Devotees visiting the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Kerala’s Sabarimala will have to carry a negative Covid-19 certificate of test conducted 48 hours prior to their arrival, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said. File photo of devotees at the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala (Photo Credits: PTI) The hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in … Read more
With Delhi’s air quality on the decline, stricter pollution control measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) will be implemented across Delhi-NCR, starting Thursday. GRAP was formulated for Delhi-NCR three years ago. Measures such as ban on diesel generators, mechanized sweeping etc to fight the persistent problem of severe air pollution in Delhi will … Read more
Local trains services in several parts of Mumbai were temporarily suspended, CCTVs and traffic signals were down due to a major power cut in the Maximum City after a failure in the central grid of TATA Power at Kalva-Padghe powerhouse. The power outage in Mumbai was reported at 10.05 am. Power in Mumbai city was … Read more
Mumbai Police have summoned three other office bearers of Republic Network in connection with the alleged Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation racket. They include Republic COOs Priya Mukharjee and Hersh Bhandari along with CEO Vikas Khanchandani. Republic TV’s CFO, who was summoned on Friday for questioning, did not appear before the Mumbai Police on Saturday … Read more
Republic TV’s CFO, who was summoned on Friday for questioning in connection with the Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation racket, is set to join the probe on Saturday morning (today). Meanwhile, a local court in Mumbai sent four people accused in the ‘TRP scam’ to police custody till October 13. They include Narayan Sharma (owner … Read more
Ever since Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh held a press conference on Thursday claiming his team has evidence that suggests three TV news channels — Republic TV, Fakt Marathi and Box Cinema — were involved in manipulating TRP ratings, there has been a malicious campaign to malign the image of the India Today Group. A … Read more
Mumbai Police has said that it found no evidence against India Today in the TRP manipulation racket busted on Thursday. The joint commissioner of police Milind Bharambe said India Today was named in the FIR but neither the accused nor the witnesses corroborated the claim. Joint commissioner of police Milind Bharambe. Mumbai Police has said … Read more
Union minister and founder of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Ram Vilas Paswan passed away at the age of 74 at a hospital in New Delhi on Thursday. Ram Vilas Paswan had been suffering from a heart ailment for a long time and was last operated on Saturday. Being a veteran politician from Bihar, his … Read more
Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh addressing a press conference on the alleged TRP fraud involving Republic TV and two other channels. (Photo: PTI) The conspiracy to manipulate TRP to boost ratings and advertisement revenue, that was exposed by the Mumbai Police today, could be a pan-India fraud, said Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. … Read more
The Uttar Pradesh government insisted on a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the Hathras case and Supreme Court has said it will ensure a smooth investigation and also asked the administration to file a detailed affidavit on the steps taken to give protection to the victim’s family. Hearing of the PIL seeking CBI probe into the … Read more