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How Man Behind Mumbai Billboard Collapse Evaded Police For 3 Days

Reported by Sunilkumar Singh, Edited by Samiran Mishra | Friday May 17, 2024, Mumbai

Bhavesh Bhinde, a businessman whose company was responsible for installing the billboard that collapsed in Mumbai's Ghatkopar, was arrested from Rajasthan's Udaipur last night, was brought to Mumbai this morning where he will be presented in a court.

After Mumbai Tragedy, Chennai Cracks Down On Illegal Billboards

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

The Greater Chennai Corporation has removed 460 hoardings in a crackdown on unauthorised and illegal hoardings following the tragic fall of a large hoarding in Mumbai that killed 14 people at a petrol station.

Mumbai Hoarding Collapse: 2 trucks Among 71 Vehicles Found Under Debris

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

The civic authorities have recovered a total of 71 vehicles under the debris of the gigantic hoarding crash here in Chheda Nagar near Ghatkopar which crushed several homes and a petrol pump on May 13, killing 16 people, the BMC Disaster Control said

Woman, Brother Assaulted After Their Car Brushes Against Man In Delhi: Cops

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

In an alleged road rage case here, a woman and her brother were allegedly beaten up by a group of men here after their car brushed against one of them, police said on Thursday.

Delhi's Power Demand Peaks At 6,780 MW, Season's Highest So Far: Discoms

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

With the day temperature spiralling up with each passing day, Delhi's power demand shot to 6,780 MW on Thursday -- the highest this summer so far, discom officials said.

At 42.5 Degrees, Delhi Records Hottest Day Of Season So Far: Weather Office

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

The mercury soared to 42.5 degrees Celsius in the national capital on Thursday, the highest temperature recorded in the city so far this summer, according to the weather office.

Case Filed Against Arvind Kejriwal's Aide Over Swati Maliwal's Allegations

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

AAP leader Swati Maliwal - at the centre of a harassment row involving party boss Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar - has submitted a statement to Delhi Police, after four days of silence over an incident that has triggered a furious political row.

Woman Strangles Son, 8, Over Dirtied Clothes, Missing Books In Gurugram: Cops

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2024, Gurugram

The woman who was arrested for allegedly killing her 8-year-old son revealed that she committed the crime in a fit of rage when he returned home from school in dirtied clothes and two of his books were missing, police said on Thursday.

Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Bag In Manali Hotel, Man With Her Arrested

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2024, Shimla

The body of a 26-year-old woman from Bhopal was found stuffed in a bag in a hotel in Himachal's Manali, police said on Thursday.

Woman, 20, Found Dead In Bengaluru Home With Slit Marks On Neck, Wrist

Reported by Pratibha Raman, Edited by Nikita Sharma | Thursday May 16, 2024

A 20-year-old woman was found dead inside the bathroom of her home in Bengaluru yesterday. She was found dead with slit marks on her neck and wrist of her left hand, said police.

Priyanka Gandhi Asked About Swati Maliwal Assault Case. Her Guarded Reply

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Thursday May 16, 2024, New Delhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had a guarded response to a question on the row surrounding the alleged assault of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP and former chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women Swati Maliwal that has put AAP in a spot

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.

"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.

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

Parking Dispute In Gurugram Turns Deadly, 28-Year-Old Run Over By Neighbour

Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni | Thursday May 16, 2024, New Delhi

A 28-year-old man was killed after being run over by his neighbour in Gurugram over a parking dispute, police said.