Lucknow: With the Centre setting March 2027 as the deadline for India's first caste census in nine decades, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has strategically positioned the exercise as a cornerstone of his 2027 Uttar Pradesh election campaign. In a social media post, Yadav connected the census's implementation timeline to the anticipated return of a "PDSA government", a veiled reference to his party's potential governance stating it would ensure "authentic representation of OBCs and mar...Read More
Ayodhya: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Thursday, said that Ayodhya has transitioned into a global symbol of 'Atithi Devo Bhava' in the recent years from the one where once "Ram devotees faced bullets and lathi-charges." Speaking at a public event in Ram Katha Park marking two years of the current Municipal Corporation, Yogi Adityanath added: "Today, they are welcomed with flower showers and served pure RO water." Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath celebrated his 53rd birthday in ...Read More
Hyderabad: In a significant boost for 'Make in India' and 'Atmanirbharta' in the aerospace and defence sector, and Hyderabad's growing stature as a global aerospace hub, the complete fuselage of the Rafale fighter jet will now be made in India at Hyderabad. This move marks the first time that these Rafale components will be manufactured outside France for the Indian as well as global markets.French aerospace major Dassault Aviation has signed four production transfer agreements with Tata Advance...Read More
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra reportedly had quietly tied the knot in a private ceremony in Germany with Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Pinaki Misra. However, initially neither Mahua nor TMC have spoken about the same but a photo surfaced in The Telegraph online where both of them were seen holding hands in Germany and Mahua was decked up in gold. Later, taking to X, by posting a picture Mahua said, "Thank you everyone for the love and good wishes!! So grateful." Congratulat...Read More
Srinagar, June 5: Indian Railways will commence regular operations of two new Vande Bharat Express trains between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Srinagar from June 7, following their official inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow, June 6. The trains will offer passengers a fast, reliable, and modern travel option, running six days a week in both directions, officials said on Thursday. Prime Minister Modi is expected to flag off the two specially designed Vande Bharat trains ru...Read More
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday had granted interim bail to law student and influencer Sharmishta Panoli who was arrested from her Gurugram residence by Kolkata police. Notably, the Court had directed Sharmistha to furnish a bail bond of Rs 10,000. According to the lawyer of Sharmistha, she was granted bail by the court on 3 conditions, that she will surrender her passport, she will join the investigation and will sign a bail bond. Sharmistha has been accused of making inflammatory s...Read More
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) heavyweight leader of Birbhum Anubrata Mondal on Thursday had appeared before police after evading summons for a week citing health issues. Mondal was seen reaching SDPO office at Bolpur at around 3:30 pm in connection to the alleged use of derogatory words during a telephonic conversation with Bolpur police station IC Liton Haldar. According to police sources, videography has been done while Mondal was questioned for almost two hours. The police sources also...Read More
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): Overwhelmed by enthusiastic response from investors at Madhya Pradesh's maiden 'Spiritual Wellness Summit' held in Ujjain on Thursday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced plans to develop the Mahakal City into a premier wellness hub of the country, featuring world-class religious, tourism, and medical facilities. Addressing the media at a private hotel, the CM said that around 800 reputed investors from across India participated in the summit. Many expressed strong int...Read More
Chandigarh: The Punjab police on Thursday claimed to have busted two international narco-trafficking cartels with the arrest of six drug smugglers, including a woman, and recovered 4 kg heroin from their possession. Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, said that those arrested have been identified as Vishal Singh, 23, Didar Singh alias Kali, 50, Sevenbir Singh, 25, Harjit Singh, 38, Jaj Singh, 19, and Jasbir Kaur, 60. Apart from recovering heroin, police teams have also impou...Read More
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): Investors should come forward to invest in the field of spiritual and wellness, as they will be provided with all possible facilities by the state government, Principal Secretary, Tourism, Shiv Shekhar Shukla said on Thursday while addressing the panel at the Spiritual and Wellness Summit. Elaborating, he said that under the Tourism Policy-2025, up to 30 types of permissions are being made available online within the time limit. A subsidy of 15-30% on capital investment...Read More
