Indian Railways using newer technologies for tracking of trains

New Delhi: (RTIS), developed in collaboration with ISRO, is being installed on the locomotives for automatic acquisition of train movement timing at the stations, including that of arrival & departure or run-through. They get automatically plotted on the control chart of those trains in the Control Office Application (COA) system. RTIS gives mid-section updates with […]

Mumbai police file charge-sheet against 8 in Rs 2,500-crore drug seizure case

Mumbai: The Mumbai police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) on Friday submitted a voluminous charge-sheet against eight persons in a special court in a case related to seizure of mephedrone worth around Rs 2,500 crore, an official said. The 4,818-page document was filed in the special court set up under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act […]

Biden supports India among others as permanent members of reformed UNSC: White House official

Biden supports India among others as permanent members of reformed UNSC: White House official

Washington: US President Joe Biden supports Germany, Japan and India as permanent members of a reformed United Nations Security Council, a senior official of his administration has said. At the same time, a lot of work needs to be done in this matter, the official told reports on Wednesday on condition of anonymity. “We have […]

India, and other IBSA countries call for immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine

India, and other IBSA countries call for immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine

New York: India, Brazil and South Africa have jointly voiced serious concern at the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, reiterating their call for an immediate cessation of hostilities and pursuing the path of diplomacy. On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in Ukraine. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar […]

Amanatullah Khan aide arrested under Arms Act: Delhi Police

Amanatullah Khan aide arrested under Arms Act: Delhi Police

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Wednesday nabbed Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan’s close aide Kaushar Imam Siddique from Telangana, officials said. Kaushar Imam Siddique alias Laddan, 47, a resident of Jogabai Extension, was wanted in a case of Arms Act registered against him after a country-made pistol and three live rounds were found […]

No criminality found in intercepted conversations of Niira Radia: CBI to SC

No criminality found in intercepted conversations of Niira Radia: CBI to SC

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday told the Supreme Court that no criminality has been found following an investigation into the intercepted conversations of the corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with some politicians, businessmen, media persons, and others. Taking note of the submissions of the probe agency, the top court directed it to […]

Arms dealer arrested in Delhi with 15 pistols, live cartridges

New Delhi: A 32-year-old alleged arms supplier was arrested with 15 high-quality semi-automatic pistols and 45 live cartridge, meant to be supplied to gangsters in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. Dilshad hails from a village in Baghpat district of UP, and was involved in illegal procurement and selling of firearms, they said. […]

2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits man from the charges of rioting, torching shop

2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits man from the charges of rioting, torching shop

New Delhi: A court here has acquitted a man from the charges of rioting and torching a shop in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying the testimony of the beat constable who had identified him was “not reliable and sufficient at all.” The court also said that the identification of the […]

Assam school teacher alleging recruitment exams graft suspended

Assam school teacher alleging recruitment exams graft suspended

Guwahati: The Assam government has suspended a school teacher, who had alleged that corruption was taking was taking place in recruitment to 26,000 Grade III and IV posts, as he was in “police custody for over 48 hours”, a minister said on Tuesday. Victor Das, had a few days ago tweeted, tagging Chief Minister Himanta […]

BJP launches fresh attack on AAP over excise ‘scam’, links liquor trader with Kejriwal

New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday claimed that a person close to AAP leadership was awarded liquor contract under its now-withdrawn excise policy, as it launched a fresh attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the excise row. During a press conference, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia showed a picture of one Karamjeet Singh Lamba […]