Stand-up comedian and Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui is yet again in limelight. Let us tell you that the Bigg Boss 17 winner along with 13 other people were detained by Mumbai police on Mar 26. They were detained in a late-night raid from a hookah parlour in the Fort area in south Mumbai. Munawar was one of the popular contestants of the 17th season of the Bigg Boss house. According to the Mumbai Police, a case was registered against Faruqui and 13 more people. The raid, prompted by a tip-off received by the SS branch, targeted the hookah bar situated at Bora Bazar, falling within the jurisdiction of MRA Marg police station. After verifying that tobacco was being smoked, an offence was registered under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act However, the stand up comedian was later let off after the case was lodged. A police officer said that since it was a bailable offence, the accused were not imprisoned.
27 March,2024 12:14 PM IST
Bharat Rashtra Samithi working President KT Rama Rao and BRS Leader Harish Rao Thanneeru arrived at K Kavitha’s residence on March 15. BRS leader was arrested after raids at her residence. The ED had conducted raids at the residence of K Kavitha in connection with the alleged Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Madhavi Latha lashed out at BRS leader K Kavitha following her arrest in the Delhi Liquor Policy Scam.
16 March,2024 12:47 PM IST
Six members of an independent fact-finding committee, on their way to Sandeshkhali, were arrested at Bhojerhat in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on February 25. Following the arrest, the committee members were brought to PHQ Lal Bazaar Kolkata. The Fact-Finding Committee members were stopped by police at Bhojerhat, South 24 Parganas, while they were proceeding to the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas to investigate alleged incidents of atrocities and Sandeshkhali violence on women there. Saikat Ghosh, Deputy Commissioner, Bhangar Division, Kolkata Police, said while speaking to the media, “We were requesting them to not cross from here, but they were trying to break the police barricade unlawfully. So, we had to arrest them under Preventive Sections. If there is information of a ‘breach of peace’, police can arrest them under preventive sections.” Narasimha Reddy, Former Chief Justice of Patna High Court, said, “We sat here but it seems they've a problem with this also. Now, we will seek the appointment of the governor and explain the situation to him. Later we'll talk about this to the Ministry of Home Affairs in Delhi...”
25 February,2024 06:32 PM IST
In the state of West Bengal, the Sandeshkhali village is simmering with violence and agitation and behind it lies a tale of horror. Women in Sandeshkhali gram panchayat have been agitating over alleged atrocities by TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh and his aides. The poor local women have narrated tales of horror of women being raped for years by leaders of Mamata Banerjee’s party Trinamool Congress and their henchmen in TMC’s party office. Soon after the news broke out, the village and parts of West Bengal like Siliguri - saw a huge clash between the West Bengal police and BJP workers who started protesting against the accused TMC leader and questioned Mamata Banerjee’s leadership. Member of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Anju Bala recently visited the village and urged for President’s rule to take place in the state of West Bengal following the Sandeshkhali violence.
15 February,2024 03:45 PM IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on January 04 reacted to the summons sent by the Enforcement Directorate in the liquor police case. On the Arvind Kejriwal ED raid, Delhi CM Kejriwal said, "The truth is that there was no corruption. BJP wants to arrest me. My biggest asset is my honesty and they want to dent it. My lawyers have told me that summons sent to me are illegal. BJP's aim is not to probe me, but not to let me campaign for Lok Sabha elections. They want to call me on the pretext of investigation and then arrest me."
04 January,2024 03:36 PM IST
Security was heightened outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on January 04 after AAP Minister Atishi claimed that Kejriwal is likely to be arrested today. Earlier on January 03 Delhi CM Kejriwal skipped the ED summon in Delhi liquor excise policy. Amid the news of Arvind Kejriwal ED Raid, Delhi BJP Secretary Bansuri Swaraj on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal not appearing before the ED, said that Arvind Kejriwal wants to create a farce where he wants to create an atmosphere that he will be arrested. BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla lashed out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind as he skipped the summons sent by ED.
04 January,2024 12:17 PM IST
Income Tax sleuths have recovered more than Rs 200 crore cash in the Dheeraj Sahu IT Raids from several locations in Odisha and Jharkhand. Now, PM Modi took a jibe at Congress and said, “Who needs 'Money Heist' fiction, when Congress is there.” Prime Minister Modi further said, “Congress Party’s heists are legendary for 70 years and counting.” “In India, who needs 'Money Heist' fiction, when you have the Congress Party, whose heists are legendary for 70 years and counting!” However, after facing heat, Congress on Dec 09 said that the party is in no way connected with the businesses. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said that Dheeraj Sahu can explain the huge amounts of cash. "The Indian National Congress is in no way connected with the businesses of Dheeraj Sahu, MP. Only he can explain, and should explain, how huge amounts of cash have been reportedly unearthed by the income-tax authorities from his properties." Bharatiya Janata Party is leaving no stone unturned to attack the INDIA bloc, Congress over the incident.
12 December,2023 04:42 PM IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday hit out at the INDIA bloc over the silence maintained by its leaders after the recovery of cash worth ₹353 crore from the premises of Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu. Attacking the parties on the Dheeraj Sahu IT raids, Amit Shah said, “I understand Congress is silent as corruption is in their nature but JDU, RJD, DMK, and SP all are sitting silently...Now I understand why a campaign was run against PM Modi that agencies are being misused. It was run because there was a fear in their mind that all the secrets of their corruption would be revealed.”
11 December,2023 11:06 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Smriti Irani hit out at Congress on December 08 after crores of rupees were recovered from Congress party MP Dheeraj Kumar Sahu's premises during Income Tax raids. As the raids entered the third day, Income Tax sleuths recovered more than Rs 200 crore cash from several locations in Odisha and Jharkhand. The residences of Congress Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Sahu were also searched. Reacting to the Incident PM Modi shared a post on his X handle stating "Countrymen should look at these piles of currency notes and then hear the addresses of its (Congress) leaders on honesty. Every penny looted from people will have to be returned. This is Modi's guarantee.”
09 December,2023 01:31 PM IST | Mumbai
Israeli air strikes on the Palestinian enclave continued into its eighth day. The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has launched the first 'localised' raids into Gaza ahead of its expected ground invasion. Meanwhile, in his latest address to the nation, the Israeli PM said that ‘we are all fighting tooth and nail’. He also added that the raids on Hamas are ‘just the beginning’. Hamas, meanwhile, accused Israel of targeting citizens fleeing northern Gaza. Israel responded with massive air strikes deep inside the coastal enclave, killing scores and wounding hundreds giving a warning to the residents of Gaza, Netanyahu said that they would operate forcefully everywhere. The Western Nations have extended support to Israel including the US, the UK, and France.
14 October,2023 01:09 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
