13 killed in tempo-truck collision in Maha
PALGHAR, May 18: A tempo packed with guests heading for an engagement ceremony collided with a speeding container truck on Monday on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, killing 13 people and injuring 20 others, police said.The accident occurred near Dhaniwari village at around 4 PM when the Eicher tempo, packed with more than 50 passengers, was heading for the engagement ceremony.The impact of the collision was so severe that both the tempo and the container overturned on the spot, trapping several passengers underneath the vehicles.Preliminary investigations suggest the tempo was carrying passengers way beyond its capacity. Excessive speed, a narrow stretch of the road, and the tempo driver losing control of the vehicle are suspected to be the primary causes behind the crash. (PTI)
ED arrests AAP’s Deepak Singla after raids in ‘bank fraud’ case
NEW DELHI, May 18: The ED on Monday arrested AAP leader Deepak Singla in connection with an alleged multi-crore money laundering case arising out of a Rs 150 crore scam in the Oriental Bank of Commerce.The arrest followed coordinated searches at multiple premises linked to Singla and several hawala operators across Delhi and Goa, they said.Singla, who previously contested as the AAP candidate from Delhi’s Vishwas Nagar assembly seat, was taken into custody after the raids led to the alleged recovery of incriminating documents.It is the second time in two years Singla has faced action by the federal agency. He was raided by the ED in 2024 too.The money laundering case stems from a massive bank loan fraud in which Singla, along with his family members, is accused of defrauding the Oriental Bank of Commerce of more than Rs 150 crore.The ED has alleged that the defrauded loan amounts were transferred to various shell companies controlled by the accused in Singapore and then these offshore. (PTI)
IMD warns of severe heatwave in northwest and central India
NEW DELHI, May 18: Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to prevail over the plains of northwest and central India during the week, the IMD said on Monday.In its special bulletin for heatwaves, the department stated that a gradual rise in maximum temperatures by two to three degrees Celsius is likely over many parts of northwest India from Monday to May 24, and by three to four degrees over Chhattisgarh till May 21.“No significant change in maximum temperatures is likely over Maharashtra and Gujarat, till May 18, followed by a gradual decrease of maximum temperatures by two-three degrees Celsius between May 19 and May 24,” said the IMD.“No significant change in maximum temperatures is likely over the rest of the country till May 24,” the department added.Isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, West Rajasthan, and east Rajasthan are expected to witness heatwave conditions between Monday and May 24. Isolated pockets in Bihar and Telangana are expected to witness heatwave conditions on different dates. (PTI)
