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GREATER NOIDA: The five-day Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS) 2025 concluded on Monday with Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal hailing its success as a "historic reflection" of the double engine government at work. The minister, during the valedictory session at India Expo Centre and Mart, praised the record-breaking participation of 507,099 visitors and over 2,250 exhibitors during the extravaganza. The crowd included 140,000 business delegates and international bu ...Read More >
NAVI MUMBAI: In a significant political development, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday formally inducted Chandrakant Patil, the Navi Mumbai district president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP), into the Shiv Sena. This is just the latest in a series of defections that have severely impacted the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the city. It also marks an escalation in the ongoing political tug-of-war within the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Navi Mumbai. Patil's shift in l ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun probing a few bank officials and middlemen as part of its investigation into a cybercrime case involving the receipt of ₹3.81 crore from multiple defrauded victims into a mule account. The CBI arrested S Palande, Y Thakur and S Singh in July, and the fourth person, identified only as Neeraj, this month. Neeraj allegedly convinced co-accused Palande to open the mule account at a private bank, according to agency sources. The other two w ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said he was now on indigenously developed instant messaging app, Arattai. "Nothing beats the feeling of using a #Swadeshi product. So proud to be on @Arattai, a #MadeInIndia messaging platform that brings India closer...," Goyal said in a post on X. According to the app, Arattai "is a simple, secure and free instant messaging app" to connect with family and friends. It requires a mobile number to register. Arattai is devel ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) plans to lodge a strong complaint against Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi at the International Cricket Council (ICC) forum. India's Asia Cup winning team was left unrewarded after the PCB head Naqvi, who also heads Asian Cricket Council (ACC) went away with the trophy and winning medals, once the winners stood ground that they would not accept the trophy and awards from him. "We had decided not to take the trophy from ...Read More >
Former Kerala director general of police (DGP) Jacob Thomas, who joined the BJP post-retirement and contested unsuccessfully in the 2021 Assembly elections, said on Sunday he is set to become a full-time worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Thomas, who retired in 2017 after a controversial 34-year police career defined by the image of a rebel cop, told local media that he was attracted to the "nationalist and community service" ideals of the RSS and wants to devote his time fully to ...Read More >
MUMBAI: At least ten persons died in rain-related incidents across Maharashtra over 24 hours, and more than 11,800 were rescued from different parts of the state, officials said on Sunday. According to the state disaster management department and other officials, four persons lost their lives in Nashik district, including three due to a house collapse, two each in Dharashiv and Ahilyanagar, and one each in Jalna and Yavatmal. Till Sunday evening, over 11,000 people in the state were shifted to ...Read More >
Pune: A new chapter in technology-driven education has begun for girl students in Pune as a fully equipped STEM Innovation Lab, 'Robo Shiksha Kendra,' was inaugurated on September 24 at Renuka Swarup Memorial Girls' High School. The initiative, implemented in collaboration with the India STEM Foundation under the CSR programme 'Educate to Empower', will benefit 763 students from Classes 6 to 9 by providing immersive learning opportunities in robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), electronics, a ...Read More >
Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis's silence on the ruling Mahayuti alliance fighting the upcoming local body polls together in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has led to speculations about "friendly fights" among the Mahayuti partners. The development comes amid the ongoing tussle between Shiv Sena chief and deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and BJP minister Ganesh Naik. Fadnavis, while speaking to reporters during his recent visit to Delhi and later in Mumbai, said, "We will figh ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The heavens opened up over the city on Saturday night and Sunday, with several areas logging over 100 mm of rainfall. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, the overall rainfall recorded at the Santacruz observatory this year stood at 3,077 mm on Sunday evening, 772.6 mm more than the city's seasonal average. IMD placed the city and its neighbouring districts of Palghar, Thane, and Raigad on red alert on Sunday. With the rain's intensity expected to subside, the alert ...Read More >
