Mumbai : Tensions briefly flared in Mumbai’s Mazgaon area on Sunday night after organisers of a Ganesh procession alleged that eggs were thrown at the idol’s arrival procession. According to reports, the incident occurred while the Ganesh idol was being brought into the area. The alleged egg-throwing led to a tense situation, prompting police to […]
Month: August 2026
New Delhi : A journalist who had reported alleged irregularities in the handling of donations at Ayodhya’s Ram temple has approached the Supreme Court, challenging an FIR registered against him by Ghaziabad Police in connection with an alleged road-rage incident. Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay has claimed that the case against him is based on false and […]
Washington is preparing fresh economic sanctions on Iran and has warned countries doing business with Tehran of serious consequences. Iran, in response, has threatened to stop oil exports and could consider support for the US economic campaign an “act of war.” Washington, August 24, 2026: Tensions between the United States and Iran have entered a […]
Delhi has reported 1,777 H1N1 cases so far this year, a sharp rise from last year’s numbers. With influenza cases also increasing in Bengaluru and other cities, experts explain how swine flu differs from COVID-19 and why symptoms alone cannot confirm which infection a person has. New Delhi, August 24, 2026: H1N1 influenza, commonly known […]
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has announced that his government will abandon the proposed Parandur greenfield airport project, saying the decision honours his commitment to local residents who had strongly opposed the plan over concerns about farmland, water bodies and the environment. Chennai, August 24, 2026: The long-running controversy over the
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has issued notice to the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) and its Commissioner, Radhabinod Aribam Sharma, over allegations that the civic body failed to comply with an interim order passed by the court in a dispute involving the Windsor residential project. A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and […]
Mumbai : The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested a 25-year-old importer in Mumbai in connection with an alleged ₹4.77 crore anti-dumping duty evasion case involving imports of TCCA, a chemical used in water treatment and other industrial applications. The Mumbai unit of the DRI alleges that the importer’s Bengaluru-based firm brought TCCA into […]
Mumbai : Mumbai’s Dongri Police have uncovered an alleged inter-state network that was reportedly supplying “mule bank accounts” to cyber fraudsters involved in online gaming, cricket betting and casino-related scams. The investigation has so far linked 17 bank accounts to 38 cybercrime cases registered across multiple states, with transactions worth approximately ₹25.45
The political controversy surrounding a government school in Jaipur has intensified after the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) gave Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar a 48-hour ultimatum over an alleged attack on its volunteers. CJP co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka claimed that members of the party’s team were assaulted while inspecting a government school in
New Delhi : YouTuber and independent media creator Ajeet Bharti put forward four major demands during the ‘Reservation Hatao Andolan’ protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, calling for a review of India’s existing reservation system and greater focus on economic disadvantage. The protest, organised by the social media-driven ‘Reservation Hatao Andolan’, drew a large crowd on
