Priyanka Gandhi says Election Commission should ensure a level playing field for all political parties New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today invoked Ramayan to attack a massive opposition rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan Bharatiya Janata Party. “I have been coming to Ramlila Maidan since my childhood. Every year the statue of Ravan … Read more
Three men who flooded Britain’s streets with millions of pounds worth of cocaine have been jailed. Jonathan Cassidy, Nasar Ahmed and Jamie Cassidy have been detained since 2020 after law enforcement agencies destroyed a Arrested for sending messages over an encrypted phone system called EncroChat. In total, they are believed to have imported nearly £26 … Read more
Get our free ‘Westminster Views’ email The British government has warned Israel that it may withhold weapons if the Red Cross is not allowed access to imprisoned Hamas fighters, Israeli media reported. Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron is said to have warned Israeli officials that Europe could declare an “arms embargo” if Israel continues to deny … Read more
Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron has urged Israel to open one of its ports to allow aid arriving by sea to reach Gaza. He also called for more visas to be issued to United Nations staff to ensure humanitarian aid can be distributed in the Palestinian territories. Latest politics: Minister breaks down Tory donors row … Read more
Politicians have condemned the “senseless act of vandalism” after pro-Palestinian campaigners damaged a portrait of Lord Balfour. Action for Palestine shared a video on social media of a protester defacing and cutting up the historical painting hanging at Trinity College, Cambridge. In the video, a woman can be seen spraying red paint before using a … Read more
Last updated: February 16, 2024 12:39 US Standard Time The police in Maharashtra’s Thane district have registered a case for allegedly tampering with a chemical shipment, causing a loss of Rs 33 lakh to the sender, an official said on Friday. Between October 2023 and January this year, a businessman transported some chemicals imported from … Read more
Last updated: February 15, 2024 21:16 UTC A case has been registered against a man for allegedly imprisoning a doctor from Nagpur in a hotel in Navi Mumbai and extorting Rs 30 lakh from the latter’s father, a police official said on Thursday. According to police, the accused Rakesh Pusadkar had lured Dr Himanshu Raut … Read more
The police in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Thursday arrested a 29-year-old man for threatening his uncle and trying to extort Rs 1 crore from him. The wife of complainant Subhash Ramchandra Tupe lent Rs 61 lakh to accused Mangesh Arun Thorat from Ahmed Nagar for some business, the official said. After signing the agreement, she … Read more
Last updated: February 7, 2024 23:29 UTC A 22-year-old man from Navi Mumbai has been booked for allegedly raping and impregnating his teenage “wife” who gave birth to a child, police said on Wednesday. So far, no arrests have been made in connection with the incidents that took place between November 2021 and February 2023. … Read more
Last updated: February 7, 2024 11:58 UTC A day after the Uttarakhand government led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami introduced the Uniform Civil Code in the state legislative assembly, the bill is likely to be passed on Wednesday, February 7. The proceedings of the Uttarakhand Assembly session began at 11 am. The UCC Bill … Read more
Lok Sabha Congress leader Ranjan Chaudhary on Monday said the BJP should not consider Lord Ram as a political tool to win elections. He also questioned the government’s policies toward China and the Maldives. “You are under the patronage of Lord Ram as the general election approaches,” Chaudhry said during a debate on the motion … Read more
Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) activists staged a silent protest in Thane district on Sunday over the Jawapi issue. Activists carrying flags and banners marched through the main streets of the town of Mumbra as police detained local leaders of the SDPI for violating a ban on gatherings. A police official said notices have … Read more