NEW DELHI: To modernise Delhi's ageing water supply system, the Delhi government has launched a new Water Master Plan, which includes replacing old water pipelines, Water Minister Parvesh Verma announced on Saturday. During a visit to his constituency, Verma highlighted that many existing pipelines -- some 40 to 80 years old -- are a major cause of water contamination and frequent supply disruptions. "There are several areas in Delhi where people are receiving polluted water, and the primary re...Read More
Patna: Union minister and LJP (RV) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday accused the administration of having nexus with criminals and claimed that it was the reason outlaws had gone on a rampage and criminal incidents were taking place in Bihar without any restraint. Talking to reporters in the state capital, Chirag alleged that money was changing hands at the police stations and that was the reason administration kept quiet even after a spree of criminal incidents. It was absolutely wrong, he added...Read More
NEW DELHI: In a rare yet culturally rooted event, two brothers from Himachal Pradesh's Hatti tribe have married the same woman, reviving an age-old tradition of polyandry. The ceremony took place in Shillai village of Sirmaur district's Trans-Giri area, with hundreds attending the three-day celebration that began on July 12.The bride, Sunita Chauhan from Kunhat village, married Pradeep and Kapil Negi in accordance with the tribal custom known as "Jodidara", which is recognised under Himachal Pra...Read More
MUMBAI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) President CS Randhawa on Thursday condemned a media report that claimed that the captain of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad last month deliberately cut off fuel to the engines. Captain Randhawa dismissed the claims as baseless and vowed to take action against the publication. Captain CS Randhawa emphasised that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary report makes no mention of the pilots turning off the switch...Read More
Bengaluru, July 19: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has intercepted and seized 4 kg of Cocaine worth over Rs 40 crore in the international market at Kempegowda International Airport, from a passenger who arrived from Doha in the early hours on Thursday. On careful observation of his baggage, the DRI officials found two comic books of superheroes. However, the officials found that the books were unusually heavy and recovered the white powder concealed in the covers of both the books. The po...Read More
Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 20 (ANI): In a major push towards infrastructure development, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced that seven new bypass roads have been proposed across the state to ease traffic and enhance connectivity. CM Saha reiterated the government commitment on Saturday to linking all district and subdivision headquarters, as well as unconnected habitations, to national highways via double-lane roads. CM Saha made these remarks while addressing the National Semin...Read More
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 20 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Amar Patnaik condemned the brutal attack on a 15-year-old girl in Odisha Puri district, stating that the law and order situation in the state has gone for a toss. The girl was reportedly tied to a tree and set ablaze by miscreants in broad daylight at Balanga in Puri. She has been admitted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar with severe burn injuries. Speaking to ANI on Saturday, BJD Patnaik said, Such unfortunate incidents are taking plac...Read More
Mumbai: The strike called by app-based cab drivers has been temporarily postponed until Tuesday, offering much-needed relief to commuters across key cities such as Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur. The strike had severely impacted daily transportation, especially in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), where cab availability dropped sharply and prices surged due to increased demand. The protest was spearheaded by the Gig Workers Front along with allied unions. The drivers are pressing for a set of key...Read More
Bhubaneswar: State govt will distribute 10,000 high-milk yielding cows to farmers under the Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana, announced chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday.An MoU was signed between the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation (Omfed) in Cuttack on Saturday, under which NDDB will facilitate the supply of 3,000 to 4,000 high-milk-yielding cows of Gir, Sahiwal and cross-bred varieties to dairy farmers in the state. P...Read More
PATNA, July 19 : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, said that around 76,000 StartUps in India today are women-led and a large number of them from Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns. The Minister said that India's path to becoming a developed nation by 2047 will be led by empowered women ...Read More
