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New Delhi: The PIB Fact Check recently debunked misleading media reports claiming that the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had directed central government institutions to issue warning labels on popular Indian snacks like samosas, jalebis, and laddoos. The ministry clarified that its advisory only recommended displaying "Oil and Sugar Boards" in workplaces to promote healthier dietary habits, not warning labels on food products. However, social media fact-checker Mohammed Zubair has ...Read More >
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government has made the recitation of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita shlokas compulsory in morning assemblies across all government schools in the state. According to an official order issued by Dr Mukul Kumar Sati, Director of Secondary Education, and cited by India Today, schools are instructed to recite one Gita shloka daily, along with an explanation of its meaning and scientific relevance for students. Teachers have been asked to select a "Shloka of the Week," display it ...Read More >
Vijayapura: In a bid to popularise Indi lemons, which have been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, the Karnataka Lime Development Board has launched a state-wide initiative by setting up lemon tea points. The move aims to showcase the unique flavour and health benefits of lemons grown in Vijayapura, Karnataka's largest lemon-producing district. The project, which began with the opening of a lemon tea point in Indi town, has received positive feedback. Encouraged by the response, the ...Read More >
New Delhi: Popular stand-up comedian Samay Raina, while appearing before the Supreme Court in a case related to allegedly mocking persons with disabilities, made a brief yet pointed remark that has drawn wide attention: "I support Mohak Mangal." The comment came in response to a reporter from ANI who asked Raina if he wished to say anything about the case. Avoiding direct remarks about the allegations, Raina instead chose to express solidarity with YouTuber and policy educator Mohak Mangal, who ...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 >
Belthangady: Two decades after her daughter mysteriously disappeared during a visit to Dharmasthala, Sujata Bhat (60), the mother of missing MBBS student Ananya Bhat, formally filed a police complaint at Dharmasthala Police Station on Monday evening seeking fresh probe into the matter in light of the recent revealations in the Dharmasthala Mass Burial case. Earlier in the day, Sujata Bhat, accompanied by her advocate Manjunath N, met the Superintendent of Police of Dakshina Kannada district, se ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 15 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Assam on Wednesday during which they will interact with party functionaries of the state. State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi said the district, block and mandal presidents of the party will be able to present their views before its top leadership during Kharge and Gandhi's visit. Also Read | Did Lucknow Court Judge Take Selfie With Rahul Gandhi During Hearing of Indian Army ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has announced a revised fare structure for auto rickshaws operating within the city limits. As per the new order, the minimum fare has been increased to Rs 36 for the first 2 kilometres, while passengers will have to pay Rs 18 for every subsequent kilometre. The revised fare will come into effect from August 1. According to the new structure, the first five minutes of waiting time will be free, after which a fee of Rs 10 for every 15 m ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Celebrated multilingual actor and activist Prakash Raj hailed the Karnataka government's decision to cancel the land acquisition process in Channarayanapatna and other villages of Devanahalli taluk as a "historic victory" for the farmers. Reacting to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's announcement on the withdrawal of the acquisition notification, Prakash Raj said, "This is a win for those farmers who firmly stood by their land and consistently fought to remain as cultivators. It is a pow ...Read More >
Mangaluru: In a significant development that ties into the ongoing Dharmasthala mass burial case, Sujaata Bhat -- the mother of missing MBBS student Ananya Bhat, has approached the Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police, seeking a fresh investigation into her daughter's mysterious disappearance in 2003. Ananya Bhat, then a young medical student, had gone missing during a visit to the Dharmasthala temple. Despite repeated efforts and inquiries over the past 22 years, her family has received n ...Read More >
Nalbari: In a bizarre turn of events that has captured the internet's attention, a man from Assam's Nalbari district marked his divorce by bathing in milk -- a dramatic celebration of freedom that has gone viral on social media. The man, identified as Manik Ali, was seen pouring milk over his body shortly after receiving confirmation of his legal separation. In the viral video, Ali can be seen wearing a white vest and blue jeans and pouring reportedly 40 litres of milk on his body. "I am free," ...Read More >
New Delhi: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) President Ajit Pawar has raised serious concerns over the deteriorating state of public infrastructure even as India eyes a spot as the world's third-largest economy. Speaking at the inauguration of the Professional Structural Engineers Association in Pune, Pawar said, "We have said that we will be the third (largest) economy, and that is true. But what about our buildings and bridges collapsing while we become the third ...Read More >
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New Delhi: With just two days remaining before the scheduled execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen, the Government of India informed the Supreme Court on Monday that there is little it can do to intervene in the matter, given the absence of diplomatic ties with the war-torn country. Attorney General R Venkataramani, representing the Centre, told the apex court that "there's nothing much the government can do," citing the political sensitivity of Yemen and its current geopolitical sta ...Read More >
Kozhikode: In a significant diplomatic effort, prominent Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar has intervened in the case of Nimisha Priya, a Malayali nurse from Palakkad who faces execution in Yemen. It is reported that Kanthapuram has initiated communication with the Yemeni government and the family of the deceased Yemeni national, Talal Abdu Mahdi. Nimisha Priya, convicted in the 2017 murder case of Talal, is currently on death row in a Yemeni prison. Her execution is reported ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a tragic late-night incident, a speeding white Audi driven by an intoxicated man ran over five people sleeping on a footpath near Shiva Camp in Vasant Vihar, southwest Delhi. The accident, which occurred around 1:45 am on July 9, left two couples and an eight-year-old girl injured. The accused, 40-year-old Utsav Shekhar, a resident of Dwarka, was arrested on the spot by police personnel. Medical tests confirmed he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. Accor ...Read More >
Hyderabad (PTI): Veteran Telugu actor and former BJP MLA Kota Srinivasa Rao, known for his highly acclaimed performances, passed away here due to old age-related ailments on Sunday. He was 83. Rao, who had been unwell for several years now, breathed his last in the early hours of Sunday at his residence here, film industry sources said. Srinivasa Rao has acted in 750 films in a career spanning more than four decades. He debuted in the 1978 film 'Pranam Khareedu', which also marked the debut o ...Read More >
