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13 May

Union Agriculture Minister and Punjab CM Agree on Collaborative Crop Diversification Strategy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBhagwant Mann, Crop Diversification, Farmer issues, New Delhi, Punjab Agriculture, Shivraj Chouhan

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in New Delhi on Saturday to discuss a wide range of agricultural issues, with a primary focus on the urgent need for crop diversification. During the high-level meeting, both leaders explored strategies to transition the province away from its heavy reliance on wheat and paddy cultivation, a cycle that has long raised concerns regarding sustainability and resource management. Chouhan expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Punjab Chief Minister and commended the province's historical resilience, noting that Punjab has always been the first to…

10 May

Delhi on high alert as intel warns of potential terror attack, security tightened

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsEntertainment, India, TrendingHigh Alert, New Delhi

Rajeev Sharma :- Delhi has been put on high alert after intelligence agencies warned about possible terror attacks using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at important locations in the city, sources told India Today TV. Following the alert, Delhi Police increased security at sensitive and crowded areas across the national capital. Special checking drives were carried out at several key locations. Security was also stepped up outside the Delhi BJP state office and the BJP national headquarters, where police conducted inspections and added extra barricades. The alert comes weeks after the Delhi Police Special Cell busted a gang allegedly linked to…

18 Apr

Delhi double murder: Father-son duo stabbed to death by neighbour over monetary dispute in CR Park

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Rajeev Sharma :- In a horrifying incident, a father and son were stabbed to death by their neighbour in Delhi's posh Chittaranjan Park on Friday night over a monetary dispute. The deceased have been identified as 62-year-old Rakesh Sood and 27-year-old Karan Sood. Karan's cousin Rahul also sustained injuries during the attack and is currently undergoing treatment. Police said they got information about the incident around 9:30 pm and immediately sent a team to the spot. A father and son were found lying in a pool of blood and were taken to Max Hospital, where doctors declared them dead on…

31 Mar

MCD Deputy Commissioner Arrested by CBI in ₹4 Lakh Bribery Case

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Rajeev Sharma :- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a senior Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) official for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹4 lakh, officials said on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Abhishek Kumar Mishra, a Deputy Commissioner posted in the Shahdara North Zone. According to CBI sources, action was initiated after receiving credible inputs regarding a demand for illegal gratification. Investigators laid a trap and apprehended the official while he was allegedly accepting the bribe amount. The arrest is part of an ongoing crackdown on corruption within public offices, aimed at ensuring accountability and…

25 Mar

Delhi Police bust arms trafficking module linked to Pakistan, Bangladesh; 10 key operatives held

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Rajeev Sharma :- In a significant breakthrough, Delhi Police Crime Branch busted a transnational arms traficking module operating from within Walled city and arrested ten key operatives. The police have also seized 21 sophisticated firearms along with 200 live cartridges. A total of 21 high-end foreign-made weapons, including: Submachine guns, PX-5.7 pistols, PX-3 pistols, Shadow CZ pistols, Beretta pistols, Taurus pistols, Walther pistols were recovered including the PX-5.7 pistol, which is exclusively used by special forces. The arms were smuggled into India from Pakistan through the Indo-Nepal border and were being supplied to criminal gangs across Delhi-NCR and other states.

27 Feb

Delhi excise policy case: Kejriwal calls verdict ‘victory of truth’; breaks down after clean chit

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsEntertainment, India, TrendingArvind Kejriwal, New Delhi

New Delhi, Rajeev Sharma :- In a significant development in the Delhi excise policy case, a Delhi court has granted relief to former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia as well as Arvind Kejriwal, stating that the prosecution failed to present convincing material to sustain the allegations against them. The court observed that serious charges require substantive evidence and cannot rest on broad or unsubstantiated claims. It noted that attributing a central conspiratorial role without credible proof weakens the very foundation of criminal prosecution. The judge further remarked that public faith in constitutional offices is compromised when allegations are not backed…

23 Feb

Fresh bomb threat emails sent to Delhi schools; premises evacuated, search underway

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New Delhi,Rajeev Sharma :- Two schools in Delhi, Army Public School in Dhaula Kuan and Air Force Bal Bharti School on Lodhi Road, received bomb threat emails on Monday. Police officials and the Delhi Fire Service swiftly reached the spot and evacuated the premises. "We are verifying the source of the email. So far, nothing suspicious has been found. As a precautionary measure, a thorough search operation is underway on the school premises, which has been vacated," a senior police officer said. Soon after receiving the email warning presence of explosive device on the campus, school administration alerted the authorities,…

21 Feb

Security alert in Delhi: Intel warns of attacks by Pak’s Lashkar; Red Fort among key cites on target

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsEntertainment, India, TrendingHigh Alert, India, New Delhi, Red Fort

New Delhi, Rajeev Sharma :- Security agencies have raised an alert in the national capital following inputs of a potential terror attack targeting key cites including the Red Fort and a temple in the Chandni Chowk. According to intelligence sources, key religious places including the places around the Red Fort and parts of Chandni Chowk, remain on the radar of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The inputs indicate that the group might be plotting an improvised explosive device (IED) attack with a temple in the Chandni Chowk area potential target. According to the alert, the suspected plot is linked…

20 Feb

Heart-wrenching: Six-year-old dies in Delhi hit-and-run, grandmother says ‘begged but no one helped

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New Delhi, Rajeev Sharma :- In another case of reckless driving in national capital, a six-year-old girl died and her grandmother injured after the e-rickshaw they were travelling in collided with a car and overturned in west Delhi's Janakpuri. The child's grandmother, 57-year-old Mercy Xavier while recounting the horror said a fast-moving car suddenly slammed into their e-rickshaw. She remembered being thrown onto the road before she could understand what was happening. "I had boarded the e-rickshaw with my granddaughter, and we were on our way to her school. It was an ordinary morning. Suddenly, a speeding car rammed into…

13 Feb

Fresh bomb threat emails trigger panic in Delhi schools; nothing suspicious found so far

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National Times Bureau :- Several schools in Delhi were placed on high alert on Friday morning after receiving bomb threat emails, prompting an immediate response from law enforcement agencies. The Delhi Police, along with fire officials and bomb disposal squads, rushed to the affected campuses and carried out detailed anti-sabotage inspections. The police confirmed that emergency calls began coming in around 9.12 am from at least three schools reporting threatening emails. Among the institutions that alerted authorities were BT Tamil School in Jhandewalan, Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, and The British School. As the morning progressed, more schools reported receiving similar messages.…