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Hailing the Karnataka High Court order dismissing Twitter's plea against the government, Union Minister for Communications and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the law of the land must be followed. The Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition, filed by Twitter last year, which challenged several blocking and take-down orders issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The court ruled that the company's plea was "devoid of merits". The single-judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit, which dictated the operative portion of the judgement, also imposed a whopping cost of Rs 50 lakh on Twitter and ordered it to be paid to the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority within 45 days. "Hon'ble court upholds our stand. Law of the land must be followed," Mr Vaishnaw tweeted. Earlier in the day, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that allegations levelled by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey against the Indian go

Hours after declaring to burn copies of the Centre's Delhi ordinance at its party office here, the AAP on Friday desisted from making such a move as it said the matter was sub judice. Notably, the AAP-led Delhi government on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance on control of services, saying it is an "unconstitutional exercise of executive fiat" that attempts to "override" the top court and the basic structure of the Constitution. Besides quashing of the ordinance, the government also sought an interim stay on it. Earlier in the day, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will burn copies of the ordinance at the party office in central Delhi on July 3. Addressing a press conference, party chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said copies of the ordinance will be burned across the 70 assembly constituencies of the national capital. In a statement late evening, the party said, "AAP National

Flood-affected villagers in Gujarat's Kachchh area are facing several challenges after heavy downpours led to flooding in many parts of the state. The basic infrastructure has been disturbed due to heavy rains and floods in the area. But a video of a makeshift solution to one of the villagers' problems is going viral on the internet. The video shows a few people from the Chhachhi village in Kachchh using a JCB machine to cross the road. The village and adjacent areas are facing the flood of the Kankawati River, and the road has been washed away in the powerful flow of water. This unique idea to face a difficult situation is becoming very popular on the internet. Meanwhile, as the monsoon reached the Northern and Western parts of the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for heavy rainfall in most parts of the country. "Active monsoon conditions are likely to continue over East-central, northwest, and West India over the next 4-5 days, an

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was taken to hospital on Thursday after hurting his feet, a doctor said. He fractured a left toe and also suffered an injury in a right toe, according to Dr Achal Sharma, superintendent of the Sawai Man Singh Government Hospital here. After treatment, Ashok Gehlot returned home, his office said. Chief Minister Gehlot was recommended a week's rest. It was not immediately clear how he got the injuries. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/7xNXTOD

A shepherd in Rajasthan's Churu district has refused to sell his lamb, which has an Urdu writing on its belly, despite receiving an offer of Rs 1 crore. The lamb reportedly has the numeral '786', considered sacred by Muslims in the Indian subcontinent, written in Urdu on its belly. Raju Singh, the shepherd, did not understand what the number meant but after consulting with members of the Muslim community in his village, he learned that it was the Urdu numeral for '786'. This number is considered to be sacred in Islam, and it is often used as a way to invoke the blessings of God. Mr Singh said that the lamb was born last year and he has so far received offers of Rs 70 lakh and Rs 1 crore for it but decided against selling the animal as he considers it "very dear" to him. Ever since the lamb's price was estimated to be crores of rupees, it is now kept separate from the other lambs in the herd and is fed a special diet of pomegranates, papayas, millet

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu visited Russian troops involved in the military operation in Ukraine, the RIA news agency reported on Monday, his first public appearance since the weekend mutiny by the Wagner paramilitary group. RIA's report, which cited Russia's defence ministry, made it clear Shoigu remained in charge, but provided no details on when and where he met the troops and commanders of the Western military district. Mutineers led by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin advanced on Moscow to remove what they called Russia's corrupt and incompetent military leadership, before suddenly heading back to a Russia-held area of eastern Ukraine after a deal with the Kremlin brokered by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. The deal included immunity for the mutineers in exchange for their return to camps, but it remains unclear whether Putin also agreed to reshuffle the top military leadership or make any other concessions. from NDTV News Search Records Found 10

