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A police officer’s bravery helped foil a Rs 4-crore robbery attempt by a seven-member gang at a jewellery shop in West Bengal’s Raniganj last week. Visuals captured by a CCTV camera right outside the shop show Sub-Inspector Meghnad Mondal exchanging fire with the robbers from behind an electric pole. West Bengal police, whose narration of the incident in thread on X is as dramatic as the visuals, have said at least 20 rounds were fired in the face-off before the robbers took flight leaving half their loot behind. One of the accused has been arrested and a search is on for…
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said Tuesday there had been no survivors when a plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others crashed into a forest. “The plane has been found and I am deeply saddened and sorry to inform you all, it has turned out to be a terrible tragedy,” he said, in a televised address. The military plane carrying Chilima, 51, and nine others disappeared on Monday, after it failed to land in the northern city of Mzuzu due to bad weather and was told to return to the capital, Lilongwe. Operations were focusing on a forest south…
Kartik Aaryan, who is gearing up for the release of his much-awaited film Chandu Champion, shared about his obsession with cars in an exclusive chat with NDTV’s Abira Dhar. Kartik admitted in the interview that he has got a “thing” for buying luxury cars. However, he also acknowledged the fact that buying cars is a “not a great investment”. When asked about if his parents are involved in maintaining his finance, Kartik told NDTV, “My parents are very much involved in maintaining my finance. They are scared if one film doesn’t work, what will happen? Everything is temporary in this…
A horrific news has emerged from New York where the Indian and Pakistani national cricket teams squared off on June 09 at the T20 World Cup 2024. The match, considering his high-profile nature, received extensive coverage from media all across the globe. Even a Pakistani YouTuber was in the city for the match. Reports from Pakistan media have claimed that a YouTuber named Saad Ahmed was shot dead by a security guard who was being interviewed by the YouTuber as part of the build-up for the India vs Pakistan match in Nassau County Stadium. The YouTuber reportedly went to the…
A US woman was duped into buying artificial jewellery worth Rs 300 for a whopping Rs 6 crore by a Rajasthan shop owner, the police said. Cherish, a US citizen, bought the silver jewellery with gold polish from a shop at Johri Bazaar in Rajasthan’s Jaipur. When the jewellery was displayed at an exhibition in the US in April this year, it turned out to be fake. Cherish flew down to India and confronted shop owner Gaurav Soni. After the shop owner dismissed her allegations, the US woman filed a police complaint in Jaipur. She also sought help from the…
Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena said he spoke with Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini who informed him that water is being provided to the national capital as per its allocated share. The national capital has been experiencing a severe water shortage amid the unprecedented summer heat. The ruling AAP dispensation in the past fortnight repeatedly accused the BJP-ruled Haryana of stopping Delhi’s share of water. On Monday, Mr Saxena met Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj and assured them that he would take up the water supply issue with the Haryana government. He advised them not to indulge in a…
Abhishek Bachchan is his father, megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s biggest cheerleader. On Monday, the actor uploaded a poster to give a shout-out to the trailer release of his father’s upcoming film Kalki 2898 AD. In the mythological sci-fi project directed by Nag Ashwin, Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of Ashwatthama, son of Dronacharya. In the poster shared by Abhishek, we can see an intense showdown between a man and a group of people. The text on top of the poster read, “Trailer out now.” In his caption, the actor described the trailer as “mindblowing!!!!” He also tagged the cast of the film…
Passenger care and comfort will be one of the priorities in the Modi 3.0 government, the new Civil Aviation Minister, Ram Mohan Naidu told NDTV Tuesday, a day after he was allocated the high-profile portfolio previously held by the BJP’s Jyotiraditya Scindia. Mr Scindia, a former Congress member, has been given charge of two ministries – Telecommunications and Development of the North-Eastern Region. At 36, Mr Naidu is the youngest member of the new cabinet, but he has experience already as a three-time Lok Sabha MP from Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam, a seat held by his father Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu. “I…
Published by PanMacmillan India Japan’s Kongo Gumi Co Limited, which specialised in constructing Buddhist temples, is considered the world’s longest-running family business. It was established in 578 AD, at a time when the Golden Age of the Guptas was nearing its end in India, the Mayan civilisation was still flourishing in parts of Central America, and the erstwhile Roman empire had started disintegrating. Kongo Gumi had an independent run for 1,429 years. In 2006, the company filed for bankruptcy, unable to repay its debts. It subsequently was taken over by the Takamatsu Construction Group and continues to operate as a…
It’s an unwritten norm to let ambulances pass. Other vehicles on the road often allow those carrying patients to overtake them. But an opposite and unimaginable incident near Bengaluru has shaken the pillars of humanity. An ambulance driver was pulled up by another driver on the road for the mere reason that it had overtaken them. He did not just face their anger but was also allegedly beaten up. As the road rage incident turned violent, a baby waited inside the ambulance to reach the hospital. John, the ambulance driver, said he was going to Bengaluru with the baby whose…