Shillong, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as the hectic search for the missing Madhya Pradesh woman continued for over two weeks on Saturday, Meghalaya's lone BJP Minister, Alexander Laloo Hek has supported the families' demand for a CBI probe into the death of Raja Raghuvanshi, whose wife Sonam is still missing. The decomposed body of Sonam's husband Raja Raghuvanshi was recovered on June 2. The couple from Indoor in Madhya Pradesh went missing on May 23 while visiting Meghalaya's Sohra-Cherrapu...Read More
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has announced that with the support from NVIDIA for curriculum and training, 10,000 engineering students will receive skill training in the next two years. Naidu said in a post on 'X' on Saturday, "Andhra Pradesh is welcoming bold initiatives to lead India's AI revolution. Under the leadership of Minister for IT Nara Lokesh, we have entered into an MoU with NVIDIA to build a strong and inclusive AI ecosystem in the state. As many as 500 AI start...Read More
New Delhi: Questioning the neutrality of the Election Commission (EC), Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections were a "blueprint for rigging democracy" and expressed apprehension that the upcoming Bihar state polls may also go through a similar pattern of institutional "rigging". While the EC issued a rebuttal, the BJP hit out at Mr Gandhi, calling his allegations "bizarre conspiracies" made out of desperation after losing ...Read More
New Delhi: Under fire from pro-Khalistan organisations in Canada after inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the G-7 summit, Canadian PM Mark Carney justified his decision by pointing out that India is the fifth largest economy in the world and therefore needs to be part of the summit as a guest country. Also, it is understood that almost all the G-7 member nations were keen on an invite to PM Narendra Modi and may have played a major role in influencing Canada's decision. The summit will p...Read More
Hyderabad: Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has strongly refuted claims made by BJP MP Etala Rajendar to the Justice P.C. Ghose commission of inquiry regarding the location and designing of the Kaleshwaram project barrages. He said Rajendar, finance minister with the previous BRS government at that time, had provided "false and misleading" information to the commission when he appeared before it on Friday. Speaking at a press conference held at the Secretariat on Saturday, Nageswara R...Read More
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress will stage torch-light processions across the state on 12 June to spotlight what it calls a "vote-theft pattern" in the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, a practice it claims has put the credibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at risk. Announcing the protests on Saturday, state Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal accused BJP leaders of answering questions that should be fielded by the ECI and asked whether the same "vote-fraud blueprint" was...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): Two top Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) officials -- secretary A Shankar and treasurer ES Jairam -- resigned from their posts during an emergency managing committee meeting held on Saturday, accepting 'moral responsibility' for stampede near M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The incident occurred during celebrations following Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) maiden IPL title win and claimed 11 lives and left dozens injured. KSCA Pres...Read More
Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has exempted poultry farmers from paying development and betterment charges for construction of poultry sheds and farms within urban areas. These charges are typically levied by urban local bodies (ULBs) and urban development authorities (UDAs). However, an order issued by municipal administration principal secretary S. Suresh Kumar on Friday provides relief to poultry operators by aligning their fee structure with that applicable in gram panchayats. A...Read More
Chennai: Over the past decade India has lifted 171 million people from extreme poverty. Those living on less than $2.15 per day fell from 16.2 percent in 2011- 12 to 2.3 percent in 2022-23, finds the World Bank. However, Wage disparity remains high, with the median earnings of the top 10 per cent being 13 times higher than the bottom 10 per cent in 2023-24. Rural extreme poverty dropped from 18.4 percent to 2.8 percent, and urban from 10.7 percent to 1.1 percent, narrowing the rural-urban gap f...Read More