A 25-year-old domestic help was found dead at his employer's house in southeast Delhi's Jangpura Extension area on Tuesday, police said. The dead, identified as Kamal, has been working in the house as a domestic help for nearly three years, they said. The Hazrat Nizamuddin Police Station received a call from a resident of the house alleging that their domestic help has died, police said. On reaching the spot, police found the victim lying dead inside the box of a bed, with both his legs and neck tied with a plastic rope, a senior police officer said. The domestic help's body was found on the fourth floor, while the employers live on the second floor, police said. A case of murder has been registered and CCTV cameras are being checked, the senior police officer said. All angles are being probed to ascertain the motive as well as to nab the suspects, he added. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/T3G4cXV

RK Arora, the promoter of real estate group Supertech, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering case, sources said. He is likely to be produced before a special court on Wednesday, and the central agency will seek his custody. RK Arora was arrested under the PMLA (Prevention of money laundering) Act after three rounds of questioning. There are more than 20 FIRs (First Information Reports) against him in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana based on complaints filed by buyers. The buyers had alleged that the company and its directors indulged in "criminal conspiracy" to cheat people by collecting funds from prospective buyers as an advance against booked flats in their real estate projects. But they failed to adhere to it and give possession of the flats on time, the central agency had said. The FIRs alleged that the company had "defrauded" the general public, the ED had said. Investigation revealed that Supertech Ltd and group

Florida man, Joseph Zieler, who was convicted of murdering an 11-year-old girl and her 32-year-old babysitter in 1990, punched his own lawyer on Monday after he was sentenced to death for double murders. The 61-year-old reportedly had the word "Killer" etched onto his teeth at the volatile sentencing. The video of the incident has surfaced on the internet. It shows Zieler appeared to gesture for his attorney, Kevin Shirley, to come close so he could whisper something to him without the microphones picking it up. Despite being surrounded by two cops, Zieler punched his lawyer Kevin Shirley. He was immediately tackled to the ground by the surrounding officers. A judge in southwest Florida has sentenced #JosephZieler to death pic.twitter.com/BuejerAGbb — Cooper (@ElQuesoLoko) June 27, 2023 The judge asked the lawyer if he was ok, and he calmly responded, "I'm fine. I used to box, I've taken a lot better shots than that." According to Independent report

A Twitter user has shared a 'Peak Bengaluru' moment about a software developer who lost his job at HCL and is now driving a Rapido bike to get leads on any Java developer openings across the city. Srinivas Rapolu, a skilled Java developer was laid off from Hindustan Computers Limited (HCL). He now works as a driver for Rapido and hopes to find a suitable job as a Java developer. Mr Rapolu's story was shared on Twitter by Loveneesh Dhir. "My Rapido guy is a Java developer recently laid off from HCL driving rapido to get leads for any Java developer openings," Mr Dhir wrote on Twitter. "I have his cv. DM if you have any relevant openings," Mr Dhir added. He also called the incident his "peak Bengaluru" moment. See the post here: My Rapido guy is a Java developer recently laid off from HCL driving rapido to get leads for any java developer openings. I have his cv. DM if you have any relevant openings. My @peakbengaluru moment ? pic.twitt

Actor and social media influencer Kusha Kapila has announced her separation from husband Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia. The couple announced the split at the same time on Instagram. In the post, the digital content creators wrote that the decision to part ways has been taken mutually and they will continue to co-parent their dog, Maya. In a lengthy Instagram post, Kusha Kapila wrote, "Zorawar and I have mutually decided to part ways. This hasn't been an easy decision by any means but we know it's the right one at this point in our lives. The love and life we have shared together continue to mean everything to us, but sadly, what we seek currently for ourselves doesn't align. We gave it our all, until we couldn't anymore." She further wrote, "A relationship ending is heartbreaking and it's been a tough ordeal for us and our families. Thankfully, we have had some time to process this, but what we shared and built together panned for over a decade. We still

