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Authorities at the Kolkata airport on Monday received a bomb threat by email, three days after a similar communication, triggering a frantic search across the facility, officials said. However, the mail, which threatened to blow up the airport, turned out to be a hoax, they said.  The threat mail was sent to all airports in the country on Monday, said Aishwariya Sagar, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Airport Division of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate. Security agencies at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBIA) conducted a thorough search operation after receiving the email, she said. The CISF conducted the search in the airport's terminal building and operational area, while police personnel carried out checks in the city-side area. Sniffer dogs were also deployed during the operation, airport sources said. "The security personnel concluded that the threat was a hoax," Ms Sagar said. Efforts were underway to track the sender of the email.

Dubbing the Congress' campaign claim that BJP would abolish reservations if voted to power at the Centre again as "the biggest lie of the decade", Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy on Sunday mocked Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Revanth Reddy saying they are "daydreaming". Addressing a press conference here, Reddy alleged that the Congress during Telangana assembly polls had unleashed a similarly "malicious" campaign that BJP and BRS were one and the same, though people did not believe it. "I don't know whether Rahul Gandhi has been daydreaming or Revanth Reddy was dreaming in the night. Congress has resorted to Goebbels' campaign against BJP that we will remove reservations, abolish reservations. Congress has been harping on that campaign in order to make people believe it," Reddy said. "The lie that the Congress is spreading is the biggest lie of the decade. It is the Congress which has diluted BC reservations in Telangana

The BJP on Saturday filed a complaint with the chief electoral office of Andhra Pradesh, accusing a social media handle of the Congress of posting a "tampered speech" of Home Minister Amit Shah on the issue of quota for traditionally disadvantaged communities. The complained filed by the Andhra Pradesh unit of the BJP urged the Election Commission official in the state to take action and also block the said 'X' account of the Congress. The BJP said Mr Shah's original speech made in a public meeting was tampered with to give an impression that he spoke against the reservation for the SCs, STs and OBCs. Its complaint said, "Union Home Minister Amit Shah Ji did not deliver any such word against the reservation for SC, ST and OBC and tampering of the original speech was done by the social media activists of the Congress party for their political gains and to cause immeasurable damage to the BJP in the forthcoming elections in Andhra Pradesh and as well as thro

A civil court in Mumbai on Friday rejected the interim plea of a 25-year-old woman seeking a DNA test on BJP's Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan to prove her claim that the actor-politician is her biological father. Shinova had filed a suit before a civil court here urging it to declare that she is the biological daughter of Kishan born out of his relationship with Aparna Soni. The suit, filed through advocate Ashok Sarogi and Jay Yadav, as an interim measure had also sought DNA test to prove the woman's claim that Kishan is her father. However, the court on Friday refused to grant any interim relief. It then issued summons to the respondents, seeking their response on the main suit of the woman. The matter will be next heard on July 23. The woman, in her suit, said Soni came across various people belonging to the film fraternity, including Ravi Kishan, in her capacity as a journalist. As per the plea, Soni and Kishan entered into a relationship and got married in 1991, though the

Former Indian hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey on Thursday joined the BJP, days after resigning from the Congress which withdrew his election nomination. Mr Tirkey was fielded by the Congress in the Talsara assembly seat in Sundergarh district, but the party later withdrew his nomination and named Devendra Bhitaria in his place. He was welcomed to the BJP by its state president Manmohan Samal. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, senior BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra and Bolangir MP Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo were also present on the occasion. Mr Tirkey joined the BJP on a day Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the state to kick-start the party's campaign for the twin polls. Reacting to the development, Congress general secretary Ajoy Kumar said the party withdrew his candidature because he was not active in the constituency despite being named as a candidate. "Tirkey is a gentleman, but he was not active in his constituency," he said. (Except for the headline

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has clarified that he is neither in touch with Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray's close aide Milind Narvekar nor has he given him an offer to contest Lok Sabha polls from any seat. The assertion by Mr Shinde, who heads the ruling Shiv Sena, came in the backdrop of speculations that Narvekar has been given an offer to contest Lok Sabha polls from a seat in Mumbai. "I am neither in touch with Milind Narvekar nor have I given him any offer (to contest polls). He is with (Shiv Sena) UBT. I give him good wishes and he should stay happy," the CM told a news channel. Once known to be a powerful figure in the undivided Shiv Sena, Mr Narvekar is a key aide of Mr Thackeray. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

