BJP still firm on backing Raj Thackeray's son in Mahim seat: Fadnavis

BJP still firm on backing Raj Thackeray's son in Mahim seat: Fadnavis

Wednesday, 30 October 2024 | PTI

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the BJP still wants to throw its weight behind MNS head Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray in Mahim assembly seat, which the ruling Shiv Sena is also contesting. Efforts will be made to find a solution to this, Fadnavis told reporters here. The...

Security tightened across Delhi markets, railway stations amid Diwali rush

Security tightened across Delhi markets, railway stations amid Diwali rush

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | PTI

Delhi Police has beefed up security across city markets teeming with shoppers ahead of Diwali and other festivals. The city has already been on a high alert since October 20 when a blast ripped through a wall of CRPF school in Rohini's Prashant Vihar area. The blast hurt no one but damaged...

Lawyers clash with police in Ghaziabad court after argument with judge, set outpost on fire

Lawyers clash with police in Ghaziabad court after argument with judge, set outpost on fire

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | PTI

Lawyers and baton-wielding police personnel came to blows in a courtroom in Ghaziabad on Tuesday after the judge called the force in to remove a group of protesting lawyers raising slogans against him over a disagreement. Some of the lawyers claimed they suffered injuries as police personnel used batons on them,...

Jaishankar urges military leadership to be prepared to adapt to rapidly evolving geopolitical threats

Jaishankar urges military leadership to be prepared to adapt to rapidly evolving geopolitical threats

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | PTI

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday urged the military leadership to be prepared to adapt to rapidly evolving geopolitical threats and opportunities, and emphasised that a more "whole-of-government" approach is needed to effectively advance national security. He said this in his address at the closing day of the second phase...

Delhi, WB govts not implementing Ayushman Bharat out of 'political interest': PM Modi

Delhi, WB govts not implementing Ayushman Bharat out of 'political interest': PM Modi

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday hit out at Delhi and West Bengal governments for not implementing the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme out of "political interests" and said he was pained that the elderly from these two states cannot avail free treatment under the expanded programme. The prime minister on Tuesday...

Meth lab busted in NCR; Tihar Jail warden, Mexican national among 5 arrested

Meth lab busted in NCR; Tihar Jail warden, Mexican national among 5 arrested

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

A meth lab having links to a Mexican drug cartel was recently uncovered in Noida and five people, including a Tihar Jail warden and two Delhi-based businessmen, were arrested in connection with it, the NCB said on Tuesday. In a statement, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said the lab was busted...

Israeli strike in northern Gaza kills at least 60, officials say, as Hezbollah announces new leader

Israeli strike in northern Gaza kills at least 60, officials say, as Hezbollah announces new leader

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | AP | Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip)

An Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people early Tuesday, more than half of them women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. In a separate development, Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah said it has chosen Sheikh Naim Kassem...

Mumbai police arrest man in Noida for issuing death threat to Salman Khan, Zeeshan Siddique

Mumbai police arrest man in Noida for issuing death threat to Salman Khan, Zeeshan Siddique

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | PTI | Mumbai

The Mumbai police have arrested a 20-year-old man from Noida in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly issuing a death threat to Bollywood actor Salman Khan and NCP leader Zeeshan Siddique, an official said on Tuesday. The man was held on Monday, he said. "The accused initially sent a threatening message on MLA...

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