The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) claimed before a Mumbai court that "incriminating" material were recovered in WhatsApp chats of Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and two others who were among the nine people arrested in connection with the seizure of banned drugs from a cruise ship off the city coast showed international drug trafficking.
The NCB, which got the remand of Aryan Khan and the other eight accused from the court till Thursday, also claimed that in the WhatsApp chats he is discussing modes of payment to be done for procurement (of drugs) and that several code names are being used. Aryan Khan's lawyer, however, claimed that no drugs were recovered from his client's possession.
The passengers raised concerns over the Niloufer Restaurant's adherence to basic hygiene protocols and food safety standards after a cockroach was seen on the food counter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.
A massive political controversy has erupted in Telangana following Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's alleged use of unparliamentary language in the State Assembly. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has accused the Chief Minister of making personal and derogatory remarks against BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao and Deputy Leader T. Harish Rao. An unidentified BRS leader stated, 'I strongly demand on behalf of the party an apology from the Chief Minister.' The opposition has condemned the remarks as a violation of parliamentary conventions. India Today's Abdul Basheer reports that the row began during a discussion on irrigation issues, where the CM allegedly used abusive words while addressing opposition MLAs.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched a scathing attack on the alliance between Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray ahead of the January 15 Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections. Speaking at a campaign rally, Fadnavis termed their reunion not as a 'Preeti Sangam' (union of love) but a 'Bheeti Sangam' (union of fear) aimed at countering the ruling Mahayuti. He mocked the cousins, stating that while a 'cartoonist and a photographer' had come together, it actually represented a union of 'confusion and corruption'.
In a significant political development ahead of the upcoming BMC elections, the Thackeray brothers have reunited after two decades to release a joint manifesto. Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS Chief Raj Thackeray unveiled the ‘Vachan Nama’, pledging to protect the interests of the Marathi Manus and Mumbai. During the launch, Raj Thackeray launched a scathing attack on the ruling alliance, stating, ‘I have been telling you for many years that this Maharashtra is doing UP Bihar.’ Uddhav Thackeray also accused the BJP of undermining democratic norms and ‘resorting to stealing candidates after vote theft’.