Sri Lankan minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has praised the Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping his country during the economic and political crisis. He also said the Sri Lankan government will soon set up Truth and Reconciliation Commission to bring long-standing peace to the island nation with consensus from all communities. The minister further said the Sri Lankan government is holding continuous interactions with the Tamil diaspora and people and leaders living in different parts of the world. "We resolved most of our problems with the support we got from the Indian government led by PM Modi. We are hopeful to bring normalcy back to Sri Lanka" Rajapakshe, who handles the Justice Department, told PTI on Saturday on the sidelines of the Peace Conference in Nagpur city of Maharashtra. Sri Lanka was hit by an unprecedented financial crisis in 2022 that also sparked political turmoil in the island nation which led to the ouster of the all-powerf

The emergence of Generative AI, defined by its ability to generate novel, human-like output, will mean that a large majority of students currently in school will experience a work and life environment very different from what they are used to. This paradigm shift is likely to cause huge realignments in society. According to a recent report by Goldman Sachs, upto 300 million jobs across the world are exposed to automation. This has far-reaching implications for India. It is incumbent upon policymakers and regulators in India to rapidly come up with a framework that will allow our future generations to be competitive.  To navigate this challenge successfully, we need to approach the challenge at multiple levels. First, we need to design a curriculum in which AI and Data Science are taught in an age-appropriate manner. Second, we need to rapidly upskill teachers and coaches to impart these skills to students. Third, we need to enable much closer interaction between the industry and p

Bulldozing houses of the scheduled caste community in Raipura village of Sagar district, allegedly without serving notices, has sparked a massive political outrage with the Madhya Pradesh government in damage control mode. Ten houses were demolished. Out of these, six were being built under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday hit out at the ruling BJP, alleging that the atrocities against the Dalit community has reached its peak. Mayawati's BSP and Arvind Kejriwal's AAP too targeted the state government and the local BJP MLA and Revenue Minister Govind Singh Rajput in the matter. The Minister said that the government has suspended the ranger who ordered the demolition and the government will get the houses reconstructed. Former Chief Minister and Congress MP Digvijaya Singh reached the spot and protested along with the affected Ahirwar families in Raipura village. "I came to know that the houses of Dalits and others were d

US Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday hosted a luncheon for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the State Department. Prime Minister Modi is currently in Washington on a state visit at the invitation of President Joe Biden. The two leaders held a historic summit on Thursday. Biden also held a state dinner for the Indian leader on Thursday. PM Modi also became the first Indian leader to address the joint session of the US Congress twice on Thursday. He first addressed a joint meeting of the US Congress in 2016. "The US-India partnership is stronger than ever. Together, our nations will shape the future as we work to create a more prosperous, secure, and healthy world," Kamala Harris' office tweeted on Thursday. The U.S.-India partnership is stronger than ever. Together, our nations will shape the future as we work to create a more prosperous, secure, and healthy world. pic.twitter.com/TYYqU5yFAJ — Vice President Kamala Harris (

The much-hyped Patna meeting on which opposition's hopes for 2024 are riding, hit an impasse today over Aam Aadmi Party's insistence on unanimous support over Delhi bureaucrats issue. The four-hour session, held at the official residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, saw high drama, with the Congress -- which refuses to commit itself -- reading out a 'rap sheet' of AAP. The two parties have been at loggerheads for years, and with AAP growing at the cost of Congress in Gujarat, Punjab and other states, many leaders of the Grand Old Party are not too keen to sign up to help it. AAP has dug in its heels, declaring that it would not be part of the united opposition unless Congress publicly opposes the Centre's executive order taking away the control over bureaucrats in Delhi. It wanted the Congress to spell out its stand at today's meeting. The Congress hit out at AAP's "either-or" stance. Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge read out several instances

