Latest Updates: Kannada actor Chetan gets bail in 'offensive' tweet case
Kannada actor Chetan granted bail on a surety of two persons and a Rs 25,000 bond. He was sent to judicial custody for 14 days by 13 ACMM Court in Bengaluru after being arrested by Seshadripuram police for posting an 'offensive' tweet. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates.Read Less
A Delhi court has framed charges against former MCD councillor Tahir Hussain and 10 others under sections related to conspiracy, rioting, murder, and promoting enmity between groups. It is a case related to violence in the area of North East Delhi. The court said that Tahir was motivating the mob and all this was done to target Hindus during the incident. (ANI)
5 pilgrims mowed down by speeding bus in Uttarakhand
#Uttarakhand: 5 pilgrims died after being mowed down by a bus at Maa Purnagiri fair. State & central govts will ens… https://t.co/vqE1otzQry
— TOI Uttarakhand (@UttarakhandTOI) 1679583120000Kannada actor Chetan granted bail on a surety of two persons and a Rs 25,000 bond. He was sent to judicial custody for 14 days by 13 ACMM Court in Bengaluru after being arrested by Seshadripuram police for posting an 'offensive' tweet. (ANI)
Virendra Sachdeva becomes full-time Delhi BJP chief
Delhi BJP on Thursday got its full-time president in Virendra Sachdeva, the first party leader from Punjabi background in the last 13 years to hold the post. Sachdeva, 55, till now held the charge of working president of Delhi BJP, which he got after the resignation of then chief of the state unit Adesh Gupta following the party's defeat in MCD polls last year. (PTI)
Karnataka HC disallows bus transport strike scheduled to start tomorrow
The Karnataka high court has put temporary brakes on the proposed transport strike called by a state transport corporation employees union known as the 'Sarige Nigamagala Noukarara Samana Manskara Vedike'. The strike in demand of wage revision, allowances and reinstatement of employees was to commence on March 24. (PTI)
Jharkhand: 6 cops suspended, FIR lodged after death of infant during raid
Six policemen have been suspended and an FIR lodged was against them following the death of an infant, who was allegedly crushed under police boots during a raid in Jharkhand's Giridih district, an official said on Thursday. The policemen were suspended after an initial inquiry, and the FIR was registered against them based on a complaint by the newborn's family members, he said. (PTI)
Andhra Pradesh: TDP candidate Panchumarthi Anuradha wins MLC seat from MLA quota in a thrilling battle. Anuradha secured 23 votes-one more than the required to win the seat.
An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude hits 60km ESE of Moirang in Manipur today at 6.51pm: National Centre for Seismology
Delhi LG transfers 19 IPS, DANIPS officers
In a major reshuffle, Delhi lieutenant governor V K Saxena on Thursday transferred 19 IPS and DANIPS officers in the national capital, an official order said. Sindhu Pillai, a 2001 batch IPS officer, has been appointed as joint commissioner of the Economic Offences Wing, while 2010 batch IPS officer Rajender Singh Sagar has been made the DCP of the First Battalion, the order stated. (PTI)
Delhi: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped by a peon working in her MCD school and his associates on March 14. The school authorities reported the assault on March 22. The girl was taken to LBS Hospital for medical examination. The accused (54) sedated her and gang raped her with fellow associates. Case registered against accused Ajay under IPC and 6 POCSO Act sections in PS Ghazipur. Search is underway to nab the accused, says Amrutha Guguloth, DCP East. (ANI)
Delhi high court reserves order for the appeal challenging the discharge of Sharjeel Imam and 10 other accused in the Jamia violence case of 2019. (ANI)
4 dead, many injured in mine roof cave-in in Dhanbad: JMM MLA
A ruling JMM lawmaker told the Jharkhand House that at least four miners were killed and many others were severely wounded when the roof of an active BCCL mine in Dhanbad caved in during illegal mining on Thursday. The incident took place in West Modidih Colliery which is operated by an outsourced company, about 20km from Dhanbad town, he claimed. (PTI)
Jharkhand: Students protest in Ranchi against the new domicile policy in the state. (ANI)
Telangana : Many Congress leaders are on house arrest as TPCC president Revanth Reddy is appearing before SIT today. (ANI)
Uncertainty looms large over the united effort of three opposition parties in Tripura – Congress, CPM, and regional party TIPRA Motha of royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman ahead of the maiden session of the newly formed assembly, as Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday assured Pradyot to appoint an interlocutor by Monday for the constitutional solution for indigenous people.
