FIR filed against deepfake video of Medanta Hospital chief
Gurugram, March 20 Medanta Hospital CMD Dr. Naresh Trehan has become the target of cyber thugs, who made viral a deepfake video that purportedly shows him publicising a drug with a fake testimony by him, the police said on Tuesday. Based on a complaint filed by the hospital’s Assistant Vice-President (Marketing), Harish Aswani, a case […]
Two children murdered by neighbour in UP’s Budaun, accused shot dead in encounter (Lead)
Lucknow, March 20 In a gruesome incident, two minor brothers were brutally murdered by their neighbour at their home in UP’s Budaun on Tuesday, sparking tension and violence in the city. The accused was shot dead by the police as he tried to flee the crime spot, a senior police officer said. Rakesh Singh, IG, […]
Stones pelted at police outpost in Bihar’s Vaishali after Dalit youth allegedly beaten for filling water
Patna, March 20 A police outpost in Bihar’s Vaishali was attacked on Tuesday and two personnel were injured, after a Dalit woman alleged that her son was beaten up for filling his bucket from there, while she and her daughter faced misbehaviour when they intervened. The district police, however, denied the allegations of assaulting the […]
K’taka Hanuman Chalisa row: Accused’s brother says ‘jail today, bail tomorrow’; BJP slams Cong
Bengaluru, March 20 The Karnataka BJP on Tuesday criticised the Congress government over “politics of appeasement” following a social media post by the brother of a man accused of attacking a shop owner for allegedly playing Hanuman Chalisa. Taking it to social media, the Karnataka BJP slammed the “fundamentalist elements” treading the same path as that of the […]
RLD Chief Jayant Chaudhary asks his party workers to support BJP
Mathura, March 20 Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) President Jayant Chaudhary has appealed to his party workers to ‘forget old things’ and now open their doors for BJP workers. Chaudhary was addressing a ‘Braj Samman’ ceremony in Mathura for the first time after joining the BJP-led NDA. Jayant Chaudhary’s statement is significant since it comes amid reports of […]
Sanjay Nishad asks cadres not to attend meetings of other parties
Lucknow, March 20 Nishad Party President and Uttar Pradesh cabinet Minister, Sanjay Nishad, has asked his party workers not to attend meetings and events organised by other parties in Uttar Pradesh. The directive comes amid reports that the Samajwadi Party (SP) is wooing Nishad candidates in accordance with its ‘Pichhde, Dalit, Alpsankhyak’ (PDA) formula. Nishad, […]
Allahabad HC issues notice to four parties seeking ban on caste rallies
Lucknow, March 20 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has issued a fresh notice to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Congress on a plea related to ban on caste-based rallies. The court has listed the matter for next hearing on April 10. Moreover, the […]
Woman held for sexually assaulting 5-year-old boy in TN’s Thanjavur
Chennai, March 20 A 50-year-old woman was arrested by the police in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur for sexually assaulting a five-year-old boy, the police said. The woman was arrested on Tuesday evening. According to the police, the woman abused the five-year-old boy in a toilet in the school where she was working as a higher secondary […]
Net direct tax collections for FY 2023-24 grow at over 19.88 p.c.
New Delhi, March 20 The provisional figures of direct tax collections for the Financial Year 2023-24 as on March 17, 2024, show that net collections were at Rs 18,90,259 crore as compared to Rs 15,76,776 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding financial year (FY 2022-23, representing an increase of 19.88 per cent, the […]