The Delhi Police on Sunday said that the driver of a Jaguar car that was involved in an accident in which as many as three people were injured was held after investigations. The luxury car, which collided with a cab and two other vehicles injuring three people in Delhi, has been arrested, the police said on Sunday, reported the PTI. According to the PTI, the incident took place early morning when a speeding Jaguar hit the cab, two other vehicles and then a divider before coming to a halt near the Dhaula Kaun area of southwest Delhi, the police said. "We have arrested the driver of Jaguar vehicle, who has been identified as Saurabh Pahwa (23). He is a third-year BBA student at a college in Rohini. His father is a property dealer," DCP Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest) Rohit Meena said, adding that further investigations into the matter are underway, as per the PTI. "A PCR call was received at 4.55 am regarding the accident of three vehicles and three injured individuals. A team, which was sent to the spot, found that the injured had been shifted to some unknown hospitals," DCP Meena had said earlier in the day, the news agency reported on Sunday. Later, at 8.32 am, the police received information from AIIMS Hospital regarding the cab driver, identified as Harjeet Singh, and two other people, who were travelling in the same cab, he had said. Another senior police officer said that according to an eyewitness, one of the cars was driving on the wrong side, the PTI reported. "An eyewitness told us that they heard a loud sound while they were asleep. They saw that two cars collided and then one of them collided with two other vehicles and a divider before coming to a halt," the police officer said, adding that they are verifying the eyewitness's claim, as per the news agency report. According to the police sources, a man and a woman were travelling in the Jaguar car and they suffered minor injuries in the accident but fled the scene immediately after the incident. The police are trying to find out if more people were injured in the accident and are further investigating the matter, the police said on Sunday. (with PTI inputs)
28 April,2024 07:11 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentAn elderly woman reported died due to sunstroke in Kerala's Palakkad district as the southern state experiences severe heat conditions affecting normal life, officials said on Sunday, reported the PTI. According to the PTI, amid the severe heat in parts of Kerala, the Indian Meteorological Department issued a maximum temperature warning for 12 districts over the next five days. In view of rising temperatures impacting daily life in the state, the Women and Child Development Department decided to suspend preschool activities in anganwadis for a week, as per the news agency's report on Sunday. The PTI report staated that a Palakkad district health official stated that the 90-year-old woman was found dead in a canal in Elappully village on Sunday. The woman, a dementia patient, had suffered a sunstroke after venturing out of her home. Her post-mortem revealed burn injuries on her body, confirming sunstroke, the health official said Last week, a man was found dead with burn injuries in the district, the official added, advising people not to step out of their homes between 11 am and 3 pm. According to the Indian Meteorological Department and the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, there's a possibility of a heatwave in certain areas in Kollam, Palakkad, and Thrissur districts, the news agency reported. "The maximum temperatures are very likely to be around 41°C in the Palakkad district of Kerala, around 40°C in Kollam and Thrissur districts, around 38°C in Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Kozhikode and Kannur districts of the state, and around 37°C in Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Malappuram and Kasaragod districts, and around 36°C in Thiruvananthapuram district (3 to 5°C above normal) during April 28th to May 2nd, 2024," the weather agencies said on Sunday. These districts are expected to experience hot and humid weather conditions, excluding hilly areas, from April 28th to May 2nd, due to elevated temperatures and humidity levels, they added. Additionally, there is a likelihood of heatwave conditions occurring in one or two locations within Kollam, Palakkad, and Thrissur districts specifically on April 28th and 29th, the weather agencies further stated. (with PTI inputs)
28 April,2024 07:06 PM IST | Thiruvananthapuram | mid-day online correspondentThe Congress on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "insulted maharajas but silent on atrocities of sultans" attack on Rahul Gandhi, saying that PM Modi "maliciously twists" every statement of Rahul Gandhi to inflame communal prejudices and passions, reported the ANI. The opposition party's remarks came after PM Modi on Sunday reportedly accused Rahul Gandhi of insulting India's rajas and maharajas but remaining silent on the atrocities committed by nawabs, nizams, sultans and badshahs for the sake of appeasement politics, as per the ANI. Hitting back at the prime minister, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh wrote on X, "He (PM Modi) maliciously and mischievously twists every statement of Rahul Gandhi to inflame, incite and ignite communal prejudices and passions." "His (PM Modi's) exit is inevitable