New Delhi: The Central government will convene an all-party meeting on July 19, ahead of the Monsoon Session 2025, said Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday. Rijiju said, "The central government called an all-party meeting on July 19 regarding the monsoon session of Parliament. The monsoon session of Parliament is starting from July 21 and will run till August 21." The Monsoon Session of Parliament will be held from July 21 to August 21. There will be no Parliament sit...Read More
Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday reiterated that YSRCP leaders are 'attempting to manipulate' the widow of C Singayya, who recently allegedly fell under the wheel of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's convoy and died. Naidu's remarks come in the wake of Singayya's widow, Mary, expressing serious suspicion over the death of her husband and alleging that something would have happened in the ambulance....Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said insurance companies are not liable to pay compensation to the families of individuals who die as a result of their own rash and reckless driving. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan refused to grant 80 lakh compensation sought by the wife, son and parents of a man who died while driving a car at high speed. The top court refused to interfere with the Karnataka High Court's order dated November 23 last year which had dismissed the plea filed by ...Read More
New Delhi: In an apparent snub to China, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday asserted that the decision on the Incarnation of the Dalai Lama would be taken by the established institution and the Dalai Lama himself and no one else. On Wednesday, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said that the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue and only the Gaden Phodrang Trust will have the authority to recognise his future reincarnation....Read More
SHILLONG, July 2: A local court in Shillong on Wednesday remanded property dealer and co-accused Silome James in 14-day judicial custody. According to Assistant Public Prosecutor, Tushar Chanda, two others -- Lokendra Singh Tomar and Balbir Ahirwar -- were sent to judicial custody for 7 days. The SIT had arrested the three individuals from different parts of Madhya Pradesh on charges of aiding in the concealment of evidence related to the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in ...Read More
New Delhi: The railways will prepare seat reservation charts at 9 pm for trains starting journeys between 5 am and 2 pm the next day, while for the rest, the list will be prepared eight hours in advance. Since 2015, the reservation charts have been prepared at least four hours before the scheduled departure of the train after the Railway Ministry, for the first time, framed norms in this matter. According to the ministry, the latest change has been made for passenger convenience. "For the tra...Read More
New Delhi: Representatives of various political parties met the Election Commission officials led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to discuss the issues related to Special Intensive Revision in Bihar. Besides CEC Kumar, Election Commissioners Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr Vivek Joshi also met the representatives of the Congress, RJD, CPI-M and CPI-ML. The EC also asked the political parties to appoint more Booth Level Agents to oversee the process now instead of complaining later ...Read More
Nagpur: Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar questioned the govt's priorities on Tuesday, highlighting the increasing number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra. He accused the govt of neglecting agrarian crisis while approving Rs20,000 crore for Shaktipeeth highway project."Money is available for massive infrastructure projects, but where is the budget for farm loan waivers as promised by the BJP before last year's assembly polls to the farmers?" Wadettiwar asked while moving an adj...Read More
Hyderabad: B. Chandra Sekhar, regional provident fund commissioner-I, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) zonal office Telangana, briefed the media on the Centre's newly approved Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme, which aims to create over 3.5 crore formal jobs over the next two years. Addressing the media on Tuesday, he described the ELI Scheme as a "direct intervention to shift the workforce into formal employment with long-term security. The initiative offers wage-linked inc...Read More
Bhopal: Hemant Khandelwal, representing the Betul Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, was on Wednesday declared elected unopposed as state BJP president. The announcement was made by Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan who was the in-charge of the election for the party post. Mr. Khandelwal was the lone candidate in the party to file nomination for election to the post. After taking charge of the party post, Mr. Khandelwal said he would develop BJP in the state as a worker-centric party an...Read More
