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New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday cautioned police that bystanders cannot be “picked up” as part of the mob that indulged in stone pelting during a demolition exercise near Faiz-e-Elahi mosque in Turkman Gate last month. Justice Prateek Jalan made the oral observation while dealing with a plea for anticipatory bail by a person accused of instigating the crowd. Islamabad Suicide Blast, Bangladesh Crisis, RBI’s Fraud Compensation And MoreThe court asked Delhi Police to file a status report in response to the plea for pre-arrest bail by Sajid Iqbal, detailing the specific role played by him along with video…

Bengaluru: Days after the collapse of a stretch of Hosur Road (NH-44) at Chandapura during the construction of a vehicular overpass Thursday, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said it has initiated measures to ease congestion in the area.An NHAI official said the service road on the Bengaluru–Hosur side is being widened to facilitate smoother traffic flow. “The work will be completed by Feb 9, after which Hosur-bound vehicles will be diverted onto the service road. On the opposite carriageway, where the incident occurred, construction of the retaining wall is under way. Once completed, traffic towards Bengaluru will be…

Hyderabad: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Cyberabad registered an FIR against six persons, including the proprietor of Advika Trading Company, for allegedly cheating investors of 1.89 crore.The case was registered on a complaint by Asif Ali (56), a businessman from Khilwath, who alleged that he and an acquaintance, Mohammed Abdul Quadeer (64) of Asif Nagar, were contacted by one of the accused, U Kiran Kumar, in 2023–24. Asif alleged that Kumar introduced himself as a digital communications staff member of Advika Trading Company, which has offices in Vijayawada and Hyderabad.”After repeated persuasion, I attended meetings where the company claimed…

COIMBATORE: A BJP functionary was arrested by the Coimbatore district police on Saturday for helping robbers.The arrested BJP functionary has been identified as J Vivek, 36, of Rs Puram in the city. He is a state-level executive committee member of BJP Scheduled Caste Morcha. Police arrested him based on the confession of M Sarvesh, 21, of Theni district, who was arrested on Friday on charges of robbing an engineering student of his god chain.The complainant in the case is M Abinesh, 21, of Pollachi, who studies in an engineering college in Coimbatore district. According to police, Sarvesh is known to…

AHMEDABAD: A former police constable died a day after the Gujarat high court acquitted him in a corruption case that had dragged on for nearly three decades. Babubhai Prajapati, 64, was cleared on Wednesday of charges stemming from a 1996 case in which he was accused of accepting a bribe of Rs 20 from a truck driver.The case began on Nov 20, 1996, when Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials laid a trap after receiving a complaint that policemen were collecting Rs 20 from truck drivers to allow their vehicles to enter the city illegally. Three constables of Vejalpur police station. —…

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP state president Manmohan Samal in Bhubaneswar on Saturday Bhubaneswar: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said Odisha would be among the biggest beneficiaries of the Union Budget 2026-27, with major gains expected in agriculture, education, tourism, infrastructure and employment generation.Addressing a news conference on budget proposals, Pradhan said the budget, inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’, opens new avenues of development for Odisha and positions the state as a key driver of the country’s growth story. State BJP president Manmohan Samal was present at the press meet.Pradhan…

COIMBATORE: A BJP functionary was arrested by the Coimbatore district police on Saturday for helping robbers.The arrested BJP functionary has been identified as J Vivek, 36, of Rs Puram in the city. He is a state-level executive committee member of BJP Scheduled Caste Morcha. Police arrested him based on the confession of M Sarvesh, 21, of Theni district, who was arrested on Friday on charges of robbing an engineering student of his god chain.The complainant in the case is M Abinesh, 21, of Pollachi, who studies in an engineering college in Coimbatore district. According to police, Sarvesh is known to…

Gurgaon: Medanta Hospital has launched a 24×7 chest trauma support service after an analysis of its own patients across NCR showed chest injuries accounted for nearly 70% of poly-trauma hospital admissions and is also a leading cause of death amongst Indians aged 15-45 years. The study, which analysed 114 chest trauma patients treated between 2021-2025, found that many fatalities are linked not to delays in reaching hospitals but to the absence of specialised care during the critical early hours. Road traffic accidents emerged as the leading cause of chest injuries, accounting for 42% of cases. The newly-launched service will be…

Excitement filled the air in Dhemaji district as Lakhimpur MP Pradan Baruah officially inaugurated the Dibrugarh-Delhi Rajdhani Express at Dhemaji station. This long-awaited addition marks a significant win for the community, providing more convenient travel options to Delhi and other destinations. Dibrugarh: In a momentous occasion for Dhemaji district, Lakhimpur MP Pradan Baruah on Friday night flagged off the Dibrugarh-Delhi Rajdhani Express from its new stoppage at Dhemaji station, fulfilling a decades-long demand of the local people.The train, which departed from Dibrugarh station at its scheduled time of 10pm, arrived at Dhemaji station at 10.42pm. After a two-minute stoppage, MP…

Raichur: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar Saturday said the state Congress govt may introduce a scheme to provide free land as its sixth guarantee if people continue to extend their cooperation.Speaking at the concluding ceremony of the three-day Ede Dore Nadu Raichur District Utsav–2026 at the Agricultural Sciences University premises Saturday night, Shivakumar said people’s incomes had fallen due to price rises and many were facing financial difficulties. “In this context, the government implemented five guarantee schemes to help the people. Free land will be the sixth guarantee,” he said.On water-related issues, Shivakumar said local residents had requested the government…