and his realisation of that is making him more and more desperate. His campaign speeches are shameful really," Jairam Ramesh said. Addressing a mega public rally in Karnataka's Belagavi, PM Modi said, "The Congress has ensured the writings of our history and our freedom struggle with an eye on appeasement and vote bank. Even today, the Congress' shehzade (prince)' is carrying forward that sin. You might have heard Congress' shehzade's recent statement -- he says Bharat's rajas and maharajas were 'atyachari (oppressive)'," according to the ANI. "He (Rahul Gandhi) has accused them (rajas and maharajas) of usurping the lands and properties of people and poor ¿ The Congress' shehzade has insulted great personalities like Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Kittur Rani Channamma, whose administration and patriotism inspires us even today," the prime minister said, the ANI reported on Sunday. Recalling the contribution of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family for which they are respected across the country even today, he said, "The Congress' shehzade's statements were intentional, aimed at vote bank politics and appeasement." "Shehzade spoke ill about rajas, maharajas but shahzade's mouth was locked regarding the 'atyachar' that the nawabs, nizams, sultans and badshahs committed in India's history. His mouth was shut on them but on rajas, maharajas he speaks ill and insults them," he said, the news agency reported. Rahul Gandhi cannot remember Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's oppressions, Modi said and added, "He (Aurangzeb) impured a number of our temples and destroyed those. The Congress is happily making alliances with parties that praise Aurangzeb ¿ It doesn't remember people who destroyed our religious places, indulged in killing, killing of cows. It doesn't remember the nawab who played a role in the partition of India," an ANI report stated. He further recalled the contributions of the Raja of Banaras in setting up Banaras Hindu University and Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar in the reconstruction of temples, as per the ANI. (with ANI inputs)
28 April,2024 06:22 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentThe TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said that soon after the NDA, constituting TDP, BJP and Janasena, forms the government in Andhra Pradesh, financial aid of Rs 1 lakh will be extended to Muslim pilgrims who visit Mecca for Haj, the PTI reported on Sunday. The opposition leader gave the promise at Nellore in the eponymous district of the state during an interaction with the Muslim community, as per the PTI. "Soon after the NDA comes to power in the state, Rs 1 lakh financial assistance will be extended to every Muslim who visits Mecca on Haj pilgrimage," said Chandrababu Naidu, during the interaction with the Muslim community. According to the PTI, reminding that the erstwhile TDP government had accorded a state festival status to Rotiayaan ki Eid, a Muslim festival in Andhra Pradesh, he noted that Hyderabad Muslims are far ahead when compared to their community members from other places, attributing it to his party's policies. Further, Chandrababu Naidu asserted that though TDP was part of the NDA earlier too, it never allowed any kind of injustice to be done to the community. Naidu recalled that the TDP had established Urdu university in Hyderabad and also built Haj Houses while alleging that YSRCP chief and Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy did not make any attempt to build even a single mosque in the past five years, as per the PTI. Similarly, Chandrababu Naidu asserted that the YSRCP government had extended unconditional support for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and other initiatives by the Union Government. N Chandrababu Naidu added that the Muslim community is known for their trust, courage and belief in hard work. Elections for the 175-member Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh are scheduled on May 13 and the counting of votes will be held on June 4. Chandrababu Naidu's schemes impossible to implement: Jagan Mohan ReddyMeanwhile, YSRCP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday claimed that TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu is making promises about schemes that are impossible to implement, according to the PTI. He was referring to the proposed schemes of the TDP, including providing free bus travel for women, three free cooking gas cylinders to every household per year, Rs 15,000 to every school-going child per annum, and Rs 20,000 annual financial assistance to every farmer, the news agency reported. (with PTI inputs)