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held talks with Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama to explore avenues for strengthening economic, energy, and defence cooperation, as well as broader development partnerships. This marks the first Indian prime ministerial visit to Ghana in nearly three decades. Upon arrival in Accra, Modi received a ceremonial welcome, including a Guard of Honour and a 21-gun salute, from President Mahama, and was warmly greeted by a large gathering of the...Read More
Hyderabad: Minister for Revenue and Housing Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said the success of the landmark initiatives introduced by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy -- the Bhu Bharati land reforms and the Indiramma housing scheme -- lies in their effective ground-level implementation. He said that it was the responsibility of district collectors to ensure that these schemes truly benefit the poor and landless. Ponguleti on Wednesday held a high-level review meeting with collectors of eight districts...Read More
Vijayawada: AP BJP president P.V.N. Madhav has called for a thorough investigation into potential terrorist links in Andhra Pradesh, citing recent incidents and urging police to step up vigilance.In a statement issued on Wednesday, Madhav referred to two incidents in Rayachoti within six months -- one involving chappals thrown at police and another targeting a Veerabhadra procession -- alleging those involved had terrorist connections....Read More
New Delhi: Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi on Wednesday held talks with the President of Ghana Mr John Dramani Mahama during which the two leaders discussed avenues to enhance ties through economic, energy, and defence collaboration, and development partnership. The Prime Minister's visit to Ghana is the first such visit in the last three decades. In a special gesture, on arrival at the airport, PM was received by the President of Ghana and accorded a ceremonial welcome during which he received ...Read More
BENGALURU: Unidentified persons allegedly poisoned as many as 20 Bonnet Macaques and stuffed them into two gunny bags before dumping them on a roadside linking Kandegala-Kodasoge in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district on Wednesday. Of the 20 poisoned macaques, 18 died while two survived. The surviving monkeys have been treated by veterinarians. A wildlife activist in Gundlupet suspects that some villagers might have poisoned the Bonnet Macaques due to their frequent crop raids and nuisan...Read More
BHUBANESWAR: In a gruesome act of violence, a 24-year-old woman was brutally murdered by her lover in Odisha's Berhampur city after he allegedly suspected her of planning to marry someone else Police sources identified the accused as Abhaya Maharana, who, driven by jealousy and suspicion, reportedly lured the victim to a private lodge under the pretext of meeting her. Investigators revealed that after allegedly engaging in physical intimacy, Abhaya launched a frenzied knife attack on the young ...Read More
New Delhi: Shares of pharmaceutical firm Sigachi Industries Ltd tanked nearly 8 per cent on Wednesday, falling for the third trading session in a row, after a recent explosion and fire incident at its Telangana plant killed several people. The stock dropped 7.34 per cent to settle at Rs 42.69 apiece on the BSE. During the day, it tumbled 10.98 per cent to Rs 41.01. On the NSE, it tanked 7.57 per cent to Rs 42.56 a share. In three days, the stock has lost 22.63 per cent on the BSE. Sigachi Indus...Read More
New Delhi: Water levels at 11 river monitoring stations across India have breached the warning level, but none have reached the danger or extreme flood thresholds, the Central Water Commission (CWC) said on Wednesday.This alert is part of the commission's daily flood bulletin released by the Central Flood Control Room. The bulletin indicates there are currently no sites in the severe or extreme flood situation categories, meaning that no location has reached or surpassed its danger mark or high...Read More
Shimla: The death toll from cloudbursts and flash flood-related incidents in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh has risen to 10 with the recovery of five additional bodies. The search for 34 missing people is underway, officials said on Wednesday. The state witnessed 11 cloudburst incidents, four flash floods and a major landslide on Tuesday, most of which occurred in Mandi district, disrupting normal life. Cloudbursts were reported at four locations in Gohar, three in Karsog, two in Dharam...Read More
JAMMU, July 02: With the annual ShriAmarnathJiYatra 2025 set to commence tomorrow, a vibrant spiritual atmosphere prevails at the YatriNiwas Base Camp in Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu, where around 3,500 pilgrims are ready to begin their sacred journey. "All arrangements have been made, and nearly 3,500 pilgrims are currently stationed at the Jammu Base Camp," said Rajesh Raina, a senior officer of the Tourism Department, speaking to Rising Kashmir. Registration counters have been set up inside YatriN...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three doctors and three others for accepting bribes in exchange for submitting favourable inspection reports. The agency conducted searches at more than 40 locations across Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and Madhya Pradesh. A case was registered against the office-bearers of the Shri Rawatpura Sarkar Institute of Medical Sciences & Research in Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh, as well as the inspecting doctors...Read More
