Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu), Feb 5 (UNI) In a tragic incident, a woman worker was killed and six others injured, when a power explosion ripped through a private fireworks factory at Chinna Vadiyur village in this Southern district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday afternoon. Police said the fire broke out due to suspected friction, when the workers were engaged in mixing highly inflammable chemicals used for making fancy variety crackers including an aerial display at Sathyaprabhu Fireworks Factory. Th...Read More
New Delhi: Samay Raina's India's Got Latent is facing legal trouble after contestant Jessy Nabam's controversial remarks about dog meat went viral on social media. An FIR alleged that her comments "disrespected" Arunachal Pradesh's indigenous community. During a conversation with Samay Raina, when asked if she had ever eaten dog meat, Jessy stated that it is common in Arunachal Pradesh, though she personally hadn't tried it. She added, "I know this because my friends do, and sometimes they even...Read More
New Delhi: Tata Power Co.'s consolidated net profit increased by 8% in the third quarter of this financial year, surpassing analysts' predictions. The power producer's profit rose to Rs 1,031 crore for the quarter that ended on Dec. 31, 2024, from Rs 953 crore reported in the previous period. This net profit exceeds the Rs 971-crore consensus forecast from analysts monitored by Bloomberg....Read More
Howrah: A woman in West Bengal's Howrah district allegedly tricked her husband into selling his kidney for Rs 10 lakh, claiming the money was needed for their daughter's education, before eloping with her lover, police said. Authorities launched an investigation after the husband's family, residing in Sankrail, filed a complaint. According to the complaint, the woman had been pressuring her husband for over a year to sell his kidney to secure a better future for their 12-year-old daughter. Eve...Read More
Jamshedpur: Jharkhand is witnessing unprecedented growth in railway infrastructure with 34 new track projects covering 3,251 km underway at a cost of ₹56,694 crore. Additionally, 57 railway stations across the state are being transformed into Amrit stations at an estimated cost of ₹2,134 crore to improve passenger amenities and enhance travel experiences. According to the latest data, Jharkhand's railway budget allocation for 2025-26 stands at ₹7,306 crore, a massive jump from the annual averag...Read More
Mumbai Shocker: In a startling incident in Mumbai, a class 4 student said that an unknown person had entered her classroom, given her an injection, and then left. It is still uncertain what was injected. The girl's parents reported the incident to the Mumbai Police, stating that it happened on January 31. Five teams of police have been assembled to conduct a comprehensive investigation. Although they are currently reviewing the school's CCTV footage, they have not yet found any suspicious peopl...Read More
Guwahati, Feb 4 (PTI) The army and the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) have signed an MoU for research, design and fabrication of "Epoxy bamboo-based composites" as replacement of traditional building materials used in the construction of bunkers in High Altitude Areas, a defence release said on Tuesday. The project will culminate in constructing multiple defence works in high-altitude terrain for field trials. The fabricated panels will provide the same level of protection, al...Read More
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India and the European Union have common interests and shared values, and while there may be some differences on priorities and specifics, what binds the two is a strong sentiment. Addressing the IIC Bruegel Seminar, he said that both India and the EU are political democracies, pluralistic societies and market economies. "In a world that promises to be so volatile and so uncertain, a stronger India-EU relationship can be a...Read More
Kerala Lottery Result Today : As Kerala Lottery is very popular because of its multiple draws taking place throughout the week, it offers the participants multiple chances to strike it lucky. Thousands of tickets are sold throughout the state for multiple lottery events. Lottery tickets for Kerala's lottery can be purchased throughout the state....Read More
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday paid tributes to "thousands" who died in the January 29 Maha Kumbh stampede, triggering an uproar from the treasury benches even as Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asked him to retract the statement. Kharge, the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, was quick to add that "this is my estimate (and) if this is not right you (the government) should tell what is the truth". He said he was ready to be corrected. "I did not say 'thousands' to ...Read More