Mamata Banerjee today met with Bihar politician Lalu Yadav and touched his feet in a warm interaction a day before a mega opposition meet in Patna. Opposition parties would “fight like a family and take on the BJP one to one," the Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader said on the opposition meeting called by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has been at the forefront of moves to unite parties against the BJP ahead of the 2024 national election. Mamata Banerjee spoke around the time her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal warned that his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would “walk out” of the meeting if the Congress did not support it in its fight against the Centre's ordinance on the control of services in Delhi. Ms Banerjee deflected questions on Mr Kejriwal's ultimatum, and also on her own rivalry with the Congress and Left in her state. "I cannot say what will happen at tomorrow's meeting. But I am certain we are all here to fight the BJP together, l

A potentially contentious new study argues that the universe's expansion might be a mirage, according to Space.com. This rethinking of the cosmos also suggests solutions for the puzzles of dark energy and dark matter, which scientists believe account for around 95% of the universe's total energy and matter but remain shrouded in mystery, as the science news portal further mentioned. In a paper published on June 2 in the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity, Lucas Lombriser, a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Geneva, describes the revolutionary new approach. According to the study named "Cosmology in Minkowski Space," , Scientists said they know the universe is expanding because of redshift, the stretching of light's wavelength towards the redder end of the spectrum as the object emitting it moves away from us. Distant galaxies have a higher redshift than those nearer to us, suggesting those galaxies are moving ever further from Earth. &q

A Kenyan woman has been arrested for smuggling in Rs 38 crore worth cocaine, concealed inside whiskey bottles being carried by her, at the international airport in Delhi, a customs official said on Tuesday. The accused was intercepted after her arrival from Kenya via Addis Ababa on Monday. The official said 2.5 kg cocaine concealed in three whiskey bottles were recovered from a bag, belonging to a duty-free shop, carried by her. The bag was handed over to the passenger in Nairobi and she was to hand it over to a person in Delhi, he said. The passenger has been arrested and the cocaine worth Rs 38.05 crore was seized, the official said, adding that the accused was produced before a local court on Tuesday that has sent her to judicial custody. The customs officers had on June 15 arrested another Kenyan woman for smuggling cocaine, worth Rs 13 crore, dissolved in two whiskey bottles carried by her at the airport. Meanwhile, the officers have registered two separate cases of smugglin

Rescue teams raced against time Tuesday to find a deep-diving tourist submersible that went missing near the wreck of the Titanic with five people on board and an estimated 40 hours of oxygen left. All communication was lost with the 21-foot (6.5-meter) Titan craft during a descent Sunday to the Titanic, which sits more than two miles (nearly four kilometers) below the surface of the North Atlantic. The submersible was carrying three fee-paying passengers -- British billionaire Hamish Harding, and Pakistani tycoon Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman. The US and Canadian Coast Guards have deployed ships and planes in an intensive search for the vessel, which was attempting to dive near the wreck of the Titanic some 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Coast Guard Captain Jamie Frederick told reporters that the rescue efforts over an area of 7,600 square miles, larger than the US state of Connecticut, "have not yielded any results." "There's about 40 h

The police on Tuesday rescued a four-day-old baby just hours after she was kidnapped from the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Maharashtra's Chandrapur city, an official said. The infant was rescued and the accused woman was arrested from Hinganghat in neighbouring Wardha district, he said. The accused got admitted to the maternity ward of the hospital on June 17 and got acquainted with a woman who had given birth to a girl and helped her, inspector SR Rajput of city police station said. The mothers were recuperating in ward no 15, while the babies were kept in the adjacent ward no 14. Around 6 am, the accused took the baby from the ward claiming that she was taking her to the mother for feeding, he said. The infant was soon reported missing from the ward and the police were informed, he said. Senior policemen swung into action and roped in the cyber cell, local crime branch, personnel from Bhadravati, Warora, Hinganghat, Jam and other police stations, the off

