New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) Describing it as "another mighty blow to Naxalism", Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said 14 Naxalites were killed in a joint operation by the CRPF, SoG Odisha and Chhattisgarh Police along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border. With the resolve for a Naxal-free India and joint efforts of security forces, Naxalism is breathing its last today, Shah said. "Another mighty blow to Naxalism. Our security forces achieved major success towards building a Naxal-free Bharat. Th...Read More
RAIPUR: A furious sloth bear attack left a father-son duo dead and injured two others, including a deputy forest ranger, in Korar forest range of Kanker Forest Division in Chhattisgarh. The disturbing live video of the attack, which was captured by some journalists/villagers present at the site during the sloth bear's second attack went viral on social media. The sloth bear, believed to be infected by rabies, made the first attack on 45-year-old Sukhlal Darro around 11 am on January 18, said D...Read More
Mumbai: Television star Hina Khan revealed her stage-three breast cancer diagnosis in June 2024. Through social media, she shared her journey, receiving praise for her strength and openness. Fans admired her positivity, but fellow actress Rozlyn Khan has questioned the accuracy of her claims. Hina claimed she underwent a 15-hour surgery and traveled extensively during chemotherapy. Rozlyn Khan said, "In Stage 3, surgery first, chemotherapy and then it comes to radiation. These are the procedure...Read More
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 21 (ANI): Former President Ram Nath Kovind arrived at the MahaKumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Tuesday morning. Kovind expressed happiness over the arrangements at MahaKumbh. " The arrangements done here are really good; all facilities are there... I went to several camps. I'm very happy. Yogi Adityanath and UP's arrangements are really good; I thank the administration," Kovind told ANI. On One Nation, One Election, the former president, who was...Read More
Gariaband (Chhattisgarh) [India], January 21 (ANI): In a major development, more than 14 Naxals were killed during a joint anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district, where the security forces were able to kill a member of the Naxalite Central Committee, Jairam alias Chalpati, who had a reward of one crore on his head, the Gariaband Superintendent of Police said on Monday. According to the SP, Nikhil Rakhecha, the operation, which was started on Sunday, saw senior cadres of Maois...Read More
Imphal (Manipur) [India], January 21 (ANI): Security personnel have been conducting search operations and area domination in the fringe and vulnerable areas of the hills and valley districts in Manipur in the last few days. A number of arms and ammunition were recovered during the search operations, officials said in a statement on January 19. Also Read | Kerala: Infant Suffers Uneasiness During Flight; Dies at Hospital in Angamaly. As per the officials, one 7.62 mm sniper rifle, five 9 mm pi...Read More
Bengaluru, Jan 21 (PTI) Three men were arrested for cheating a software engineer Rs 11.8 crore through 'digital arrest' scam in November last year, police said on Tuesday. The accused - Dhaval Bhai Shah (34) was arrested from Ahmedabad while Tarun Natani (24) and Karan Shamdasani (28) were arrested from Ulasnagar in Thane district of Maharashtra on January 10, they said. Also Read | Kerala: Infant Suffers Uneasiness During Flight; Dies at Hospital in Angamaly. Police said they have also seize...Read More
BusinessWire India Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 21: The QE Conclave 2024, held recently at the Trident Hotel in Hyderabad, marked a significant milestone in its annual journey of advancing the field of Quality Engineering (QE). The premier QE community event attracted more than 600 professionals from over 300 leading global and national organizations, making it one of the largest and most impactful gatherings of its kind. Themed, "AI-Powered Quality Engineering: A Vision for 2025 and...Read More
Kolkata, Jan 21 (VOICE) The West Bengal government on Tuesday approached the Calcutta High Court, challenging the special court's verdict sentencing Sanjay Roy, convicted in the rape and murder of a junior doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, to life imprisonment. State Advocate General Kishor Datta has approached the division bench of Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice Shabbar Rashidi seeking a "death penalty" for the convict. The division bench has admitted the petition...Read More
Mumbai, January 21: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has introduced new rules aimed at extending the duration of recharges and helping mobile users reduce expenses with frequent recharge cycles. India's telecom authority's new rules for SIM cards will help users who forgot to recharge their secondary SIM card and let them keep it active for more days. TRAI rules will be applied to the SIM cards offered by Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, BSNL, and Vodafone Idea. Mobile users can avo...Read More