Hyderabad: Seven Maoists have been gunned down in an ongoing encounter near the Indravati national park of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh over the past two days. Two of the dead were women. Among those whose deaths were announced on Saturday was Bhaskar alias Mailarapu Adellu, a special zonal committee (SZC) member of the Telangana state committee (TSC). He carried a reward of '45 lakh in Chhattisgarh and Telangana. Police had on Thursday said Maoists' central committee member Narasimha Chal...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 7 (PTI) A delegation of Indian Olympic Association, Central and Gujarat state government met Commonwealth Sport officials in London to have a better understanding of the process and the framework relating to securing hosting rights of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad. The delegation included IOA chief PT Usha and officials from the Union Sports Ministry as well as the Gujarat state government. They met the Commonwealth Sport officials over two days in London. While the prop...Read More
Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has already accepted defeat in Bihar. Hitting back at Mr. Gandhi's "match fixing in Maharashtra polls" claim, Mr Fadnavis said Congress will win polls only when its leader understands facts on the ground. Mr. Gandhi has alleged that the Maharashtra Assembly elections were a "blueprint for rigging democracy". He further claimed that this pattern of electoral "match-fixing" would be replicated ...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): All India Institute Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Director Dr Ajai Singh spoke to Free Press on problems and facilities at AIIMS. People feel that AIIMS doors remain closed for them in case of emergency. Earlier, there was infrastructure and manpower for 960 beds. Increased number of beds to 1400 with same infrastructure and manpower. So, there is acute shortage of manpower and facilities specially to accommodate more patients in case of emergency. We have sent the proposa...Read More
Hyderabad: A brain tumour diagnosis often triggers fear -- not just from the disease but from the invasive treatments that follow. Surgery, radiation, long hospital stays and uncertain outcomes overwhelm patients and families. But this World Brain Tumour Day on Sunday brings new hope, as doctors highlight emerging non-invasive therapies that could transform care. Advances in medical technology are introducing targeted, non-surgical treatments that promise better outcomes with fewer side effects...Read More
Srinagar- A high-stakes political and business feud has erupted between Elon Musk, the world's richest man, and U.S. President Donald Trump, jeopardising billions in federal contracts, a landmark robotaxi rollout, and potentially complicating the Republican legislative agenda just months before key elections. The once-close alliance between the two influential figures collapsed this week after Musk launched a scathing attack on Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, calling it a "disgustin...Read More
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police on Saturday arrested four accused in connection with a gang-raped incident in Ganjam district. The accused were apprehended just moments before they could board a train to Visakhapatnam in an attempt to flee. According to preliminary reports, the two girls had attended a marriage function on June 3. They reportedly went missing shortly after the event, prompting their families to launch an extensive search. Investigations subsequently revealed that the girls had b...Read More
HYDERABAD: Telangana continues to be among the states with the highest number of forest fire incidents in the country, with most fires attributed to human activities rather than natural causes. Negligence and, in some cases, deliberate acts have led to repeated and widespread fires, even within critical tiger reserves. Between November 2023 and January 2024, Telangana reported 13,479 forest fire incidents, including large and recurring fires. The numbers are consistent with previous years -- 13...Read More
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Odisha on June 20 as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's first anniversary celebrations in the state. The visit, which was initially scheduled for June 12, has now been rescheduled, confirmed revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari on Saturday. Making the official announcement, Pujari underscored the significance of the Prime Minister's presence, describing it as a moment of pride and political importance...Read More
New Delhi: India have taken the right decision by handing the reins of the Test team to Shubman Gill and now the youngster must given a long rope to prove his credentials, says Ricky Ponting, who is also confident that India can handle the ongoing transition phase better than other countries. India will be without stalwarts Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, who all retired recently, and pacer Mohammed Shami when they begin their five-Test tour of England on June 20....Read More
New Delhi: Cracking down the whip on overage wrestlers competing at junior level, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has handed temporary suspension to 30 of them in the past month after investigating more than 400 such cases. The WFI acted on complaints, largely from coaches and wrestlers from the Delhi 'Akharas' that many wrestlers from Haryana have procured fake certificates to show they were born in the national capital and are eligible to compete at junior level....Read More
