Thursday, 02 May 2024
Thursday, 02 May 2024
Eight persons died and 23 army personnel went missing after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River basin. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has pressed in three teams for rescue-and-relief operations. Alembic Pharmaceuticals said flash floods in the Teesta River has led to disruption in operations at its Sikkim-based manufacturing plant.
The Enforcement Directorate arrested Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. The ED raided the premises of the MP in connection with the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case. The AAP alleged that the ED has 'targeted' Sanjay Singh as he raised issues related to the Adani Group in Parliament. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the ED raids on Singh's residence showed that the BJP was resorting to desperate measures as it stares at a defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The BJP mounted a blistering attack on Kejriwal, accusing him of being the 'kingpin' of the alleged liquor policy scam and saying that 'handcuffs' are not far away.
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned actor Ranbir Kapoor for questioning on Friday in connection with Mahadev betting application money laundering case of Chhattisgarh, officials said Wednesday. The ED has asked Kapoor to appear at the Raipur office of the agency on October 6, they said.
Scientists Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 'the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots,' which illuminate computer monitors and television screens and are used by doctors to map tumours. Nanoparticles and quantum dots are used in LED-lights and can also be used to guide surgeons while removing cancer tissue.
Police registered an FIR against Shiv Sena MP Hemant Patil after he made the acting dean of a government hospital in Nanded, where 31 patients died in 48 hours, clean a dirty toilet and urinals. The Bombay High Court took suo motu (on its own) cognizance of the deaths at the state government-run hospitals at Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and sought details from the Maharashtra government. A man, whose newborn child was among the 31 patients who died at a government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded in 48 hours, has blamed negligence by doctors for his loss.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to appear before its officers on October 9 in connection with their probe into the alleged irregularities in the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam. The probe agency also summoned Banerjee's wife Rujira for questioning on October 11, the official added.
NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty, arrested in a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA following allegations the portal received money for pro-China propaganda, were sent to seven days of police remand. NewsClick issued a statement on Delhi Police raids at its premises claiming it has not been provided a copy of FIR, or informed about the offences people associated with it have been charged with.
India's Neeraj Chopra won gold, while Kishore Jena won silver in men's javelin throw at Asian Games. Practising defence from ground position in the last three weeks with top wrestlers worked wonders for Sunil Kumar, who won India's first Greco Roman medal at the Asian Games in 13 years, bagging a bronze in the 87kg category even as three of his compatriots exited the tournament. India's Harmilan Bains won silver in the women's 800m. Tokyo Olympic medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain was out-punched in the lop-sided final to settle for a silver while Parveen Hooda signed off with a bronze medal. A supremely confident Ojas Deotale and Jyothi Surekha Vennam dropped just one point to defeat their South Korean opponents by one-point and clinch their second gold medal in archery at the Asian Games.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and their son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav were granted bail by a court in New Delhi in the alleged land-for-job scam in the railways. The CBI did not oppose their application moved by senior advocate Maninder Singh.
The Canadian allegations regarding India’s involvement in the killing of a pro-Khalistan separatist are 'serious' and need to be investigated fully, the White House has said. Tensions flared between India and Canada in September following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations of 'potential"' involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force.
