LIVE Updates: BJP's '400 paar' slogan is a joke: IYC president Srinivas BV

New Delhi: In an interview to NewsDrum, Srinivas says BJP lost elections whenever they put a number and target. Whether it was Bengal, Karnataka or Delhi. This time as well, they are losing.

Click here to read the full interview.

Another big news is coming from Rajasthan where fourteen officials and members of a vigilance team of PSU Hindustan Copper Limited were trapped in a mine in Neem ka Thana district on Tuesday night when a vertical shaft used for transportation of personnel collapsed, police said.

May 15, 2024 20:17 IST
Jharkhand: Congress minister Alamgir Alam arrested after Rs 32 crore recovered from his PA's servant
The 70-year-old was taken into custody at the agency's zonal office here under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after about six hours of interrogation on the second day of questioning.
 
The agency had last week arrested Alam's personal secretary and state administrative service officer Sanjeev Kumar Lal (52) and the latter's domestic help Jahangir Alam (42) following the seizure of more than Rs 32 crore cash from a flat linked to them.



May 15, 2024 18:41 IST
Sanjay Singh meets Swati Maliwal a day after the party accepted she was assaulted

AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh on Wednesday met party colleague Swati Maliwal, a day after the party accepted that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal assistant Bibhav Kumar "misbehaved" with her.
 
Sanjay Singh was accompanied by Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) member Vandana Singh during his meeting with Maliwal, sources said. The meeting took place at Maliwal's residence, they added.
 
Calls and messages to Maliwal, who is an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member and a former chief of the DCW, did not elicit any response.
 
Maliwal on Monday went to the Civil Lines police station and alleged that a member of the Delhi chief minister's personal staff "assaulted" her at the chief minister's official residence, police officials had said. She is yet to file a formal complaint in the matter. On Tuesday, Sanjay Singh addressed a press conference and said the incident with Maliwal was a "highly condemnable" one.
 
Police had also visited her residence on Minto Road on Tuesday.



May 15, 2024 17:48 IST
Rajasthan mine collapse: Chief vigilance officer of Hindustan Copper dies, 14 rescued

Hindustan Copper Limited's Chief Vigilance Officer Upendra Kumar Pandey died after a lift collapsed at a mine in Rajasthan's Neem Ka Thana, police said on Wednesday.
Fourteen others who were trapped in the mine were rescued and sent to a hospital in Jaipur for treatment, they said.
Additional Director General (ADG) Anil Paliwal said the rescue team recovered the body of Chief Vigilance Officer Pandey from the mine.
A team of 15 personnel had gone down the mine for an inspection and while returning, the cable of the cage broke due to which the cage fell down. They were stuck in a depth of around 1,875 feet.
The rescue team rescued the personnel in multiple rounds on Wednesday, police said.
A vigilance team had come from Kolkata for inspection of the mine. It was accompanied by local unit personnel during the inspection.



May 15, 2024 16:48 IST
14 people granted Indian citizenship for the first time under CAA

The first set of citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was issued Wednesday here to 14 people, starting the process of granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslims migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla handed over the certificates to the 14 people after their applications were processed online through a designated portal, an official spokesperson said.
The CAA was enacted in December 2019 for granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who came to India on or before December 31, 2014. These include Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians.
After the enactment, the CAA got the president's assent but the rules under which the Indian citizenship was granted were issued only on March 11 this year after over four years delay.



May 15, 2024 15:10 IST
SC slams Uttarakhand, says state's approach in controlling forest fires lackadaisical

Coming down hard on the Uttarakhand government, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday it was at pains to say that the state's approach in controlling forest fires was "lackadaisical".
A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai directed the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand to be present personally before it on May 17.
The bench, also comprising Justices SVN Bhatti and Sandeep Mehta, observed that though multiple action plans are prepared, no steps are taken for their implementation.
The apex court also flagged the issue of huge vacancy in the forest department of the state and said the issue needs to be addressed.
The top court was hearing a plea on raging forest fires in Uttarakhand.



