AgustaWestland case: Christian Michel paid Euro 22,000 for typing report, contracts

New Delhi (IANS) British National Christian James Michel, who is one of the alleged middlemen in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland case, had hired a typist for Euro 22,000 to type the AW contracts.

According to the Central Bureau of Investigation…

Rajasthan directs 30-40% cut in school fees

Jaipur (IANS) Bringing cheer to the parents amid Corona pandemic, the Rajasthan government has directed the CBSE affiliated private schools to slash the tuition fees by 30 per cent for class 9 to 12, while the schools affiliated with the state board…

Mayawati expels 7 MLAs, vows to take revenge on Akhilesh

Lucknow (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati on Thursday expelled seven MLAs and blamed the Samajwadi Party (SP) for being anti-Dalit. She said withdrawing the case related to the state guest house incident of 1995 was a 'mistake'…

Terror funding: NIA raids office of ex-Delhi Minority Commission chief, others

New Delhi (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday continued searches in a terror funding case at nine locations in Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi. The agency also raided the properties related to former Delhi Minority Commission chief…

Violence in Munger again, SP office vandalised and police station attacked

Munger (Bihar) (IANS) An angry mob on Thursday vandalised the office of the Superintendent of Police and attacked a police station in Munger district of Bihar.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission has ordered the removal of District Magistrate…

Railways ready to open suburban trains for all commuters

Mumbai (IANS) While responding positively to the Maharashtra Government's proposal to open up the suburban railways for all commuters, the Central Railway and Western Railway have sought more details to implement the plans, officials said here…

Major crisis averted in Bihar as 2 IEDs defused

Aurangabad (IANS) As the first phase of polling got underway on Wednesday in Bihar, two IEDs (cane bombs) were recovered from the Maoist-infested Aurangabad district's Dhibra area, police said. Both were defused and a calamity averted.

The…

2 terrorists killed in Budgam encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Two terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter that started between terrorists and security forces at Mochua area in Central Kashmir's Budgam district, officials said.

The firefight between terrorists and security…

Bihar Phase I: Voting underway for 71 seats

Patna (IANS) Polling was underway on Wednesday for the first phase of Assembly polls in Bihar amid tight security while following Covid-19 norms put in place.

The polling began at 7 a.m. for the 71 Assembly constituencies in 16 districts.

Over 18% voting as glitches in 75 EVMs hassle Bihar voters

Patna (IANS) Even as the Election Commission said that 18.48 per cent polling was recorded till 11 am during the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections in 71 constituencies on Wednesday, voters in some districts faced inconvenience due to technical…