JAMMU, July 19: At least 12 persons were injured after a bus they were travelling in overturned at Jhajjar Kotli area here today. Driver of a passenger bus (JK02AT-2279), on way to Jammu from Udhampur, lost control over the vehicle after its break failed near Panjal Village on the National Highway in Jhajjar Kotli area, a police official said. Click here to watch video To ensure the safety of almost 30 people travelling in the vehicle, he said, the driver hit the uncontrolled bus against an e...Read More
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 20 (ANI): In a joint operation carried out by the Army Intelligence Unit (5 Det SCIB) and the Anti-Narcotic Cell-1 of Pune City Police, two civilians were apprehended for possession of narcotic substances, an official said. According to Police officials, "Acting on specific intelligence input, enforcement agencies identified the suspects as Abhinav Pradeep Gupta (22) and Irshad Iftikar Sheikh (27), both residents of Pune. Following surveillance and verification,...Read More
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 20 (ANI): The Alipore Court on Saturday granted bail to Premanand Mahaveer Toppannavar, also known as Parmanand Jain, the student accused in the alleged rape case on the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta campus. The court allowed bail on a bond of Rs 50,000, citing that the victim had 'not cooperated' in the investigation. Also Read | West Bengal Rape Case: IIM-Calcutta Student, Accused of Sexual Assault, Granted Bail. The decision comes after T...Read More
Consul General of India in Barcelona, Inbasekar Sundaramurthi, lauded Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav's recent visit to Spain, calling it highly energetic and productive. Yadav's swift MoU with Submer, focus on cold storage, and vision for Catalonia collaboration mark the beginning of deeper India-Spain economic ties. Inbasekar Sundaramurthi, Consul General of India in Barcelona, on Saturday said that the visit of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav was a successful one. The Consul General ...Read More
NEW DELHI: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday asserted that all decisions concerning India are taken solely by its leadership, emphasising that no external power can dictate how the country manages its affairs. He also said, "We do live in a nation and nations that are a comity. We work in togetherness, we work in tandem. We have mutual respect, diplomatic dialogues. But at the end of the day, we are sovereign, we take our own decisions." Addressing the officer trainees of IDES 2024 b...Read More
Guwahati, The construction of a second rail-cum-road bridge over the Brahmaputra at Saraighat in Guwahati is expected to commence soon, an official said on Saturday. The tender is likely to be finalised shortly, and construction work will start immediately after it, he said. This second bridge at Saraighat was sanctioned as part of the doubling of the Agthori-Kamakhya railway line under Northeast Frontier Railway . It was sanctioned in 2023-24 with an estimate of ₹1,473.77 crore, and is targ...Read More
The situation has sparked panic among students and parents alike, with many considering alternative destinations such as Germany and Canada to avoid losing an academic year. The United States is witnessing a steep drop in Indian student arrivals this year, with education consultants reporting a 70-80 per cent dip in outbound traffic. The decline, largely from cities like Hyderabad, is being attributed to a persistent freeze in US visa appointment slots and a sharp spike in rejection rates, leav...Read More
The suspect woman was later arrested, was intercepted in Pune district while travelling on a bus between Delhi and Bangalore, in a joint operation with Pune Customs. IN A major seizure of synthetic drugs, the Pune Regional Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized over 3.8 kgs of Crystal Meth worth Rs 7.6 crore from a Nigerian woman. Crystal Meth is very powerful and highly addictive central nervous system stimulant, valued at Rs 7.6 crore in illicit markets, from a Nige...Read More
Mbabane [Eswatini], July 18 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, embarked on a strategic visit to Eswatini, engaging in significant dialogues with King Mswati III and various ministers to fortify existing relations and unearth new avenues of cooperation between the two countries. During his time in Eswatini, Margherita convened with Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini, Senator Pholile Shakantu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and other key minister...Read More
Those injured were given first aid and later rushed to a hospital for further treatment ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Four people in Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar's escort vehicle were injured in a crash * The accident occurred near T M Hosuru gate in Srirangapatna taluk on Saturday * The escort vehicle toppled after the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Mandya: Four people travelling in Karnataka Deputy Chi...Read More
