Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 3 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai flagged off three new trains, including the Raipur-Jabalpur Intercity Express, on Sunday. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, virtually flagged off the train. Also Read | Delhi Fire: 1 Dead, Another Injured After Car Catches Blaze in Hulambi Khurd. The event marked a significant step in enhancing rail connecti...Read More
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], August 3 (ANI): For the year 2025-26, under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). Gujarat has been allocated a grant of Rs 50 crore. These approvals have been significantly boosting fisheries activities in Gujarat. It also aims to modernise the sector, improve traceability, and build a robust fisheries management system while ensuring the socio-economic welfare of fishing communities. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the Government of India has approved projects (...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the income tax return (ITR) filing date extended to September 15, taxpayers have more time to decide whether to choose the old or new tax regime. Salaried employees or pensioners without business income can change their tax regime at any time prior to filing their ITR every year by simply selecting the relevant option on the ITR-1 or ITR-2 form. With commercial or professional income, the regulations are stricter. Only once in your lifetime may you return...Read More
Chennai, Aug 3 (PTI) Eye care provider Maxivision has launched 10 super specialty eye hospitals across the city marking its entry into the state capital. Maxivision currently operates eye care facilities in Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Salem, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Perambalur. With the launch of Chennai operations, Maxivision has committed investments of Rs 100 crore to expand in all districts and towns across Tamil Nadu over the next two years. Cricket legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni inaugurated a ...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 3 (PTI) The Reserve Bank is likely to hold the key short-term lending rate at 5.5 per cent in its upcoming bi-monthly monetary policy on Wednesday after three back-to-back reductions, notwithstanding the headwinds to near-term economic growth in the wake of elevated US tariff uncertainties and subdued inflation trends, according to experts. However, some experts opined that the central bank may go for another round of rate cuts as challenges to the growth outlook outweigh potential ...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bengaluru to inaugurate the "long-awaited" yellow line metro, and also lay the foundation stone for the Phase 3 metro, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya said on Sunday. Hailing it as a 'landmark moment,' the BJP MP posted on X, "PM Narendra Modi's visit to Bengaluru on August 10 will be a landmark moment for Bengaluru South. He will not only inaugurate the long-awaited Yellow Line Metro operations but a...Read More
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], August 3 (ANI): Nagpur police arrested a man for allegedly threatening to bomb Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's residence on Wardha Road in Maharashtra's Nagpur District. The incident led to heightened security at the senior BJP leader's house. The accused, identified as Umesh Vishnu Raut, was detained by the police and is now in police custody. According to the police, the city control room received a call on the emergency number 112, warning that Gadkari's Mahal re...Read More
New Delhi: SpiceJet on Sunday, August 3, said a senior Army officer, who was to board a flight to Delhi, assaulted four airline ground staffers at the Srinagar airport on July 26, and one of them suffered a spinal fracture. The Army officer was bound to travel from Srinagar to Delhi on July 26. At the check-in counter, an argument took place between him and the staff after he was found carrying two pieces of cabin baggage weighing a total of 16 kg, more than double the permitted limit of 7 kg. ...Read More
Cuttack: The police on Sunday arrested the vice-president of the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) for his alleged involvement in the paper leak of special Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET)-2025, a senior officer said. The BSE was supposed to hold the special OTET-2025 on July 20. However, the Board was forced to postpone the examination after a handwritten question paper with answers went viral on social media a day before, the police officer said. Statement Of The Director General Of P...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) PC Jeweller Ltd has reduced its net debt by 19 per cent in the last four months to Rs 1,445 crore on higher sales and will become debt-free by the end of this fiscal, the company's MD Balram Garg said. Delhi-based PC Jeweller has 52 showrooms, of which 49 are company-owned, across major cities of the country. "We have repaid bank loans worth Rs 335 crore during April-July period of this fiscal," Garg told PTI. The net debt has come down to Rs 1445 crore at the end of Ju...Read More
Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project: India's first bullet train service on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route will commence soon. Speaking at an event in Gujarat's Bhavnagar, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train service will begin very soon. Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Launch: India's first bullet train service on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route will commence soon. Speaking at an event in Gujarat's Bhavnagar, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced th...Read More
Nagpur, Aug 3 (PTI) Police on Sunday arrested a man for issuing a bomb threat to Union minister Nitin Gadkari's residence in Nagpur, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said. The man called up the city police control room on the emergency number 112 in the morning to issue the threat, sending the authorities into a tizzy. During their investigation, the police traced the mobile number from which the call was made. They found that one Umesh Vishnu Raut, a resident of Tulsi Bagh Road ...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) Gold is likely to trade with a positive bias in the coming week, supported by rising expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, fresh volatility due to the US administration's aggressive trade stance, and continued safe-haven demand amid a softening dollar, analysts said. Investors will monitor PMI data from the EU and the UK this week, along with speeches by US Fed officials. The US jobless claims data will also be tracked for cues on the Fed's interest r...Read More
Leh, Aug 3 (PTI) In a bid to deepen financial inclusion, Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd has opened a branch in Leh and is looking to expand its presence in border areas, its CEO Sundeep Sikka said. With this, Nippon Life India Asset Management (NAM India) -- promoted by Japan's Nippon Life Insurance Company -- becomes the only asset management company in the country to establish a physical presence in such a high-altitude region. This marks NAM India's 167th branch and its presence in ...Read More
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], August 3 (ANI): Nagpur police arrested a man for allegedly threatening to bomb Union Minister Nitin Gadkari residence on Wardha Road in Maharashtra Nagpur District. The incident led to heightened security at the senior BJP leader house. The accused, identified as Umesh Vishnu Raut, was detained by the police and is now in police custody. According to the police, the city control room received a call on the emergency number 112, warning that Gadkari Mahal residence ...Read More
Nagpur: Nagpur police arrested a man for allegedly threatening to bomb Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's residence on Wardha Road in Maharashtra's Nagpur District. The incident led to heightened security at the senior BJP leader's house. The accused, identified as Umesh Vishnu Raut, was detained by the police and is now in police custody. According to the police, the city control room received a call on the emergency number 112, warning that Gadkari's Mahal residence would be blown up within ten m...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bengaluru to inaugurate the long-awaited yellow line metro, and also lay the foundation stone for the Phase 3 metro, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya said on Sunday. Hailing it as a landmark moment, the BJP MP posted on X, PM Narendra Modi visit to Bengaluru on August 10 will be a landmark moment for Bengaluru South. He will not only inaugurate the long-awaited Yellow Line Metro operations but also lay...Read More
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 3 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai flagged off three new trains, including the Raipur-Jabalpur Intercity Express, on Sunday. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, virtually flagged off the train. The event marked a significant step in enhancing rail connectivity between Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Addressing the event, Chhattis...Read More
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], August 3 (ANI): For the year 2025-26, under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). Gujarat has been allocated a grant of Rs 50 crore. These approvals have been significantly boosting fisheries activities in Gujarat. It also aims to modernise the sector, improve traceability, and build a robust fisheries management system while ensuring the socio-economic welfare of fishing communities. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the Government of India has approved projects (...Read More