The Election Commission on Tuesday transferred Andhra Pradesh intelligence chief P Sitaramanjaneyulu and Vijayawada police Commissioner Kanthi Rana Tata with immediate effect. Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena confirmed to news agency PTI that the poll panel has transferred the two senior police officers. "The Commission has ordered transfer of the following officer with immediate effect - P Sitaramanjaneyulu, DGP, Intelligence," said the EC in an order. Issuing similar orders for Rana, the Commission directed both the transferred officers to hand over charge to the officer immediately below them in rank. Further, the Commission ordered that the transferred officers should not be assigned any election duty until the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls end in the southern state. The transfers of the intelligence chief and Vijayawada police Commissioner come in the wake of a s tone pelting attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jag

The Supreme Court on Monday termed as "shocking" that 3,000 tonnes of 11,000 tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in Delhi every day is not processed. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, which perused a report of the Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) on pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining areas said it is a serious issue. "It's been eight years since the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 have come into existence but in the capital city, there is no compliance. It's shocking," the bench said, adding that the CAQM report says on average 11,000 tonnes of MSW is generated in Delhi every day but only 8,000 tonnes are processed. "So, it means every day 3,000 tonnes of MSW is generated that cannot be processed in the capital city," the bench said, as it issued notice to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Delhi Cantonment Board. The bench sought the

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday claimed major differences on critical issues have cropped up in the INDIA bloc which no longer stands united, and said allies of Congress are against Rahul Gandhi's candidature from Wayanad seat in Kerala. Ms Sitharaman recalled Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's remarks on Mr Gandhi's candidature and spoke about the nomination of CPI leader D Raja's wife in Wayanad. "In the last 10-15 days and before the announcement of his (Gandhi's) nomination, his alliance partners have been talking against him. Communist Party of India leader D Raja's wife is contesting from Wayanad even though the party is a partner of the INDI alliance," the Union minister told a press conference. The Congress' alliance partners are against Rahul Gandhi's nomination from Wayanad, she said while responding to a query on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that "Congress' sahabzade" will lo

A 20-year-old man has been arrested for booking a cab from Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's home in the name of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, said police on Friday. According to Mumbai police, the accused has been identified as Rohit Tyagi, a 20-year-old man from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Sharing details, police said that the accused had booked a cab in the name of Lawrence Bishnoi from Galaxy Apartment, the house of actor Salman Khan, to the Bandra Police Station. "When the cab driver reached Galaxy Apartment at Salman Khan's house and asked the watchman there about the booking, the watchman who was stunned at first, immediately informed about the booking to the nearby Bandra Police Station," said police. Acting on the same, Bandra Police of Mumbai interrogated the cab driver and tracked the information about the person who booked the cab online. "The person who booked the cab turned out to be a 20-year-old student from Ghaziabad, identified as Rohit Tyagi,&q

Advertising on TV for the Indian Premier League (IPL) saw a 9% rise in ad volume per channel for the first 31 matches, revealed a TAM Media report today. The top advertisers and categories this season saw a significant increase of 38% and 59% respectively compared to last year's IPL. Ecom-gaming dominated the category list in all 16 IPL matches this year.

Sixteenth Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Friday said that he would be casting his vote for the first time when Delhi goes for poll on May 25. "The young are not the only first-time voters. 50 years after becoming eligible, I am excited to be voting for the first time this election season. Can't wait for the day Delhi votes!!," he said in a post on X. The young are not the only first-time voters. 50 years after becoming eligible, I am excited to be voting for the first time this election season. Can't wait for the day Delhi votes!! — Arvind Panagariya (@APanagariya) April 19, 2024 Mr Panagariya, a Professor of Economics and the Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University (USA), served as the first vice chairman of the NITI Aayog between January 2015 and August 2017. Born in September 1952 Bhilwara, Rajasthan, Panagariya was appointed Chairman of 16th Finance Commission in December last year.  (Except for the he

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to residents of Giu village in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti after the area was connected to the mobile network for the first time. In a more than 13-minute telephonic conversation with them, PM Modi spoke about his visit to the border region during Diwali and asserted that connecting the village with the mobile network will quicken the 'Digital India' campaign. The government is now prioritising linking all places with communication technology after meeting success with the electrification exercise, the prime minister said, noting that when he came to power more than 18,000 villages lacked electricity. A villager told him that they could not believe it for a moment when they were told that the area would be connected to the mobile network and their happiness knew know no bounds when it finally happened. They had to earlier travel for around eight kilometres to use their mobile-phones, he said. PM Modi highlighted his governmen

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India tested ITCM with 1,000-km range from Chandipur. The missile's successful performance was monitored by various systems. It will be part of the Integrated Rocket Force with BrahMos and Pralay missiles for conventional strike capabilities.

