Category: NEW DELHI

• NEW DELHI

A 29-year-old sharpshooter of Lawrence Bishnoi-Kala Jathedi gang, facing cases of murder, robbery, extortion and under the Arms Act, was arrested in Delhi, a Delhi Police official said on Tuesday.

The production of fertilisers, coal, electricity, steel, natural gas, cement and refinery products increased while production of crude oil declined in January 2023 over the corresponding month of last year, said the government data released on Tuesday.

The fiscal deficit for the first 10 months of the current fiscal rose to Rs 11.91 lakh crore, which was 67.8 per cent of the whole year target for 2022-23, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea by arrested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia challenging his arrest by the CBI in an alleged case of corruption in now-withdrawn Delhi liquor policy.

Highlighting the contradictions in the priorities of the previous governments, he recalled how a particular section of people always looked for government intervention and expected it to do good for the people.

The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested two criminals for committing Rs 16 lakh robbery to buy sophisticated weapons to eliminate the rival gang members, said an official on Tuesday.

A Delhi court on Monday issued summons to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his kin and others in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s land for Job scam case.

However, the grounds of his arrest were being prepared from July last year when Delhi's Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar had submitted a report to Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena, accusing Sisodia of providing undue benefits to liquor vend licensees in lieu of 'commissions'.

The India Today exit poll has predicted that the BJP will win 36-45 seats in the Tripura Assembly. The BJP-led alliance is likely to retain power, shows the India Today-Axis My India poll.

A two-day Global Kashmiri Pandit Conclave was held on February 25 and 26 at the Sai Auditorium in Delhi, which was organised by the Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD) and the Jammu Kashmir Vichar Manch (JKVM).

Responding to the video, Air India said: "Dear Mr. Jain, we're sorry to note your experience while flying with us. This is not something good to hear. We strictly follow measures to ensure hygiene at every step of the process."

The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Defence Ministry over its January 20 communication in connection with the payment of arrears of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) in instalments to the eligible pensioners of the armed forces.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Central government to appoint a renaming commission to rechristen cities and places called after foreign invaders.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has retrieved the deleted files and data from the computer of Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia arrested in connection with alleged corruption in the now-scrapped liquor Policy.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has alerted the Mumbai Police and shared information about a "dangerous man" who is said to have been trained in Pakistan, China and Hong Kong, according to sources.

Delhi Police on Monday released all the 36 AAP leaders who were detained while protesting against the arrest of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by the CBI in the liquor policy case.

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed pleas challenging the Centre's Agnipath scheme, saying that it was introduced in national interest and to make sure that the armed forces are well equipped.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday said that they arrested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for alleged irregularities in framing and implementation of the excise policy as he gave "evasive replies" and "did not co-operate in the investigation".

Sisodia, who reached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters at Lodhi Road in south Delhi at around 11.10 a.m. after visiting the Rajghat for prayers, was questioned for over eight hours before being arrested.

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief Arun Kumar has described the Air India urination incident as "unfortunate", and said that there were efforts to cover it up which was not needed.

The Central government has told the Supreme Court that the PIL challenging the extension of tenure of Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED) Sanjay Kumar Mishra has been filed with the intention of protecting Congress leaders who are facing money laundering charges.

The Delhi Police on Sunday detained around 50 AAP leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and MLAs Saurabh Bharadwaj and Gopal Rai, who were staging a protest near the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Headquarters here.

The police identified the accused as Rajesh, and said that he first brutally stabbed his wife, and then killed his two sons, aged five years and the second was four months old. He then slit his wrist in a bid to commit suicide.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday began questioning Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy scam, and was confronting him with evidence.

"No one was hurt in the incident. The fire was brought under control by 11 a.m. The cause of fire is yet to be known. A short circuit might have caused it," said a fire official.