Hyderabad, June 2 (UNI) The 12th Telangana State Formation Day was celebrated with enthusiasm at Gandhi Bhavan on Monday. TPCC President and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud unfurled the national flag as the chief guest, with the event organised under the aegis of Seva Dal Chairman Jitender. The event was attended by senior Congress leaders, including MP Anil Yadav, MLCs Addanki Dayakar and Aamir Ali Khan, former MPs Anjan Kumar Yadav and V. Hanumantha Rao, DCC President Rohin Reddy, Corporation Chairman...Read More
Hyderabad, June 2 (UNI) Telangana Formation Day was celebrated with grandeur at the BJP state office on Monday, where Union Minister and BJP Telangana President G Kishan Reddy unfurled the national flag in the presence of party leaders and activists. Addressing the gathering, K Reddy extended greetings to the people of Telangana and remembered the sacrifices of the youth during the statehood movement. He highlighted BJP's active role in the Telangana agitation, emphasising its early involvement...Read More
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The PM SVANidhi scheme, which started off as a micro-credit scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic, to help the street vendors and small businesses survive and sustain their ventures in trying times, has another side to it. Many beneficiaries, who got funds under this scheme, utilised it to build lasting enterprises, [...] Andhra launches efforts to evacuate Telugus stranded in Sikkim Amaravati, June 1 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has initiated measures for the ev...Read More
New Delhi, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) While India's global outreach on Operation Sindoor successfully turns the world's attention and concern towards Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, back home, this has led to 'serious differences' within the Congress party. Shashi Tharoor and Udit Raj, both tall leaders of the Congress party, are engaged in a bitter face-off over the former's praise for the Modi government's firm retaliation to Pakistan in response to April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, and insinuation...Read More
Alipurduar, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday emphasised the critical role of West Bengal in India's journey toward becoming a 'Viksit Rashtra', asserting that the dream of a 'Viksit Bharat' cannot be realised without the progress of the state. He made the remarks while addressing a large public gathering here, where he also laid the foundation stone for City Gas Distribution (CGD) projects in Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts. Highlighting Bengal's strategic ...Read More
Alipurduar: Slamming the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the state's potential has been "stifled" by TMC's "misgovernance".The PM was addressing the public during a BJP rally in the state where he laid the foundation stone of City Gas Distribution project in Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts in Alipurduar. The Prime Minister is on a multi-state visit today and tomorrow, during which he is scheduled to travel to West Bengal, Bih...Read More
New Delhi, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress leader Udit Raj on Thursday stepped up the attack on party MP Shashi Tharoor, currently leading India's diplomatic outreach on 'Operation Sindoor', to the US and other neighbouring nations, and demanded that he must admit his mistake and express regret for projecting the grand old party in bad light on foreign soil. He stated that the Thiruvananthapuram MP has not only ignored and undermined the Congress party's historic achievements in India's war ag...Read More
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued orange and yellow warnings to multiple districts, predicting thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in 17 districts within the next two-three hours. The regional weather department has issued a nowcast warning in this regard at 1:45 pm. The IMD has placed Malkangiri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh, and Sambalpur districts under an orange alert, forecasting a high likelihood of moderate...Read More
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday reviewed the law and order situation in Mangaluru post the murder of a muslim youth and said efforts were being taken to bring communal harmony there. The coastal district is on the boil following the murder of a youth on May 27 in Bantwal. Prohibitory orders have been clamped there till May 30. The Chief Minister on Thursday visited Congress MLC B K Hariprasad's residence where he had a discussion on the prevailing situation in Daksh...Read More
New Delhi, May 29 (PTI) Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday said 19 Covid patients are hospitalised in Delhi but there is no need to worry. The Delhi government is alert and hospitals are ready, the chief minister told reporters at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital here. "Nineteen patients are admitted to hospitals and the remaining are receiving treatment at their homes. But COVID-19 has not reached the point where people need to worry. The government is ready for every situation," Gupta said...Read More
New Delhi, May ( وكالة الأنباء السعودية ۔ 29 مايو 2025ء) Saudi Chargé d'Affaires Ahmed Al-Ahmari and other embassy officials were present at the event. Al-Ahmari highlighted Saudi Arabia's commitment to serving pilgrims and the two holy mosques and commended the excellent organization of the Hajj guest program in India. The guests expressed gratitude to the Saudi leadership and people for their efforts in serving the two holy mosques and pilgrims. The event concluded with the presentation o...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Directorate of Education, Delhi government and Action Committee of Unaided Recognised Private Schools on a plea challenging the Delhi High Court orders which allowed private schools on government land to increase tuition fees without prior approval of DoE. A vacation bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih sought a response from DoE and a school body while hearing a plea filed by Naya Samaj Parents Ass...Read More
New Delhi, May 29: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan will be on a three-day official visit to Singapore from May 30 to June 1, 2025, to participate in the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue, the Ministry of Defence said. Hosted annually by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the Shangri-La Dialogue is regarded as Asia's premier defence and security summit. This year's edition will convene defence ministers, military chiefs, policy makers, and strategic thinkers from ...Read More
Guwahati, May 29: A day after the Assam government announced its plan to issue arms licences to indigenous citizens in "vulnerable" areas of the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday issued a public clarification, stating that the policy would not apply to inter-state border regions. Responding to public queries, Sarma said the new policy is strictly limited to areas where national security concerns are pronounced, particularly along Assam's international border with Bangladesh....Read More
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that invoking Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru today is irrelevant. While speaking to ANI, Ramesh said, 'Pandit Nehru died more than 60 years ago. Pandit Nehru is history; we do not want to go into history...The Prime Minister had given a clean chit to China on 19 June 2020. How is the relationship between China and Pakistan today...The PM does not brea...Read More