A lorry driver was arrested in Hyderabd for allegedly hitting a car and driving away without stopping and then hitting a bike and dragging it along as sparks flew on the road, the police said today. A video of the incident is now viral on social media. The lorry, headed for Vanasthalipuram from Chandrayangutta in the city on April 14, hit a car first, There was no major damages to the car or injuries to anyone, they said. Locals began chasing the lorry which made the driver speed away out of fear. One of the locals chasing the lorry climbed on to its foot board as it slowed down a bit as he asked the driver to stop. But he continued to drive. On the way, the truck hit a bike, which got stuck to the tires and got dragged along. The man on the bike did not sustain any injuries. The lorry dragged the bike for a while until the two-wheeler got detached from the lorry. The driver later surrendered before a traffic police station. The viral video gave an impression that the bike rider

Hours after Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led a roadshow in Assam's Jorhat, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that an "insignificant" number of people attended it and that watching rhinos at the Kaziranga National Park would be "more beneficial". "I heard around 2,000-3,000 people gathered (at Priyanka Vadra's roadshow). It was not significant. Who will come to see Priyanka Gandhi? People will rather visit Kaziranga and watch tigers, rhinos, and the time spent there will be more useful," he said. The senior BJP leader was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an election campaign in Majuli. Members of the Gandhi family are only fit for advertising campaigns, he claimed. "What's the benefit of seeing the Gandhi family? They look fit for the Amul campaign, so they are Amul babies. It's more beneficial to watch rhinos at Kaziranga than catching a glimpse of Amul babies," he said. Leading a massive 2-km long

Five people, including a woman, died and several others are reported injured after a Kolkata-bound bus fell from a bridge in Odisha's Jajpur district on Monday evening, police said.  The accident took place around 9 pm on Barabati bridge on National Highway-16, when the bus with 40 passengers was en route to Kolkata from Puri. Rescue operation is underway at the accident spot. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik condoled the deaths and announced a compensation of Rs 3 lakh each for the families who lost a loved one. 

Three men, who used high-speed bikes inspired by the Bollywood movie ' Dhoom ' for robberies, have been arrested by the police, an official said today. Ashraf (23), Taufiq (24), and Istekar (22) used to rob people and then flee on their bikes, he added. "On April 10, a tip-off was received that a notorious robber Ashraf was in Delhi's Johripur area. Multiple raids were conducted in the area and Uttar Pradesh's Loni. Three robbers - Ashraf, Taufiq, and Ishtikar - were caught. Two motorcycles, including a Yamaha R15, used in the crimes were also recovered," Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime branch) Amit Goel said. The accused disclosed during interrogation that Nazakat Ali, alias KTM, is their gang leader, he added. "They all are deeply inspired by the movie ' Dhoom ' and would steal high-speed bikes to rob people," Mr Goel said. The accused would ride in on their motorcycles, snatch valuables from people on the road, and then speed awa

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has been injured after being hit by a stone thrown by an unidentified person while campaigning in Vijayawada. The YSR Congress Party chief was campaigning on a bus as part of his Memantha Siddham (which loosely translates as "We Are Ready") Bus Yatra on Saturday. The stone hit the chief minister above his left eyebrow, narrowly missing his eye, and reports said that he needed two stitches.  Sources from the party said the stone was thrown from a nearby school. "The attack is a conspiracy by the TDP alliance. (TDP chief and former chief minister) Chandrababu Naidu's nervousness is showing," said a YSRCP member.  A video showed the chief minister standing atop the vehicle and greeting crowds that had gathered by the sides of the road. The video then cuts to him holding his hand up to his left eye. One of the people who were with him dabs his left eyebrow with a cloth and the chief minister greets the crowd with fo

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India's budget for infrastructure on the border with China was increased significantly after Narendra Modi became Prime Minister. India should have learnt lessons from the 1962 war but no headway was made in the development of border infrastructure till 2014, he claimed, adding that the Modi government increased the budget for the same from Rs 3,500 crore to Rs 14,500 crore. With China, India must have "realistic, grounded and practical policy," Mr Jaishankar said, interacting with youth at an event titled 'Why Bharat Matters: Opportunity for youth and participation in global scenario' here. "China is our neighbour, and be it China or any other neighbour, the border settlement is one kind of challenge. I would like to dwell upon history here as if we do not learn lessons from history, we will continue to make mistakes again and again," the minister said. China occupied Tibet in 1950, and then home