Sehore (Madhya Pradesh): At a time when the government has launched various schemes to encourage fish farming, the Narmada River and its tributaries have lost 80 species of fish in just two decades, experts say. Excessive mining of sand is the reason behind such a huge loss, they said. According to them, 140 species of fish were available, but only 60 are available now. But many of these species are also on the verge of extinction. Most important of all the fishes, Manasheer, the state fish of...Read More
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh): Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for using a term allegedly demeaning to people with disabilities (PwDs) and reminded him of how Prime Minister Narendra Modi had coined the word 'divyangjan' for them. Without naming Gandhi, Scindia added that some people continue to use abusive language instead of revering the PM for such welcome changes. Gandhi had used the term 'langde ghode' during his visit to Bhopal on June 3. I...Read More
Hyderabad: Twelve people were arrested in connection with Wednesday's violent protest against an ethanol factory proposed at Pedda Dhanwada village in Jogulamba district. Sub-inspector D Jagadeeswar said the police used video footage to identify those involved in the unrest.In a video statement on Thursday, the SI said notices were issued to five others. "Protesters came armed with sticks and red chilli powder. They pelted stones at the police and set fire to a container and makeshift shelters m...Read More
Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh): A group of environmental activists in Neemuch has revived a tree that was cut in half. The tree, known as Alstonia Scholaris, was cut down by employees of Neemuch Municipality six months ago. It had been flourishing for 25 years before it was cut, leaving a one-foot stump. Despite complaint made by former councillor Dr Prithvi Singh Verma, no action was taken to save the tree. Determined to give the tree a second chance, Dr Verma shared the situation with Jagdish Shar...Read More
Barwani (Madhya Pradesh): Eight people were attacked by an animal in Barwani village on Wednesday morning and four of them were brought to Indore's MY Hospital for further treatment. The victims brought to Indore were Ritika (4), Kajal (4), Rishika (7) and Aarti (45), all residents of Kermala village. All of them had bite marks on their faces and ears. These attacks are part of a bigger problem that started on May 5. Since then, more than 20 people have been attacked by animals. Six people hav...Read More
Washington, Jun 5 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading a multi-party delegation to the US, was Thursday asked a question by his journalist son whether government interlocutors sought evidence of Pakistan's culpability in the Pahalgam attack to which he replied India would not have conducted Operation Sindoor without convincing evidence. "That shouldn't be allowed. This is my son," Tharoor said laughing, during an interaction at the Council on Foreign Relations when his son Ishaan Tharoor, ...Read More
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh): A banyan tree, believed to be 5,000 years old and spread over two acres in the Deori Kalan area, is 16km from the Sagar district headquarters. It is a storehouse of oxygen, say experts. A large number of people from different parts of the country flock to the 64-Yogini temple in this place. The temple is under the banyan tree. It stands as a rare treat to devotees visiting the temple. The pop roots of the tree are touching the ground. Thousands of bells are hanging from...Read More
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): As the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Sonam Raghuwanshi in Meghalaya continues to remain unsolved, CCTV footage from a hotel surfaced on Thursday showing Sonam and her husband Raja checking out on May 22. Sonam was clearly seen wearing white attire while leaving the hotel. A woman's white shirt was also recovered near Raja's body on June 2. To understand the investigation's progress, Free Press spoke to a senior police official in Indore, who said, "Consideri...Read More
Chandigarh: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday exhorted the farmers of Punjab to adopt diversification and various water saving methods which, he held, are the need of the hour and the same yield profit as well as consume less water. In Punjab on a day's visit under the Centre's ''viksit krishi sankalp abhiyan'', Chouhan, who was accompanied by the state agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, Punjab Agricultural University vice-chancellor Satbir Singh Gosal and s...Read More
Mumbai: Apple India Pvt. Ltd. has entered into a commercial lease agreement for a premium retail space in Mumbai's Sky City Mall, in Borivali. As per the documents provided by CRE Matrix , a real estate data analytics firm, the lease transaction was registered on May 28, Apple India has taken a 12,616 sq. ft. carpet area unit on lease from Incline Realty Pvt. Ltd., a Lodha Group entity. The space is located off Western Express Highway in Borivali East, within the upscale Sky City Mall. The unit...Read More