New Delhi, May 29 (UNI) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is under attack from leaders within his own party for projecting India's case as part of global outreach on Operation Sindoor, on Thursday took a dig at his critics saying "I have better things to do.'' "I don't really have time for this...critics and trolls are welcome to distort my views and words as they see fit. I genuinely have better things to do. Goodnight,'' Tharoor tweeted before he left Panama for Colombia to educate them ab...Read More
At least 10 people - including a personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force and a travel influencer, Jyoti Malhotra -- have been arrested for spying and leaking sensitive information to Pakistan in the aftermath of the strikes and escalating border tensions. The Rajasthan Police's Crime Investigation Department has detained a former assistant to a senior Congress leader on allegations of spying for Pakistan. Sakur Khan Manganiyar, who was arrested in Jaisalmer Wednesday evening, is a govern...Read More
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 18 teams across Maharashtra for rapid rescue and relief operations, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted above-normal monsoon rainfall this year, with urban areas like Mumbai already showing signs of strain, Mid-day reported. Between May 25 and 26, NDRF teams responded to emergencies in Pune, Solapur, and Satara. While local agencies managed to rescue nine people in Baramati and Indapur, NDRF teams were redirected to...Read More
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday refuted Assam chief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarma's allegations regarding his British wife Elizabeth Colburn's alleged connection with Pakistan's ISI, calling it the "plot of a C-grade Bollywood movie."In his first public statement on the matter, Gogoi clarified that his wife spent only one year in Pakistan in 2013 while working on an international project focused on climate change in South Asia."About 14-15 years ago, my wife -- a well-known ex...Read More
Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh), May 28 (PTI) TDP supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday called on the NDA, comprising of TDP, BJP and Janasena, to stay united for a bigger victory in the 2029 polls than the majority gained in the 2024 elections. Naidu gave this call on the second day of TDP Mahanadu, the party's annual conclave, scheduled from May 27 to 29 in Kadapa. "The alliance (NDA) has to be united. The responsibility of gaining a bigger victory in the 2029 po...Read More
Gulmarg (JK), May 28 (PTI) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the April 22 Pahalgam attack has not stalled the conversation around restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and that he had raised the issue at the recent meeting of NITI Aayog governing council. "No, not at all. If you were to take out the formal speech that circulated in the NITI Aayog meeting, you will find a categorical mention for return of statehood in that ... which was given to the Honourable Prime Minister...Read More
Chennai, My 28 (UNI) The ruling DMK on Wednesday announced its candidates for the June 19 biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu to fll up six seats, by allotting one seat to its ally actor-politician and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Founder Kamal Haasan who is all set to enter Parliament for the first time. The DMK, which could win easily four seats in the 234-member Assembly, will contest three seats. The Opposition AIADMK, with 66 members (including four from the rebel camp ...Read More
NEW DELHI: Highlighting a recent directive from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on the establishment of 'sugar boards' in schools, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has urged states to support and implement the initiative to help curb excessive sugar consumption among schoolchildren and foster healthier dietary habits from an early age. The matter was discussed during the 47th Central Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting of the FSSAI, held on May 27. Accordin...Read More
Bhubaneswar, May 28: The additional district and sessions judge (ADJ) court in Patnagarh, Balangir district of Odisha, on Wednesday pronounced the judgment in the sensational parcel bomb case in which a newlywed software engineer, Soumya Sekhar Sahu and his 85-year-old great-aunt, Jemamani Sahu died on February 23, 2018. The 26-year-old Soumya Sekhar's wife, Reema Sahu, 22, also sustained grievous injuries in the blast that shook the whole state as well as the country in 2018. As per the victim...Read More
A Delhi court on Wednesday (May 28, 2025) directed Tihar jail authorities to file a response to jailed 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana's plea seeking permission to speak to his family members. Special Judge Chander Jit Singh issued notice to jail authorities on Rana's plea and directed them to also file a status report in the matter by June 4, the next date of hearing. Tahawwur Hussain Rana: In the terror web The 64-year-old Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman is c...Read More
Guwahati, May 28: The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, directed the Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) to conduct an independent and expeditious enquiry into allegations of fake police encounters in Assam. A bench of Justices Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said that the AHRC would be at liberty to carry out further investigations into the allegations and the Assam government has to cooperate and remove any institutional barriers in the enquiry process. The Court also directed the AHRC to issue public...Read More
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 28 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's brother-in-law Subhash Yadav on Wednesday strongly criticised the party's decision to remove Tej Pratap Yadav, saying it was done hastily and should have been avoided. Speaking to ANI, Subhash Yadav said, "Lalu ji made a mistake by removing him from the party and family in a rush. This should not have been done." His comments follow recent developments that have seen Tej Pratap distanced from party activit...Read More
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The Patiala House Court of Delhi on Wednesday issued notice on a plea filed by Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 conspiracy case, seeking permission to communicate with his family under jail regulations. Special NIA Judge Chanderjit Singh directed the NIA to respond to the application and sought a report from Tihar Jail authorities. Rana remains in judicial custody until June 6, with the next hearing scheduled for June 4. Previously, the court had denie...Read More
Gulmarg (JK), May 28 (PTI) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the April 22 Pahalgam attack has not stalled the conversation around restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and that he had raised the issue at the recent meeting of NITI Aayog governing council. "No, not at all. If you were to take out the formal speech that circulated in the NITI Aayog meeting, you will find a categorical mention for return of statehood in that ... which was given to the Honourable Prime Minister...Read More
Guwahati, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi launched a scathing attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday, citing recent Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids as "evidence of illegal coal mining operations" in the state, and also issued a clarification on his 'links' in Pakistan. Speaking to the media in Delhi for the first time after becoming the Assam unit chief of Congress, Gogoi pointed to the April 24 raids conducted across Assam and Meghalaya, where the E...Read More