Bhopal: A huge row on Tuesday erupted over the recent order by the Engineer-in-Chief (ENC) of state public health engineering (PHE) department for a probe against his own minister into the charges of corruption leveled against her with deputy chief minister Rajendra Shukla taking strong exception to it. State PHE minister Samapatiya Uike was aghast against the probe order issued against her by her own department and raised the issue at the meeting of state cabinet, held here on Tuesday, sources...Read More
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson and general secretary of the trade union 'Chandni Chowk Nagrik Manch', Praveen Shankar Kapoor, on Tuesday wrote to Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh complaining about the "poor condition" of the historic town and "lack of action by the MLAs and councillors" and seeking directions for its restoration. "The root issue in and around Chandni Chowk is that all MLAs and councillors are from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), under whose political patronage encroachments...Read More
Mumbai: After the Maharashtra Government withdrew orders on three-language policy, in which Hindi was included as a third language, in schools, the Thackeray brothers are leaving no stone unturned to make their joint 'victory' rally on July 5 a grand success. Both the leaders have issued a joint public invite to celebrate the rally as a 'Marathi Vijay Diwas.' Titled 'Marathicha Awaaz,' the invitation marks the first official announcement of the event and carries no party symbols or flags - only...Read More
MADURAI: Likening the custodial murder of Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam to an 'organised crime by police where the state kills its own citizens,' Madras high court lambasted the Tamil Nadu police and said the action against the perpetrators should be more stringent than in normal murder cases.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice A D Maria Clete pointed to 44 external injuries on the person of Ajith Kumar and said no part of the body was spared by the delinquent cops. "Even an or...Read More
HYDERABAD: An unidentified man died and a sub-inspector sustained injuries in two consecutive accidents on the Balanagar flyover in the early hours of Monday. According to Balanagar inspector T. Narasimha Raju, the first accident occurred around 3.06 am when a pedestrian attempting to cross the road near the flyover ramp was fatally hit by a car. Locals caught the driver and alerted the police by dialling 100. Sub-inspector Venkatesham, who was on night duty, reached the spot with a patrol team...Read More
Hyderabad: The Telangana Dental Council (TDC) pushed back against the Telangana Medical Council's recent warning that oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMFS) are not qualified to perform hair transplants or facial aesthetic procedures. In a public notice, the TDC stated that OMFS professionals, trained under Dental Council of India (DCI) regulations, are authorised to perform such procedures. The notice comes days after the Telangana Medical Council, citing the National Medical Commission (NMC),...Read More
Vijayawada: In a significant fiscal milestone, AP government has announced its highest-ever collection of net goods and services Tax (GST) in the first quarter of 2025-26, ever since GST came into force. In a press release on Tuesday, Commercial Taxes chief commissioner (State Taxes) Babu A. informed that during the first quarter of 2025-26 financial year, Andhra Pradesh has recorded net GST collections of ₹8,860 crore, marking a 3.40 per cent growth. At the same time, the total tax collection...Read More
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has reiterated his commitment to implement all the 'Super Six' welfare schemes and announced the government's decision to start giving unemployment assistance to the jobless youths soon. He was addressing the people during a visit to the Malakapalli village of Tallapudi mandal in East Godavari district on Tuesday. Naidu said, "As we are disbursing the social security pension on the first day of every month to the beneficiaries, AP is witnessing...Read More
TIRUPATI: Tamil Nadu's most wanted terror suspect and explosives expert, Abubakkar Siddique, was arrested on Tuesday from a remote area in Annamayya district, bringing to an end a nearly 30-year-long manhunt. Alongside him, Mohammed Ali, another long-time fugitive also known as Yunus or Mansoor, was taken into custody. Both were wanted in several high-profile terror cases across Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states and carried a reward of ₹5 lakh each. The arrests were made by a special team of t...Read More