An FIR has been registered against Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar and his subordinate YVVJ Rajasekhar following the orders of a court in Uttarakhand's Almora town. On March 2, the court admitted a complaint by an NGO, Pleasant Valley Foundation, against the officials and asked the revenue police to register a case against them and investigate the charges. Pleasant Valley Foundation alleged that the officials sent four people to a school run by the NGO in Dadakada village on February 14. The four men vandalised the office chamber of the NGO's joint secretary and took away files, records, documents and pen drives which contained evidence of their involvement in scams. They allegedly threatened to frame the NGO's officials if complaints of corruption filed by it against them with the Vigilance department and other forums were not immediately withdrawn, the complainant said. They even tried to force the complainant to sign typewritten documents, which they had brought w

The BJP on Wednesday announced the nomination of former Union minister SS Ahluwalia from the Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal. Mr Ahluwalia would take on TMC's heavyweight candidate and the party's star face, Shatrughan Sinha, in Asansol, an industrial hub encapsulating the state's coal belt. The BJP had previously replaced Ahluwalia, the party's sitting MP from the Burdwan-Durgapur seat, with former state president Dilip Ghosh as candidate for the constituency. Mr Ghosh was, in turn, moved from his erstwhile winning seat Medinipur to fight for his prospects on Ahluwalia's turf. Although the BJP had initially announced the name of Bhojpuri singer-actor Pawan Singh as its candidate from Asansol, the seat remained unrepresented by the party till now following Singh's refusal to contest from the constituency. Although Mr Ahluwalia could not be contacted for his remarks, the state BJP welcomed his candidature. "We are confident of regaining the seat

Five Naxalites, one of them carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh, were arrested on Tuesday in the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh, police officials said. Two of them, Pottam Bhima, 35, and Hemla Bhima aged 32, were apprehended by the District Reserve Guard and local police from the forests in the Chintalnar area in Sukma district during an area domination exercise, Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran G Chavan said. Pottam, who carried a bounty of Rs 1 lakh, was the Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangh president under the Surpanguda Revolutionary People's Council of the outlawed Maoist organization, he added. Hemla was a Surpanguda militia member, the police official said. A pipe bomb, three pencil cells and bundles of cordex wires were seized from them, Mr Chavan added.  In a separate incident, three Maoists were held with explosives in Bijapur district, another official said. Nagesh Kattam, aged 22, Suresh Kaka, 30, and Dula Kaka aged 33, were apprehended near Permapalli villa

Only one application has so far been received for citizenship under the CAA in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. The lone application was made in Barak Valley, he said, without elaborating further. "The anti-CAA movement was based on lies and they (who were at the forefront) will have to answer now. So many days have passed, and only one application has been made in the state till date," Sarma said. The Chief Minister was talking to reporters after an election rally at Sonari in Sivasagar district, which comes under the Jorhat Lok Sabha seat. The Centre had last month implemented the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, notifying the rules four years after the law was passed by Parliament to fast-track citizenship for undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who came to India before December 31, 2014. Mr Sarma also said “there will be no contest” in the five constituencies going to polls in the first phase on April

The Samajwadi Party candidate from Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency Kajal Nishad was rushed to a private hospital in Lucknow after her health deteriorated on Sunday. "She was experiencing some issues with her blood pressure and heart. We are taking her to Lucknow," Kajal's husband Sanjay Nishad told reporters here. Kajal Nishad (41) is in the fray against actor and sitting BJP MP Ravi Kishan Shukla from the high-profile Gorakhpur seat. Kajal Nishad is a popular TV actress and has worked in various daily soaps, including Lapataganj. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

Ex-BJP critic Lekhasri joins BJD, may contest Balasore LS. Naveen Patnaik praised. BJP unaffected by her exit. BJD and BJP field turncoats in several seats for elections.

