Akshita Kapoor

[ad_1] LUCKNOW: Sitapur police on Thursday arrested a temple priest and his two accomplices in connection with the murder of journalist Raghvendra Vajpayee, who was shot dead on March 8 in Maholi. Police said the accused priest, Shivanand Baba alias Vikas Rathore, allegedly orchestrated the killing after the journalist caught him sodomising a minor boy at the temple and threatened to expose him. Fearing disgrace and loss of reputation, Shivanand allegedly paid Rs 4 lakh to contract killers, using his aides Nirmal Singh and Aslam Ghazi as intermediaries. While Shivanand and his two accomplices were arrested, the two shooters hired for the crime are still absconding. Vajpayee, 36, a reporter with a national Hindi daily and an RTI activist, was ambushed and shot multiple times while on his way home. Locals rushed him to hospital, but he was declared brought […]

[ad_1] Prayagraj: Granting bail to a rape accused, the Allahabad high court, in its recent order, has said that the 'victim herself invited trouble and was also responsible for the alleged act'.As per the submission of the survivor, a postgraduate student, she went to a bar in Delhi's Hauz Khas along with her female friends. Some other male acquaintances of her friends and the accused met them at the bar. After they got intoxicated, the accused took her to his relative's place in Gurgaon and raped her twice. She lodged an FIR in Gautam Budh Nagar and the accused was arrested in December 2024. He later moved the high court for bail.Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh in his order dated March 11 said: "This court is of the view that even if the allegation of the victim is accepted as true, […]

[ad_1] Bernstein has initiated its coverage on Vishal Mega Mart with an ‘underperform’ rating and a target price of Rs 90. Analysts said the company has built the lowest cost offline retail distribution in India with 47% of stores having no other value retailer nearby. They, however, feel that Vishal Mega Mart will face increasing competition and is at peak margin profile, and its competitors have stronger right to win than Vishal.Motilal Oswal Financial Services has a ‘neutral’ call on KEI Industries with a target price of Rs 3,000. Analysts feel demand for cables remains strong, driven by govt capex and higher copper prices. Its growth concerns and raw material cost volatility is expected following tariff changes by the US. The management is focussed on expanding retail, optimising the product mix. It’s also focussed on leveraging industry trends for long-term […]

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's aggressive push for international investment in its mines and minerals sector has ignited a firestorm of dissent in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) regions.The Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025, held in Islamabad on April 8-9, was billed as a golden opportunity to unlock "trillions of dollars" of the country's mineral wealth. The event drew over 300 delegates from nations like the US, Saudi Arabia and China. The forum has deepened the divide between the centre and provinces. Locals in accuse Islamabad of tightening its grip on their wealth for the benefit of foreign powers and the central elite.Addressing the forum, PM Shehbaz Sharif said: "If we harness these vast reserves, Pakistan can bid farewell to global lenders." His words, however, ring hollow in Balochistan, where Reko Dik copper-gold mine has become a lightning […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After the tariff pause, government is looking to engage with the US to speed up the trade deal while asserting that it is handling the dialogue "wisely"."PM Modi and President Trump had decided in Feb to sign a trade agreement that'll make trade between India and the US easier. This will also increase trade up to $500 billion, about 2.5 times more than before. It will create more job opportunities and further strengthen the country's economy. India was already ahead in this race, and our discussions are making good progress," commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said after the US paused reciprocal tariffs for 90 days.Most businesses are pushing the government to speed up the deal so that they are not hit hard in case Trump decides to reinstate the duties.Government officials, however, recognise that speeding up […]

[ad_1] Kanye West sparked a fresh wave of controversy late Wednesday night after posting over 100 messages on X (formerly Twitter), touching on everything from his strained relationships with fellow celebrities to personal stories about his past. The posts, raw and often explicit, once again placed the rap mogul at the center of a media storm.Kanye West unleashes explosive social media rant targeting targets Taylor SwiftAmong the most notable moments from the barrage of posts was Kanye West’s unexpected apology directed toward longtime friend and collaborator JAY-Z. West addressed a past tweet in which he insulted the rapper’s children, saying: “I’m sorry JAY-Z. I be feeling bad about my tweet but I still feel I gave my life to this industry and thought so many people were my family but when I needed my family on some real shit none […]

[ad_1] (Picture Courtesy: Facebook) Ajith Kumar’s much-awaited entertainer ‘Good Bad Ugly’ has kickstarted its theatrical run with an impressive opening at the box office.Good Bad Ugly Movie ReviewStrong opening at BOAccording to early estimates reported by the Sacnilk website, the film has minted Rs 28.50 crore net across all languages in India on its first day, Thursday, April 10, 2025.Good Bad Ugly - Official Hindi TrailerOccupancy ratesThe film's Tamil version led the charge, recording a strong 79.47% occupancy across shows throughout the day. Night shows alone witnessed a peak occupancy of 88.81%, indicating Ajith's massive fan pull and positive word-of-mouth. The morning, afternoon, and evening shows followed with 73.14%, 81.14%, and 74.80% respectively.In contrast, the Telugu version of Good Bad Ugly registered a relatively modest 16.98% overall occupancy, with the highest being during night shows at 20.55%. Despite the lower […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Services of two J&K govt employees were terminated by LG Manoj Sinha Thursday over alleged terror links, taking the total number of such dismissals in the UT to 70.Senior assistant in J&K PWD Ishtiyaq Ahmad Malik and assistant wireless operator in J&K Police Basharat Ahmad Mir were sacked by invoking Article 311(2)(c ) of the Constitution on grounds that included trying to create a network of terrorist sympathisers & overground workers, leaking sensitive information on the movement of security forces, & aiding transport of arms and ammunition for use in terror attacks in J&K.Malik, shortly after being appointed to govt service in 2000, had started hobnobbing with Jamat-e-Islami and Hizbul Mujahideen, sources in J&K govt said. "During interrogation he admitted to have played a key role in organising mobs for street violence, arson and hartals after the […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The death of a 28-year-old Air India Express pilot due to cardiac arrest, shortly after landing his flight in Delhi on Wednesday, and that of a 23-year-old woman while dancing at a wedding in Madhya Pradesh in Feb, has put the spotlight on rising incidents of sudden cardiac deaths among young people. Social media is flooded with videos of people collapsing and dying suddenly while dancing, singing or just taking a walk, either due to cardiac arrest or heart attack - the conditions becoming more common in the under-40 age group.Recently at AIIMS, Dr Ambuj Roy, a senior cardiologist at the hospital, treated a 26-year-old man after he suffered a massive heart attack. He was physically fit and there was no history of any chronic illness but doctors found that he was a heavy smoker. "People associate […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Opposition INDIA bloc on Thursday demanded that the govt repeal Section 44(3) of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, claiming that it "undermines" the public's ability to access critical information under the RTI Act.The alliance will submit a petition signed by 120 politicians, including Rahul Gandhi, to electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.Responding to concerns raised by Congress's Jairam Ramesh, Vaishnaw clarified that "any personal information subject to disclosure will continue to be disclosed under the RTI Act".Replying to a letter from Congress' Jairam Ramesh dated March 23, electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said it won't restrict disclosure of personal information, "rather it aims at strengthening the privacy rights of individuals and prevent the potential misuse of the law".Vaishnaw said the DPDP Act is in "harmony with privacy principles as enshrined in […]