May 15, 2024 14:09 IST
Go Digit garners Rs 1,176 cr from anchor investors; IPO opens for subscription

Go Digit General Insurance Ltd, a firm backed by Canada-based Fairfax Group, has raised a little over Rs 1,176 crore from anchor investors.
The company has allocated 4.32 crore equity shares to 56 funds at Rs 272 apiece, which is the upper end of the price band, according to a circular uploaded late on Tuesday.
At this price, the company has mobilised Rs 1,176.59 crore from these funds.
Foreign and domestic Institutions that participated in the anchor round were -- Fidelity Investment Trust, Bay Pond Partners L.P., Goldman Sachs, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Schroder International, East Spring Investments India, Custody Bank of Japan and Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) PTE ODI.
In addition, SBI Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Axis Mutual Fund, Mirae Asset Mutual Fund, Ashoka WhiteOak Mutual Fund, HDFC Life Insurance, ITPL Invesco India Mutual Fund, Tata Mutual Fund too were allocated shares.



May 15, 2024 13:55 IST
Delhi court extends Manish Sisodia's judicial custody till May 30 in liquor scam case

A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of AAP leader and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia till May 30 in a corruption case related to an alleged excise scam.
Special judge for CBI and ED Kaveri Baweja also fixed May 30 for further arguments on framing of charges in the case.
The judge noted that an application for postponement of arguments on the charge is pending before the high court.
Sisodia and other accused persons in custody were produced before the court through video-conferencing from prison.



May 15, 2024 13:35 IST
Swati Maliwal assault: BJP stages protest near Kejriwal's residence, demands probe

BJP leaders and workers, including activists of its Mahila Morcha, staged a protest on Wednesday near Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, demanding a probe into the incident involving MP Swati Maliwal.
Virendra Sachdeva, president of Delhi BJP, questioned the silence of Kejriwal over the alleged incident and demanded action against those guilty.
"It's a matter of respect and honour of a woman who has been chief of the Delhi Commission for Women. We are here to support her. AAP leader Sanjay Singh has admitted the incident. Why is not Kejriwal lodging a police complaint against the person who is involved in it," Sachdeva asked Maliwal had alleged earlier that the Delhi chief minister's assistant Bibhav Kumar "misbehaved" with her at his residence, party leader Sanjay Singh said on Tuesday.



May 15, 2024 12:32 IST
Rajasthan mine collapse: All 15 Hindustan Copper Ltd officials rescued, 1 feared dead

All 15 Hindustan Copper Limited officials who had been trapped in a mine in Neem ka Thana district since last night were taken out Wednesday, with one of them is feared dead, an official said.
Neem ka Thana Collector Sharad Mehra said 14 rescued were sent to SMS hospital in Jaipur for treatment and one was taken to a company hospital for examination as he is feared dead.
Fifteen personnel of the public sector company got trapped in a mine Tuesday night when a cage used to carry the personnel fell down after a rope broke, police said.
The team included members of vigilance department and other officials that had gone for an inspection. When the cage was coming up, it collapsed due to breakage of a rope.



May 15, 2024 11:45 IST
IPO listing: TBO Tek shares zoom 55% in debut trade

Shares of travel distribution firm TBO Tek on Wednesday listed with a huge premium of 55 per cent against the issue price of Rs 920.
The stock listed at Rs 1,380, rallying 50 per cent from the issue price on the BSE. It later zoomed 58.25 per cent to Rs 1,455.95 apiece.
At the NSE, it made the market debut at Rs 1,426, a jump of 55 per cent from the issue price.
The company's market valuation stood at Rs 14,950.37 crore.
The initial public offer of TBO Tek was subscribed 86.70 times on the closing day of subscription on Friday.
The Rs 1,551-crore IPO had a fresh issue of up to Rs 400 crore and an offer-for-sale of up to 1,25,08,797 equity shares.
The price range for the offer was Rs 875-920 per share.



May 15, 2024 11:38 IST
UN condoles death of ex-Indian Army officer in Gaza, believes vehicle struck by Israeli tank

The United Nations condoled and expressed apologies to India over the killing of a former Indian Army officer, who died in war-torn Rafah in Gaza when the vehicle he was travelling in was attacked by shots fired from what it believes was an Israeli tank.
Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale, 46, who retired prematurely from the Indian Army in 2022, joined the world body as a Security Coordination Officer in the UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS) two months ago.
He was killed, and another DSS staffer from Jordan was injured when their UN-marked vehicle was struck when they were travelling to the European Hospital in war-torn Rafah in Gaza on Monday morning.
Kale, who had commanded the 11 Jammu & Kashmir Rifles in Kashmir, is the "first international casualty" for the world body since the Israel-Hamas conflict started last year.



