News >> Breaking News >> Tehelka
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram reached the CBI headquarters on Thursday to join the investigation into an alleged scam pertaining to the issuance of visas to 263 Chinese nationals in 2011 when his father P Chidambaram was the home minister, officials said. A special court had ordered him to join the CBI investigation within 16 hours […]
India saw a single day rise of 2,628 new coronavirus infections, taking the infection tally to 4,31,44,820, while the active cases have increased to 15,414, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 5,24,525 with 18 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active […]
Saying that he had resigned from the Congress last week, Kapil Sibal on Wednesday filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha as an Independent candidate from Uttar Pradesh supported by the Samajwadi Party. Kapil Sibal, whose exit from the Congress is another jolt for the electorally battered party, went to the Uttar Pradesh assembly premises […]
Police have registered a case against a constable for allegedly raping and cheating a woman colleague here in Maharashtra, an official said on Wednesday. The accused and the woman constable, both aged 28, were posted at the same police station in Palghar district. The woman in her police complaint alleged that the accused raped her […]
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said he has shunted out Health Minister Vijay Singla from the state cabinet. Mann said he took the decision after learning that the minister was allegedly demanding one percent commission for tenders. Police have been directed to register a case against him. I am taking strict action against the […]
India’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 1,675 to reach 4,31,40,068, while the number of active infections increased marginally to 14,841, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday morning. Death toll has climbed to 5,24,490 with 31 fatalities reported from Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. Active cases, which rose by […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the mass Yoga demonstration event in Mysuru on June 21 on the International Day of Yoga. The programme is being held in the physical mode after a gap of two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. As the country is celebrating the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the Day will […]
A 45-year-old woman and her 17-year-old daughter died while six other family members were injured when a roadways bus rammed into their car in Greater Noida on Monday morning, police officials said. Two of the injured are in a critical condition. “The woman and her daughter along with six more people were in a Maruti […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed ASHA workers after they were conferred with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General’s Global Health Leaders’ Award, and said they are at the forefront of ensuring a healthy India. India’s ten lakh all-women ASHA volunteers were honoured by the WHO on Sunday for their crucial role in providing […]
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, lodged in Patiala central prison to serve a one-year jail term in a 1988 road rage death case, was taken to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala under heavy security on Monday morning for medical examination, official sources said. The cricketer-turned-politician’s counsel HPS Verma said Sidhu has sought a special diet in […]
Following a two-day long rescue operation, the bodies of ten trapped labourers have been recovered from the debris of the collapsed tunnel at Ramban on Jammu and Srinagar highway. Three labourers were rescued at the time the tunnel caved in. The rescue operation was launched by NDRF, SDRF, police, Army and local administration after the […]
You don’t need a famous last name anymore to succeed in India. Hardwork, Grit, Innovation are only determinants of success. This wasn’t the case when I started my entrepreneurial journey. This is New India that Narendra Modi ji is building. Prior to 2014, Entrepreneurship was merely an exception rather than a rule or a norm. […]
From getting fake followers, ‘likes’, comments and reviews on social media platforms to having a rival’s website crashed, every service is up for grabs in the digital market. A special investigative report by Tehelka SIT Celebrities and social media influencers from all over the world have time and again made it to the headlines for […]
India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 4,31,34,145 on Saturday with 2,323 fresh infections, while the number of active cases came down to 14,996, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,348 with 25 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections. […]
Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan walked out of the Sitapur Jail in Uttar Pradesh on Friday morning, a day after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in a cheating case. Khan’s son and MLA Abdullah Azam, Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya) leader Shivpal Singh Yadav and a large number of supporters welcomed the senior […]
Past couple of years scenario reveals that the graph of tourists on Kalka-Simla rail track having status of World Heritage witnessed more than 33% drop due to epidemic outbreak not only in India but also all over in the world and the number of tourists from the country as well as from all over the […]