A final-year student of Tripura University has lodged an FIR, alleging that she was sexually abused by an assistant professor of the varsity, police said on Tuesday. The alleged incident took place inside the campus on Monday, when the accused called the Sociology Department student for an oral examination, they said. Assistant Inspector General (AIG), Law and Order. Jyotishman Das Chowdhury said the police have registered a case of sexual abuse against the assistant professor. The woman, in her early 20s, claimed that the accused sexually harassed her instead of asking her questions related to the examination. Meanwhile, Vice-Chancellor Ganga Prasad Prasain said an impartial inquiry will be conducted into the allegation. "Tripura University is a central university, and it functions under certain rules and regulations. The authorities will constitute a committee to probe the allegation, and action will be taken based on the finding," he told reporters. from NDTV News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in New York today for a historic state visit to the United States. PM Modi, who has a tight schedule during his visit to the US, will meet top Indian American CEOs. After that he will lead the celebration marking the International Yoga Day at the UN headquarters on Wednesday. This is PM Modi's first state visit to the US. According to reports, PM Modi will leave for Washington DC soon after concluding the Yoga event, where the US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host a private dinner. Here are the Live Updates on PM Modi's US Visit: from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/KrcGNAb

A food delivery rider in China is being hailed as a hero after he jumped 12 metres off a bridge to save a drowning woman,  South China Morning Post reported. The incident happened on June 13, when Peng Qinglin spotted the woman struggling in the Qiantang River while delivering food to a customer. In the videos that have surfaced on Chinese social media websites, the 31-year-old man can be seen climbing over the railings of the 12-meter-high bridge and jumping in the water, in an attempt to rescue the woman. He swam towards the woman and brought her to a mounted ladder nearby.  Soon after, police and lifeboats arrived on the scene and completed the rescue within 10 minutes. The woman survived the ordeal and is currently in the hospital for observation. In an interview with China Blue News, Mr. Qinglin said he was initially afraid due to the bridge's height, but eventually decided to jump into the water. ''It was quite high, and my legs were trembling. However, if I didn

Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the Uniform Civil Code for all citizens is welcome but wondered if its implementation would affect Hindus adversely. Mr Thackeray also took potshots at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the state-level plenary of Shiv Sena (UBT) office-bearers held here, the first since the split in Shiv Sena last year. "We welcome the Uniform Civil Code for all but would it adversely affect Hindus? If they (BJP) could not implement the ban on cow slaughter in the entire country, how can the UCC be implemented?" he asked. The Law Commission recently said it has decided to look at the need for a UCC afresh and seek the views of stakeholders, which include the members of the public and religious organisations. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/3ztaKgU

A 25-year-old man died in Latur in Maharashtra after being beaten up a fortnight ago over a love affair, a police official said on Sunday. Baliram Magar of Ausa tehsil was called by a resident of his Bhada village for a chat on June 3 and was then beaten up by the latter and his family, the official said. "He died on Saturday night. After a video of the assault went viral on June 9, a probe began following registration of an attempt to murder case on June 10," he said. "Magar was beaten up over his relationship with a girl from the village. We have arrested five of the seven accused. They will be now be charged with murder," Assistant Inspector Appasaheb Dongare said. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/uV4FsDC

A 40-year-old traffic police sub-inspector died in Ayodhya on Sunday after fainting on duty due to severe heat, police said. Vinod Sonkar was on duty near Hanumangarhi temple in Ayodhya on Sunday afternoon, Circle Officer (Traffic) Pramod Yadav said. He said Vinod Sonkar fainted due to the severe heat and was rushed to the district hospital, where he died. "Unfortunately, one of our traffic sub-inspectors fell prey to the heat wave and worst weather," Mr Yadav said Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Ayodhya Dr Ajay Raja said the post-mortem report is awaited. On whether the cause of death was heat stroke, the CMO said, "As of now, we have received only one or two cases of heat strokes, and those too are mild ones." from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/60Kg3NA

A 66-year-old man in the United States was mauled to death by a black bear that attacked him unprovoked while he was drinking his morning coffee on Friday. In a Facebook post, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said that the man, identified as Steven Jackson, died in Arizona during the attack and the bear too was killed by a neighbour who was trying to save the man's life.  "From multiple witness accounts and preliminary investigation of the scene, Mr. Jackson had been sitting having coffee at a table on his property where he was building a home," the sheriff's office said in the post, adding it was a remote, heavily wooded area. "It appears that a male black bear attacked Mr. Jackson, taking him unaware, and dragged him approximately 75 feet down an embankment," the officials added.  As per the social media post, neighbours who heard the 66-year-old screaming for help tried to deter the wild animal by shouting and honking their car horns, but the be