Mangaluru (Karnataka), Jul 12 (PTI): Mangaluru City Police have arrested a doctor in connection with a drug peddling case, making it the ninth arrest in an ongoing investigation into a local narcotics supply network, officials said on Saturday. City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy identified the accused as Prajwal Peenyas, a native of Mangalapet in Bidar district and currently residing in Kodipalya, Kengeri, Bengaluru. He was previously a medical student at a private college in Mangalu ...Read More >
Belthangady: A case has been registered against popular YouTuber Sameer MD at the Dharmasthala police station for allegedly causing public outrage by spreading false information through an AI-generated video related to the ongoing Dharmasthala mass burials case. According to the Dakshina Kannada District Superintendent of Police, the video, reportedly generated using artificial intelligence, includes fabricated details beyond those provided by the complainant witness in the official complaint a ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra assembly on Thursday passed the stringent Maharashtra Special Public Security (MSPS) Bill by a voice vote. The Bill aims "to provide for effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of left wing extremist organisations or similar organisations." reported the Indian Express. The Maharashtra State Public Security (MSPS) Bill, first introduced during last year's monsoon session by then Deputy Chief Minister and current Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has been debat ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana state cabinet, led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, has approved an ordinance to raise the reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections from 29% to 42%, pushing the total quota beyond the 50% ceiling laid down by the Supreme Court. As reported by The Wire, the government's decision comes in the backdrop of a 17-month delay in conducting elections to local bodies and the Union government's prolonged inaction on two Bills passed by the Telangana legislat ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 11 (PTI): A controversy erupted in West Bengal after a history question paper at the state-run Vidyasagar University described Indian revolutionaries as "terrorists," triggering strong political reactions and forcing the institute to issue a public apology, calling it a "printing mistake." Reacting to it, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew, Chandra Kumar Bose, told PTI Videos, "To call revolutionaries -- who laid down their lives for the country's freedom -- as terrorists is ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Central Division CEN Police have registered a FIR after an alleged cyber fraud attempt targeting Karnataka Upalokayukta Justice K.N. Phaneendra came to light. The incident occurred on July 9, when Justice Phaneendra reportedly received a suspicious phone call from unidentified individuals claiming to be officials from the Data Protection Board of India, based in Mumbai. Introducing themselves as Senior Legal Advisor Deepak Kumar Sharma and Junior Legal Advisor Rahul Ku ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A man has been arrested for allegedly operating an Instagram account that posted videos and photographs of women without their knowledge or consent in Bengaluru's Church Street area. The arrest was made after a woman's Instagram post highlighted her experience with the account. After her post went viral police initiated the case suo motu. 26-years-old accused Gurdeep Singh, is an unemployed hotel management graduate and was arrested from his house located in the KR Puram area, where ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday raised serious concerns over the timing of the Election Commission's special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, stating that while the process itself may be lawful, its execution so close to the upcoming Assembly elections risks disenfranchising eligible voters. A bench headed by Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia remarked, "Your exercise is not the problem... it is the timing." The court observed that voters whose names are omitted from the rolls dur ...Read More >
Jaipur: A newly-constructed state highway in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu collapsed just days before its official inauguration, after heavy rains triggered the water level to rise in the Katli river. A video of the incident, accessed by NDTV, has since gone viral on social media. The collapse occurred after 86 mm of rainfall was recorded in the Udaipurwati region on Sunday, swelling the usually seasonal Katli river into a forceful stream. The surging waters undermined the roadbed and washed away a lar ...Read More >
New Delhi: A nationwide strike or Bharat Bandh called by ten central trade unions is underway today, with over 25 crore workers from both organised and unorganised sectors participating. The strike, which is also supported by several rural and agricultural labour organisations, is a protest against the central government's economic and labour policies, which unions claim favour corporates at the cost of workers, farmers, and the poor. ► End to hiring retired officials over younger professionals ...Read More >
New Delhi: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Monday reaffirmed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's stature as a prominent leader of the backward classes, stating that the Congress party is actively utilising his leadership at both state and national levels. "Siddaramaiah is an influential leader of the backward classes. The party is using his leadership effectively," Shivakumar said. He added that a national-level meeting of backward class leaders would be held in Bengaluru on July 1 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who was convicted of murdering a Yemeni citizen, is scheduled to be executed in Yemen on July 16. The victim, Talal Abdo Mehdi, was a local man with whom Nimisha had run a clinic, reported The Indian Express. Quoting Samuel Jerome Baskaran, a social worker involved in talks with Yemeni officials and Talal's family, the news report mentioned that he confirmed the execution date. "The public prosecutor has sent the letter of prosecution to the jail authoriti ...Read More >
Mangaluru: Well-known physician Dr. Srinivas Kakkilaya has urged the government to withdraw the recent report submitted by the expert committee headed by Dr. K.S. Ravindranath of the Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research. The report concerns sudden cardiac deaths and, according to Dr. Kakkilaya, is incomplete and flawed. Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Dr. Kakkilaya said that the report, as claimed by media outlets, states there is no link between COVID-19 vaccination and recen ...Read More >
New Delhi: Ten central trade unions have announced a nationwide general strike on Wednesday, July 9, to protest against what they call the Narendra Modi government's "anti-worker, anti-farmer and pro-corporate policies." The unions are opposing the implementation of four new labour codes and the recently introduced Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme. The striking unions include INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC. They have also condemned the Election Commiss ...Read More >
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