A Delhi court on Thursday convicted Kashmiri separatist leader and Yasin Malik in a terror funding case. The quantum of the sentence will be announced on May 25. Malik had earlier pleaded guilty to all charges, including those under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), in a terror funding case. Malik had told the court […]
Cooking gas LPG price was on Thursday hiked by Rs 3.50 per cylinder, the second increase in rate this month following the firming of international energy rates. Non-subsidised LPG now costs Rs 1,003 per 14.2-kg cylinder in the national capital, up from Rs 999.50 previously, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. This […]
The Supreme Court Thursday granted interim bail to jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a cheating case, saying it is a fit case to invoke its extraordinary power under Article 142 of the Constitution to grant relief. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao also directed Khan to file for regular bail within […]
A fire broke out at a factory in outer Delhi’s Bawana Industrial Area on Thursday, the Delhi Fire Services said. No casualties have been reported so far, they said. “A call about a fire at a factory in Bawana Industrial Area was received at 11:45 am and so far, 17 fire tenders have been rushed […]
Hitting out at the Centre over hike in domestic gas and fuel prices, TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP-led government of “looting” the common people. She also accused the Narendra Modi government of engineering communal disturbances to divert people’s attention from issues affecting them such as price […]
Gujarat Patidar quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel on Wednesday said he has resigned as the Gujarat Congress working president as well as from the party’s primary membership. Patel submitted his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. “Today, after mustering courage, I am resigning from the party post and primary membership of the Congress. I […]
Twelve militants have been killed in Kashmir in last ten days in a surge in violence across Kashmir Valley. The slain militants include some top local and foreign commanders. The encounters have taken place in South and central Kashmir showing the militancy is again spreading across the Valley. Significantly, among the slain militants are the […]
New Delhi : With 2,483 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,62,569, while the active cases dipped to 15,636, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,23,622 with 1,399 new fatalities as Assam reconciled 1,347 deaths and Kerala […]
Mumbai: Shining a spotlight on child abuse and sexual assault, actor Kangana Ranaut recounted her experience when she was “inappropriately touched” in her childhood years by a youth in her hometown in Himachal Pradesh. The actor talked about the incident on the reality show “Lock Upp”, on which she serves as a host, after contestant […]
Sambalpur: Miscreants have allegedly duped the State Bank Of India of around Rs 4.5 crore over seven months by apparently tampering with the cash dispensing shutters of ATMs in Odisha’s Sambalpur district, a police officer said on Monday. Twenty-five cards of different banks were used 4,630 times at nine SBI ATMs in Sambalpur and Rengali towns […]
Kokrajhar : Independent MLA from Gujarat Jignesh Mevani was granted bail on Monday by a Kokrajhar Court in a case related to a tweet by him against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kokrajhar First Class Judicial Magistrate Bhavna Kakoty granted him bail with several conditions, details of which are awaited. Mevani was taken back to the Kokrajhar […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said 95 % of the patients visiting ‘Aam Aadmi Mohalla’ clinics in the national capital are satisfied with the services provided there. He also showed a model mohalla clinic and a Delhi government school to his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann, who is on a two-day tour to the […]
Like past several years, large number of farmers in Ambala district supplied sugar cane to Nataingarh Sugar Mill at Banodi in Ambala district frequently protesting outside the mill gate to get payment against supplies of sugarcane, besides blocking traffic on the road since past sometime intensified their protests holding a semi-nude protest outside the mill […]
More than 35 shanties were gutted after a fire broke out in a slum in southeast Delhi’s Jamia Nagar on Monday, officials said. There were no human casualties in the incident, they said. A call about the fire in a slum cluster in Batla House area was received at 3:15 pm and 11 fire tenders were […]
New Delhi: India and the UK on Friday decided to set up a task force on countering extremist elements such as pro-Khalistan groups operating in Britain, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asserting that his country does not tolerate such elements. After holding wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Johnson also said that economic […]
New Delhi :Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Earth Day is about expressing gratitude to “Mother Earth” for her kindness and reiterating one’s commitment to care for the planet. Earth Day is observed on April 22 every year to raise awareness about the need to protect the environment. Modi also posted a clip […]
New Delhi : In the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asked the top commanders of the Army to prepare for every possible security challenge that India may face in the future including that of unconventional and asymmetric warfare. Singh made the remarks at the biannual Army Commanders’ Conference that […]
