Month: May 2025

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Saturday dismissed the plea filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav seeking to stay trial court proceedings in the alleged ‘land-for-jobs’ corruption case. The case, investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), centres on accusations that Yadav granted railway jobs in exchange for land parcels, which were transferred to his family or associates during his tenure from 2004 to 2009.Yadav had approached the high court through senior advocate Kapil Sibal, arguing that the CBI’s investigation and subsequent charges were invalid due to the absence of mandatory prior sanction under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He claimed this sanction was required before any inquiry or investigation could legally proceed against a public servant and noted that while sanction was obtained for others involved, […]

[ad_1] LUCKNOW: Six people lost their lives and five others were injured when a car carrying wedding guests overturned in Hardoi on Saturday.The accident occurred around 4 am near Ghazipur village on the Alamnagar road under Shahabad police station limits, as the vehicle was returning to Pali from Kusuma village in the Manjhla police station area.According to police officials, the car, with 11 passengers on board, lost control and fell into a roadside ditch.The impact was so severe that five people, including two brothers, died on the spot, while another succumbed to injuries at the hospital.The deceased have been identified as Jitendra (35) and his son Siddharth (5), Akash (22), Ramu (25) who was the driver, Johri (40), and Udayveer (18).The injured include Narendra (18), Ranjit (18), Aman (21), Parvind (18), Neeraj (17), and Anil (24), who is Neeraj’s cousin […]

[ad_1] Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after taking the wicket of Washington Sundar. (Pic credit: IPL) After Jasprit Bumrah's clinical spell helped Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Gujarat Titans (GT) by 20 runs in the IPL 2025 Eliminator, former South Africa star AB de Villiers hailed the pacer as the ultimate game-changer, saying, "The game isn't over until Bumrah's done bowling."Speaking on JioHotstar, De Villiers revealed he even told his son the same line before Bumrah returned for his final two overs. "Before Bumrah came back for his last spell, I told my son, ‘This game isn't over until he's done bowling.' Once again, he showed why he's one of the best," said De Villiers.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Defending 228/5 in New Chandigarh, MI were under pressure as Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar stitched together an 84-run stand. […]

[ad_1] HYDERABAD: A 42-year-old man working as a pilot for IndiGo was found dead at his flat in MyHome Traksha apartments in Kokapet on Thursday.Police said the man was identified as Adik Amrith Raj. Noticing a foul smell emanating from flat 601 in Block 1, the maintenance staff of the apartment building alerted the Narsingi police.Police arrived at the apartment and saw that the door was not locked from the inside. Upon entering, they found Amrith Raj's body lying on the floor in the drawing room. His body was in a decomposed state.Police contacted Amrith Raj's wife Shaili Prasad. She told police that she had separated from her husband and had shifted to Kolkata with her children."Amrith was living alone ever since his wife and children relocated to Kolkata. Based on preliminary observations, it is suspected that he might have […]

[ad_1] Jonny Bairstow (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: As English wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow walked out to bat in his 100th Test at Dharamsala in 2024, Rohit Sharma was heard remarking, 'Isko kuch bhi daal' (Bowl any delivery to him). Rohit clearly didn't think much of Bairstow's capabilities. Even IPL franchises expressed a lack of confidence as the English cricketer went unsold in the IPL 2025 auction.However, an unexpected twist of fate soon saw Bairstow walking out to the middle with Rohit Sharma in the IPL 2025 Eliminator against Gujarat Titans (GT). The English cricketer earned this recall after scoring 525 runs across 12 innings for Yorkshire at an average of 52.50 in the 2025 County Championship. The 35-year-old cricketer wasn't included in England's squads for their ODI and T20I series against West Indies, fuelling his desire to impress even more.Go […]

[ad_1] KOCHI: Since the early onset of the southwest monsoon on May 24, the state as a whole recorded nearly 40cm of rainfall till May 30, which is 5.7 times the normal rainfall of 7cm during this period. Kannur recorded the highest rainfall (63cm) among districts, followed by Kozhikode with 58.1cm and Idukki with 45.5cm.IMD had forecast that rainfall during the southwest monsoon from June to Sept is most likely to be above normal for south peninsular India. It had also forecast above-normal rainfall for Kerala this seasonHeavy rain accompanied by strong winds continued to wreak havoc across the state on Friday. One fisherman died and another went missing after a boat capsized off Vizhinjam fishing harbour in Thiruvananthapuram. The deceased is Antony (52), while a search operation is underway to trace the missing fisherman, Stellas (48). In Kottayam, two […]