Five police personnel held in assault, extorsion case, sent to 14-day custody

AS many as five police personnel were arrested for allegedly extorting ₹10 lakh and physically assaulting four men, including a Haryana Police constable, in southwest Delhi, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Rohit Meena said on Thursday.

ED reply sought over Kejriwal's bail plea

DELHI'S Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and sought reply on the plea filed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking regular as well as interim bail in the liquor scam case.

MCD anounces urgent steps for fire safety

IN response to recent fire incidents across the city, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has announced an urgent set of preventive measures to enhance fire safety across its buildings.

Heatwave breather likely, IMD sounds orange alert

A day after a stifling heat wave led to Delhi recording a maximum temperature of over 50 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said weather conditions will likely improve from Thursday.

‘Will move SC for fair water share’

Haryana denying Yamuna water: Atishi

PRAJWAL FLIES HOME TO LAND IN JAIL

SLEUTHS of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and police personnel were camping at KIA on Thursday night to take JDS MP Prajwal Revanna into custody upon his arrival from Munich.

22 killed in J&K bus accident

AT least 22 pilgrims were killed and 57 others injured after a bus carrying them fell into a 150 ft deep gorge in Akhnoor area of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

Final chance to protect Constitution, former PM tells Punjab voters

IN an emotional appeal to Punjab's voters ahead of the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections, former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Thursday said it's their final chance to ensure that \"democracy and Constitution are protected from the repeated assaults of a despotic regime trying to unleash dictatorship in India\".

PM’s 45-hour dhyanam’ at rock memorial begins

The PM's helicopter from Thiruvananthapuram landed at the helipad at the Tamil Nadu state guest house at 5.10 pm.

MONSOON ARRIVES IN KERALA: NORTH CONTINUES TO BAKE

WHILE most of India continued to bake in the ongoing extreme heat wave, the Southwest monsoon arrived at in Kerala two days ahead of schedule on Thursday, the Indian Meteorological Department announced.

Crypto Industry Can Do Much Better With TDS Reduction, Says CoinSwitch

EVER since 1% TDS (tax deducted at source) for virtual digital assets was introduced, the crypto industry has been seeing fall in trading volumes, but as market rebounds, trading platform CoinSwitch expects TDS reduction in the next budget, and this will attract more new users.

Putin Growls As Macron Seeks Nod For Kyiv To Use West's Arms Against Russia

FRANCE's president has joined the head of NATO in pushing for a policy shift that could change the complexion of the war in Ukraine - allowing Kyiv to strike military bases inside Russia with sophisticated long-range weapons provided by Western partners.

2nd Indian Grand Prix athletic meet today

THE Tamil Nadu Athletic Association, under the aegis of the Athletic Federation of India, will organise the 2nd Indian Grand Prix athletic meet at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Thursday

Swiatek prevails in a thriller over Osaka

IGA Swiatek and Naomi Osaka played out a match of such pristine quality that this could well have been worthy of the final.

AMERICAN EXPEDITION

With the United States set to co-host the T20 World Cup, Gomesh S takes a look at how far the sport has come in the country, what lies ahead and more...

S&P revises India’s growth outlook to positive, affirms rating at BBB’-

RATING agency S&P on Wednesday revised India’s growth outlook to positive from stable on the back of robust growth, increase in government capex and the Centre’s commitment to fiscal consolidation.

Apr-May IPO mop-ups cross ₹32,530 cr; Jun to be busier with 15 issues of ₹13K cr

DeSPITe the election-related volatility that has left Dalal Street high as well as dry since April, primary market laughed its way to the bank mopping up ₹32,530 crore and has close to ₹13,000 crore more lined up for the next month, which will be kicked off after the results of the two-month-long hustings are declared on June 4.

SP group sells stake in Hyd project to GIC for 22,200 cr

The Shapoorji Pallonji Group has sold its stake in the group’s Singapore based joint venture real estate fund (SPReF) held in the TSI Business Parks, hyderabad, for a reported consideration of ₹2,200 crore.

RBI bars Edel ARC from carrying out new biz

Regulator says the ARC and group firm ECL Finance were acting in concert for evergreening stressed exposures

SIA flight fell 178 feet leading to injuries, death onboard

RAPID changes in the gravitational force led to a 178-feet altitude drop of a Singapore Airlines flight that left one passenger dead and many others who were not buckled up injured in extreme turbulence last week, a preliminary investigation by Singapore's Transport Ministry said.

Palestine prime minister in Madrid to express gratitude

Spain hosts meeting of the Foreign Ministerial Committee of Arabic and Islamic countries

‘This time, my victory margin will be more than 4 lakh votes’

FORMER Union minister and BJP national spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad is leaving no stone unturned to ensure his victory for the second term from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency.

Deras, NRIs draw the lines on 2 seats in Doaba region

THE Doaba region of Punjab -the Non Resident Indian (NRI) belt of the state-comprises two Lok Sabha constituencies, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur, and both are reserved.

Apathy: Pond water for villagers cattle in khand

MORE than 10,000 people of Benagadhia and a few nearby villages under Chitragadhia panchayat in Jharkhand's Dumka district have been drinking water from a pond.

Stage set for 'TMC vs TMC' close fight in Kolkata North

THE Kolkata North constituency where polls will be held on June 1, is set to witness a tough triangular contest between Sudip Bandyopadhyay (AITC), BJP's Tapas Roy - a defector from Trinamool Conand Pradip Bhattachgress arya (Congress).

Yogi factor in 13 Purvanchal seats

CM’s pro-development, anti-mafia image coupled with Hindutva resonates with people

PM plan to meditate in TN violates poll code, says Cong

THE Congress on Wednesday approached the Election Commission of India (EC), saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to meditate in Kanyakumari is in violation of the Model Code Conduct. The seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls is scheduled on June 1.

Rahul promises farm loan waiver if INDIA voted to power

FORMER Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the BJP would scrap the Constitution if it came to power. He said if voted to power, INDIA bloc would waive farmers' debt and give a legal guarantee on the Minimum Support Price (MSP), and scrap Agnipath scheme.

SP allowed mining, harassed tribals of Sonbhadra: Shah

HOME Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) of harassing the tribals of Sonbhadra in its rule by allowing illegal mining in their settlement areas.

WHY INDIA NEEDS A TRUTH COMMISSION

Three-fourths of India’s prisoners are undertrials, many charged under draconian laws. A truth commission is needed to probe why and compensate those languishing