Bareilly: In a shocking incident, a man was choked to death by a woman while both were involved in an intimate act in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly. The police have arrested a 32-year-old woman, who, during interrogation, revealed that the deceased, Iqbal, became acquainted with her when he visited her house for work. They exchanged phone numbers and began conversing over the phone. The accused further stated that Iqbal repeatedly pressured her to engage in intimacy, threatening to inform her husb...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Even as Van Vihar National Park officer's were trying to overcome the sorrow of tiger Chhota Bhim's death, a six month old female leopard cub died at Van Vihar while undergoing the treatment on Monday. It was on January 9 when forest officials found a female leopard cub injured in Samardha forest range of Bhopal division. They then took it to Van Vihar National Park for treatment. Since then, wildlife doctors have been treating it. According to wildlife doctors of Van ...Read More
NEW DELHI: Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman and MD of telecom firm Bharti Airtel and Deputy Chair GSMA, has been appointed as the acting chair of the GSMA board, a release said on Monday. The appointment came following the resignation of Jose Maria Alvares-Pallete, Chairman and CEO of Telefonica, from the company. By virtue of the resignation, he was no longer able to continue in the position of the Chair of the GSMA. Airtel, in a release, announced that Vittal has been appointed as acting chair of ...Read More
Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 : The Delhi Assembly elections are scheduled to be held on Wednesday, February 5 and students, parents are wondering whether schools, educational institutions will remain open on the polling day? Apart from schools, colleges, Delhiites wish to know whether banks, govt offices will be closed on February 5 or not? As per the election preparations, all schools, colleges, banks, government offices will remain closed in the national capital on February 5...Read More
HYDERABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Feb, 2025) Commissioner Shaheed Benazirabad Division Nadeem Ahmed Abaro and Deputy Commissioner Shahryar Gul Memon formally inaugurated the 7-day national anti-polio campaign by administrating polio drops to children. The Commissioner administered polio drops to the children at Mother and Child Health Care Center and also conducted finger marking. Additional Commissioner Syed Amar Hussain, District Health Officer Dr. Asadullah Dahri, Focal Pers...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A bizarre incident was reported from Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district, where a drunk man demanded half of his father's dead body for the last rites following a dispute with his younger brother. The incident is said to take place on Sunday in Lidhorataal village, about 45 km from the district headquarters. As soon as informed, the police arrived at the spot and intervened in the matter. According to Jatara police station in-charge Arvind Singh Dangi, the deceased was...Read More
New Delhi: An Indian woman who moved to Europe from India talked about the stark differences in life in the two places. She claimed that she has developed resentment towards the Indian work culture as personal time was hard to find during her time in India. Radhika Roy, a lawyer by profession, said that she moved to Europe six months ago. In her X post, Roy ranted about the work culture prevalent in India and its disadvantages. She added, "...have started building up a resentment towards work c...Read More
Kochi: The Ernakulam rural police and Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), in a joint operation here on Friday, arrested 27 illegal migrants from Bangladesh. The arrests were part of 'Operation Clean,' launched by Ernakulam Rural District Police Chief Vaibhav Saxena. They were nabbed in a joint operation carried out earlier in the day in the North Paravur area, police said. "These Bangladeshi nationals reportedly entered India by crossing a shallow section of a river along the India-Bangladesh border," ...Read More
Mumbai, Jan 31 (PTI) Mumbai City FC were held to a goalless draw by East Bengal FC in the Indian Super League here on Friday. East Bengal have moved to 10th in table with 18 points from as many games as a consequence of this result. The Islanders, on the other hand, played their seventh draw of the season and are positioned sixth with 28 points from 18 matches, as they were unable to find a breakthrough despite holding 62.4% of the possession in the game. East Bengal FC picked up pace earlier...Read More
Thane: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad said the govt should request all laadki bahin beneficiaries to contribute Rs 50 to the state if it is unable to provide eggs to over 24 lakh govt and aided school students through their midday meal schemes due to financial constraints. Awhad made this scathing remark at the state on Friday after staging a peaceful protest at the Thane collector office, where he presented a set of sugar and eggs to the administration as a symbolic pro...Read More