28 April,2024 06:15 PM IST | Andhra Pradesh | mid-day online correspondentAccording to market analysts, the rise in the stock market may continue for the coming week after the US market showed a robust performance. The coming week will see the dominance by the corporate earnings releases and the highly anticipated Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting which is scheduled for April 30 to May 1. Despite looming challenges anticipated for May, the experts highlighted that overall Asian Markets are self-assured to carry forward the bullish sentiment as April draws to a close. Also Read: Woman held for killing man after hitting him on his private parts "We expect positive markets this week, driven by continued corporate earnings catalysts, and In India, we expect sideways to slightly positive markets this week. The strong earnings and guidance from US Big Tech bolstered the market last week said Ajay Bagga, Market and Banking expert. "Nifty continues to remain in an uptrend in the medium term. For the week, we expect Nifty to trade in the range of 22900-22000 with mixed bias" said Rajesh Palviya SVP Research (Head Technical & Derivatives) Axis Securities Ltd. If Nifty crosses and sustains above 22600 level it would witness buying which would lead the index towards 22800-22900 levels, said Rajesh Palviya SVP Research Axis Securities Ltd. The anticipated rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in 2024 are expected to diminish real yields, rendering gold and silver more appealing as non-yielding assets, and the continuous global uncertainties, encompassing geopolitical tensions and economic instabilities, bolster the allure of gold and silver as safe-haven assets and can pose a risk on the market. In the last week, the benchmark indices continued positive momentum, the Nifty ended 1.23 per cent higher while the Sensex was up by 642 points. Among sectors, all the major sectoral indices registered buying interest but the PSU Bank index outperformed and gained 6.5 percent. During the week, the market bounced back sharply but on last Friday it witnessed profit booking at higher levels. (With ANI Inputs)
28 April,2024 06:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying she allegedly protected Sheikh Shahjahan though atrocities were committed against women in Sandeshkhali, according to the ANI. Nadda was addressing a Lok sabha elections 2024 rally in West Bengal's Ranaghat on Sunday. He said, "Atrocities were committed against women. They were insulted in Sandeshkhali, but despite being a woman CM Mamata Banerjee kept on trying to protect Sheikh Shahjahan. Despite being a woman, she did not think about mothers or sisters," the ANI reported on Sunday. Nadda further said, "TMC goons and intruders are encroaching on lands of poor farmers," the news agency reported. The BJP president also questioned the people asking, "Do you want this type of government do you want to send such representatives to Delhi? They should be wiped out of Kolkata as well," the ANI reported. Earlier, talking up hopes of the lotus blooming in Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal, JP Nadda said that the BJP will register thumping wins in the more than 35 constituencies in the state as the people were fed with the 'anarchy' in the state under the ruling Trinamool Congress. According to the ANI, Coming down heavily on the TMC regime over the alleged abuse and excesses on women, as well as charges of land-grab in Sandeshkhali, JP Nadda said that it was 'painful' to see women coming out on the streets and saying that they were being threatened by goons enjoying the patronage of the ruling party in the state. In a personalised video address, the BJP national president said, "We have seen how under the Mamata Banerjee government, the state is being run by strongmen and goons, and how the likes of (Sheikh) Shahjahan were intimidating women and posing a threat to their safety in Sandeshkhali. The prevailing situation, in a nutshell, is sensitive and painful. Teams from central investigating agencies, which went to Sandeshkhali to protect the honour and dignity of women, were thwarted and attacked," the ANI reported. Voting for three Lok Sabha seats - Balurghat, Raiganj, and Darjeeling-concluded in the second phase of the parliamentary election held on Friday. Voting in the state for 42 parliamentary members is set for all seven phases in the ongoing general elections that commenced on April 19 and will conclude on June 1. (with ANI inputs)
28 April,2024 06:11 PM IST | West Bengal | mid-day online correspondentSenior Congress leader Abhisekh Manu Singhvi on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was reducing the dignity of his post and that of the Constitution for recently claiming in a Lok Sabha elections 2024 rally in Banswara of Rajasthan that the opposition party will redistribute citizens' wealth to "infiltrators" and "those producing more children", the PTI reported. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was undermining democratic institutions using money, vendetta politics and through misuse of government agencies, Abhisekh Manu Singhvi alleged, as per the PTI. "In the last 75 years, no prime minister has used such words for 'mithya prachar' (false campaign) that he used in Banswara and many times after that. You have reached the level of statesman after 10 years of being prime minister, but you speak such things. You are reducing the dignity of your position and that of the Constitution," Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Abhisekh Manu Singhvi said, the news agency reported on Sunday. "This not about Hindu-Muslim riots, this is about the election. And when they (BJP) learned such an inheritance tax was abolished by Congress government two three decades back, the PM brought out a new jumla saying (former prime minister) Rajiv Gandhi did it to inherit the property of Indira Gandhi," Abhisekh Manu Singhvi claimed, according to the PTI. Queried about Union Home Minister Amit Shah accusing Rahul Gandhi of spreading lies that the BJP would ends quotas for SCs, STs and OBCs, Abhisekh Manu Singhvi