Srinagar, Aug 3 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed condolences on the untimely demise of daughter of Udhampur SSP Amod Nagpure Ashok. Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad also condoled the death, saying "there can be no greater pain for a parent than losing a child". In a message, LG Sinha said, "Shocked and heartbroken by the tragic news of the passing of the daughter of SSP Udhampur Shri Amod...Read More
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has unveiled the State Sports Policy during the first edition of the Telangana Sports Conclave held in Hyderabad last evening. The policy outlines a comprehensive vision for sports development across the state and will focus on strengthening governance, expanding infrastructure, creating career pathways and nurturing a vibrant sports ecosystem. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Reddy said the Telangana Sports policy is not just a piece of paper but a valuabl...Read More
Bengaluru: The Karnataka unit of the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) has condemned the alleged attempt to poison children at a government primary school in Belagavi district, calling it a shocking act driven by communal hatred aimed at removing a Muslim headmaster from his post. In a statement released on Sunday, SIO Karnataka expressed concern over the incident that occurred at the Government Lower Primary School in Hoolikatti village of Savadatti taluk. The organisation said the ...Read More
New Delhi: A 10-year-old child, who was reportedly addicted to playing video games on mobile, allegedly committed suicide in Delhi's Nangloi. The deceased child was found hanging from a dupatta inside his house when his parents were out at their work. On information, the Nangloi police rushed to the site and shifted the body for postmortem. A senior police official of the Delhi Police stated that the child was a student of class 5, who has allegedly committed suicide. The exact reason for his e...Read More
Patna: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a notice to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, asking him to provide an explanation regarding the EPIC card number he mentioned during a press conference on August 2. According to the ECI, Tejashwi Yadav claimed that his name was missing from the draft electoral roll published as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive. However, the poll body asserted that his name is indeed listed in the electoral roll and also p...Read More
Mumbai: A violent altercation broke out at Borivali Station after a group of passengers was caught travelling without valid tickets. The incident came to light after a video went viral on social media, showing a man assaulting railway staff and damaging property inside a government office. Railway officials managed to restrain the man and handed him over to the Government Railway Police (GRP), according to media reports....Read More
Hyderabad: Amid reports of private IVF clinics and fertility centers operating in violation of statutory provisions and ethical norms, the Telangana government has decided to constitute a committee for inspection and regulation of these clinics. The committee, consisting of the Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare, Chief Executive Officer of Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Care Trust, and the Director of Medical Education, will conduct inspections at all private IVF clinics and fertility centres o...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) Vaishnavi Patil stands out with her speed and tremendous mat awareness at the selection trials for the upcoming World Championships. She outwits her rivals one by one to seal her place in the national team in the women's 65kg category for next month's Worlds, scheduled to be held in Zagreb. Seeing her tactical acumen and solid defence, it is hard to believe that she has pursued mat wrestling for only four years and hardly has any big-tournament exposure in the past. Usu...Read More
Agartala, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three elephant tusks have been seized from a village in Tripura's Unakoti district, officials said on Sunday. A forest official said that no one has been arrested so far in this connection, as the owner of the house, Mayub Ali, from whose house tusks were seized, managed to escape before the police and forest officials reached the area. Acting on a tip-off about the smuggling of drugs, police conducted a raid at the house of Ali at Sonapur village in Unakoti di...Read More
Mangaluru: A man has come forward with a complaint before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) -- probing the alleged mass burials in Dharmasthala -- claiming to provide details in connection with the murder of a minor girl nearly 15 years ago.Jayanth T told reporters: "I came forward to file a complaint in connection with the murder of a minor girl, which I witnessed around 15 years ago. No FIR was registered then, and the body was buried without investigation. I have now submitted a formal com...Read More
