Jaffar Express Hijack (Generative AI image) In the autumn of 2018, Punjab-bound Jaffar Express had narrowly escaped twin blasts after Baloch rebels attempted to blow up the passenger train using remote-controlled explosive devices. The devices had exploded when the train was about 200 feet away.Tuesday’s attack isn’t an isolated incident. The train often carries personnel…
LONDON: Lalit Modi, who is wanted for criminal offences in India, has challenged Vanuatu govt’s decision to revoke the passport it had granted him and will argue his case in a court in the south-western Pacific island in person.UK sources close to Modi told TOI on Tuesday that he has filed a case in the…
BENGALURU: Karnataka’s Congress govt has ordered a probe into whether DGP (Police Housing Corporation) Ramachandra Rao had any role in the alleged gold-smuggling racket of his daughter and Kannada actress Ranya Rao. A one-man committee, led by additional chief secretary (ACS) Gaurav Gupta, will investigate the matter.Senior officers were reportedly unaware that a constable had…
JAMMU: BSF foiled an infiltration bid from across the border in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.“The troops kept a close watch on suspicious movements and fired a few shots. They combed the area later,” a source said.The infiltration bid comes two days after BSF DG, Daljit…
SRINAGAR: A liquor paradox is playing out in J&K as sales are surging against the grain of political parties pushing for prohibition, driven by growing worries over alcohol abuse in the region.Govt’s economic survey report presented in the assembly last week projects a 4% increase in excise revenue, expected to reach Rs 2,000 crore in…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed heated protests from Congress members following a remark by BJP MP Sambit Patra about leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi.During a debate on supplementary demands for grants, excess grants, and the Manipur budget, Patra drew a comparison between cricket captain Rohit Sharma and Gandhi, citing a comment made…
CHANDIGARH: Internal discord within the Punjab Congress has once again come to the fore, with Sukhpal Singh Khaira, chairman of the All India Kissan Congress, openly criticising party MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh for advocating private purchase of maize.This public confrontation comes despite Punjab Congress in-charge Bhupesh Baghel’s directive for leaders to refrain from attacking each…
NEW DELHI: A Mumbai court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi in the Aurangzeb remarks case.The court directed him to appear before the investigating officer on March 12, 13, and 15 between 11am and 1pm while also instructing him not to tamper with the evidence.He had filed an anticipatory bail…
NEW DELHI: Veteran BJP MP Bishupada Ray, representing the only parliamentary seat from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, lost his temper in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, when the Zero Hour ended without him getting a chance to raise an issue related to his constituency.Ray’s party colleagues had to rush in to cool him down, with…
NEW DELHI: The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, aimed at streamlining services related to immigration and foreigners, including their entry, exit and stay in the country was introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, with opposition parties dubbing it to be violative of constitutional provisions.Rejecting suggestions that Parliament lacked the legislative competence to bring the bill,…
