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New Delhi: Rohini Acharya, who has been at the center of controversy due to explosive accusations against her brother, Tejashwi Yadav, and his associates, released a video on Tuesday in which she confronts Bihar journalist Kanhaiya Bhelari. In the video, Rohini demands an explanation from Bhelari for what she calls sexist comments he made regarding her decision to donate a kidney to her father, Lalu Prasad Yadav, the leader of the RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal). In the clip, her voice is faint and strained, but the sharpness in her tone is clear as she presses Bhelari on why he questioned a married daughter’s right to care for and make sacrifices for her parents. How many hours: Rohini asks Bhelari During the phone call, Rohini repeatedly challenges Bhelari to clarify his earlier statements, in which he argued that married daughters should not spend long periods with their parents. When Bhelari defends this by saying daughters should stay at their husbands ' homes, Rohini quickly...
Pune: A major chaos was reported at the Pune Airport early on Tuesday after a Delhi-bound Indigo flight got delayed by around three hours. Flyers were agitated and a viral video from the airport also showed passengers engaging in a verbal spat. The waiting area was crowded due to the delay. The IndiGo flight 6E 6763 was scheduled to depart for Delhi from Pune at around 5 am. However, the flight faced unexpected delay of about three hours which led a major confusion and chaos at the airport. Reason behind the delay is yet to be confirmed and IndiGo’s response is awaited.
Bangladesh has formally asked India to hand over its ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). As the request lands in New Delhi, questions are growing over whether India can legally refuse it under its own laws and the extradition treaty between the two neighbours. On Monday, India said the issue must be handled strictly through legal and formal channels. “This is a judicial and legal process. It requires engagement and consultations between the two governments. We are examining this issue and we look forward to working with the authorities in Bangladesh,” the Foreign Secretary said. Hasina and her former home minister were convicted by the ICT for allegedly ordering action against the 2024 protest movement. The judgment has led to a heavy security response in Dhaka, with the army, police and paramilitary forces stationed across the capital and other major cities. Legal experts opinion Specialists in...
Palghar: The Maharashtra BJP on Monday said that it has paused the entry of Palghar politician Kashinath Choudhary into the party. Choudhary has been accused of having a role in the 2020 mob lynching in which two sadhus were killed. The decision came a day after his public induction in Palghar triggered strong backlash. State BJP chief Ravindra Chavan ordered the halt. In a statement, the party said that, according to investigation papers, Choudhary’s name is not listed in any FIR or chargesheet linked to the incident. “But because the matter is sensitive, his induction has been stopped for now at the state level,” the BJP said. The party added that it will study the case further before taking a final call. Chavan also stressed that the issue will be reviewed thoroughly before any next step is taken. The Congress, meanwhile, criticised the BJP on X, accusing it of “double standards.” It pointed out that the BJP had earlier labelled Choudhary as the prime accused in the...
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam were sentenced to seven years in prison by an MP/MLA court in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur on Monday. The father-son duo allegedly obtained PAN cards using forged papers. Soon after the verdict, police took them into the custody inside the courtroom. Azam Khan, a former MP from Rampur, had only recently come out of jail after being granted bail. The case began in 2019 when BJP MLA Akash Saxena filed a complaint accusing Abdullah Azam of securing two different PAN cards with two separate birth dates. According to the complaint, one PAN card listed January 1, 1993, as his date of birth, while the other showed December 30, 1990. The second PAN card was reportedly used by Abdullah when he filed his nomination papers for the 2017 Assembly election from Swar Tanda, a seat he went on to win. Saxena claimed that Abdullah used the alternate date of birth to meet the minimum age requirement for contesting the polls. The...
Bengaluru: Renowned environmentalist and Padma Shri recipient ‘Saalumarada’ Thimmakka has died on November 14 at the age of 114 at a private hospital in Bengaluru. Thimmakka was widely known for planting and caring for hundreds of banyan trees along a national highway. She did the job with her late husband, and for which she received several honours. Thimmakka was originally from Gubbi taluk in Tumakuru district of Karnataka. After her marriage to Bikkala Chikkayya, she moved to Hulikal village in Magadi taluk. The couple, who had no children, went on to plant 385 banyan trees along State Highway 94, stretching from Kudur to Hulikal, and nurtured them for years. Tributes pour in Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah shared his condolences on X, writing that he was deeply saddened by her death. He said Thimmakka had planted thousands of trees and cared for them like her own children, dedicating most of her life to protecting the environment. He added that although she is no longer alive, her...
Mumbai: The city is all set to launch a new drone delivery service that will allow residents to get daily essentials, packages, and e-commerce orders via drones. The service is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026 at the Siddha Sky housing society in Wadala, making it the city’s first-ever residential drone delivery system. The drone delivery service is a collaboration between Skye Air, a drone delivery company, and a real estate developer focused on creating smart urban living environments. The first delivery infrastructure will be installed at Wadala’s Siddha Sky housing society, where residents will be able to collect their deliveries at a designated "Skye-Pod" zone within the premises. Drones to deliver essentials in just minutes According to Skye Air, the drones will be able to cover distances of up to 1 kilometer in just 60 seconds, with a maximum range of 30 kilometers. This means that deliveries will be made directly to residents’ doorsteps in a matter of...
New Delhi: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday gave a green signal to a new policy that aims to settle long-pending requests for jobs from families of people killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The policy was cleared during a cabinet meeting led by the Delhi CM and is meant to address cases that have been unresolved for nearly twenty years now. Officials said several applications asking for job assistance have been held up since 2007 because of procedural and administrative delays. Gupta said the revised rules have been designed to ensure that every eligible family gets support through a clear and time-bound system. What are the changes? A major change in the policy is a new eligibility rule that is meant to account for the long gap since the riots. Several dependants who were originally supposed to receive jobs have crossed 50 years of age and are no longer in a position to work. Under the revised norms, these dependants can nominate an adult member of the family-a son, daughter,...
Bengaluru: In a good news for female employees working in Bengaluru, they will now be able to take a day off during their menstrual cycle. With an aim to make the workplace healthier for all, the Karnataka government passed an order on Wednesday stating that one day of paid menstrual leave per month will be issued to all working women. What are the rules? The rule applies to all women employees between 18 and 52 years of age, working in permanent, outsourced, and contractual roles. The Karnataka government had passed the Menstrual Leave Policy in October and with this, the state has become the first in India to implement this rule. The Karnataka government order read, "The concerned employers are directed to provide the facility of 12 days paid leave per annum -- one day per month -- during their menstrual cycle to all permanent/contract/outsourced female employees, between the age group of 18 to 52 years." It further stated, "It is applicable to women working in all industries and...
Gurugram: The city administration has announced several measures to ensure safe New Year and Republic Day celebrations. To ensure public safety during the celebrations, District Magistrate Ajay Kumar has issued directions under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). The directive stated that all cyber cafés, PGs, guest houses, dharamshalas, hotels, offices, and house owners are directed to maintain a record of all visitors, tenants, workers, and guests in a register. In addition to this, keep a photocopy of their ID proof, and ensure police verification of all tenants, servants, and workers. Use of drones, other flying objects banned Additionally, use of drones, micro light aircraft, gliders, power gliders, hot air balloons, kite flying, and Chinese micro lights is banned in Gurugram from November 11, 2025, to January 31, 2026. Besides this, strict action will be taken against violators under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and other...
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