Speaking to reporters, the police official has identified the prisoners as - Dashrath Sidar (19), Chandrashekhar Rathia (20), Raja Kanwar (22) and Sarna Sinku (26). "Between 3pm and 4pm, they fled after climbing a cowshed wall inside the prison using a rope. They were undertrials in cases filed for rape and provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Rathia was from Raigarh, while the other three are from Korba," he said, according to news agency PTI. Police has obta...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that India's first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will commence operations "very soon," and it will reduce travel time between the two cities to just 2 hours and 7 minutes. Talking to reporters at the Bhavnagar terminus in Gujarat, after virtually flagging off three trains: the Ayodhya Express, Rewa-Pune Express, and Jabalpur-Raipur Express, Vaishnaw stated that the bullet train project is moving quick...Read More
Bengaluru, August 03: A disturbing case of sexual assault has emerged from Bengaluru, where a college student was allegedly raped by the owner of the Paying Guest (PG) accommodation she had moved into just ten days prior. The accused, identified as Ashraf, allegedly lured the young woman out of the premises late Saturday night and drove her to a secluded location, where he is reported to have sexually assaulted her, according to the victim's police complaint. Police said the incident came to li...Read More
Belagavi (Karnataka): Three persons, who allegedly poisoned the water tank of a government school to defame the headmaster of the school in Karnataka's Belagavi district, were arrested, exposing an alleged plot to endanger the lives of students. The incident occurred at a government school in Hoolikatti village, of Savadatti taluk, on July 14. As many as 12 students fell ill after consuming contaminated water. Due to quick action by the authorities, a potential disaster was averted. Earlier, s...Read More
Guwahati: Delhi Police have arrested two individuals and apprehended a juvenile in connection with the stabbing of two Manipur students in North Delhi's Vijay Nagar area. The incident occurred on Thursday morning when the victims, Zerry and Shepherd, stopped at a local shop to buy water. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Four young men allegedly approached them, used abusive language, and initiated a confrontation. The situation escalated quickly...Read More
Mumbai: KL Rahul has spent every minute after his last IPL match preparing for the England tour and rightly deserves all the recognition coming his way for doing the "dirty job at all numbers" for India, said the team's former assistant coach Abhishek Nayar on Sunday. Rahul finished as India's second highest run-scorer in the five-Test series with two tons and two fifties giving him 532 runs at 53.20 while forging a robust opening partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal....Read More
A 15-year-old girl from Balanga area in Puri district died from burn injuries. Three unidentified miscreants allegedly set her on fire. The incident occurred on July 19 near river Bhargavi. She was undergoing treatment at AIIMS Delhi. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed grief. He conveyed his condolences to the girl's family. The 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set on fire by three unidentified miscreants in Puri district succumbed to her burn injury while undergoing treatment...Read More
A woman's auto-rickshaw ride turned sour when the driver questioned her job choices and abruptly ended the trip a kilometer short of her destination. This incident, shared on LinkedIn, sparked online discussions about courtesy and professionalism in ride-sharing services.Gig rides one click away have made our lives easier by helping us commute to and fro, where auto-rickshaws are a vital part of daily travel, and riders often find themselves not just amid the journey but also in awkward situatio...Read More
A car accident in Delhi's Hulambi Khurd area resulted in a fatal fire, claiming the life of a 40-year-old man, Vipender. Another individual, Jagbir, was injured. The incident is under investigation as authorities try to determine the cause of the crash and subsequent fire. A tragic incident unfolded in Outer North Delhi's Hulambi Khurd area early Sunday morning as a vehicle accident led to a devastating fire. A 40-year-old man, identified as Vipender, lost his life when his car caught fire foll...Read More
Police said a probe is underway. Mumbai: A 25-year-old woman in Mumbai was allegedly harassed by a loan app firm and her morphed nude photographs were shared with her relatives and friends, even as she handed over an amount of money that was more than what she borrowed. According to the police, the victim from Kranti Nagar area in Jogeshwari West said she was in need of money when she came across an advertisement of a mobile app called "Cash Loan" on Instagram. On July 20, she downloaded the ...Read More
