The Punjab Police has arrested five people in connection with three blasts near the Golden Temple in Amritsar this week. These include the explosion near the Golden Temple this morning. Director General of Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav told reporters in Amritsar that the arrested persons have confessed to their crime. Gaurav Yadav said that a special team will be formed to investigate the matter thoroughly and scientifically. This investigation team will find out the relations of the accused in the country and abroad and the motive behind the blasts. The Director General of Police said that the involvement of the accused in the blast…
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A Delhi court on Friday extended the judicial custody of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia till June 2 in a corruption case related to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge MK Nagpal extended the custody of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia after he was produced before the court on expiry of his judicial custody. The court clarified that the virtual meeting will be held as per the jail rules. Sisodia is currently in judicial custody in cases registered by the CBI and the ED. He was recently denied bail in the ED case as well.
WhatsApp on Thursday said it has taken strong action on the growing threat of international spam calls in India after the government announced taking cognizance of the issue and sending a notice to the platform. The platform, which has over 500 million users in the country, said it has sharpened its artificial intelligence and machine learning systems to reduce such incidents. Our new enforcement will reduce the existing calling rate by at least 50 per cent and we expect to be able to effectively control the existing incidents, the company said. We will continue to work tirelessly to ensure a safe and…
Delhi Police has recorded the statement of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accused of sexual harassment of women wrestlers. The source said that the police have also asked for some documents from him and if required, more statements will be taken. Sources reveal that Singh has denied all the allegations leveled against him. The team has been formed to collect information from various states on the basis of complaints filed by women wrestlers. Prominent Indian wrestlers like Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat, who have won medals for the country at the Olympics and World Championships, have…
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was arrested by the paramilitary forces on Tuesday. A day earlier, Khan had accused the country’s army of allegedly conspiring to assassinate him. Pakistan’s army had alleged a day earlier that Khan was making baseless allegations against a senior officer of the intelligence agency ISI. According to senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari, party chairman Khan, who had arrived in the federal capital Islamabad from Lahore, was undergoing a biometric procedure in the court when the Rangers broke the glass window and opened fire on lawyers and Khan. He was arrested after beating up…
Voting for the Karnataka Assembly elections is underway. In the first two hours till 9 am, 8.26 per cent polling was recorded. Coastal Udupi district recorded the highest voter turnout of 13.28 per cent till 9 am, while Chittaranjan district recorded the lowest voter turnout of 5.57 per cent. The polling began at 7 in the morning and will continue at 6 in the evening. A total of two thousand six hundred and 15 candidates are contesting for two hundred and twenty-four seats in the assembly. Voting is being conducted at 58 thousand five hundred 45 polling stations. Senior leaders of major political parties cast…
Former US President Donald Trump has been found guilty for the first time in a sexual assault case with a magazine columnist. In a two-week trial, the court found Trump guilty of sexual assault, although Trump is not guilty of rape. The court ordered the magazine’s E-Jean Carroll to pay $5 million in damages. During the trial, Carroll said that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan dressing room in 1995 or 1996. The trial began on April 25 and Trump was absent during the trial. E Jean Carroll said in a statement that the world has finally come to know the…
Schools and colleges have been closed in many states including Pakistan’s Punjab province. In view of the ruckus, Imran Khan will not be produced in the court today. The case will be heard at the same place where they are kept. There were reports of violence in several places including Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi and Rawalpindi. PTI protesters are targeting government properties and police and military offices. Pakistan’s security forces including police and army tried to stop them. In this, at least 3 people were killed and dozens were injured. At the same time, property on vehicles has been damaged on a large scale. The protesters plan…
The Pakistan Cricket Board has opposed the hosting of this year’s Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and may seriously consider pulling out of the continental tournament if the Asian Cricket Council does not accept its proposal. He said, “Sethi rejected the concerns put forward by the BCCI to the ACC that September is too hot in the UAE as the BCCI had organized the IPL from September to November in 2020 in the UAE itself.” On the other hand, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has decided that the Asia Cup 2023 will now be organized out of Pakistan. Handing over the…
Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha, who is facing allegations of being insensitive towards the wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, on Wednesday met him at Jantar Mantar and assured him of support. Usha had earlier strongly criticized the wrestlers for starting the protest again instead of approaching the IOA for their issues. Bajrang Punia told the media, “Initially we felt very bad when he said this but then he said that his comments were misinterpreted. He said he is an athlete first and an administrator second.” This wrestler, who won a bronze medal in the…