New Delhi: As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state's electoral rolls continues, the Election Commission (EC) has identified over 5.76 lakh electors in Bihar who are enrolled at multiple locations and more than 12.55 lakh who are likely deceased. According to official data, out of nearly 7.90 crore electors, over 35.69 lakh were not found at their registered addresses during house-to-house visits conducted by booth-level officers. Additionally, more than 17.37 lakh electors are beli...Read More
Bhubaneswar: In a rare and awe-inspiring moment, fishermen in Binika town of Odisha's Subarnapur district hauled in a massive 100-kg Goonch catfish from the Mahanadi River on Thursday, drawing crowds of curious onlookers and renewing calls from experts to preserve the river's fast-depleting aquatic biodiversity. Locally known as Bodha, the giant catfish -- measuring nearly six feet in length -- was caught from the perennial waters of Mahanadi near Binikapada. The sheer size and reputed medicina...Read More
Bhubaneswar: An assistant professor of GM University, Sambalpur, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually exploiting a female student after promising to marry her. The accused, identified as Gopikant Suna of the university's Education Department, was taken into custody following a complaint lodged by a 20-year-old second-year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) student. Sambalpur Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo confirmed the arrest and said a case was registered under relevant sec...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 17: The world of marketing is undergoing a seismic shift, and it powered by artificial intelligence. As AI-enabled marketing tools become more intelligent and widely adopted, the very structure of marketing teams is beginning to change. Routine tasks that once required human input are now being executed faster, more accurately, and at scale by smart systems. According to Nipun Taneja, a performance marketing veteran with over $100 million in managed ad spend, the future ...Read More
New Delhi: Former Bihar chief minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has moved the Supreme Court against an order dismissing his plea seeking a stay on the trial court proceedings over the CBI's land-for-jobs case.A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh would likely hear the matter on July 18. On May 29, the Delhi High Court said there were no compelling reason to stay the proceedings. The high court issued notice to the CBI on Yadav's plea for quashing of the CBI FIR and post...Read More
New Delhi: Ahmedabad was named the cleanest big city on Thursday, followed by Bhopal and Lucknow in the government's annual cleanliness survey, even as Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai and Vijayawada were elevated to a newly formed 'Super Swachh League Cities' category for demonstrating exceptional performance in sanitation. The results of the Swachh Survekshan were announced on Thursday. According to the government, 14 crore people participated in the survey through face-to-face interactions, the S...Read More
Mangaluru: A 60-year-old man was killed after being attacked by a wild elephant near Sauthadka Gundi, located in Kokkada village of Dharmasthala police limits, about 70 km from Mangaluru. The victim, Balakrishna, a resident of Sautadka, was reportedly attacked between 11 am and 12 noon on Thursday. The elephant attack proved fatal, leading to his death. His body was later shifted to the Belthangady Government Hospital for post-mortem. Upon receiving information, Dharmasthala police, forest of...Read More
Guwahati: One person was killed and several others including police personnel were injured on Thursday during a violent clash between security forces and evicted families in Western Assam's Goalpara district. The violence erupted after police opened fire on protestors at a site where a large-scale eviction drive had recently been carried out by the state administration. The incident took place in the Paikan Reserve Forest, where security personnel had been maintaining surveillance over 140 hect...Read More
Hyderabad: The ongoing Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into irregularities at the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has intensified, with the Malkajgiri court granting six days of CID custody for five accused individuals. HCA President Jaganmohan Rao, Treasurer Srinivasa Rao, CEO Sunil, Rajender Yadav, and Kavitha will be interrogated from July 17 to July 22, 2025. The CID will transfer four of the accused from Cherlapalli Jail and Kavitha from Chanchalguda Jail for questioning. ...Read More
Aizawl: Nearly 3,000 refugees from Myanmar, who recently crossed the international border and took shelter in India, have returned to their villages in the neighbouring country, a senior police officer said on Thursday. More than 4,500 refugees from the neighbouring country had entered Mizoram and taken shelter in the border villages of Zokhawthar, Saikhumphai, and Vaiphai in Champhai district, following an armed conflict between Chin rebel groups -- the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) and C...Read More