May 15, 2024 11:23 IST
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia's mother Madhavi Raje Scindia dies

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia's mother Madhavi Raje Scindia died Wednesday morning at AIIMS, Delhi, a source said.
She died at 9.28 am and had been on ventilator in her last few days, the source said.
She was undergoing treatment at the premier hospital for the last three months and suffered from pneumonia along with sepsis, the source said.



May 15, 2024 11:11 IST
SC orders release of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, declares his arrest 'invalid'

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared as "invalid" the arrest of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha in a case under the anti-terror law, and directed that he be released from custody.
 
The order was issued by a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta.
 
According to the FIR, the news portal allegedly received huge funds from China to "disrupt the sovereignty of India" and cause disaffection against the country.
 
It also alleged that Purkayastha conspired with a group -- People's Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS) -- to sabotage the electoral process during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.



May 15, 2024 10:07 IST
Ghatkopar hoarding collapse: 2 more bodies located under debris
Two more bodies were located under the debris at the site of a giant hoarding collapse in Mumbai as the search and rescue operation continued on Wednesday, an NDRF official said.
 
The bodies were spotted last night, but were yet to be pulled out, a civic official said.
 
Rescue teams had earlier recovered 14 bodies from the hoarding crash site, while 75 persons were injured in the incident



May 15, 2024 08:45 IST
3 Hindustan Copper officials rescued from Rajasthan mine, 12 still inside
Three of the fifteen members of a team of Hindustan Copper Limited who had been trapped in a mine in Neem ka Thana district since last night were rescued on Wednesday morning.
 
Fifteen officials of the public sector company got trapped in a mine Tuesday night when a vertical shaft used to carry the personnel collapsed, police said.
 



May 15, 2024 08:40 IST
BJP's '400 paar' slogan is a joke: Youth Congress president Srinivas BV
Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Srinivas BV has been campaigning across the country for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. But after Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination papers from Rae Barely and Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi, he has shifted base to these constituencies. 
 
In an interview to NewsDrum, Srinivas expressed confidence that the Congress will win both the seats and also claimed that the party manifesto and Nyay guarantees are resonating on the ground.
 
Click here to read the full interview.



May 15, 2024 07:30 IST
Hero MotoCorp market valuation breaches Rs 1 lakh crore for first time
Shares of two-wheeler major Hero Motocorp on Tuesday closed higher by 3 per cent on Tuesday, taking its market valuation to more than Rs 1 lakh crore for the first time.
 
Continuing its winning run for the fifth session in a row, Hero Motocorp shares hit a 52-week high of Rs 5,050 per share on BSE. The stock closed up by 3.15 per cent at Rs 5041.90.
 
The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 5,051 on NSE. Shares closed higher by 3.37 per cent at Rs 5,050 apiece on NSE.
 
At close, the market valuation of Hero Motocorp stood at Rs 1,00,803.27 crore on BSE and Rs 1,00,965.21 crore on NSE.



May 15, 2024 07:12 IST
Ghatkopar hoarding collapse: Rape charges among 23 cases on accused
Bhavesh Bhinde, the owner of the advertising agency which had allegedly put up the hoarding that crashed on a petrol pump in Ghatkopar area, has 23 criminal cases registered against him and was recently arrested on rape charges, police said on Tuesday evening.
 
After Monday's hoarding crash in which at least 14 people died, he has been absconding, while a case under IPC section 304 (causing death by negligence) was registered against him at Pantnagar police station in the city.
 
In January, Bhinde was arrested in a rape case registered with Mulund police station, but later secured bail, a police official said.
 
Bhinde, owner of Ego Media, had also contested the Maharashtra assembly elections in 2009, he added.



May 15, 2024 06:53 IST
RS Chairman should take suo motu cognisance of CM thrashing MP Maliwal: Himanta
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the vice president should take suo motu cognisance of the incident with AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence.
 
"There was an earlier allegation that a Delhi chief secretary was beaten by Kejriwal. Yesterday, he also thrashed a Rajya Sabha MP. I think the vice president, who is also the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, should take suo motu cognisance of how a chief minister can beat a Rajya Sabha MP," Sarma told reporters.