Several feared trapped as five-storey building reduced to rubble in south Delhi

New Delhi: Several people are feared to be trapped under debris after a five-storey building collapsed near Saket metro station in south Delhi Saturday evening, officials said. The entire five-storey structure collapsed, flattening into a massive mound of rubble, according to officials at the site. According to police officials, the building had a coaching institute on the ground floor and construction work was underway on upper floors. It is suspected that...

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Delhi Police cracks ISI-underworld network; Nepali national among 8 arrested

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New Delhi: Delhi Police said Saturday that they busted a Pakistan-backed ISI-underworld terror module and arrested eight suspected operatives, including a Nepali national, allegedly planning attacks on vital installations, security establishments and police personnel in Delhi and other cities. The arrests were made in a coordinated multi-state operation that exposed a conspiracy allegedly orchestrated by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), underworld operatives and gangster-turned-handler Shahzad Bhatti, with plans to target locations in Delhi,...

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Abhishek attacked with stones, eggs during visit to post-poll violence victims’ families

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Kolkata: Scores of people hurled stones, eggs and abuses at TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who escaped the mob wearing a cricket helmet and helped by aides Saturday in Sonarpur town of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. Banerjee was attacked when he went to visit the victims of post-poll violence, and later claimed that BJP activists were trying to kill him. In a dramatic and unprecedented outburst of...

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Shivakumar to take oath as Karnataka CM June 3

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Saturday announced that the swearing-in ceremony of KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka will be held June 3 at the Glass House in Lok Bhavan. The announcement came ahead of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Saturday. Addressing a joint emergency press conference at the party office, KPCC Working President and Rajya Sabha...

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Several feared trapped as five-storey building reduced to rubble in south Delhi

New Delhi: Several people are feared to be trapped under debris after a five-storey building collapsed near Saket metro station in south Delhi Saturday evening, officials said. The entire five-storey structure collapsed, flattening into a massive mound of rubble, according to officials at the site. According to police officials, the building had a coaching institute on the...

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Odisha: Cooperative official held for misappropriating govt funds worth over Rs 33 lakh

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Saturday arrested a cooperative official on the charge of misappropriating government funds worth over Rs 33 lakh, an official statement said. The accused was identified as Patitapaban Majhi, a former secretary of the Garhsantri Service Co-operative Society under the Angul United Central Co-operative Bank (AUCCB) Limited, Banarpal branch. He was working as a banking...

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Delhi Police cracks ISI-underworld network; Nepali national among 8 arrested

New Delhi: Delhi Police said Saturday that they busted a Pakistan-backed ISI-underworld terror module and arrested eight suspected operatives, including a Nepali national, allegedly planning attacks on vital installations, security establishments and police personnel in Delhi and other cities. The arrests were made in a coordinated multi-state operation that exposed a conspiracy allegedly orchestrated by Inter-Services Intelligence...

Odisha govt announces Rs 1.8 crore assistance for Sital Sasthi festival in Sambalpur

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Odisha government Saturday announced financial assistance of Rs 1.8 crore for the celebration of the annual Sital Sasthi festival in Sambalpur district, officials said. On the direction of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department will extend financial support for the festival, which marks the ceremonial wedding of Lord Shiva and...

CCEA approves Rs 1,718.56 cr funding to CCI for cotton procurement operations

India cuts import duty on cotton for five months to improve supply

New Delhi: Centre's move to exempt all customs duties on cotton imports for five months till October 30 will ensure adequate availability of cotton for the textile industry, lower input costs and boost the competitiveness of Indian textiles, the Textile Ministry said Saturday. Industry bodies welcomed the decision, terming it a "much-needed relief" for the apparel sector....

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CUET-UG 2026: Congress attacks Centre after ‘technical glitch’ at some exam centres

New Delhi: Congress Saturday alleged that the "Pradhan Mantri-Mantri Pradhan jugalbandi" is destroying the hopes and aspirations of lakhs of youth across the country by "messing up" the education system, encouraging the "infiltration of third-rate academics chosen by the RSS", as well as enabling "large-scale corruption". The opposition party's attack came after the CUET-UG 2026 for admissions...

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Vinesh Phogat loses in semifinals at Asian Games trials

New Delhi: Vinesh Phogat was knocked out of the Asian Games selection trials in New Delhi Saturday after losing to Meenakshi Goyat 4-6 in a tense semifinal bout of the women's 53kg event. The loss will dash Vinesh's hopes of a comeback and her chances of securing a berth at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan later...

Shivakumar to take oath as Karnataka CM June 3

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Saturday announced that the swearing-in ceremony of KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka will be held June 3 at the Glass House in Lok Bhavan. The announcement came ahead of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Saturday. Addressing a...

 

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