Uttarakhand : Summer schedule of flights from Dehradun airport released, four new destinations added
Delhi traffic police issue traffic advisory
Tamil Nadu: Congress workers protest at Satyamurthy Bhavan headquarters in Chennai
Such undemocratic activity of BJP is motivated by malice, it is a false case of defamation. The public is watching everything: Congress leader AK Gopanna
Union home minister Amit Shah to visit Karnataka tomorrow. He will lay the foundation stone of Sehkar Samrudhi Soudh and inaugurate various development works of the cooperative ministry (Karnataka) in Kommaghatta village, Bengaluru.
Karnataka assembly adjourned after ruling party MLAs protest against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s comments on Savarkar
Rain lashes Chennai
Defamation case: Arvind Kejriwal tweets in support of Rahul Gandhi
Andhra Pradesh MLC polls: 167 votes polled till 11.30am
BJP national president JP Nadda appointed CP Joshi as party state president of Rajasthan, Manmohan Samal as Odisha's party state president and Virendra Sachdeva as Delhi BJP state president
Samrat Chowdhary has been made the president of Bihar BJP
Tamil Nadu | The Online Gambling Prohibition Bill was passed in the Legislative Assembly on October 19, 2022 and was sent for the Governor's assent on October 26, 2022. On November 23, 2022, the Governor sought clarification and later the clarification was given. However after 131 days it was returned on March 6, 2023, seeking clarification: CM MK Stalin
Odisha: Manmohan Samal becomes new president of BJP’s Odisha unit.
WATCH | Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar brought to Delhi's Patiala House court in connection with a money laundering case.
#WATCH | Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar brought to #Delhi's Patiala House court in connection with a money laundering… https://t.co/gESegucQc8
— TOI Delhi (@TOIDelhi) 1679550809000Gujarat: Surat District Court holds Congress MP #RahulGandhi guilty in the criminal defamation case filed against him over his alleged 'Modi surname' remark. (ANI)
Andhra MLC polls: 130 MLAs cast their vote for the council elections till 10.45am
Andhra Pradesh MLC polls: 80 out of 175 MLAs exercised their franchise by 10.15 am
Andhra Pradesh: Polling for MLC elections from assembly quota started in the assembly hall
Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is the first to exercise the franchise among the legislators
Karnataka | Around Rs 1.90 crore unaccounted cash seized at Checkposts in Kalaburagi district out of which Rs 1.40 crore seized at Kinni sadak checkpost and Rs 50 lakhs seized at Jewargi checkpost. Ahead of assembly elections in Karnataka, Kalaburagi district administration had set up 42 check posts in the district: Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Yeshwanth Gurukar
Noida: A fire broke out at a company in Sector 10. Fire tenders are present at the spot. Efforts to douse the fire under way. (ANI)
A fire call was received about a house collapse in Rohini Sector 16. A total of 4 fire tenders were rushed to the fire. An old vacant house (ground plus three floors) collapsed. No casualties have been reported till now. Search operation under way: #Delhi fire service
A fire call was received about a house collapse in Rohini Sector 16. A total of 4 fire tenders were rushed to the f… https://t.co/oaYlA7SYBL
— TOI Delhi (@TOIDelhi) 16795405940003 killed, 5 injured as building collapses in Vizag
Three people were buried alive and five others suffered injuries after a three-storied building collapsed at Ramajogipeta locality in Vizag city in the wee hours on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as S Durga Prasad (17) and his sister S Anjali (10) and 27-year-old Chotu, a native of Bihar.
2 years on, 20,000 public transport bus plan awaits cabinet nod
More than two years after the central government made an announcement on launching a Rs 18,000-crore scheme for deploying 20,000 city buses, the government is yet to green light the project. The issue has now been flagged by a parliamentary committee.
‘New era’: Amit Shah inaugurates temple near LoC in J&K
Home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday inaugurated the Sharda Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, which is close to LoC, while also proposing a Kartarpur Sahib-style corridor to the Sharda Peeth temple in Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK). He termed reconstruction of the Sharda Devi temple in Karnah as an important step in the discovery of Sharda civilisation and Sharda script, the original script of Kashmir.
Jharkhand cops accused of killing infant during raid
A four-day-old infant was allegedly trampled to death by cops during a raid at a village in Jharkhand’s Giridih.Cops had gone to arrest Bhusan Pandey, an absconder wanted in an assault case. “We heard a knock at the door and when we realised it’s police, we all left, but my son was left on the bed. Cops searched the house and left. When we went in, we found the boy lying still,” said the infant’s mother. His father Ramesh said, “He died after being trampled under the boots of some cops, who didn’t notice him.”
Embassies can’t refuse passport renewal citing pending cases: Andhra Pradesh HC
The Andhra Pradesh high court in a recent judgment said authorities like the Indian embassies cannot reject applications to renew a passport merely on the ground that the applicant has a pending criminal case in India.It clarified that though the passport authority has the power to refuse renewal under Section 6 (2) of Passport Act, it can consider the case if the applicant produces an NOC from concerned court.
