation Sindoor; asserts nation’s sovereignity | India News

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar as he addresses Officer Trainees of the 2024 batch of the Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said that India’s decisions are made independently and are not influenced by any external power. He also underlined that Operation Sindoor, India’s recent counter-terror action, is not over and […]

ED raids 22 Punjab de-addictioncentres for illegal sale of drugs | India News

The agency also searched a premise in Mumbai linked to the accused NEW DELHI/BATHINDA: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday conducted searches at 22 de-addiction centres across Punjab, including in Chandigarh, Barnala and Ludhiana, after its investigation revealed illegal sale of drugs by these centres. The agency also searched a premise in Mumbai linked […]

Odisha self-immolation case: Rahul Gandhi blames ‘BJP’s system’ for student’s death; Dharmendra Pradhan calls it ‘petty politics’ | India News

Rahul Gandhi; Dharmendra Pradhan NEW DELHI: A political tussle erupted in Odisha on Tuesday after the college student who had attempted self-immolation over alleged sexual harassment by a senior faculty member, succumbed to her injuries.While opposition parties Congress and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) blamed the “BJP system”, the ruling party hit back by asking the […]

Air India tragedy fallout: DGCA directs airlines to inspect fuel switches in Boeings | India News

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: India on Monday directed its airlines using certain Boeing aircraft, like the B737s and B787 Dreamliners, to check fuel control switch locking mechanisms on them by July 21.The regulators and airlines of some other countries, like South Korea and the UAE, are also doing the same. The US Federal Aviation Administration had in […]