Bloody brawl at samosa-cutlet shop in Mumbai: Customer bites off shopkeeper’s finger, accused arrested

IANS | March 31, 2026 12:43 PM

Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) In the Malad East area of Mumbai, a minor dispute over a bill took a horrifying turn, leaving onlookers shocked. A customer who had visited the 'Sahara Vada Pav’ shop to eat samosas and cutlets allegedly turned violent and bit off the shopkeeper’s finger, despite having already paid the bill. The Dindoshi Police have registered a case and arrested the accused, while further investigation is underway.

Grateful to govt for eradicating Maoism: UP ministers on HM Shah's LS speech

IANS | March 31, 2026 12:32 PM

Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) Ministers in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday welcomed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's announcement that India has virtually become Maoist-free, stating that the central and state-level leadership structures of the insurgent movement have been almost entirely dismantled just ahead of the government's self-imposed deadline of March 31.

Calcutta HC quashes two PILs challenging ECI’s decision to transfer bureaucrats, top cops

IANS | March 31, 2026 12:04 PM

Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, quashed two public interest litigations (PILs) filed by a Trinamool Congress leader challenging the decisions of the Election Commission of India's large-scale transfers of bureaucrats and police officers in West Bengal amid the two-phase Assembly elections in the state next month.