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Ahmedabad, Sept 5: Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was arrested Wednesday by the Gujarat CID in connection with a 22-year-old case of alleged planting of drugs to arrest a man, police said. Bhatt and seven others, including some former policemen attached with the Banaskantha Police, were initially detained for questioning in the case. Shortly after being questioned, Bhatt was arrested by the Crime

Newsroom, Sept 4: The Indian rupee on Wednesday further declined to a record low of 71.75 against the US dollar. The rupee witnessed a drop of 44 paise yesterday and further 19 paise today. Around 10.40am the Indian rupee traded at 71.75 to a dollar - the lowest ever mark - it has touched against the greenback. Against the UAE dirham, the rupee was trading at 19.53 at 9:30am (UAE time).

New Delhi, Sept 5: Flood-ravaged Kerala is facing shortages of a drug that fights an infectious bacterial disease after the worst flooding in a century, forcing authorities to turn to other states to help ramp up supplies. Suspected cases of leptospirosis, a waterborne disease known locally as ‘rat fever’, has climbed to 800 since mid-August, a health ministry spokesman said. Transmitted via the

Saudi Arabia will punish online satire that "disrupts public order" with up to five years in prison, the public prosecutor said on Tuesday. "Producing and distributing content that ridicules, mocks, provokes and disrupts public order, religious values and public morals through social media ... will be considered a cybercrime punishable by a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of three

Bengaluru, Sept 4: Minister for Urban Development and Housing U T Khader was on Tuesday hospitalized after his health condition worsened due to lack of rest and sleep deprivation. Mr Khader, who is also the district in charge minister of Dakshina Kannada, has been suffering from severe back ache and left leg pain for past few days. Though he was receiving treatment, the problem worsened today

Allahabad, Sept 4: A 70-year-old retired policeman was beaten to death by three rowdies on a street in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad. The rowdies relentlessly assaulted Abdul Samad Khan with sticks until he lay motionless, bleeding, one arm almost mutilated. For seemingly interminable moments, no one on the road stopped to help Khan, who died in hospital. The savage attack, which took place on Monday

Kolkata, Sept 4: A portion of the arterial Majerhat bridge in southern Kolkata collapsed Tuesday, trapping several people and crushing many vehicles, police said. State minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said she has heard about the death of five persons in the incident but it was yet to be confirmed. Another minister Firhad Hakim said six persons were taken to hospital. As crowds gathered at the

New Delhi, Sept 4: Indian airlines are expected to post combined losses of up to $1.9 billion this financial year led by full-service carriers like Air India and Jet Airways driven by rising costs and low air fares, aviation consulting firm CAPA India said. The loss forecast for the 12 months ending March 31 is up from an estimated $430 million to $460 million sector-wide loss in January largely

New Delhi, Sept 3: Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar has raked up a controversy by unhesitatingly blaming the former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan for the slowdown in country's economy in the days that followed demonetisation. Rajan’s policies on non-performing assets (NPAs) led to the slowdown in the economy and not the government's decision to ban 500 and 1000 rupee

New Delhi, Sept 3: The government spent Rs 132.38 crore on advertisements for GST, an agency under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has said in reply to an RTI query. As per the Bureau of Outreach and Communication under the ministry, the "expenditure on GST advertisements through this bureau" on print media stood at Rs 1,26,93,97,121. It, however, said there was "nil" expenditure for