Imphal, Jan 21 (PTI) Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday pleaded with people to take a pledge to work collectively to uphold the pride and dignity of Manipur on the occasion of statehood day. Manipur became a full-fledged state on January 21, 1972. "It was on this day in 1972 that Manipur became a full-fledged state of the Indian Union, marking a significant milestone in our history. On this momentous day, let us pledge to work collectively to uphold the pride and dignity of our beautiful ...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at the Modi government over its economic policies and asserted that real development is when everyone progresses, there is a fair environment for business, a fair tax system and the income of workers increases. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, "The truth of Modi Ji's developed India: Your hard work, whose profit? The wheel of the country's economy is turning with your sweat and blood, but are you getting your fair shar...Read More
Bengaluru, Jan 21 (PTI) Three men were arrested for cheating a software engineer Rs 11.8 crore through 'digital arrest' scam in November last year, police said on Tuesday. The accused - Dhaval Bhai Shah (34) was arrested from Ahmedabad while Tarun Natani (24) and Karan Shamdasani (28) were arrested from Ulasnagar in Thane district of Maharashtra on January 10, they said. Police said they have also seized Rs 3.7 crore from different bank accounts of these accused while efforts are being made to...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly witnessed heated scenes on Tuesday after the opposition raised the issue of the abduction of Koothattukulam councillor Kala Raju. The opposition staged a walkout following the discussion. While Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated that four cases had been registered in connection with the incident, he accused Kala Raju of switching sides. A visibly enraged opposition leader, VD Satheesan, questioned, "A councillor was abducted and insulted in this state...Read More
Imphal (Manipur) [India], January 21 (ANI): Security personnel have been conducting search operations and area domination in the fringe and vulnerable areas of the hills and valley districts in Manipur in the last few days. A number of arms and ammunition were recovered during the search operations, officials said in a statement on January 19. As per the officials, one 7.62 mm sniper rifle, five 9 mm pistols with five magazines, two SBBL guns, two no. 36 hand grenades, six live round ammunitio...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 21 (ANI): Ahead of the meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf Amendment Bill in Lucknow today, Rajya Sabha MP and JPC member Brij Lal said that this meeting is the last phase of the field visits and all the stakeholders of Shia and Sunni Waqf Boards and the Minority Commission will participate in the meeting. He added that the JPC will take suggestions from all the stakeholders and then the JPC chairman Jagdambika Pal will submit the ...Read More
New Delhi, January 21: Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli is set to return to the Ranji Trophy for Delhi's match against Railways, sources from the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) have confirmed. Kohli's last Ranji appearance was in November 2012 against Uttar Pradesh, where he managed scores of 14 and 42, falling to pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar in both innings. The 36-year-old, however, will not feature in Delhi's upcoming match against Saurashtra, starting January 23. Instead, Kohli h...Read More
PRNewswire New Delhi [India], January 21: Mystore®, the first ONDC-connected marketplace, introduces Affiliate Buyer Apps, a ready-to-go, white-labeled solution enabling big brands and enterprises to launch their own ONDC-compliant buyer apps quickly. This cutting-edge solution enables enterprise brands to further engage their large captive audience through an eCommerce-enabled sales channel on the open network. Powered by StoreHippo's proven Multistore® technology, the highly customizable Aff...Read More
PRNewswire New Delhi [India], January 21: SWITCH Mobility Ltd, a part of the Hinduja Group, has unveiled the SWITCH IeV8, a revolutionary electric light commercial vehicle (eLCV) in the 7.2T category catering to mid-mile logistics. Designed with sustainability and operational efficiency at its core, the SWITCH IeV8 is set to transform the logistics sector in India. * H. D. Kumaraswamy, Minister of Heavy Industries and Steel, unveils the SWITCH IeV8, an electric light commercial vehicle (eLCV) ...Read More
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): The Centre is expected to continue its fiscal consolidation efforts in FY26, with a fiscal deficit target of 4.5 per cent of GDP, according to a report by Emkay Research. For FY25, the report noted that the fiscal deficit is estimated to track close to 4.7 per cent, while states are likely to record a fiscal deficit of 3.2 per cent of GDP. It said "we do not see the Centre deviating from its consolidation path in FY26, and is likely to target 4.5 per cent G...Read More