Mumbai: The birth of three penguin chicks at Mumbai's Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo has sparked an unexpected row not over their care, but their names. BJP functionary Nitin Bankar from the Byculla Assembly constituency has objected to the chicks being given English names, insisting they be named in Marathi instead. The BMC is expected to respond by June 10, after which Bankar will decide his next move. Speaking to The Free Press Journal, Bankar said, "When penguins were brought from a...Read More
Navi Mumbai: The initiative, titled 'Navi Mumbai Plastic and E-Waste Recyclothon,' was inaugurated at the NMMC headquarters under the guidance of Commissioner Dr. Kailas Shinde. This campaign, launched in collaboration with Project Mumbai, aims to create a plastic-free city in alignment with the global World Environment Day theme, "Elimination of Plastic Pollution." As part of the campaign's first phase, over 200 plastic collection boxes will be placed at schools, markets, malls, hotels, and re...Read More
Mumbai: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board said that the launch of the 'Waqf Umeed Portal' from June 6 is illegal and a contempt of court, as the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, introduced by the government is currently under consideration in the Supreme Court. Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, president of the organisation, said that opposition parties have rejected the law. However, it is unfortunate that despite this, the government is launching the portal and making it mandatory to register ...Read More
Mumbai: Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday demanded that the Union government immediately begin the caste-based census process in 2025 instead of postponing it to 2027, as recently announced. His remarks come a day after the Centre declared that the national caste census would commence in 2027, except in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh, where it will begin a year earlier due to "practical reasons." Wadettiwar pointed out that senior Congress leader and ...Read More
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) MP Supriya Sule on Thursday clarified her position on not signing the INDIA alliance's letter demanding a special session of Parliament, stating that the request should have been made after the return of multi-party delegations from their international visits. Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai upon her return from a diplomatic tour to Qatar, South Africa, Egypt, and Ethiopia, Sule explained that she was representing India abroad a...Read More
Mumbai: The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the prolonged pendency of landlord-tenant disputes and has urged the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court to examine the matter and take corrective action to ensure timely resolution. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Manoj Misra, while hearing two cross-appeals stemming from a December 2024 Bombay HC judgment, called for a detailed report on the period of pendency in such matters across courts under the HC's jurisdiction. The to...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Center (BMHRC) has now taken a concrete step towards green energy. Keeping in mind environmental protection and energy efficiency, rooftop solar power plants have been installed at BMHRC, which will be able to meet more than 20 percent of the total electricity requirements of the institute itself. This initiative is in line with the Government of India's "Self-reliant India in the field of energy" and the resolution of Prime Minist...Read More
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the 'Thane Creek Bridge No. 3 South Channel' on the Sion-Panvel Mahamarg, marking a major step forward in boosting connectivity between Mumbai and Pune. The virtual inauguration was held on Thursday. This new bridge is a significant addition to the Mumbai-Pune highway and stands as a milestone in modern engineering and infrastructure development. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde an...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 5: Reviewing your car insurance isn't just a yearly formality -- it's a smart way to keep your coverage in sync with how you drive your four-wheeler. Whether you've moved cities, upgraded your car, changed your commute, or bought a second-hand vehicle, your policy should reflect those changes. A regular review ensures your premiums, add-ons, and IDV still make sense and that you're not missing out on better deals. Thanks to online platforms, reviewing and updating your p...Read More
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to immediately call a special session of Parliament to provide a comprehensive briefing on Operation Sindoor and the ceasefire decision between India and Pakistan. In his letter to PM Modi, Sanjay Singh said that after the Pahalgam attack on April 22, and India's response on May 7, the government conducted two all-party meetings, but the Prime Minister was absent from both of them. "The ...Read More