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Deport 17 Foreigners In Assam Detention Centre: Supreme Court Tells Centre

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2024, New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union of India to deport 17 foreigners languishing in a Assam detention centre, noting there is no offence registered against them.

Fact Check: Perfume Bottle In BJP's ELection Kit Misidentified As Gold Biscuit

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2024

Multiple social media users shared a video showing a police official examining BJP's election campaign kit and claimed that the party distributed 'gold biscuits' to the voters in Mumbai's Ghatkopar.

Fake Gujarat Company Extorting Lakhs By Dealing In Share Market Busted

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 16, 2024, Vadodara

The Gujarat Police busted a bogus company in Vadodara that claimed to be dealing in the share market and arrested 17 people, said officials here.

Delhi Police Team At Swati Maliwal's Home For Info In Assault Case

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2024, New Delhi

A Delhi Police team reached AAP MP Swati Maliwal's house today in connection with the alleged assault on her at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, officials said.

No, Rahul Gandhi Didn't Promise Rs 1 Lakh Monthly To Economically Weaker Women

Logically Facts | Thursday May 16, 2024

A video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressing a rally has been shared online claiming that he promised to deposit one lakh rupees per month in the bank accounts of economically weaker women in India.

Girl, 4, Taken For Finger Surgery, But Docs Operate On Tongue "By Mistake"

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 16, 2024, Kozhikode, Kerala

In what is believed to be another major goof-up at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, a four-year-old girl today fell victim to serious medical negligence, and a probe has been ordered.

Petrol Pump On Which Mumbai Billboard Fell Didn't Have Clearance

Reported by Rounak Mohan Kukde, Edited by Samiran Mishra | Thursday May 16, 2024, Mumbai

The petrol pump, on which a massive billboard came crashing down on Monday, killing 16 and injuring over 40 others in Mumbai's Ghatkopar, did not have an Occupancy Certificate (OC), sources have said.

"His Assumption... ": Supreme Court Junks Probe Agency's Arvind Kejriwal Plea

Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday May 16, 2024, New Delhi

The Supreme Court has junked the Enforcement Directorate's plea for action against out-on-bail Arvind Kejriwal, reasoning the Delhi Chief Minister's "... if you vote for AAP I won't have to go back" comment was his personal opinion.

Registration Mandatory For Char Dham Devotees In Uttarakhand

Reported by Kishor Rawat | Thursday May 16, 2024

As devotees flock to Gangotri and Yamunotri for the Char Dham Yatra, the Uttarakhand government on Thursday made it mandatory for devotees to register for the pilgrimage.

Stuck Under Killer Mumbai Billboard, People Honked To Signal They're Alive

Reported by Paras Harendra Dama, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Thursday May 16, 2024, Mumbai

In the moments after Mumbai's killer billboard crashed on a fuel pump, people trapped under the 250-tonne structure kept honking their car horns, hoping that whoever comes to rescue them will know that they are alive

Andhra Pradesh Cop Shoots Self While On Duty, Probe Launched: Police

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 16, 2024, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

A police constable died by suicide in a police station in Srisaliam town in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district today.

"Helped Him In Crisis," Recalls Sharad Pawar After PM Modi's Attack

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 16, 2024, Mumbai

A day after PM Modi slammed Sharad Pawar over farmers' plight, the NCP (SP) chief said when he was the Union Minister (2004-2014), he helped the then Gujarat Chief Minister - now the Prime Minister - a lot for the agricultural crisis in his state.

Tamil Nadu Speaker's Grand Plan To Provide Water To Drought-Prone Areas

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday May 16, 2024, Chennai

The 72-year-old MLA and speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly, M Appavu, is inspecting the final phase of his pet project - the interlinking of three rivers in his Radhapuram assembly constituency in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.

Arvind Kejriwal's Aide Summoned By Women's Panel Over Swati Maliwal Row

Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday May 16, 2024, New Delhi

Bibhav Kumar - Arvind Kejriwal's aide, who has been accused of harassing AAP MP Swati Maliwal at the Delhi Chief Minister's residence - has been summoned by the National Commission for Women.

Parents Forget 3-Year-Old In Car, Attend Wedding. Find Her Dead Hours Later

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2024, Kota, Rajasthan

A three-year-old girl suffocated to death in a locked car while her parents were attending a wedding function in Rajasthan's Kota, police said today.