Rhea Chakraborty received multiple ganja deliveries, claims NCB
In a shocking development, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) which has been probing the drug case linked with actor Sushant Singh Rajput has claimed that actress Rhea Chakraborty and others were allegedly involved in a drugs racket. It claimed that Rhea, in a major criminal conspiracy was involved in dealing with drugs for Bollywood and […]
Former US NSA John Bolton admits to planning attempted foreign coups
John Bolton, a former US ambassador to the United Nations and former White House national security adviser, said on Tuesday that he had helped plan attempted coups in foreign countries. Bolton made the remarks to CNN after the day’s congressional hearing into the Jan 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. The panel’s lawmakers on Tuesday accused former President […]
Heavy rains in Mumbai amid orange alert, public transport services unaffected
Heavy rains along with strong winds lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Tuesday morning amid an ‘orange’ alert issued by the India Meteorological Department, civic officials said. There was no report of any major water-logging anywhere in the city so far, they said. The local trains services on the Central Railway and Western Railway corridors […]
Death and devastation as Russian rockets hit Ukraine apartment block
At least 15 people were killed and two dozen more are feared trapped after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, local officials said on Sunday as rescuers picked their way through rubble. Ukraine also reported clashes with Russian troops on fronts in the east and south, while Moscow said […]
Cong appoints 37 observers for Gujarat Assembly polls
Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, the Congress has appointed segment-wise observers in all the 26 parliamentary constituencies. A total of 37 leaders, including MLAs from various states, have been drafted to the party work. The leaders are mostly from Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The Congress has held meetings in Delhi to prepare for […]
Afghan Taliban chief seeks ‘good relations’ with US
The supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban, Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, on Wednesday said that his government desires to have “good relations” with the United States, and reiterated that Afghanistan will not allow anyone to “use its territory against its neighbours”. The Taliban chief’s latest statement is thought to be softer than his remarks at last […]
Floods, landslides across Maharashtra, IMD warns of 48-hour downpour
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a heavy rainfall alert for Maharashtra on Wednesday and the next two days, as state capital Mumbai continued to witness heavy downpour for the third consecutive day, resulting in a landslide near a chawl, water-logging at many places and traffic disruptions. Three persons were injured in the landslide, an […]
China announces Afghan trade and investment plans after quake
China’s ambassador announced trade and investment plans for Afghanistan on Tuesday, a public endorsement for doing business in the Taliban-controlled country after an earthquake drew attention to the humanitarian consequences of Western sanctions. At a rare press conference alongside the Taliban administration’s acting minister for disaster management, Ambassador Wang Yu announced $8 million in aid for relief […]
No hotels or restaurants can add service charge automatically in food bill: Consumer Affairs Ministry
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued guidelines for preventing unfair trade practices and violation of consumer rights with regard to levying of service charge in hotels and restaurants. The guidelines issued by CCPA stipulate that hotels or restaurant shall not add service charge automatically or by default in the food bill. No collection […]
Saudi Arabia arrests 300 pilgrims without permits
MAKKAH: Saudi authorities have arrested and fined nearly 300 people caught trying to perform Haj without permits, an official said on Monday, as the kingdom prepares to receive one million people for the annual pilgrimage. Some 288 “citizens and residents were arrested for violating Haj regulations,” Lieutenant General Mohammed al-Basami, head of Haj security, told […]