NEW DELHI : A father-son duo has been apprehended for allegedly murdering a 56-year-old property dealer in Malviya Nagar on Friday, with police saying the father roped in his minor son to execute the attack a day before the boy's 18th birthday in order to exploit a loophole of his juvenile status. The victim, identified as Lakhpat Singh, a resident of Begumpur, was attacked with a cricket bat and shot with a countrymade pistol during his morning walk inside Vijay Mandal Park, Begumpur, around 6 ...Read More >
Mumbai: From waiting in Mumbai airport's arrival lounge to welcome the 2017 ODI World Cup runners-up, Jemimah Rodrigues has become a key middle-order batter as India go into a new campaign starting on Tuesday chasing their first global title. In this interview with HT, the 25-year-old talks about the process of adjusting the middle-order role, the excitement of playing her first 50-overs World Cup and taking over as Red Bull brand ambassador from teammate Smriti Mandhana. How have you prepared ...Read More >
NAVI MUMBAI: The Panvel City police have cracked a murder case within an hour after a man killed his elder brother, allegedly by smashing his head with a stone in Karanjade village of Panvel on Monday night. The accused, Nagesh Valya Kalem, 32, was apprehended from his residence by beat marshals while attempting to flee. According to police, the incident occurred around 8.30pm near the road in front of Karanjade Sector 7 police chowki. "A dial-112 alert reported that a 45-year-old man had been ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday and urged him to help farmers who have faced losses due to heavy rains that lashed parts of the state recently. Alongside, the chief minister also sought approval to develop three defence corridors in the state, transfer of 58-acre land in Dahisar to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for public amenities, and permission for mining in Gadchiroli to make steel, cheaper than China. After his ...Read More >
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) held review meetings with representatives of the Punjab and Haryana state governments on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, to assess preparedness for preventing stubble burning during the upcoming paddy harvesting season. During the meetings, both states presented updates on the implementation of their respective action plans for the year. CAQM chairperson Rajesh Verma also outlined key action points for the states to strengthen pollution con ...Read More >
New Delhi: India said on Friday it has strongly urged Russian authorities to release and repatriate 27 more Indian nationals who were recently recruited into the Russian Army, even as it reiterated its warning that taking up such job offers poses a risk to life. External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Indian authorities had recently found out that more Indian nationals had joined the Russian military, with the information coming from the families of the men who had been recr ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is engaged with the US and other stakeholders over the framing of rules for the Trump administration's move to levy a fee of $100,000 for H-1B visas, with the ministry of external affairs (MEA) saying on Friday that the mobility of skilled Indian talent contributes to innovation and economic growth in both countries. The new fee, announced by US President Donald Trump last week as part of measures to prevent the abuse of the H-1B visa programme -- perceived as a "national secur ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court directed the centre on Friday to bring back all six members of the two West Bengal families -- including a pregnant woman and two minors -- who were detained in Delhi in June on suspicion of being illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and deported on the orders of the foreigners regional registration officer, lawyers who attended the hearing said. "The division bench of justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Ritabrata Kumar Mitra gave the centre four weeks to bring back Su ...Read More >
The Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) on Thursday organised two cleanliness drives under the ongoing 'Swachhata Hi Seva - Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath Shramdaan' campaign, observed on the occasion of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay's birth anniversary. The first event held at Sector 22 market, was launched by Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar amidst enthusiastic participation from officials, citizens, market welfare associations, civil defence, volunteers, and Safai Mitras. Participants joined ha ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A day after seven people sustained severe burns in a fire that broke out in a small catering unit at Akurli in Kandivali east, the Mumbai Fire Brigade is set to inspect another unit of the same catering service, Shivani Catering Services, in Ashok Nagar, also in Kandivali. The move follows an LPG cylinder leak that triggered an explosion at the Ram Kisan Mestri Chawl, where the all-women catering service operated. "We don't give a fire NOC to operate commercially in chawls, so we have a ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Over the last four days, unusual rainfall in large parts of the state -- 30 districts in four regions, especially the politically sensitive Marathwada - has washed away farmlands and villages. It is estimated 50 lakh hectares of land have been affected by the devastation and the number of affected farmers is likely to cross 3.5 million. As farmers are not just staring at losses but also the possibility of a year or more without any crop due to the erosion of soil in the affected farmlan ...Read More >