said that he was glad "someone in the BJP is talking about accountability, distortion, digression and 'mithya prachar' (false campaign)." "I wish the same person had talked about these four words a few weeks ago in Banswara or the other poll rallies of the PM," Singhvi added. There is no comparison in the last 75 years to utterances of the PM in this Lok Sabha poll campaign, but all these attempts are bound to fail, he said. "They reflect the desperation of the BJP. It is not cultured or fair. It is false and it is not anywhere near the democratic ethos of India," he said, as per the PTI. Abhisekh Manu Singhvi also criticised the Election Commission of India for giving a notice to the BJP president on the Congress complaint to the poll body against the PM for his statement. "This is a complaint against an individual. What is the use of giving notice to another person," the senior Congress leader questioned. He also alleged "vitamin M (an apparent reference to money) was being used to lure leaders into the BJP and cited happenings in the Surat Lok Sabha poll (where the BJP candidate won unopposed), the Chandigarh mayoral elections and the Himachal Pradesh Rajya Sabha elections. "You will be surprised to know that almost one-fourth of BJP candidates are from other parties. Out of 417 candidates announced by BJP, 116 are dalbadlu (turncoats). Of course most of them are from Congress," Singhvi said. Central probe agencies are being misused against opposition parties and 99.5 per cent political cases being pursued by them are against opposition members, he claimed. "The BJP has a washing machine. If any of the accused joins that party they get a clean chit," he jibed, a PTI report stated. (with PTI inputs)
28 April,2024 06:00 PM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondentA woman was held in Maharashtra's Nagpur for allegedly killing a man, a property dealer, she was allegedly in a relationship with by hitting him on his private parts with a blunt object, a police official said on Sunday, reported the PTI. The body of the man who was identified as 55-year-old Ravindra Kudwe was discovered on April 19 and the post mortem report stated the cause of death as "shock resulting from testicular injuries", after which a murder probe began, said the Hudkeshwar police station official said, as per the PTI. "His son told us the deceased was in a relationship with one Kajal Joge (27), who was now planning to marry someone else but wanted the deceased to fund the ceremony. This caused a dispute leading to the murder," the official said, the news agency reported on Sunday. "She hit Kudwe on the testicles with a blunt object in a flat in Akash Nagar on April 19. She was arrested on Saturday and has been charged with murder," the official said, the news agency reported. 28-year-old woman held for killing brother with boyfriend's help in Nagpur A 28-year-old woman, her mother and two others including her boyfriend have been arrested for allegedly killing her brother for his alcohol-fuelled violence in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said on Sunday, reported the PTI. The Nagpur Police in Maharashtra on Saturday arrested Abha Ughade, her mother Deepali Ughade (54), her boyfriend Atul Raju Bhamode (31) and one Pappu Shyamalal Burde (28), an official said, as per the PTI. The victim, Rajat Ughade (26), a resident of Ashirwad Nagar, was allegedly strangled to death, and his body was dumped in Khindsi Lake Ramtek on April 16, he said. The two accused women had lodged a missing person's complaint for the victim, he said. Abha, a divorcee, was living with her mother and brother and was upset with his violent behaviour under the influence of alcohol, the official said, according to the PTI. Abha allegedly enlisted her boyfriend Atul's help to kill her brother and offered to pay him money to carry out the murder, he said. Atul and his friend Pappu lured the victim on the pretext of taking him out for a drink, strangled him and disposed of the body in the lake at Abha's insistence, the official said, adding that she allegedly paid the duo Rs 10,000, the news agency reported on Sunday. Following interrogation, Abha confessed to being involved in the murder, he said. (with PTI inputs)
28 April,2024 05:28 PM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondentA 28-year-old woman, her mother and two others including her boyfriend have been arrested for allegedly killing her brother for his alcohol-fuelled violence in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said on Sunday, reported the PTI. The Nagpur Police in Maharashtra on Saturday arrested Abha Ughade, her mother Deepali Ughade (54), her boyfriend Atul Raju Bhamode (31) and one Pappu Shyamalal Burde (28), an official said, as per the PTI. The victim, Rajat Ughade (26), a resident of Ashirwad Nagar, was allegedly strangled to death, and his body was dumped in Khindsi Lake Ramtek on April 16, he said. The two accused women had lodged a missing person's complaint for the victim, he said. Abha, a divorcee, was living with her mother and brother and was upset with his violent behaviour under the influence of alcohol, the official said, according to the PTI. Abha allegedly enlisted her boyfriend Atul's help to kill her brother and offered to pay him money to carry out the murder, he said. Atul and his friend Pappu lured the victim on the pretext of taking him out for a drink, strangled