Hyderabad: Do you or someone close to you experience frequent headaches, numbness or weakness in limbs, seizures, vision or speech changes, imbalance, or sudden memory issues? These could be early symptoms of a brain tumour, a serious and potentially life-threatening neurological condition. The brain is an important part of our body. If these symptoms become more frequent or severe, it could indicate the growth of a brain tumor. Brain tumors are also a type of health emergency -- they often grow...Read More
New Delhi: On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), a non-profit uplifting the cause of millions of farmers and farm workers involved in commercial crop cultivation in states such as Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka, organised a national seminar on the theme "Supplementing Farmer Income through Sustainable Farming Practices" at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi. The seminar outlined a...Read More
Warangal/Karimnagar: Muted salary growth, rising aspirations, higher costs, and financial mismanagement have become a deadly cocktail for the middle class people, especially salaried class, which is getting them sucked into a vortex of indebtedness. According to RBI, nearly a third of credit card users across India have either defaulted or made delayed payments in 2024. The surge in indebtedness is primarily driven by people's indiscriminate use of credit cards, which banks had issued easily to...Read More
ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: More than 200 people without valid inner line permits (ILP) were externed from the Itanagar Capital Region on Friday, a senior police officer said. The violators were detected during an enforcement drive conducted by the Naharlagun police across Papu Hills, Naharlagun, Nirjuli, and Banderdewa, as part of the ongoing initiative to uphold the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation. Naharlagun Superintendent of Police (SP) Mihin Gambo said that all 219 individuals were found without ...Read More
HYDERABAD: Former minister and senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao on Friday asked for an explanation from irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on why the Cabinet, which met for five hours on Thursday, failed to discuss Andhra Pradesh's Banakacharla project. "There is nothing more important than Telangana's water rights. This government is watching silently as AP is making plans to take away 500 TMC of water from Godavari river. Uttam Kumar Reddy must answer these questions." Speaking to media ...Read More
Hyderabad: Telangana continues to be among the states with the highest number of forest fire incidents, with a majority linked to human activities rather than natural causes. Forest officials point to negligence and deliberate acts, even within ecologically sensitive zones such as tiger reserves. From November 2023 to January 2024, the state recorded 13,479 forest fire incidents, including large, continuous and recurring outbreaks. Similar figures were reported in the previous two years -- 13,7...Read More
Lucknow, Jun 6 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered a stay on any coercive action, including demolition, against more than two dozen madrasas in Shravasti district of Uttar Pradesh. The Lucknow bench passed the interim order on petitions filed by Madrasa Moinul Islam Qasmiya Samiti and 26 other individual madrasas, all in Shravasti district. Also Read | Indus Waters Treaty Suspension: Desperate Pakistan Wrote 4 Letters to India, Pleading Reinstatement of IWT, Say Sources. Justice ...Read More
Bhopal: The tragic end of an Indore couple's honeymoon in the scenic terrains of Shillong in Meghalaya still shrouded in mystery. Body of the husband, Raja Raghuvamsi (29), was recovered in a gorge near the Wei Sawdong falls in Shillong four days ago, but his widow Sonam seemed to have vanished into thin air with the rescue teams finding no trace of her even a fortnight after her disappearance. Her brother Govind Raghuvamsi who has been camping at the site for the past two weeks suspected that...Read More
MUMBAI: While the entire basketball world is hooked to the NBA finals - currently underway between Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers -fans in India will have an opportunity to get the feel of world's most popular basketball league this weekend in Mumbai. They will also get to meet five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Payton on this occasion. The BUDX NBA House, organised by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Budweiser, will take place ...Read More
Bhopal: Kailash Vijayvargiya, the senior cabinet minister in the Mohan Yadav government, does not find girls wearing skimpy clothes beautiful. For he believes fewer clothes and short speeches are a foreign concept of beauty. "Skimpy clothes are foreign concept of beauty. There is a saying in Western countries that a woman wearing fewer clothes is viewed as very beautiful, just like a leader is considered good if he or she speaks less", Mr. Vijayvargiya said while addressing a gathering in Indo...Read More