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New Delhi, March 20 Union minister Jayant Chaudhary allegedly received a death threat from an unknown caller, prompting a review of his security and a police investigation based on a complaint filed in the matter, officials said on Friday.Police said the caller has been traced to Murshidabad...

New Delhi, March 20 Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary allegedly received a death threat from an unknown caller, prompting a police complaint, an official said on Friday.Chaudhary, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, received the threat call from...

New Delhi, March 19 Fertilizer companies have purchased additional natural gas from the spot market to increase urea production at their plants, which are operating well below capacity due to a fuel shortage amid the West Asia crisis, a senior government official said on Thursday.After...

Shravasti (UP), March 17 A Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) has been suspended and departmental action has been recommended against him for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 20,000 for the appointment of an Anganwadi assistant in the Shravasti district of Uttar Pradesh, an official said...

Kolkata, March 15 – The Election Commission has appointed the Municipal Commissioner as the District Election Officer (DEO) for North Kolkata, a senior government official said on Sunday.The name of the North Kolkata DEO was finalized before the announcement of the West Bengal Assembly...

Thane, March 14 The Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested a female official from the Scheduled Tribes certificate scrutiny committee for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh from a man to clear files of his family members in Thane city, Maharashtra, an official said on...

Patna, March 13 – The Bihar Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) arrested a government official in a bribery case in Bettiah, in the West Champaran district, on Friday.The vigilance team caught Anurag Abhishek, a Field Officer at the District Dairy Development Office, red-handed while...

Idukki (Kerala), March 12 Senior CPI(M) leader M M Mani openly expressed his displeasure on Thursday after Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian did not attend the inauguration of the Multi Species Fish Seed Farm at Vellathooval in this district, and instead declared the facility open online...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 12 A village panchayat clerk was caught red-handed by the VACB in this district on Thursday while allegedly accepting Rs 2,500 as a bribe for issuing a residence certificate, officials said.The accused, Sreejith Gopinath (39), a clerk of Puthussery grama panchayat and...

Meerut (UP), March 12 A man has been arrested for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer and intimidating people by misusing the false identity, officials said on Thursday.According to the police, the accused had been misleading people in the area for a long time by claiming to be a senior...

Ranchi, March 12 – In yet another crackdown on corruption in Jharkhand, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted raids in two districts on Thursday, arresting a police sub-inspector in Koderma and a woman Panchayat secretary in Gumla for allegedly accepting bribes.In the Koderma district...

Lucknow, March 11 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit their respective parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh over the next two days to attend official meetings, public programmes, and party interactions, local leaders said...

New Delhi, March 11 Taranjit Singh Sandhu was sworn in as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in a ceremony held at Lok Niwas on Wednesday.Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya of the Delhi High Court administered the oath of office and secrecy to Sandhu in the ceremony attended by Chief...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 The wife of Kerala Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar said on Tuesday that he had admitted his mistake and apologized, and therefore, she would not pursue her complaint against him.Speaking to a news channel, Bindhu Menon said that since she had not answered his...

New Delhi, March 7 Former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu is likely to take over as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi on March 11, an official said on Saturday.Earlier, President Droupadi Murmu had appointed the former diplomat as the Delhi LG, replacing VK Saxena, who has been in office for...

Mumbai, March 6 The Deputy Commissioner of State Tax (GST) and a private individual were arrested on Friday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh in Nashik, a Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau official said.He identified the arrested individuals as Deputy Commissioner of...

Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan will be on a two-day visit to Kerala, starting today. On the first day of his visit, the Vice-President will attend the concluding ceremony of the Centenary Celebration of St. Berchmans College, Changanassery. Tomorrow, Mr. Radhakrishnan will lay the foundation...

Bhubaneswar, February 24 – The Odisha Vigilance arrested a senior government official on Tuesday for allegedly accepting a bribe from a licensed coal vendor in exchange for facilitating the complainant's smooth business operations.According to Vigilance sources, the accused, Debabrata Mohanty...

Jaipur, February 24 The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Rajasthan on Tuesday arrested a block development officer from Sawai Madhopur while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh, officials said.The accused, Jagdish Prasad Meena, was posted as Block Development Officer (BDO) in Panchayat Samiti...

New Delhi, February 18 The SHO of the Rajiv Chowk Metro police station saved the life of an unconscious man by administering CPR promptly after finding him in a critical condition inside a locked car near Parliament House, police said.The incident occurred on Tuesday evening during routine...