him and disposed of the body in the lake at Abha's insistence, the official said, adding that she allegedly paid the duo Rs 10,000, the news agency reported on Sunday. Following interrogation, Abha confessed to being involved in the murder, he said. Meanwhile, in an another incident, a woman was arrested in Nagpur for allegedly killing a property dealer she was in a relationship with by hitting him on his private parts with a blunt object, a police official said on Sunday, the PTI reported on Sunday. The body of 55-year-old Ravindra Kudwe was discovered on April 19 and the post mortem report stated the cause of death as "shock resulting from testicular injuries", after which a murder probe began, said the Hudkeshwar police station official said. "His son told us the deceased was in a relationship with one Kajal Joge (27), who was now planning to marry someone else but wanted the deceased to fund the ceremony. This caused a dispute leading to the murder," the official said. "She hit Kudwe on the testicles with a blunt object in a flat in Akash Nagar on April 19. She was arrested on Saturday and has been charged with murder," the official said. (with PTI inputs)
28 April,2024 05:18 PM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondentThe Latur district administration in Maharashtra has banned flying of drones till the intervening night of April 30-May 1 and also imposed traffic regulations on several roads ahead of PM Modi's rally on April 30, an official said on Sunday, reported the PTI. These curbs are in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha elections 2024 rally in Birle Farm in Latur on April 30, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Latur district in charge Kiran Patil told the PTI. "The order to ban drones from till midnight of April 30-May 1 has been ordered by Collector Varsha Thakur-Ghuge. She has also imposed curbs on heavy vehicles between 12 noon and 5pm on April 30 on several roads," a district official said, as per the PTI. Meanwhile, BJP leader Kiran Patil said that the PM Modi's rally will begin at 12:30 pm and will be attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar. BJP's sitting MP Sudhakar Shrangare is pitted against Congress' Shivaji Kalge in Maharashtra's Latur. Voting will take place on May 7, while results will be declared on June 4. PM Modi to address rally in Pune on April 29: Chandrakant Patil Meanwhile, PM Modi will address a Lok Sabha elections 2024 rally in Maharashtra's Pune on April 29, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Chandrakant Patil said on Friday, reported the PTI. The ruling alliance comprising the BJP, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)on Friday held a meeting to review preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha poll rally in Pune on April 29, according to the PTI. A massive crowd of two lakh people will attend the rally to hear the PM's speech, senior Maharashtra BJP leader Chandrakant Patil said, as per the PTI. Chandrakant Patil, who is state higher and technical education minister, attended the meeting along with Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, Rahul Kul and Vijay Shivtare, the news agency reported. "PM Narendra Modi will hold a rally in Maharashtra's Pune on April 29 at Race Course. We are expecting 2 lakh people for the rally. Party functionaries from Pune, Maval, Baramati, Shirur will be present on April 29. We held a meeting today to review preparations," he said, reported the PTI. "PM Modi will stay at Raj Bhavan in Pune on April 29. There are no plans about the PM's roadshow. MNS chief Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray will also attend the rally," Chandrakant Patil said. (with PTI inputs)
28 April,2024 05:06 PM IST | Latur | mid-day online correspondentThe Election Commission of India the polls conducted in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency as void. The polls were conducted at six polling stations and ECI also announced that fresh elections in these stations will be held on April 30. "The Election Commission of India has, under Sections 58(2) and 58A(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, directed that the poll taken on April 26, 2024 (Friday) in respect of 6 polling stations listed in the table below of 2- Outer Manipur (ST) Parliamentary Constituency to be void and appointed April 30, 2024 (Tuesday) as the date for taking fresh poll at the said polling stations with hours of poll from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM," an official statement said. Also Read: Five dead, 33 injured as Tornado hits Southern China Chief Electoral Officer, Pradeep Kumar Jha further appealed to the voters of these polling stations to come out in large numbers to exercise their franchise. Voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha concluded in Manipur as 13 of the Assembly segments in the State's Outer Manipur constituency cast their votes in the second phase of polling on Friday. After reportedly multiple incidents of violence took place during the first phase of polling on April 19, re-polling was held in 11 polling stations of the Inner Manipur constituency on April 22. The next round of polling will be held on May 7 and the counting of votes and result will be out on June 4. (With ANI Inputs)
28 April,2024 05:04 PM IST | Imphal (Manipur) | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