Srinagar : For a fortnight since September 10 when climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, supported by members of Leh Apex Body (LAB), started a hunger strike in Leh demanding statehood for Ladakh, scores of people from villages would descend to the protest site to show their support. But, Wednesday was different. Instead of dozens or hundreds, thousands turned up at the venue at NDS memorial park -- many of them young men and teenagers. The immediate trigger had been the deterioration of the health ...Read More >
New Delhi : The Delhi Police have booked the former chairman of Shri Sharada Institute of Indian Management, Vasant Kunj, on charges of molesting and harassing over 17 women students, with several present and former students on Thursday alleging that he planted hidden cameras in the girls' hostel, filmed their conversations, and later questioned them about their romantic involvements and shower routine besides making sexually explicit remarks. The accused, Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, also k ...Read More >
Ladakh protest news: Youth-led protests in Ladakh's Leh turned violent on Wednesday as protesters pelted stones at authorities, forcing the police to resort to teargas shells and baton charges. Thousands of youth joined the shutdown in Leh to support the demand to advance the proposed talks with the central government on the extended Sixth Schedule protections and statehood to Ladakh. Follow Ladakh protest live updates Amid the clash, the protesting youth set fire to the Bharatiya Janata Party ...Read More >
Gorakhpur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Raj Karan Nayyar said, "We received information at around 3am that cattle smugglers had come to a village with two pickup vehicles. During this, when the villagers chased them, one vehicle got stuck in the village, the people of which fled from there and a youth from the village chased the second vehicle and the smugglers took him in their vehicle and later pushed him from the moving vehicle due to which he got a head injury and he died after falli ...Read More >
Haryana chief electoral officer (CEO) A Sreenivas on Monday said that, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines, a new voter list will be prepared and all booth level officers (BLOs) will be tasked with matching the current voter list of Haryana with that of the year 2002 by October 20 this year. If a voter's name appears in both lists, no additional documents will be required. Sreenivas said that both the 2002 and 2024 voter lists are available on the department's website for p ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The upcoming by-election to Jubilee Hills assembly seat in Hyderabad has become a matter of prestige for all the major political parties in Telangana -Congress, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as it is the first major electoral battle after the last year's general elections and is also crucial for its potential impact on the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls, scheduled to be held in December. The by-poll for the Jubilee Hills asse ...Read More >
MUMBAI: After a brief lull this month, incessant rainfall lashed the city on Sunday night and Monday morning, disrupting systems and causing traffic snarls. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) changed its yellow alert for the city to an orange one in the morning, indicating very heavy rainfall accompanied by gusty winds and thunderstorms. Heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorms with gusty winds occurred at isolated places in Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri. The yellow ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Heavy rainfall in several districts of Marathwada, including Ahilyanagar, Beed, and Parbhani, left around 200 people stranded at various locations due to severe flooding. Over 150 people have been rescued by coordinated efforts of the Indian Air Force, Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and local teams, and shifted to safer places. Four people from Beed and Hingoli districts have died, while a couple more were injured in lightning strikes. Beed district was the worst ...Read More >
Mumbai: Amid heavy rain on Monday morning, Mumbai Monorail services were disrupted for the seventh time in less than a month. Following incessant rains since the early hours of Monday, a monorail train carrying 17 passengers stalled on a curve between the Antop Hill and GTB Nagar stations at 7.16 am due to a technical fault, according to officials. The stranded passengers were transferred to another train on the elevated tracks, even as services were disrupted for a couple of hours during Monda ...Read More >
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