Ludhiana: The Kila Raipur Games, 2025, popularly known as "Rural Olympics," started at Kila Raipur village with 10 games organised under various categories and age groups. Cabinet minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond, who inaugurated the games, announced that the govt would resume the bullock cart race soon. Sports enthusiasts of all ages competed in 10 activities, including men's and women's hockey matches, Kabaddi events for girls under 14 and under 17, 60m and 100m races for boys and girls, 1,500m...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) Indian cloud service providers Ola Krutrim and AceCloud have started offering services of Chinese artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek in the country. AceCloud was the first to announce hosting of DeepSeek. AceCloud said that it will offer DeepSeek AI models to businesses with claims that the data residency will remain in India. Krutrim claimed to be the first Indian AI company to deploy DeepSeek's AI models on domestic servers, eliminating data privacy and securi...Read More
Guwahati: A centuries-old Hanuman temple was reportedly discovered in Patharkandi, Sribhumi district of Assam during an excavation. The temple was uncovered near the Langai River in Bilbari, Patharkandi, during excavation work for a house construction project. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Inscriptions of the Hanuman Chalisa were found etched behind the temple, reports said. After the discovery, devotees flocked to the area and said that they...Read More
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini mounts attack on Ex- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. He states, "Kejriwal Making baseless allegations to hide his failures...Kejriwal had said that he will clean the Yamuna river but he did not clean it and Kejriwal has done the work of making it dirty. We are giving clean water. And this is Delhi's water, the people of Delhi are being forced to drink this dirty water." "Today Kejriwal has talked about mass genocide, Kejriwal is responsible for this and no one else is resp...Read More
Kochi: The Kochi Police have seized nearly 450 grams of MDMA along with other banned psychedelic substances from six youths arrested across Fort Kochi and Mattancherry in four separate cases. The Mattancherry police seized nearly 300 grams of MDMA (valued at around Rs 15 lakh), 6.8 grams of ganja, and Rs 3 lakh in cash from Rifaz (27) and Ayisha (39) based on a tip-off. Their arrests led to others being nabbed, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Aswathy Jiji T In a follow-up probe, Mattancher...Read More
Jammu, Jan 31 (UNI) A gangster suffered injuries in police firing while another wanted criminal was nabbed in the Miran Sahib area here in the city outskirts. Police said acting on information that a hardcore criminal (gangster) namely Paramjit Singh alias Jungi, resident of Draptey, R S Pura along with one unknown criminal wandering in the area under the jurisdiction of Police Station Miran Sahib with arms and ammunition intending to commit serious crime a police party rushed to the spot. But...Read More
Amritsar: The district administration will prepare a location-wise list of the statues of Dr B R Ambedkar installed in the district and make suitable security arrangements. This assurance was given by deputy commissioner Sakshi Sawhney to a delegation of the community leaders that met her on Tuesday. She also announced the installation of a statue of Ambedkar at the District Administrative Complex on the demand of community leaders. Emphasising the importance of educating students about the In...Read More
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today met the students of The Shri Ram Universal School (TSUS), Jammu. The Lieutenant Governor expressed his appreciation for the dedication of the young minds to advancing science as they presented a memorandum advocating for the establishment of a Science City in the region. He assured that the proposal submitted by them would receive due consideration The Lieutenant Governor also conveyed his best wishes to the students for their upcoming board examina...Read More
Jammu, Jan 28: Lieutenant Governor on Tuesday paid tributes to Pandit Prem Nath Dogra, Pandit Girdhari Lal Dogra and Devender Singh Rana, who were honoured with an award posthumously for their leadership qualities and tenacity, and dedicating the life for the welfare of people. The LG felicitated recipients of 'Maharaja Hari Singh Peace & Harmony Award', organised by Gulistan News Network at Jammu. LG Sinha paid homage to Maharaja Hari Singh and spoke on the revolutionary reforms introduced by ...Read More
Jammu, Jan 28: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday met the students of The Shri Ram Universal School (TSUS), Jammu. The Lieutenant Governor expressed his appreciation for the dedication of the young minds to advancing science as they presented a memorandum advocating for the establishment of a Science City in the region. He assured that the proposal submitted by them would receive due consideration. The Lieutenant Governor also conveyed his best wishes to the students for their upcoming...Read More