Producer Madhu Mantena and yoga teacher Ira Trivedi's wedding in Mumbai last week was all over social media due to the presence of some of the biggest stars of the Indian film industry. Now the marriage is once again making news as Madhu Mantena has added his wife Ira Trivedi's surname to his name on Instagram. Mr Mantena's Instagram page shows his full name as "Madhu Mantena Trivedi". Traditionally, a woman adopts her husband's last name after marriage, but Mr. Mantena has posted on Instagram the exact reverse. This decision has been seen as an attempt to defy social conventions. Madhu Mantena adds wife Ira Trivedi's surname on Instagram. Apart from this name change, his Instagram feed features a number of images from his wedding that show the presence of numerous movie stars. The film producer, sharing pictures from the wedding, wrote in his caption , "I'm complete now... I have never felt so happy and peaceful in my entire life. I was

The CBI has filed a charge sheet in the infamous Rs 250-crore pulses scam involving the export of 60,000 metric tonne of pulses despite a government ban in 2006-07, nearly 17 years after a case was first registered in the matter, officials said. The agency's investigation remained stalled during the period, with letters rogatory sent to three countries failing to elicit timely responses. A letter rogatory - a judicial request sent by a court to a foreign country seeking its assistance in sharing information in a case - to New Zealand is still pending. In its charge sheet filed recently before a special court, the Central Bureau of Investigation named Jet King, its owner Shyam Sunder Jain, Naresh Kumar Jain, and one Prashant Sethi. It is alleged that Jet King circumvented the government ban on pulse export in collusion with some UAE-based companies by manipulating a backdated Letter of Credit issued by a Cook Islands bank. The CBI has invoked IPC sections related to criminal co

In a rare sighting, four killer whales were spotted swimming together off the coast of Massachusetts on Sunday, New York Post reported. The unique sight was captured by scientists at the New England Aquarium as the research team flew aerial surveys 40 miles south of the tiny island on June 13. The picture was shared on the Aquarium's Twitter account and captioned as, ''A unique sight from the sky: FOUR #KillerWhales swimming together! Last Sunday, Aquarium scientists spotted four #orcas on an #AerialSurvey 40 miles south of Nantucket. According to our scientists, it is unusual to see killer whales in New England waters, let alone four!'' See the picture here: A unique sight from the sky: FOUR #KillerWhales swimming together! Last Sunday, Aquarium scientists spotted four #orcas on an #AerialSurvey 40 miles south of Nantucket. According to our scientists, it is unusual to see killer whales in New England waters, let alone four! pic.twitter.com/BB7ndov5Up —

Officials from Afghanistan's Taliban administration travelled to Norway this week for meetings with civil society and diplomats at a peace forum, the Norwegian foreign minister said on Thursday. The visit took place amidst a severe humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan following 20 years of war and as many countries have pulled back on aid after orders from the Taliban that stopped many Afghan female humanitarian staff from working. "Norway invited three civil servant-level individuals working for the Afghan de facto authorities in Kabul to this year's Oslo Forum. They met Afghan civil society and representatives from other countries to discuss the situation in Afghanistan," Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt told Reuters. The two-day meeting near Oslo is an annual summit on conflict and peace diplomacy that ended Wednesday. The Taliban administration has not been formally recognised by any foreign government since taking over the country in 2021 as foreign