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that the Election Commission has been caught "red handed" stealing votes in the name of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, and asked whether the poll body has completely become BJP's 'Election chori branch'.The EC has all along maintained that the revision, being held after 22 years, will cleanse the voters' list of ineligible people, duplicate entries and include those eligible as per law to vote....Read More
New York: India has reiterated its firm commitment to ensuring accountability for crimes committed against United Nations peacekeepers, calling it a "strategic necessity" for global peacekeeping operations. Speaking at a high-level meeting of the Group of Friends (GoF) for promoting accountability for crimes against peacekeepers held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador P Harish, highlighted the "tremendous obstacle " f...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India has urged parents to update the Aadhaar biometrics of children between five and seven years."Timely completion of mandatory biometric update is an essential requirement for maintaining the accuracy and reliability of biometric data of children. If the MBU is not completed even after seven years of age, the Aadhaar number may be deactivated, as per the existing rules," the agency said in a statement.This is required to ensure seamless access...Read More
New Delhi: India on Tuesday called on Bangladesh to reconsider its decision to demolish the ancestral property of noted filmmaker Satyajit Ray and offered help to preserve the iconic building as it symbolises Bangla cultural "renaissance". Describing the move to demolish the "landmark" building in Mymensingh as a matter of "profound regret", New Delhi also urged Dhaka to convert it into a museum symbolising shared culture of the two countries and pledged to extend cooperation for it....Read More
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-18-33 issued by US regulator Federal Aviation Authority in Dec 17, 2018, an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by FAA on Sept 19, 2015, on fuel shutoff valves has come to light.This AD, which required mandatory compliance, was flagged again a month later by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which issued a safety notice requiring airlines to check ...Read More
Mumbai: Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray has further fuelled the possibility of striking an alliance with MNS chief Raj Thackeray saying his cousin has joined Thackeray family's struggle for the welfare of people. "Thackeray means always a struggle. This struggle has not been for selfish means, but for the welfare of society. We have been fighting from my grandfather (Prabodhankar Thackeray) to Shiv Sena founder (Balasaheb Thackeray) and then I (Uddhav Thackeray), Aditya Thackeray (joined i...Read More
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra minister and MLC Shashikant Shinde was on Tuesday elected as the new state president of NCP (SP). Sharad Pawar made the announcement in a meeting of the state executive committee of the party. Earlier in the meeting, the incumbent chief of Maharashtra NCP (SP) Jayant Patil requested Sharad Pawar to appoint a new president of the state. However, he clarified that he would remain in the party even though he does not have any post. According to the sources, Mr. Shinde's ...Read More
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has called upon the youth to enter politics, saying, "Politicians shape policy. Youth must participate in politics to shape the future of the nation." Naidu delivered a lecture on "The Life and Legacy of PV Narasimha Rao Garu" at the Prime Minister Museum and Library, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi. He paid rich tributes to the former PM, praising his intellectual prowess, the reformist zeal, and his profound contributions to the nation's political ...Read More
New Delhi: The Congress is gearing up to take on the government in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. The Parliament strategy committee of the Congress under the chairmanship of Sonia Gandhi met in the national capital on Tuesday. Apart from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, other senior leaders of the party attended the strategy meeting. Senior leaders Shashi Tharoor, Gaurav Gogoi and Manickam Tagore were not present, as they wer...Read More
Hyderabad: SCR general manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava and senior officials inspected development work at the Hyderabad station which has been taken up under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. He also reviewed passenger amenities and facilities and inspected the booking counter, waiting room, station master's office and circulating area of the station. Earlier, GM Srivastava conducted a detailed inspection of Charlapalli station, interacted with staff and inquired about the duty hours, working en...Read More