Guwahati, Aug 3: Continuing his campaign trail for the second straight day in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reiterated his development pitch ahead of the upcoming September council polls, on Sunday. Reaffirming the BJP's development agenda at a public gathering in Kumarikata, Tamulpur, , the Chief Minister stated, "The BTR needs bridges, schools, and colleges. If candidates from all communities in Assam are getting government jobs in a free and transp...Read More
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh): Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein attended the Itanagar Zonal Final of the Battle of Minds 2.0 Quiz Competition organised by the Department of Youth Affairs, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, held at the State Banquet Hall in Itanagar on Saturday evening. During the event, the Deputy CM commended the Department of Youth Affairs for curating such impactful programmes aimed at unlocking the full potential of Arunachal's youth and reaffirmed the gover...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
Hyderabad: The movie Saiyaara has become a big hit, but something else is also making headlines, its lead actress, Aneet Padda. While her co-star Ahaan Panday was already known in the film world, Aneet was a new face. Now, fans are talking about her old LinkedIn profile, which is getting a lot of love online. Aneet's LinkedIn account was likely made during her time at Jesus and Mary College in Delhi University. It shows she studied Political Science and did an internship with Vistara Airlines. ...Read More
MANGALURU: Several persons sustained injuries after the private bus they were travelling in crashed into the compound wall of the KSRTC bus stand in Vittal on Saturday.Veena D'Souza, 42, a resident of Kanyana in Bantwal, stated that the accident took place when she was travelling with other passengers on a private bus. The bus was operating on the interstate route between Kalladka and Kanhangad. As it was heading toward Kanyana from the Vittal private bus stand, near the Vittal KSRTC bus stand i...Read More
Leh, Aug 3 (PTI) The Dalai Lama on Sunday here laid the foundation of the Chowkhang Vihara for reconstruction. The event drew a large gathering of religious leaders, local dignitaries, and community members. At the Chowkhang Vihara, the 14th Dalai Lama was received by Ladakh Buddhist Association president Chering Dorjay Lakruk. The reception featured traditional Ladakhi music and ceremonial offerings of khattaks. "Let this not be a place for only ritual prayers and idle chatter but a centre fo...Read More
Ranchi, Aug 3 (UNI) The Jharkhand government has issued a notification reallocating ministerial responsibilities in view of Education Minister Ramdas Soren's health condition. The temporary arrangement will be in effect for the duration of the ongoing monsoon session of the state Assembly. As per the cabinet secretariat notification, Urban Development, Housing and Higher Education Minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu will now respond to all Assembly questions related to the school education and literac...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 2 (ANI): Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries MB Patil on Friday dismissed Maharashtra claim that raising the height of the Alamatti dam to 524.256 metres would cause floods in Sangli and Kolhapur districts. He asserted that this argument has already been rejected by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal, the Supreme Court, and even in the Lok Sabha. Sangli and surrounding regions in Maharashtra witnessed severe floods in 1964, 1976, 1994 and 1...Read More
IMAGE: The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the BFI will be held on August 21 in Delhi-NCR. Photograph: BFI/X The long-overdue Boxing Federation of India elections (BFI) will be held on August 21 in Delhi-NCR, the Interim Committee currently running the sport in the country announced. According to a circular dated July 31 and signed by Interim Committee chief Ajay Singh, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the BFI will be held on August 21 in Delhi-NCR. The agenda for the AGM are "confirmation...Read More
On Thursday night, two coaches of the Muzaffarpur-Sabarmati JanSadharan Express experienced a derailment incident along the Kanpur-Tundla route in Uttar Pradesh, according to railway officials. Fortunately, initial reports indicate that there have been no casualties or damage reported as of now. Further details are awaited as the situation develops. Two coaches of the Muzaffarpur-Sabarmati JanSadharan Express derailed between Kanpur and Tundla in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, railway officials said....Read More