Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir as "war-impacted zones" and give the status of martyr to those who lost lives in the skirmishes. Addressing a press conference here, the former chief minister said she visited several areas near the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border to get a first-hand account of the impact on the lives of the people in the wake of shelling from across. "I request that all these areas be declared as war-impacted zones, so that the work on their rehabilitation is taken u...Read More
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is expected to reach Kerala within the next four to five days, marking an early onset well ahead of the usual June 1 date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. The IMD had earlier predicted that the monsoon would make landfall in Kerala by May 27. If the current forecast holds, this would be the earliest onset over the Indian mainland since 2009, when the monsoon arrived on May 23. "Conditions are likely to become favourable for monsoon ons...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (UNI) AICC Working Committee Member and senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has sought an apology from the Chief Minister's Office for the "failure" of the Home Department to ensure justice for a poor Dalit woman, who was detained on a complaint of theft and was allegedly denied water at the police station and told to drink water from the toilet. Terming the incident as a complete violation of human rights and an insult to Dalits, Chennithala said: "The false th...Read More
Dehradun: In a significant move, the Uttarakhand government has announced the inclusion of Operation Sindoor in the curriculum of madrasas across the state, ensuring students learn about India's military response to terror threats. The Chairman of the Uttarakhand Madrasa Board, Shamoon Qasmi, informed the media about this after meeting Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi on Sunday. There are 451 madrasas in Uttarakhand, where around 50,000 students are receiving education. Operation ...Read More
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has announced that its Chairperson, Mamata Banerjee, has nominated National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee to represent the party in an all-party delegation for India's global outreach against terrorism. https://x.com/AITCofficial/status/1924732583776289182?t=QwakFqKU7cQ1ag1YKmo1fw&s=08 Also Read | Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary 2025: Date, History and Significance of the Day Remembering India's Former Pr...Read More
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has denied receiving any information about a scheduled meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Ministers of four states - Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh - to discuss the Polavaram project. Reports had emerged in the national media suggesting that the Prime Minister would hold a video conference with the Chief Ministers of the four states on May 28 to address the issue. However, Majhi clarified that he ...Read More
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP has slammed the Congress-led government in the state over the flood and waterlogging situation in Bengaluru, saying that the city's reputation has suffered at the global level. The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Legislative Assembly, R. Ashoka, in a statement on Monday, demanded that the government immediately release Rs 1,000 crore for relief operations following the rain-induced disaster in Bengaluru. On Sunday night, rainfall ranging from 103 to 130 mm caused hav...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday chaired a crucial review meeting of the Cooperation Department, emphasizing the need to provide easy and affordable loans to small and marginal farmers. During the meeting, the Chief Minister stressed that prosperity will come through cooperation and called for a detailed action plan for the 'Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana.' He directed the enhancement of loan distribution capacity of co...Read More
Baramati (Maharashtra) [India] May 19 (ANI): NCP SP chief Sharad Pawar has criticized Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut for his remarks regarding the diplomatic delegation of Indian Members of Parliament sent abroad in connection with 'Operation Sindoor.' Pawar emphasized that such decisions should not be made based on party affiliations and stressed the importance of maintaining a unified national approach in international matters. Also Read | Sambhal Mosque Row: Allahabad High Court Junks S...Read More
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) The Congress on Monday dismissed as an "absolute lie" Union Minister Kiren Rijiju's reported assertion that that the government did not ask for names for the all-party diplomatic delegations going abroad, and said it was "cheap politics" to not get the names it selected cleared with the opposition party. Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the same PM who had abused the Congress publicly i...Read More
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Monday continued to trade barbs, with the BJP leader charging that the SP was "born with the DNA of Muslim appeasement" while the SP accused him of indulging in sycophancy and meaningless talk. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also backed Pathak and advised the Samajwadi Party top brass to thoroughly review its social media handles and ensure that the language used there is decent, restrain...Read More
Also Read - Bengaluru heavy rainfall: Employees demand work-from-home as civic conditions make commute a nightmare According to the report, the victim, Shashikala, had arrived at a private firm around 7 am for her housekeeping shift when the wall, reportedly weakened by the rain, crumbled as she was sweeping the premises. A native of Yadgir district, she died on the spot. Bengaluru was pounded by unusually heavy pre-monsoon showers over the weekend, causing widespread waterlogging, traffic jam...Read More
Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Indian Football Team on winning SAFF U19 Championship 2025 after defeating Bangladesh 4-3 in penalty shootout. "Congratulate Indian Football Team on winning SAFF U19 Championship 2025 after defeating Bangladesh 4-3 in penalty shootout. May the team continue its winning momentum and bring glory for the country. Best wishes", Naveen wrote on his 'X' handle. The Indian men's football team won t...Read More
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a high-level meeting on May 28 with the Chief Ministers of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh to address concerns surrounding the Polavaram project, according to national media reports. It would be PM Modi's first dedicated discussion on the contentious multi-purpose irrigation project. However, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed that he has no information about a meeting involving the Chief Ministers. He said th...Read More
Patna: At a time when Buddhists are agitating for their rights in Bodh Gaya, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar stunned many of his supporters by announcing the renaming of Gaya to Gayaji. A one-line official statement from the General Administration Department read, "Given ancient, historical and religious importance, the name of Gaya town has been changed to Gayaji." Many believe that this move has opened the floodgates for similar name-change demands across Bihar, something Nitish had resiste...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Monday delivered a scathing response to Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah's apology, calling it insincere and insufficient after his controversial remarks allegedly linking Colonel Sofiya Qureshi to terrorists. The Court made it clear that Shah must face the consequences of his words. A bench led by Justice Surya Kant rejected Shah's apology video, describing it as a tactic to escape legal repercussions. "Sometimes people shed crocodile tears to ...Read More