New Delhi: The death sentence of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was sentenced to death in Yemen, has been postponed for the time being. She was to be executed by shooting today, July 16. According to media reports, activist groups and influential religious leaders intervened in the matter, after which the death sentence of Nimisha Priya was postponed. Earlier, many efforts were also made at the diplomatic level to save Nimisha from the death penalty. There is also news that the victim's family...Read More
Vijayawada: LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, has come up with a 'Cities on the Rise' list, with spotlight on the top 10 cities in India where the job market as well as economic opportunities are steadily growing. As per the list, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada, in first and third slots, are among the top three fastest-growing non-metro hubs where professional opportunities are accelerating. The following is the list of LinkedIn's Cities on the Rise 2025 for India: 1 Visakhapat...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram: India's Grand Mufti and All India Jamiyyathul Ulama general secretary Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar has received the official order that declared that the death sentence of Malayali nurse Nimisha Priya has been put on hold. 94-year-old Kanthapuram shared this update on Facebook. along with the court ruling from Yemen. In his post, Kanthapuam expressed gratitude, stating that prayers have been answered and confirmed receiving the official copy of the court order to post...Read More
Pune: The ongoing pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works to develop the Hadapsar railway station would affect trains' movement in the Daund-Pune section this week from Thursday till Sunday. A total of 17 trains, including DEMUs from Pune to Daund and Baramati to Pune, Pune-Harangul Express (01487), Harangul-Pune Express (01488), Solapur-Pune Intercity Superfast Express (12169) and Pune-Solapur Intercity Express (12170), would remain cancelled on Sunday (July 20), a railway official said...Read More
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The execution of Nimisha Priya, a Malayali nurse sentenced to death in Yemen, has been put on hold following a Yemeni government order issued on Tuesday Samuel Jerome Baskaran, who has been negotiating on behalf of the family, stated that the victim's family has not yet agreed to a pardon or to accept blood money. The intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar, Chandy Oommen MLA, Yemeni authorities made it possible, he said. Nimisha Priya...Read More
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday asked the state govt for its stand on grant of heritage status to Savarkar Sadan building at Shivaji Park, Dadar (W), where late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar resided.Chief Justice Alokh Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne heard a PIL by Abhinav Bharat Congress through its president Pankaj Phadnis. It expressed apprehension that prior to the ground-plus-4-storey building being bestowed heritage status, it is likely to be demolished. In Feb 2009, the Mumbai Heritag...Read More
Visakhapatnam: Health Minister Satyakumar Yadav has announced plans to strengthen the state's medical infrastructure, including elevating the Visakhapatnam Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) to the level of the National Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS). The aim, he said, is to "better serve the health needs of the North Andhra region." Speaking at the inauguration of the new medical facilities at the government mental hospital here on Tuesday, the minister listed several initiatives to a...Read More
BENGALURU: Autorickshaw Drivers Union on Tuesday slammed the auto fare revision and termed the decision of Regional Transport Authority, Bengaluru City district as 'unilateral' and 'unscientific' since the revision has been initiated without taking auto-drivers into confidence. The revised auto fare taken by Regional Transport Authority, Bengaluru City district on Monday will come into effect from August 1. Some of the recent auto meter fare revisions in Bengaluru city were on December 20, 2013...Read More
New Delhi: The Centre has extended the additional charge of department of telecom (DoT) senior official Ravi A Robert Jerard for the second time as chairman and managing director (CMD) of state-owned BSNL and MTNL for three months with effect from July 15, a regulatory filing said. Jerard was appointed chairman and managing director (CMD) of the telecom public sector units on July 14, 2024, after the Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) denied extension to the then CMD PK Purwar. "In continu...Read More
KOLKATA: 34 Indian fishermen in two trawlers from West Bengal have been detained by the Bangladesh Navy on Monday evening after they allegedly crossed the international maritime boundary line (IMBL) in the Bay of Bengal and entered the territorial waters of the neighbouring country. They, after detention, were taken to Mongla Port and were later handed over to the Mongla police station along with their fishing boats, Jhor and Mongol Chandi- 38. Some fish were reportedly recovered from their tra...Read More