Zee founder Subhash Chandra and his son Punit Goenka used an intricate web of entities to fake recovery of loans and siphoned off funds "for their own benefit", markets regulator Securities And Exchange Board Of India (SEBI) has alleged. In an interim order, SEBI has used diagrams and flowcharts to illustrate that funds originated from Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) and other listed companies of Essel Group were routed through multiple layers of entities owned or controlled by Mr Chandra's family. Eventually, these funds were transferred back to ZEEL to show that its associate entities had paid off loans. "The above flow of funds clearly indicates that there was no actual receipt of funds by ZEEL and these were merely book entries to show receipt of funds," SEBI has alleged. The markets regulator has said that it appears that ZEEL's "own funds/funds from other listed companies of Essel Group were used to give an impression that the Asso

A 35-year-old excavator operator died on Wednesday when a portion of an under-construction flyover near National Highway-48 in southwest Delhi collapsed and fell on the heavy vehicle, police said. The incident took place in Smalkha, Kapeshera, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest) Manoj C said, adding two persons, including site supervisor Injmam Hussain, 30, and site manager Rohit, 35, have been arrested. The elevated portion of the Dwarka Expressway link road is under construction at the site, he said. The DCP said victim Shakeel of Bharatpur, Rajasthan, was driving the excavator which was crushed under the debris. A case under relevant provisions of the law has been registered. Later, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said a three-member team of bridge experts has been constituted to look into the incident. The fire department said information about the incident was received around 10 am, following which three fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Shakeel's r

The girl (16) took admission in the college three days ago. Her parents left for their native place Kamareddy town, over 100 km from Hyderabad, after her admission. Citing health reasons, she returned to her room in the hostel Tuesday morning, they said. She went to the fifth floor of the building alone and jumped down from the terrace. She suffered serious injuries and died on the spot, they said. The girl was aloof and home sick ever since she joined the college and asked her roommates about holidays, police said, adding that homesickness is suspected to be the reason for her extreme step. In another incident, a girl student of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), popularly known as IIIT Basar, in Nirmal district of Telangana, allegedly died by suicide, police said. A student of Pre-University Course-I, she was found hanging in the bathroom on the varsity's campus, they said. The girl was a native of Sangareddy district, a police official said. As per

Two men abducted a 15-year-old girl in an auto with evil intentions and when she shouted, they threw her out of the moving vehicle, but local residents chased them and caught hold of the driver, said police on Sunday. The girl sustained grievous injuries and was shifted to Magadh Medical College in an unconscious state and is undergoing treatment. The incident happened on the Gaya-Rajauli road under the Tankuppa police station area of Gaya district. According to the police, two youths forcibly made the girl sit in an auto at Bartara Bazar area and began to flee. When she shouted for help, local residents started chasing the auto. Fearing that they will not be able to flee, both the accused threw the girl out of the auto and fled from the spot. However, the locals caught the driver and handed him over him to the police. Tankuppa Police Station in-charge Ranjan Kumar said, "The accused have been identified based on the information by the auto driver. We are hunting for them. The

Dressed in traditional attire, delegates to the G20 Development Ministers' Meeting and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took part in the Ganga Aarti ritual at the Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on Sunday evening. Earlier, they were welcomed in a traditional way at Namo Ghat. Seeing the cultural artists dance, the delegates also shook a leg. Following this, they boarded the cruise vessel and reached Dashashmaved Ghat. During the Aarti, there was a special Shankhnaad for the guests. Watch the video here: #WATCH | EAM Dr S Jaishankar and G20 delegates attend Ganga aarti in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/toh2WVOL29 — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) June 11, 2023 G20 Development Ministers' meeting has started in Varanasi. A new roadmap for the development of global agriculture in 20 developing countries of the world including India will be prepared in Varanasi. Agricultural scientists from all nations will brainstorm on the issues of agriculture, agricultural

Donald Trump's lawyer hinted Sunday at the indicted ex-president's defense strategy in the classified documents case, saying the files were de-classified or personal mementos from his time in office and that the accusations are politically motivated. Trump is set to appear Tuesday in federal court in Miami on 37 charges, including violations of the Espionage act, making false statements and conspiracy regarding his mishandling of classified material, the latest bout of legal jeopardy facing the rebellious Republican. One of his lawyers, Alina Habba, argued Trump had done "nothing wrong" and would not take a plea deal to minimize fallout from the case as he seeks his party's nomination for the 2024 election. "He would never admit guilt, because there was nothing wrong with declassifying documents," Habba told the talk show "Fox News Sunday." "This is completely politically motivated. It's election interference at its best." Ha