If his fiery speeches draw crowds to meetings, it's the 'dancing' skills of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma that literally get the public on their feet. With electioneering heating up in this Northeastern state where polling for the 14 Lok Sabha seats is scheduled in the first three phases on April 19, 26 and May 7, the BJP's star campaigner is out with his dancing moves to attract voters. As Mr Sarma campaigned across the Jorhat constituency on Saturday, he ended his meetings by dancing to the BJP's theme song 'Akou ebar Modi sorkar' (Modi's government, once more), inviting enthusiastic participation from the audience. असम के माताओं, बहनो और बुज़ुर्गो में उमंग से साफ़ झलकता है कि उनकी पसंद सिर्फ आदरणीय श्री @narendramodi जी ही हैं। ?जोरहाट लोक सभा #AbkiBaar400Par pic.twitter.com/8FkcU12XoV — Himanta Biswa Sarma (Modi Ka Parivar) (@himantabiswa) April 6, 2024 Be it at the end of the rally in Sivsagar or in Mariani, the CM sang and dan

India abstained from voting on a UN Human Rights Council resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an arms embargo on Israel. The resolution received 28 votes in favor and 6 against, addressing accountability for 'war crimes'. India's historic ties with Israel influenced its decision.

The body of a 26-year-old woman was found stuffed in an almirah at a house in southwest Delhi's Dwarka area, with her father suspecting her live-in partner's role behind the murder, police said on Thursday. The matter came to light after the victim's father approached the police on Wednesday after he was unable to contact her for a few days. According to police, a PCR call was received at 10.40 pm on Wednesday wherein a caller said his daughter could have been killed, following which a team from Dabri police station rushed to the said house in Dwarka's Rajapuri area. "Upon entering the flat, the body of the woman was found in the almirah of a room. The crime scene was inspected by the crime team and FSL," said a senior police officer. The victim's father who was present at the spot, alleged the woman was killed by her live-in partner Vipal Tailor, the police said. Citing his last call with the woman, the complainant told the police that she had told h

Parampal Kaur Sidhu, the daughter-in-law of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sikandar Singh Maluka and a bureaucrat of the Punjab cadre, has resigned from service amid speculation that she may join the BJP. Currently posted as the managing director of the Punjab State Industrial Corporation, Ms Sidhu, a 2011-batch IAS officer, was to retire in October this year. There is speculation that she may join the BJP and get the ticket to contest from Bathinda parliamentary seat, currently represented by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Sikandar Singh Maluka is a senior Akali leader and was the education minister in the Akali government till 2017. Punjab will vote on June 1. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

Actor Arun Govil, who played the role of Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar's 'Ramayan' TV serial, owns a Mercedes worth Rs 62.99 lakh and has moveable assets worth over Rs 3.19 crore, while his wife Shrilekha Govil has moveable assets worth over Rs 2.76 crore. As far as immovable assets are concerned, the worth of total immovable assets of Govil is over Rs 5.67 crore, while that of Shrilekha is more than Rs 2.80 crore. The BJP candidate owes over Rs 14.64 lakh as car loan. Neither Mr Govil nor his wife possesses any arms. The actor, who killed Ravan on the TV screen, has no criminal cases registered against him, his affidavit said. According to the election affidavit filed by Mr Govil in Meerut on Tuesday, the 72-year-old BJP candidate is a resident of Versova in Andheri West area of Mumbai. He is a voter of the Versova assembly constituency. Mr Govil has Rs 3.75 lakh cash in hand, while his wife has a little over Rs 4.07 lakh cash in hand. He has over Rs 1.03 crore in ban

A Delhi court granted bail to "conman" Sanjay Prakash Rai alias Sanjay Sherpuria, who allegedly cheated several people by claiming close association with the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), senior bureaucrats, and politicians, in a money-laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleged that Mr Rai duped businessman Gaurav Dalmia and his family of Rs 12 crore by scaring him with arrest in connection with an ongoing probe by the agency. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh granted the relief to Mr Rai on March 23 and noted that the prosecution did not point out any previous involvement of the accused. "The clean antecedents of the accused of not being involved in any other criminal case prior to the registration of the FIR alleging the commission of the scheduled offence (based on which the ED started its investigation) is a parameter which is to be considered to assess that whether or not there is any possibility of repeating of the offence by the ac

A Circle Inspector of police was attacked by a mob in Khammam reserve forest area when a police team went to control a law and order situation near Chandrapalem village in Sattupalem mandal in Telangana on Sunday. A group of local villagers went and claimed a saline patch for cultivation when another group of non-locals made a counter-claim. As tensions rose and clashes broke out between the two groups, a team of 10-15 policemen as well as forest officers arrived on the scene. Why the specific officer was targeted is not yet clear. A video showed a group of them dragging down the recently-appointed cop, dressed in civilian clothes, from his bike and pummeling him with fists as another cop tries to pull him away. The clip further shows the tribals going after him even as uniformed cops try and save the Circle Inspector. A senior officer, who requested not to be quoted, said they are investigating why only the Circle Inspector was targeted and whether it was a conspiracy. In Novem