UP School holiday: Due to cold waves and low temperatures, schools in several districts of Uttar Pradesh remain closed. Authorities are closely monitoring the weather to make decisions about reopening. In some areas, the weather is still unfavorable, allowing students to enjoy holidays until January 25, 2025. As per orders from District Magistrate Chandra Vijay Singh, all schools in Ayodhya for classes up to 5 will remain closed until January 25, 2025. Students from classes 6 to 12 must attend ...Read More
New Delhi, India, January 20, 2025 - According to a recent, global Recon Analytics survey commissioned by Seagate Technology, business leaders from across 15 industry sectors and 10 countries expect that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) applications will generate unprecedented volumes of data, driving a boom in demand for data storage, in particular cloud-based storage. With hard drives delivering scalability relative to terabyte-per-dollar cost efficiencies, cloud service providers rel...Read More
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has announced an extension for the distribution of Pongal gift hampers to eligible ration card holders, allowing them to collect their hampers until January 25, 2025. This decision comes as many families as possible, including those in Sri Lankan refugee camps, have yet to receive their hampers. Out of the 2.2 crore eligible ration card holders, around 1.87 crore beneficiaries have already collected their hampers. To ensure the remaining families can partici...Read More
Chhattisgarh: At least 14 Maoists were killed in an encounter with the Chhattisgarh Police near the state's border with Odisha in Gariaband district, as confirmed by the police on Tuesday. Among those killed were two women Maoists who were neutralized on Monday during the same operation. One of the slain Maoists carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore, while officials suggested that the death toll might rise as the operation is still ongoing. Details Of The Encounter The encounter began late Monday nig...Read More
New Delhi: Shares of food tech unicorn Zomato plummeted 12 per cent in the morning trade on Tuesday after the food delivery aggregator reported a 57.2 per cent drop in consolidated net profit for the December quarter to Rs 59 crore. The scrip of the company fell 11.81 per cent to Rs 212.50 apiece on the BSE. On the NSE, shares of Gurugram-headquartered Zomato depreciated by 9.99 per cent to hit its lower circuit level of Rs 215.80 per piece. On Monday, shares of Zomato settled more than 3 per...Read More
New Delhi: BJP candidate Parvesh Verma has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal accusing him of violating the model code of conduct (MCC) in the New Delhi assembly constituency. Verma, who is contesting against Kejriwal, has accused the former Delhi chief minister of distributing chairs in New Delhi from the funds received from Punjab. Statement Of BJP Candidate Parvesh Verma Speaking to ANI, Verma said, "The 'accused' Arvind Kejriwal who was MLA fr...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of abdicating his responsibilities by "outsourcing" Manipur to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The opposition party reiterated its demand for the PM to visit the violence-hit northeastern state, terming his absence a "disastrous" neglect of duty.The criticism came after Prime Minister Modi extended greetings to the people of Tripura, Meghalaya, and Manipur on their Statehood Day through a ...Read More
Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) The BJP and Shiv Sena-UBT on Friday engaged in a war of words on social media over the celebration of Deepotsav at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). The trigger was SS-UBT's move to approach the state Chief Electoral Officer on Thursday citing the violation of the model code of conduct by MNS. The party has also demanded that the expenses for the celebration of Deepotsav be included in the poll expenditure incurred by the MNS nomi...Read More
NEW DELHI: An Indian student, Ravi Teja, from Hyderabad, was tragically shot dead in New Haven, Connecticut. He had travelled to the United States to pursue a Master's degree in Science. A family friend of the deceased, Upender Reddy, said on Monday, expressing the concerns of Indian students and families over such incidents. He appealed to the authorities to facilitate the repatriation of Ravi Teja's mortal remains. "A student named Ravi Teja went to the US from Hyderabad to pursue his MS. Th...Read More
Mumbai: Shariful Fakir, who was arrested for assaulting actor Saif Ali Khan at his Bandra residence, told investigators that Khan had restrained him in a tight, embrace-like hold to stop him from escaping, which caused him to repeatedly stab the actor in the back. The police are awaiting Khan's discharge from Lilavati Hospital, where he is recovering, to record his statement. Saif Ali Khan stabbing case: Accused planned to break into another flat in actor's building A 150-member police team lo...Read More