New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, P Chidambaram, has questioned the alleged move of the Election Commission of India to include names of Bihar migrant workers in voter rolls in Tamil Nadu, making them eligible for democratic rights in Tamil Nadu. In a sharp, politically charged post on X, Chidambaram accused the Election Commission of overstepping its boundaries and undermining the voting rights of the Tamil Nadu people. The controversy comes ahead of the Bihar assembly elec...Read More
Rourkela: The body of a minor girl, who was missing since last Friday, was found hanging inside a jungle near her home in Odisha's Sundargarh district on Sunday morning, police said. The incident happened at Lulkidihi village under the jurisdiction of the Talwara police station in the district. According to the police, the girl had gone to the forest to graze cows and goats on Friday. When she did not return home in the afternoon, her father searched for her in the locality and reported the mat...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) The government has notified a new framework for the edible oil industry, imposing stricter registration and reporting requirements on producers to enhance transparency and oversight, according to an official release. The 2025 Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (VOPPA) Regulation Order, notified on August 1 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, amends the Vegetable Oil Products Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 20...Read More
Patna: The CPI(ML) on Sunday has writte to the Election Commission of India (ECI) pointing out serious anomalies, including cases of the Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number being changed in the draft electoral roll published as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, asking how could it happen. It also gave numerous examples of deletion of voters despite being alive and kicking, and instances of multiple listing in SIR, which, according to the ECI, was necessitated...Read More
New Delhi: The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police arrested a man convicted for kidnapping and murdering an eight-year-old child in 1993. The accused, Raj Kishore alias Bade Lalla of Kanpur Dehat in Uttar Pradesh, had been on the run for 26 years. He had been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of the child in 1996. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said, "In 1999, the Delhi High Court granted him a six-week parole, but he never retur...Read More
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday sharply criticised the Delhi Police for a controversial reference to Bengali as the "Bangladeshi language," calling it an insult to the language and its speakers. TMC shared a letter from a Delhi Police inspector requesting a translator for what was labeled "Bangladeshi language" in a statement on X. The police official also mentioned the arrest of eight individuals under suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in India. "Is...Read More
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested a customs superintendent posted at Sahar airport in Mumbai, for allegedly taking a Rs 10.20 lakh bribe from an agent, an official said Sunday. The central probe agency booked Krishan Kumar for allegedly demanding a bribe at the rate of Rs 10 per kg for facilitating clearance of imported consignments from a customs house agent, a CBI spokesperson said. It was also alleged that Kumar threatened the agent when he refused to pay the bribe, and deliberately withheld ...Read More
Chandigarh, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) To impart quality health services, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced the government would open 200 new Aam Aadmi Clinics, taking the total number of such clinics to 1,081. Addressing the gathering at a function to mark inauguration of WhatsApp Chatbot for 881 Aam Aadmi Clinics, the Chief Minister said "it is a historic day in the healthcare sector of Punjab as a total of 881 Aam Aadmi Clinics across the state have been connected to a What...Read More
Patna: The Election Commission on Sunday asked RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to "hand over for investigation" a voter ID card that he claimed to be in possession of despite having been "not issued officially". The leader of the opposition in the Bihar assembly had on Saturday demonstrated an online search, with the EPIC number, to claim that his name was missing in the draft electoral rolls published as part of special intensive revision (SIR) and, upon rebuttal from the authorities concerned, alle...Read More