Two militants and a CISF sub-inspector were killed and four security personnel injured in an encounter between the militants and security forces at Jalalabad, Sunjwan in Jammu district early Friday, police said. “Two #terrorists killed in the encounter at #Sunjwan #Jammmu. 2 JKP personnel and 3 CISF personnel injured out of which one attained #Martyrdom. […]
New Delhi: Government think tank Niti Aayog on Thursday released a draft battery swapping policy under which all metropolitan cities with a population above 40 lakh will be prioritised for development of battery swapping network under the first phase. Niti Aayog in its draft policy further said all major cities such as state capitals, UT headquarters […]
The whole country is indebted to the great Sikh Gurus, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, adding that he feels blessed by attending the 400th Prakash Utsav of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Speaking at the function to celebrate the Prakash Parv of the Guru Tegh Bahadur at Red fort here, Shah further said “there […]
New Delhi: There was a delay in services on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday morning, officials said. The transporter took to Twitter to inform commuters about it, but it did not disclose the reason for the delay. “Delay in services between Dwarka Sector 21 and Noida Electronic City/Vaishali. Normal […]
New Delhi: With 2380 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,49,974, while the active cases increased to 13,433, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday morning at 8 am As per the data with Union Health Ministry death toll climbed to 5,22,062 with […]
Three soldiers and civilian sustained minor injuries in a gunfight in the Malwan area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. “Exact location of #encounter is #Malwah area. In the initial exchange of fire, 03 #soldiers & a civilian received minor injuries. #Operation in progress. Further details shall follow: IGP Kashmir,” read a police tweet. […]
New Delhi : Supreme Court of India on Wednesday stopped the anti-encroachment drive by authorities in violence-hit Jahangirpuri area here, and agreed to hear a petition challenging the action of the civic bodies allegedly aimed against the riot accused. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana ordered status quo in the present situation, and […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday made a strong case for regulating cryprocurrencies at a global level to mitigate the risk of money laundering and terror funding. Participating at a high-level panel discussion organised by the IMF, the Finance Minister said that as long as the non-governmental activity of the crypto assets was through unhosted […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s 34-member Cabinet was sworn in on Tuesday after several days of delay, with Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani administering the oath to new ministers as President Arif Alvi did not attend the ceremony. The ceremony was scheduled to be held on Monday, but President Alvi had refused to administer the oath […]
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Hajam Mohallah, Taad Karnah in Karnah area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The cache included 10 pistols, 17 pistol magazines, 54 pistol rounds and 5 grenades. “Acting on a specific information that a huge cache of arms and […]
New Delhi: With 1247 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,45,527, while the active cases increased to 11,860, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday morning at 8 am. Death toll climbed to 5,21,966 with one fresh fatality being reported from Uttar Pradesh. The […]
New Delhi: It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 23.7 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the Met office said. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the day’s maximum temperature is likely to hover around 42 degrees Celsius. Delhi has recorded seven heatwave […]
New Delhi : Shares of HDFC Bank on Monday fell nearly 4 per cent even after the leading private sector lender reported a 23 per cent jump in standalone net profit for the March quarter. The stock declined 3.63 per cent to Rs 1,411.65 on the BSE. On the NSE, it went lower by 3.66 […]
Mumbai : Actor R Madhavan says he is “overwhelmed and humbled” with his son Vedaant’s winning streak after he scored his second medal, a gold, in swimming at the Danish Open in Copenhagen. The 16-year-old bagged gold in the men’s 800m freestyle and bettered his personal best time by a whopping 11:48 to stop the clock […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. A special bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli also asked the accused to surrender in a week’s […]
Haryana Home and Health Minister. Anil Vij while redressed the greivances of more than a thousand people from across the state here directed DGP Haryana to investigate two serious cases need police assistance, Similarly, on the complaint of the complainants, SIT was constituted in seven cases and directed the SPs of six different districts to […]
Srinagar, April 17: Militants have escaped from Watnar Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district after killing a soldier. The killed soldier has been identified as Lance Naik Nishan Singh of 19 Rashtriya Rifles. The Army continued the operation in the village until this morning and then called it off when no contact was established […]