The bail hearing of Aryan Khan, an accused drug dealer, drew the attention of the entire media world once more on Wednesday, with some outlets reporting it with a certain amount of glee. And, after bail was denied, there was a flurry of discussion on the internet once more. As a mother of a young man, it fills me with a sense of helplessness, not only for the young individual, but also for the youth of this country as whole. Yes, a young man made a blunders, that is true. I’m going to be put on trial. He was not…
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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, in the case of the Mumbai drugs seizure for a second time, following a similar decision the day before. The bail applications of Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchantt, and Munmum Dhamecha are currently being heard by a single-judge bench of Justice Nitin W Sambre of the Bombay High Court. The hearing on their bail applications will resume at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday in the courtroom. In a related development, the Bombay High Court will be closed from November 1 to November…
The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan and six other people on Monday and they remain in custody as of today. Nawab Malik, a senior NCP leader, escalated his criticism of the Narcotics Control Bureau’s raid on a cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai this week, alleging that a BJP office-bearer and a private investigator were involved and were aware of it. State Minister Malik tweeted a video of BJP office bearers KP Gosavi and Manish Bhanushali walking into the central drug agency’s Mumbai office late at night after getting out of a white…
The chief minister of the Indian state of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, appointed new ministers to their respective portfolios on Monday. The Chief Minister retained control of the Home and Finance portfolios. Vishvendra Singh, Minister of Tourism, and Mahesh Joshi, Minister of Public Health Engineering and Groundwater, have been named in a list released by the Rajasthan Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). Sachin Pilot, the former Deputy Chief Minister, is close to Congress MLA Vishvendra Singh of Bharatpur. Mahesh Joshi, the Congress chief whip in Rajasthan, is seen as a supporter of Gehlot. The government has appointed Lalchand Kataria of Bikaner…
During Durga Puja, Hindus in Bangladesh were attacked by Trinamool Congress members, who claimed the attacks were part of a “planned plot.” They have enquired about them with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The TMC accused the government of a “planned plot” and questioned Prime Minister Modi’s “inactivity” during Bangladesh’s Durga Puja festival. An official from Jago Bangla has questioned both the Prime Minister’s and his own motives for visiting Bengal during the Bengal Assembly elections. This begs the question of why Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who travelled to Bangladesh to pay his respects during the elections, remained completely silent…
Every region of the country celebrates Dussehra, Dasara, Bijoya Dashomi, Vijayadashmi, or Dashain in its own unique way. Dussehra (Ganga Dussehra) Festival The Gangavataran festival lasts ten days and commemorates Ganges’ journey from heaven to earth. The main observers are Hindus in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal, where the river flows. Major celebrations will take place in Haridwar, Varanasi, Rishikesh, and Patna, among other places. Many devotees congregate on the Ganges’ banks to perform aartis and take a cleansing bath. Dussehra celebrations in Mysore Mysore Dasara, a 10-day state festival, begins with Navratri. The Mysore king rides…
According to one Boeing executive, Akasa’s orders, which are backed by billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, are merely additions. Akasa Air placed an order for 72 Boeing 737 MAX planes worth nearly $9 billion at list prices on Tuesday to help Boeing regain lost ground in one of the most promising markets. The country’s air safety regulator cleared the MAX jet for flight earlier this month, putting an end to nearly two and a half years of regulatory grounding following two fatal crashes that killed 346 people in five months. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, a billionaire investor, is backing the airline that issued…
According to the Centre for Science and Environment, the average daily contribution of smoke from farm fires was the lowest in the last four years from the middle of October to November 8. New Delhi, India’s capital The first severe smog episode has hit Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), according to the green think-tank Centre for Science and Environment, and it is expected to last for another two days (CSE). Despite Delhi’s severe seasonal smog, the average daily contribution of smoke from farm fires was the lowest in the city’s history from the middle of October to November…
With 2204 runs at an average of 46.89 in 56 innings, Babar Azam is the 10th highest run scorer in men’s T20 international cricket. Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam, is by far the best batsman to emerge from Asia in recent memory. He’s a tyrant in all formats, but it was his meteoric rise in Twenty20 cricket that first made him a household name. Babar overtook Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli on Sunday to become the leading run scorer in cricket’s shortest format. With an unbeaten 59 in Pakistan’s premier domestic T20 tournament, the National T20 Cup, the stylish top…
New Delhi: The government today approved a deal with Airbus Defence and Space of Spain to purchase 56 C-295MW transport planes, which will replace Indian Air Force planes that were inducted more than 60 years ago. The contract, which has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security, will see the Tata consortium manufacture the majority of the units. According to a press release from the Press Information Bureau, the military transport aircraft will replace the Indian Air Force’s ageing Avros. According to sources, this could cost between Rs 20,000 crore and Rs 21,000 crore, depending on the exchange rate.…