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday said no political party in Bihar has so far approached it for inclusion or removal of names from the draft electoral roll published on August 1. The EC said that between 3 PM on August 1 and 3 PM on August 3 (Sunday), no demand under claims and objections has been received. But individually, 941 claims and objections have been received from voters for the inclusion of names or for the removal of those they claim are ineligible from the voter list. Po...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that India's first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will commence operations "very soon," and it will reduce travel time between the two cities to just 2 hours and 7 minutes. Talking to reporters at the Bhavnagar terminus in Gujarat, after virtually flagging off three trains: the Ayodhya Express, Rewa-Pune Express, and Jabalpur-Raipur Express, Vaishnaw stated that the bullet train project is moving quick...Read More
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday flagged off the Raipur-Jabalpur daily express train from Raipur railway station, thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for the new service for the benefit of the people of the state. Sai was accompanied by Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Raman Singh, BJP MP Brijmohan Agrawal and party MLAs while flagging off the train service. "It is a matter of great joy for the people of Chhattisgarh that a new tr...Read More
Belagavi (Karnataka): Three persons, who allegedly poisoned the water tank of a government school to defame the headmaster of the school in Karnataka's Belagavi district, were arrested, exposing an alleged plot to endanger the lives of students. The incident occurred at a government school in Hoolikatti village, of Savadatti taluk, on July 14. As many as 12 students fell ill after consuming contaminated water. Due to quick action by the authorities, a potential disaster was averted. Earlier, s...Read More
Nagpur: Police on Sunday arrested a man for issuing a bomb threat to Union minister Nitin Gadkari's residence in Nagpur, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said. The man called up the city police control room on the emergency number 112 in the morning to issue the threat, sending the authorities into a tizzy. During their investigation, the police traced the mobile number from which the call was made. They found that one Umesh Vishnu Raut, a resident of Tulsi Bagh Road near Vima Daw...Read More
Hyderabad: The fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy has reached an exciting stage. The match is likely to have an outcome as two days of play are left. India has set a massive target of 374, and England are at 50/1 by stumps on Day three. With Chris Woakes ruled out of the Test, England only have eight wickets remaining. Yashasvi Jaiswal batted brilliantly in the second innings for India. He smacked a 6th Test hundred of his career to put India in a strong position. Akash Deep,...Read More
New Delhi: The members of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will be meeting over dinner at Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's residence on August 7, sources said on Sunday. The announcement of the August 7 meeting comes a day after the former Congress president asserted that atleast 70-80 Lok Sabha seats might have been rigged in the 2024 general elections, while addressing the party's conclave on Saturday. The ongoing Special Intensive Revi...Read More
New Delhi: The BJP alleged on Sunday that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has committed a crime by keeping two voter IDs, noting that his Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number he cited at a presser was different from the one he officially carries. A day after the Elections Commission refuted his claim that his name was missing from the draft electoral rolls in Bihar, the BJP sharpened its attack on the opposition leader. "The Congress and RJD have been thoroughly exposed... Did you (Yadav) lie u...Read More
NEW DELHI: Volvo, the Swedish luxury carmaker on Friday said it plans to bring the new Volvo EX30 SUV, the entry level luxury electric car, during the forthcoming festive season, to boost electric penetration in the world's third largest car market. "In the last six months the electric car market in India has grown about 4.5 per cent in the mass car market while the luxury car market rose to 9 per cent. We want to accelerate this growth by bringing our new Volvo EX30 electric car during the fes...Read More
Srinagar: A day after the Jammu and Kashmir Food Safety Department seized 1,200 kilograms of rotten meat that was being supplied to food outlets, the hotel and restaurant sector demanded that the trade link behind the export of the rotten meat to the Valley be exposed. Asif Siddiqui, joint secretary of Kashmir Hotel and Restaurant Owners' Association told ETV Bharat that the government must launch a crackdown on these 'unscrupulous' traders, who are exporting rotten meat to the Valley. Siddiqu...Read More
New Delhi: Two coaches of the Muzaffarpur-Sabarmati JanSadharan Express derailed between Kanpur and Tundla in Uttar Pradesh on Friday afternoon, Railway Ministry officials said. "No injury has been reported so far. Two coaches, including one trolley coach, derailed in the loop line," the official said. He said that the fifth and sixth coaches from the engine derailed at Bhaupur Yard at 4.20 pm. Restoration work has been initiated immediately, and railway officials from Kanpur have reached the s...Read More
