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India News Updated on Oct 31, 2022 06:57 PM IST Gujarat Cable Bridge Collapse: Among the nine people arrested, two are managers of Oreva company, two ticket clerks along with two contractors and three security guards for negligence, the police said. Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel meets with a victim who got injured in the cable bridge collapse mishap at a hospital on Sunday. (ANI ) Follow Us By Aniruddha Dhar The police have arrested nine persons, including two managers of Oreva group, which repaired the  Morbi suspension bridge  in Gujarat, after it collapsed on Sunday killing at least 134 people. “Among the nine people arrested two are managers of Oreva company, two ticket clerks along with two contractors and three security guards for negligence,” said Ashok Yadav, IG, Rajkot range, at a press conference on Monday. Earlier, it was reported that after this accident, the police had detained nine persons on Monday. After questioning, the police arrested them. “Yesterda...

  World News Top politician’s son detained over murder Published: 24 Sep 2022 | 18:09 GMT The son of a senior Indian politician is accused of slaying a young employee at a resort hotel he owns for refusing to provide sexual services Ankita Bhandari.  ©    Social media Indian police on Saturday recovered the body of Ankita Bhandari, a 19-year-old receptionist who went missing earlier this week. The murder has sparked massive public outrage and triggered a political meltdown, after Pulkit Arya, the son of a leading politician with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was named the main suspect. Bhandari, who worked at the Vanatara Resort in the city of Rishikesh owned by Arya, went missing earlier this week after a dispute with the management of the establishment. Local police confirmed the victim was being coerced by Arya and two other suspects into providing  “special services”  to the resort’s guests. According to local media reports, Bhandari complain...