Kolkata: A trial court in Kolkata, on Saturday evening, granted an interim bail to a second year male student of Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Calcutta, a premier management institute in the country, gets bail on Saturday, a week after he was arrested and produced in court on July 12, for allegedly raping an outsider young woman on July 11. The counsel of the accused argued about the non-cooperation by the victims woman -- refusal to appear at the trial court thrice this week to get her ...Read More
NAHAN/SHIMLA, July 19: Two brothers of the Hatti tribe tied the knot to a woman in Shillai village of Himachal Pradesh, with hundreds of people witnessing the marriage solemnised under the anachronistic tradition of polyandry. Bride Sunita Chauhan and grooms Pradeep and Kapil Negi said they took the decision without any pressure. Local folk songs and dances added colour to the ceremony that began on July 12 and lasted for three days in the Trans-Giri area of Sirmaur district. Videos of the we...Read More
Guwahati: Work on the second Saraighat rail-cum-road bridge over the Brahmaputra in Guwahati will start soon, with tenders to be opened next month, followed by work allotment, officials said on Saturday.While this major infrastructure project was sanctioned during the FY 2023-24 with an estimated cost of Rs 1,473.77 crore, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Saturday said the bridge is targeted for completion by Dec 2029. This bridge at Saraighat has been sanctioned as part of the doubling of th...Read More
Asserting that the Indus Waters Treaty was a "historic mistake", Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said its termination is a befitting response to Pakistan and will ensure immense benefit to Jammu and Kashmir, which will be able to harness its real hydro power potential. IMAGE: Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha (left), during 'Provincial Arya Mahasammelan' to commemorate 200th birth anniversary of Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati and 150th anniversary of the founding of Ary...Read More
(Representational Image) Among the leading products driving this export growth are the iconic Kani and Sozni shawls, along with hand-knotted carpets.Source : Freepik The export of handmade goods from Kashmir has seen a remarkable jump in the first quarter of the current financial year, reaching Rs 309.62 crore -- the highest for this period in the last four years, according to an official from the Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir. This marks a significant increase from the Rs 126.90...Read More
Kharagpur: A day after 21-year-old Ritam Mondal was found hanging in his hostel room, IIT Kharagpur authorities on Saturday have decided to set up a student-led task force at the wing level of every hostel. This initiative aims to ensure that students themselves remain vigilant about their peers and can report any noticeable behavioural changes to the hall council and hall management committee for prompt action.It is the fourth death in seven months and the fifth in a year that the premier insti...Read More
NEW DELHI, July 19: ICICI Bank on Saturday reported a 15.9 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 13,558 crore in the June quarter this fiscal. The lender had reported a net profit of Rs 11,696 crore in the year-ago period. On a standalone basis, the country's second-largest private sector lender reported a net profit of Rs 12,768 crore for the reporting quarter, up 15.5 per cent from Rs 11,059 crore in the year-ago period. \Its core net interest income increased 10.6 per cent to ...Read More
Amritsar: The hotel and tourism industry in Amritsar, already struggling to recover from the Pahalgam terror attack, suffered another setback as reports of threat emails sent to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which manages the Golden Temple, spread globally. This triggered a surge in security-related inquiries and a wave of booking cancellations.AP Singh Chatha, president of the Amritsar Hotel and Restaurant Association (Civil Lines), said that hotel bookings dropped by near...Read More
Chandigarh: Despite expectations of a favourable paddy crop this season in Punjab due to the early monsoon, concerns persist regarding adequate storage space for rice once procurement commences. Given Punjab's decision to advance paddy cultivation this season by 15 days to June 1, the state govt has also urged the Centre to bring forward the paddy procurement schedule accordingly (from Sept 15) to prevent delays for farmers.The state govt has emphasised the need to create space for an anticipate...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, addressing the officer trainees of Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) 2024 batch at the Vice-President's Enclave on Saturday, said all decisions in this country, a sovereign nation, are taken by its leadership. 'Don't be guided by narratives outside. All decisions in this country, a sovereign nation, are taken by its leadership. There is no power on the planet to dictate to India how to handle its affairs. We do live in a nat...Read More