Chennai, August 1: Actor, music director and producer G V Prakash Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for the Tamil, Telugu bilingual film Vaathi, has called the honour "a blessing for the second time". Taking to his X timeline soon after the 71st National Awards were announced, G V Prakash expressed his gratitude to the jury and the selection committee of the National Awards and the entire team of Vaathi. G V Prakash wrote, "A blessing for the second time. I'...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that the day is not far when the entire Himachal Pradesh may vanish in thin air from the map of the country as it flagged the ecological imbalance in the state. The top court also remarked, "God forbid this doesn't happen". A bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said, "The situation in the state of Himachal Pradesh has gone from bad to worse. The severe ecological imbalance and other environmental conditions have led to serious natural ca...Read More
Hyderabad: Telugu cinema made a significant impression at the 71st National Film Awards, announced at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on Friday, August 1. Among the winners this year was a debut that has captured the nation's attention: Sukrithi Veni, daughter of renowned filmmaker Sukumar, was named Best Child Artist for her performance in the Telugu film Gandhi Thaatha Chettu. Gandhi Thaatha Chettu is directed by Padmavathi Malladi and presented by Tabitha Sukumar, under the banners of...Read More
New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Friday described his journey to space as the beginning of India's "second orbit" with the aim to lead in the area of human spaceflight. Addressing a virtual press conference, Shukla and his co-travellers of the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station shared their experiences of living in microgravity and conducting experiments that would help humanity. "In a realm like space exploration, in decades of global collaboration, the moment in this...Read More
London: The Indian Embassy in Ireland on Friday issued an advisory expressing safety concerns following recent attacks in and around the capital Dublin and urging Indian citizens to take safety precautions. "There has been an increase in the instances of physical attacks reported against Indian citizens in Ireland recently," states the advisory issued online. "The embassy is in touch with the authorities concerned in Ireland in this regard. At the same time, all Indian citizens in Ireland are ...Read More
New Delhi: The number of transactions through the popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) touched a record high of 19.47 billion in July, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). In terms of value, it was Rs 25.08 lakh crore, the second highest after Rs 25.14 lakh crore recorded in May. In terms of volume, the last highest number was 18.67 billion reported in May, which declined to 18.39 billion in June with transaction amount Rs 24.03 lakh crore. NPCI ...Read More
New Delhi: After the change in regime in the national capital the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is cornering its predecessor Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) by ordering probes into alleged scams. On the other hand the AAP leadership has accused the BJP of witch hunt by misusing probe agencies to target the leaders. The BJP government under Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in its first five months of coming to power has ordered an investigation into the Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana by t...Read More
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday slammed the Centre for "intelligence failure" in the Pahalgam terror attack and voiced concern over "steep decline" in India's foreign policy. According to sources close to the TMC national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee raised the matter during the INDIA bloc's online meeting, which was convened to firm up the joint opposition strategy for the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning Monday. "During the INDIA bloc meeti...Read More
Ludhiana: A mother and her son, along with an accomplice, were arrested for defrauding crores of rupees from around a dozen people by promising to take them to Canada in Khanna, Punjab, police said on Saturday. According to police officials, preparations are underway to issue a lookout circular against their daughter living in Canada. "The main accused among the fraudsters is Sukhdarshan Kaur, who is a resident of Ludhiana," police said. Sukhdarshan Kaur used to contact the families for marria...Read More
Ahmedabad: The bodies of five people, including a couple and their three minor children, were found at their house in the Ahmedabad district of Gujarat in the wee hours of Sunday. Police suspect it to be a case of mass suicide, officials said. The deceased have been identified as Vipul Vaghela (32), his wife Sonal (26) and their children Kareena (11), Mayur (8), and Princess (5), a Bagodara police station official said. The bodies were sent to Sola Civil Hospital and Asarwa Civil Hospital in Ah...Read More