One person died and five were injured after a fire broke out at a chemical company in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday, a civic official said. The blaze started near a nitric acid tank in the factory at 4pm in Ambernath MIDC, the official said. "One persons identified as Suryakant Jimat died. The body has been sent for post mortem. The five persons who suffered burn injuries have been hospitalised," said Yasin Tadvi, the chief of Disaster Control Cell of Thane civic body. Six fire engines, two each from Ambernath, Anand Nagar and Ulhasnagar, were pressed into service and the fire was brought under control in one and half hours, said the official, adding that the cause is yet to be ascertained. Though nitirc acid itself is not flammable, it is a strong oxidising agent and can support combustion and react with other substances that can catch fire. Earlier, the official had said there were no reports of anyone getting injured in the incident. An accidental deat

With his social media tweets, industrialist Anand Mahindra never fails to surprise us. The Mahindra Group Chairman's Twitter account is a veritable treasure trove of fascinating, motivating, and endearing stuff that can brighten anyone's day. Similar to that, Anand Mahindra recently posted a video of a lion sneakily approaching a man riding in a jeep. He also posted a couple of questions on Twitter for his followers. He shared the video with a caption that reads, "If you were that man: 1) What would your first thought be? 2) What would your first action be?" Watch the video here: If you were that man: 1) What would your first thought be? 2) What would your first action be? pic.twitter.com/UGLw4m2yBf — anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) June 10, 2023 Over a million people have watched the spooky video, and many of them have commented on it with their reactions. "In most cases, lionesses are not prone to attacking humans unless they feel threatened or corn

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the opposition parties were keen on providing an alternative to the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections next year and projecting a prime ministerial face was not an issue. Sharad Pawar, addressing a press conference here, said that he would attend the meeting of opposition leaders convened by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on June 23 and strive for putting up a joint fight against the BJP. "A prime ministerial face is not an issue before us. Even in 1977, no one was projected as the prime minister. The Janata Party won the elections and Morarji Desai was made the prime minister," the NCP supremo said. "If it could happen in 1977, why can't it happen now? We have the responsibility to provide the people of this country with an alternative to the BJP," he said. Mr Pawar stressed that it was not a necessity to project a prime ministerial face in Lok Sabha elections. "There is a need to present an alternative

British Royal Air Force fighter jets were twice scrambled over the course of 24 hours to intercept Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace, the Ministry of Defence in London said Friday. RAF Typhoons based in Estonia and Swedish Gripen fighters were on Thursday evening scrambled to "intercept" a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft and a Su-27 fighter jet "flying close to NATO and Swedish airspace", the ministry said. The Russian aircraft "were not complying with international norms by failing to communicate with the relevant Flight Information Regions (FIRs)" but "remained in international airspace and flew in a professional manner", it added.  On Friday, Typhoons were scrambled again to intercept two Russian transport aircraft flying south from mainland Russia towards Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave wedged between NATO members Poland and Lithuania. The Typhoons were later "re-tasked to intercept" two Tupolev Tu-22M bombers

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, one of the most active volcanoes, began erupting on Wednesday morning, the country's Volcano Observatory said, as per a report in CNN . They said in a statement, "At approximately 4:44 a.m. HST on June 7, 2023, the (US Geological Survey's) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected glow in Kilauea summit webcam images indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halema'uma'u crater in Kilauea's summit caldera, within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The opening phases of eruptions are dynamic. Webcam imagery shows fissures at the base of Halema'uma'u crater generating lava flows on the surface of the crater floor. The activity is confined to Halema'uma'u and the hazards will be reassessed as the eruption progresses." The current eruption is restricted to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. According to the observatory, it has "constant communication" with park authorities. A timelapse video showing