SRINAGAR: India concluded its annual Amarnath Yatra in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) with over 415,000 Hindu pilgrims taking part in the month-long journey. The pilgrimage, which began on July 3, was officially set to end on August 9. However, heavy rains damaged mountain paths, forcing organizers to call it off earlier than planned. Most pilgrims began their trek from near Pahalgam, not far from the site of a deadly attack in April that left 26 tourists dead. The Indian g...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Public sector mining major NMDC has recorded a 42.4 per cent jump in iron ore production to 3.09 million tonnes (MT) in July this year, compared to the corresponding figure of 2.17 MT in the same month last year. The company's sales of iron ore rose 13.07 per cent to 3.46 MT in July, from 3.06 MT in the same month of the previous year. Iron ore production in the company's Chhattisgarh division surged 54.92 per cent year-on-year to 1.89 MT during the month, whi...Read More
New Delhi | Punjab National Bank (PNB) is well poised to touch the milestone of Rs 30 lakh crore total business by the end of the current financial year and the country's second biggest lender has the right strategy in place to achieve it, the bank's MD and CEO Ashok Chandra said. Total business of PNB rose by 11.6 per cent to Rs 27.19 crore at the end of the first quarter of the current financial year. PNB is closely followed by Bank of Baroda with total business of Rs 26.43 lakh crore while C...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): One man died and another was injured after a car caught fire following an accident near Jhanda Chowk on Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) in Delhi's Hulambi Khurd area in the early hours of Sunday, according to Delhi Police. The deceased has been identified as Vipender, a 40-year-old resident of Puther village in Panipat district, Haryana. The injured person has been identified as Jagbir, also aged 40 and a resident of Ishrana village in the same district. Als...Read More
Odisha burn case: "Oppn parties should stay away from politicising," says Dy CM KV Singh Deo Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 3 (ANI): Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo on Sunday asked the Opposition not to politicise the case of the 15-year-old girl who succumbed to her injuries after being set on fire by miscreants. Expressing condolences to her family, he said that the state government had taken all necessary steps to save her. Singh Deo told ANI, 'I want to express my condolen...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 3 (ANI): India's foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 2.703 billion to USD 698.192 billion for the week ending July 25, after falling for three consecutive weeks, according to the official data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In the previous reporting week, the country's foreign exchange reserves fell by USD 1.18 billion to USD 695.49 billion. In the week ending July 25, foreign currency assets, the major constituent of the forex reserves, ros...Read More
Kannur (Kerala) [India], August 3 (ANI): Kerala popular doctor, Rairu Gopal, known to provide health care services at a modest fee to people, died on Sunday. He was 80. The doctor earned the sobriquet Two Rupee Doctor as he often took just that much as his consulting fee from patients. The doctor, who left his mark on the field of healthcare services, was honoured with the IMA award for the best family doctor in the state. During his career, the doctor provided his noble service to more than 18...Read More
NEW DELHI - President Donald Trump's new list of tariffs on half the world's countries sent the United States' trading partners scrambling to understand how their businesses will be affected. India got the bad news a day earlier - its goods face a tariff of 25 per cent or more - but the extra time was hardly enough to adjust to the fresh chaos. Indian negotiators had not expected to conclude a meaningful deal in time to meet Mr Trump's revised deadline of Aug 1. But they did expect to be trea...Read More
Mumbai: A prototype of a closed door in a non-air-conditioned local train is ready, 50 days after the tragic Mumbra incident that happened on June 9. The Central Railway's Kurla Carshed has developed this first prototype, which will be showcased to the chairman of the railway board (CRB), the top bureaucrat of the Indian railways on August 4. This will be the first time that a closed door coach is being prepared for a non-AC local on the Central Railway (CR). In 2019, the Western Railway had tr...Read More
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Ethereum (ETH) dropped over 6% in the past 24 hours, sliding to around $3,630 after briefly touching the $3,800 mark. The pullback comes after a robust July rally, which saw the world's second-largest cryptocurrency surge more than 50%, its best monthly gain in three years. Despite the recent dip, on-chain data suggests the uptrend may not be over. Glassnode's latest analysis po...Read More
An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Kolkata witnessed an incident. A passenger slapped another on flight 6E138. The airline crew handed over the perpetrator to Kolkata airport security. IndiGo declared the passenger unruly. A video showed the seated passenger hitting the other. Cabin crew intervened. Passengers mentioned the victim was having a panic attack. An IndiGo passenger slapped a fellow passenger, who was on the aircraft aisle, onboard a flight from Mumbai to Kolkata on Friday, reported PTI...Read More