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On Camera, Man Drives Stolen JCB Through Police Barricades In Dramatic Chase
Videos showing the chase, with the JCB speeding past barricades, have since surfaced on social media and drawn attention from users online.
"Greater Logistics Efficiency": PM Modi On New Railway, Highway Projects
PM Modi said a major boost has been given to railway infrastructure and connectivity across Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
100 Groups Back RSS Chief Visit, Urge Canada to Reject Calls For Blocking It
The support for Mohan Bhagwat comes amid calls from some MPs for the RSS chief to be prevented from entering Canada.
Charanjit Channi Skips Key Congress Meet, Says Busy With Exam Preparation
Channi skipped the Congress Working Committee meeting, despite expectations that he would attend the crucial party gathering. He explained that he is focused on his Public Administration examination at Panjab University tomorrow.
He Taught English In Vietnam. Trip To India Exposed His Underworld Links
Akhtar Merchant was arrested at Delhi Airport in connection with a 2023 firing case in Mira Bhayandar, a suburb of Mumbai.
10 Weeks, 100 Detained: Telangana Police Busts 'Multi-State Drug Network'
Investigators found that drugs were allegedly ordered through WhatsApp, payments were made through PhonePe, and buyers were then sent Google Maps locations where they could collect the drugs.
Video: Python Found Curled Up Under A Cot In Delhi
In a video, a Wildlife SOS staff member can be seen carefully removing the python. The clip shows the snake sitting under a table before he steps in to pick it up.
4 Dead, 18 Hospitalised After Consuming Fake Liquor In Dry Gujarat
Four bootleggers have been detained in this connection, they said, adding that the victims had consumed duplicate liquor of a popular Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) brand.
Drugs Hidden In Car Stereo In Kerala, Women And Child Used As Cover
The Excise Enforcement and Anti-Narcotic Special Squad of Thiruvananthapuram intercepted the car around 11 pm in the Balaramapuram area following specific intelligence that MDMA was being transported from Bengaluru to Thiruvananthapuram.
Financial Adviser At Union Ministry Arrested For Taking Rs 10-Lakh Bribe Through Wife
It is alleged that Sandeep, an officer of the 2020 batch of Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS), demanded a bribe of Rs 15 lakh from a businessman for processing the renewal file, they said.
"Infrastructure Needs Complete Audit": Top Court On Solid Waste Management
A bench of Justices SVN Bhatti and NV Anjaria said it is regrettable that across society, the general feeling is "I am entitled to generate but not to cooperate and control the impact of solid waste management at the threshold".
Satyendar Jain Arrest Deja Vu for AAP Ahead Of Punjab Polls
In 2022, Satyendar Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate while handling AAP's campaign in Himachal Pradesh.
30-Year Legal Battle For Rs 20 Bribe: Top Court Acquits 2 Government Staffers
The court stated that the conviction cannot be sustained solely based on the recovery of Rs 20 without it being proven that they had demanded a bribe.
Fake, Expired Medicines Worth Rs 5 Crore Seized Repacking Unit In Bengaluru
According to the FDA, the operators were procuring lower-cost medicines from other states and allegedly filling them into new vials before relabelling them to resemble expensive multinational and imported drug brands.
Former Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga To Receive Degree Certificate After 60 Years
Zoramthanga appeared for the final undergraduate examination in 1966 from Dhanamanjuri College in Manipur, then affiliated with Gauhati University, with English as his major subject. He passed the examination with a second-class result.
Rats, Roaches, Grease And Open Drains: Mumbai Restaurant's Licence Suspended
The inspection uncovered an active rodent infestation, including live rats near the ceiling and emerging directly from open kitchen drainage lines.
Jharkhand Students Suspend 26-Day Protest, Give Government 2-Month Ultimatum
The development comes a day after the state government issued notifications cancelling 22 recruitment exams and ordering a probe into 23 others conducted by the state public service commission and an outsourced agency since 2014.
For Punjab Polls, Satish Poonia May Use Haryana Blueprint, Team From Rajasthan
Rajasthan's border districts were a key part of Poonia's Haryana strategy. Party workers from the neighbouring state were sent to areas where they already had personal contacts. They worked with local BJP workers and helped in election management.
School Assembly News Headlines (August 20): Top National, International, Sports News
Today's national highlights include major policy moves, exam and mid-day meal controversies, and a surprising university answer-key mixup.