Bhubaneswar [Odisha], May 19 (ANI): Odisha Minister Prithviraj Harichandan on Monday addressed the alleged link between YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra and YouTuber Priyanka Senapati, saying the government is firm against any illegal activity harming the state's interests. "If somebody is involved in any illegal activity which hampers the interest of the state, the government is very firm in such cases. If somebody is spying for another country, or if anyone is supporting or helping them, they will als...Read More
Chennai, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three men have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of an elderly couple in Tamil Nadu's Erode district on April 28, said police on Monday. The accused also allegedly confessed to their involvement in a triple murder that occurred in Tiruppur district in November 2024, currently under investigation by the CB-CID. The arrested have been identified as P. Aachiappan (48), N. Madeswaran (52), and R. Ramesh (54), all residents of Arachalur in Erode dis...Read More
Kolkata, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday issued summons to a Trinamool Congress leader in West Bengal for questioning in connection with the multi-crore cash-for-school job case. Sources aware of the development said the person summoned is Ambarish Sarkar, the Youth Trinamool Congress President of South Dinajpur district. He was issued the summons for interrogation on Monday and asked to come to the ED's office at the Central Government Office (CGO) complex a...Read More
Leh (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 19 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that it is important to let the world know that India supports peace, however, it will take stern action against any act of terrorism. India is sending its all-party delegations to different countries in this regard, he added. "India has always supported peace. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Operation Sindoor in response to the killing of our innocent civilians by the Pakistan-sponso...Read More
CHENNAI: As the city remained cloudy with rainfall in a few places on Monday afternoon, mercury levels dipped providing a much needed respite for the state. According to a Daily Thanthi report, light to moderate rain is likely in 13 districts including Chennai and Tiruvallur until 4 pm. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), light to moderate rain with thunderstorms and lightning is likely in the districts of Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Vellore, Salem...Read More
CHANDIGARH: Gurdaspur police arrested two persons for allegedly supplying sensitive information related to Operation Sindoor to Pakistan's ISI.Director general of police (DGP), Gaurav Yadav, posted on X on Monday that Gurdaspur Police thwarted an attempt to compromise national security by apprehending two persons involved in leaking sensitive military information.He said that on May 15, credible intelligence inputs indicated that Sukhpreet Singh and Karanbir Singh were allegedly engaged in shari...Read More
Kolkata: Reaffirming Trinamool Congress's support for the Union government on matters of external affairs, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her party was not boycotting the multi-party diplomatic mission aimed at countering Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and would send its representatives once a formal request is received. "It is not that no one from Trinamool is going. The Centre informed the parliamentary party about joining the delegation. However, we have not received any news from ...Read More
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday said that appeals challenging the acquittals of accused persons in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases need to be filed seriously by prosecution agencies and not just for the sake of it. A bench of justices, Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, was informed by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aishwarya Bhati, who represented the Delhi Police, that the state has asked prosecuting agencies to file Special Leave Petitions (SLPs). Also R...Read More
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president B Mahesh Kumar Goud has claimed that the BRS is indirectly supporting the BJP in the upcoming MLC elections, similar to their actions during the last Lok Sabha elections. He alleged that the BRS has formed a covert agreement with the BJP to undermine the Congress in the MLC elections due to their inability to present candidates. Goud made these remarks after attending the nomination rally for party candidate V Narender Reddy, rep...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 10 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday met Minister Delegate to the Minister of Defence and Chief of Staff of the National Army of Algeria General Said Changeriha in Bengaluru at Aero India 2025. Singh called their meeting a "great interaction." Also Read | US: Judge Finds Trump Administration Hasn't Fully Followed Order To Unfreeze Federal Spending, Orders White House To Release All Money. In a post on X, he said, "Great interaction with th...Read More
Chennai: Drawing the curtains on a 63-year-old issue, the State Cabinet on Monday decided to give pattas to a total of 86,000 poor and ordinary people now occupying poramboke land, including 29,187 of them living in the non-objectionable regions in the 'belt areas' of the four districts surrounding Chennai, Chief Minister M K Stalin said. After presiding over the Cabinet meeting in Chennai, Stalin announced through a message on his X page, about the government decision to issue pattas to 57,084...Read More
New Delhi: Observing that "criminalisation of politics is a very major issue", the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and Election Commission of India (ECI) to respond to a PIL challenging election of convicted persons as MPs/MLAs. The development took place during the resumed hearing of a plea filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, seeking lifelong disqualification of MPs and MLAs convicted of criminal offences. The PIL has challenged provisions of the Representation of the People Act (RPA...Read More
Hazaribag (Jharkhand), Feb 10 (PTI) The former SDO of Hazaribag Sadar, Ashok Kumar, an accused in connection with the death of his wife in December last year, was on Monday forwarded to judicial custody, officials said. Kumar was produced before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribag, S Lamhe, who forwarded him to judicial custody. A team of police officers had apprehended Kumar, who had been absconding, from Ranchi on Sunday evening. Earlier on January 31, a local court had reject...Read More
12 Guwahati: Twenty-four hours after N Biren Singh relinquished his position as the chief minister of Manipur, his party, BJP, remains unable to establish a consensus replacement amid day-long closed-door deliberations in Imphal, heightening the likelihood of President's Rule being imposed in the strife-torn state. Extensive consultations between BJP's in-charge for northeast Sambit Patra, senior party leaders, and prospective candidates for the CM's post have yielded no definitive resolution, ...Read More