Ahmedabad police have arrested eight individuals involved in a pre-planned scheme to steal 2.1 kilograms of gold jewellery worth Rs 2.58 crore from an Akasa Air cargo shipment at Ahmedabad airport.
Eight people have been arrested in Ahmedabad for allegedly stealing 2.1 kilograms of gold jewellery worth Rs 2.58 crore from an Akasa Air cargo shipment. The theft involved a pre-planned racket, with two Akasa Air employees among those arrested. The airline has terminated their services and is cooperating with the police investigation.
Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan are shooting their fourth film, directed by Anees Bazmee, in Keralam.
Dhurandhar dominated the March theatre scene, but April offers much more variety. Joginder Tuteja lists the threatrical releases for the month.
Akshay Kumar opens up about his upcoming horror-comedy Bhooth Bangla, and reveals his fitness philosophy: 'Fitness should not be an instant coffee or two-minute noodles.'
A 56-year-old Indian-origin man and his 24-year-old daughter were shot and killed at a convenience store in Virginia. Police have arrested a 44-year-old man, George Frazier Devon Wharton, in connection with the shooting. Wharton is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The victims were identified as Pradipkumar Patel and his daughter, who were working at the store when the shooting occurred. The owner of the store, Paresh Patel, said the victims were his family members. The shooting sent shockwaves among the Indian community in the United States.
It was a merry evening at Mumbai's iconic Prithvi Theatre, which is celebrating its 47th year with a 17-day theatre festival.
'With tears in his eyes, he told me in Gujarati, "What have they done to this country? It has so much potential." That feeling for the country -- it was striking.'
The camaraderie between Paresh Rawal and Rishi Kapoor makes Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi a strictly one-time watch.
Patel (71), the top strategist and troubleshooter of the Congress party, died in a Gurugram hospital in the early hours of Wednesday following complications related to COVID-19.
'It's a struggle for everybody, even established people are struggling.'
'... dividing society not just on religious lines, but also creating rift in families and among brothers and sisters.'
Dr Jashu Patel, who led the delegation, told Rediff.com he did not discuss the protest when he met Modi, "but he was aware of who we were and we had communicated with him three days ago". "I am concerned about what is happening in Gujarat," said Dr Patel, "So we submitted a memorandum to him."
'For voters, PM Narendra Modi's name and developmental works in Rajkot are enough reasons to support the BJP'
The blaze ripped through the interior design coaching centre located in Takshashila Arcade in Surat's Sarthana area, claiming at least 20 lives.
Already assured of a place in the knock-out stage, Bengal rode on opener Shreevats Goswami's fluent 133 to beat Assam by 18 runs in a high-scoring East Zone match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, in Kolkata on Saturday.
This case is the largest investigated by the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Fraud Task Force to date, US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton said in a press release.
Deepa Gahlot lists Hindi biopics about Indian political leaders: Some worked, some did not, but they managed to avoid controversy.
Hospital authorities said Hardik was in the ICU and a team of doctors was treating him.
The big Independence Day holiday weekend always has big releases vying for space, and this year too, there's going to be quite a clash at the box office.
Check out the star arrivals.
The AAP has launched a nationwide poster campaign with slogans like "Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao" in 22 states, said AAP's state convener Gopal Rai on Thursday.
Gujarat has registered a voter turnout of 64.33 per cent for the recently-concluded elections to 182 assembly seats, a drop of more than 4 per cent as compared to the turnout registered in the 2017 polls.
There's so much entertainment coming up in 2023!
At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.
In winning a seventh term, the BJP also matched the Left Front's feat in West Bengal.
These are the 25 seats to watch out for as Gujarat goes to the polls over two phases on December 1 and 5.
Manoj Tiwary's belligerent 101-ball 130 followed by seamer Veer Pratap Singh's six-wicket haul enabled Bengal to beat a spirited Vidarbha by 17 runs and enter the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Odisha also booked a last four berth.
In its second list of 46 candidates, the grand old party has also named four Muslim candidates.
Sukanya Verma looks at all the significant bald imagery of Bollywood through the years.
An OBC leader, Thakor, who has good oratory skills, will have to take along all factions in the state unit while taking on the well-organised BJP which has been in power in the state from 1998.
The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain power for a record seventh straight term but was behind the Congress in Himachal Pradesh which could go with the trend of alternative governments in the hill state.
Senior BJP MLA Nimaben Acharya is all set to become the first woman Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly as the opposition Congress has supported her nomination for the post.
The party's chances of winning two seats in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state in the March 26 Rajya Sabha polls has been severely dented.
The Congress has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to break the opposition party to win the Rajya Sabha polls.
With RRR adding to the line-up, Joginder Tuteja takes a look at how well films on revolutionaries have done at the box office.
Sukanya Verma takes a look at some of Bollywood's most playful, popular Gujarati acts in recent times.
Police registered a first information report against the owner and manager of Neelcity Resort in Rajkot under Indian Penal Code Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) for opening the resort for Congress MLAs, in alleged violation of lockdown notification which does not allow hotels and restaurants to open till Monday.
The hits and misses of the week.
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