New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Supreme Court's Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) will have a 90-day long "For the Nation" mediation campaign starting July 1 to settle pending cases. The pan-India mediation campaign would continue till September 30, 2025. "Mediation 'For the Nation' campaign is being launched across India to settle the pending cases and make people believe that mediation as a mechanism for dispute resolution is pe...Read More
Digha, Jun 26 (PTI) Pilgrims attending the grand Rath Yatra festival originating from the newly constructed Jagannath temple here on Friday will have to stand behind barricades along the 1 km procession route and wouldn't be allowed to spill onto the streets to pull the ropes of the chariots of the sibling deities, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Soon after a high-level meeting with officials of Digha Shankarpur Development Authority (DSDA), senior police officers a...Read More
Jammu, Jun 26 (PTI) A terrorist of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit was killed in an encounter with security forces on Thursday, while three of his associates remained trapped in a forested area in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, officials said. The group of four terrorists was being tracked for a year. They were confronted by a joint search party of the army and police in the remote Bihali area of Basantgarh in the morning, they said. According to officials, reinforcements ...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 26 (PTI) Maharashtra recorded 24 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the latest round of outbreak to 2,449, while no fresh death linked to the viral infection was reported in the state, the health department said on Thursday. Of the new cases, seven were registered in Mumbai, followed by civic limits of Pune (6), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (3), Pimpri-Chinchwad, Panvel, Nagpur, Navi Mumbai (1 each), and districts of Satara (2), Raigad and Kolhapur (1 each), a department statement...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) The initial share sale of HDB Financial Services Ltd, a subsidiary of HDFC Bank, subscribed 1.16 times on day two of the offer on Thursday. The Rs 12,500-crore initial public offer (IPO) received bids for 15,11,23,780 shares against 13,04,42,855 shares on offer, according to details available on the NSE. Non-institutional investors part attracted 2.29 times subscription, while the quota for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) subscribed 90 per cent. The portion for re...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) A new 'crew' member of the Axiom-4 mission - a toy swan named Joy - was seen floating in the Dragon spacecraft as astronauts interacted with the mission control via a videolink on Thursday. Joy is the zero gravity indicator carried by the astronauts of the Axiom-4 mission which was selected because astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's son Kiash's love for animals. The tradition of flying a toy to mark the moment gravity gives way to weightlessness began with Yuri Gagarin, the ...Read More
Baripada, Jun 26 (PTI) Police have arrested another accused in connection to the alleged gang rape of 19-year-old woman in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, an officer said on Thursday. The incident happened under the jurisdiction of the Karanjia police station of the district on June 24 when the victim was returning to her maternal uncle's home after visiting a nearby Hanuman temple, said Nabakrushna Nayak, the Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Karanjia. When she was returning, two persons ...Read More
New Delhi: India's Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts entered the International Space Station to warm hugs from the crew members of the orbital laboratory on Thursday. The space station crew welcomed Axiom-4 mission commander Peggy Whitson as she floated into the station soon after the hatch-opening procedures were completed at 5:44 pm IST. Shukla, the mission pilot, followed Whitson, with Polish engineer Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski, a mission specialist and a European Space Agency p...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 26 (PTI) Sales of listed manufacturing sector companies rose by 6 per cent during 2024-25 as compared to 3.5 per cent growth in the preceding year, mainly led by automobiles, electrical machinery, food and beverages, and pharmaceuticals industries, according to RBI data. On the other hand, among the major industries, petroleum and iron & steel sectors recorded a contraction in their sales during 2024-25, it said. On Thursday, the Reserve Bank released data on the performance of the...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 26 (PTI) Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Thursday slammed BJP leader Babanrao Lonikar for his controversial remarks at a public gathering and asserted it was the "height of perversion" of the ruling party. Speaking at a function on 'Har Ghar Solar' scheme in his assembly constituency Partur in Jalna district, Lonikar said people who criticise his party and government should know they are getting "clothes, shoes, mobile, monetary benefits of schemes and money fo...Read More
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 crew members, including Shubhanshu Shukla, were welcomed with hugs and drinks as they stepped into the International Space Station on Thursday. The newly launched spacecraft -- the fifth in the Dragon series and named Grace -- successfully completed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 4.01pm while orbiting above the North Atlantic Ocean."At 6:31 am EDT (4:01 IST) on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the four...Read More
Vellore, Jun 26 (PTI) Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday hit out at the AIADMK alleging they remained mute spectators when the Dravidian icons, including reformist leader Periyar EV Ramasamy, who shaped Tamil Nadu were denigrated in a conference held days ago by a Sangh Parivar outfit. Stalin alleged the BJP was trying to divide the Tamil Nadu people on the basis of religion and caste. While the Saffron party alleged "threat to religion," it is only the BJP alliance that is in danger, he sai...Read More
Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh), Jun 26 (PTI) Two women Naxalites carrying a collective bounty of Rs 6 lakh have been killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, police said on Thursday. The gunfight broke out late Wednesday evening in a forest under Kohkameta police station limits in Abhujmaad area when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, said Sundarraj P, Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range. District Reserve Guard (...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Sambhv Steel Tubes' initial public offer received 1.76 times subscription on the day two of bidding on Thursday. The initial share sale fetched bids for 8,64,61,830 shares against 4,92,06,100 shares on offer, according to data available with the NSE. Non-institutional investor's portion subscribed 3.12 times, while the quota for retail individual investors (RIIs) garnered 1.83 times subscription. Qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) part received 61 per cent subscripti...Read More
Bengaluru, Jun 26 (PTI) Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday urged students not to ruin their lives by getting addicted to drugs, as they have a bright future ahead. He was speaking after inaugurating the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking event organised by the Bengaluru City Police at the Kanteerava Stadium here. Over the past year, narcotics worth Rs 45 crore, including 4,000 kg of marijuana, have been seized, the minister said. Noting the involvemen...Read More
Lucknow, Jun 26 (PTI) India rejoiced again as the Space-X spacecraft with Lucknow-born astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on board landed at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday. 'Bharat Mata ki jai', 'India-India' and 'Hip Hip Hurray' chants intermingled with resounding applause after the Dragon spacecraft docked to the orbital laboratory after a 28-hour journey around the earth. After joining for Wednesday's successful liftoff from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, marking India's retur...Read More
Chennai, Jun 26 (PTI) TVS Srichakra Ltd, makers of two and three wheeler tyres under the 'Eurogrip Tyres' brand, has expanded its retail footprint in Tamil Nadu, with the inauguration of two new flagship stores in the city. The Tamil Nadu-based company operates exclusive stores in Mysuru, Ahmedabad, Patna, Farrukhabad, Hyderabad and Chennai. The two new stores were inaugurated in Selaiyur and Villivakkam, would offer tyre care and allied services, a company statement here said. "We are happy ...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) AI commerce startup ShopOS has raised USD 20 million (about Rs 171.4 crore) in investment from Binny Bansal's 3STATE Ventures. The Bengaluru-based firm will use the funding to accelerate platform development, scale its Product and Engineering team, and onboard more brand partners, according to a company statement. The startup is an AI-driven operating system designed for commerce. "ShopOS is building the commerce stack of the future with AI at its core. The potential f...Read More
Jammu, June 8 (PTI) The mercury continued to soar across the Jammu region with Samba and Jammu city on Sunday recording a high of 43.9 and 42.7 degrees Celsius, respectively, the local meteorological department said. The region has been reeling under an extreme heatwave for the past three days, with temperatures consistently rising above the 40-degree Celsius mark. Katra, the base camp for Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, recorded a high of 38.2 degrees Celsius, while Ramban sizzled at 40.3 degrees C...Read More
Lucknow, Jun 8 (PTI) In a bid to place Uttar Pradesh's Buddhist heritage on the world map, the Yogi Adityanath-led government organised a special six-day "Bodhi Yatra", which saw the participation of 50 delegates from five ASEAN countries. As part of this mission, the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department, in association with the Union Ministry of External Affairs, organised the "Bodhi Yatra" under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) framework, an official statement said on Sunday. The yatra, held f...Read More
Ahmedabad: The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) police on Sunday registered an FIR against a couple from Vatva for allegedly cheating five people of a total Rs 55.38 lakh after promising them jobs in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).The complainant, a 40-year-old resident of Paldi, approached the police with a detailed account of the fraud. According to her, after the death of her husband in May 2020, she began looking for a job to support her two children.In Sep 2022, she was introduced...Read More
Jammu, June 8 (PTI) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the waterfront in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, which provided direct employment to around 150 people, among whom most are female beneficiaries, ensuring that urban rejuvenation projects also ensure women empowerment. "The 1200-metre stretch along Kathua Canal in the heart of the city will shape urban landscape, economy, and social fabric and enhance the city's identity and livability", the LG said. Sinha said under the gui...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Jun 8 (PTI) The Odisha Vigilance Department on Sunday caught an IAS officer allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a businessman, an official release said. Raids are underway at his official residence, from where Rs 47 lakh cash has already been recovered, it said. "The IAS officer, who is posted as sub-collector, Dharamgarh in Kalahandi district, has been caught red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a local businessman, as an instalment of the ...Read More
Jaipur, Jun 8 (PTI) The Gurjar community's Mahapanchayat concluded on Sunday at Karwari Shaheed Memorial in Rajasthan's Bharatpur following a consensus over the state government's response to their demands, though a section of the community briefly disrupted train services in protest. The Mahapanchayat was convened by the Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti in the Pilupura area of Bayana. Gurjar leader Vijay Bainsla read out the state government's response before the gathering, which included th...Read More
Ludhiana, Jun 8 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday urged voters to support AAP's vision for progress and development, as he campaigned for party nominee Sanjeev Arora for the June 19 bypoll to the Ludhiana West Assembly seat. Mann addressed two public meetings - one at Jawaddi village and the other in Ward No. 64. "Unlike other parties that bring people by paying money or with promises of favours, we just extended a simple invitation to which you all have responded in large nu...Read More
Mysuru, June 8 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that the stampede that killed 11 people outside the Chinnaswamy stadium shouldn't have happened and he "didn't have any connection with the cricket stadium". The CM also said, he was pained by the incident. "This incident shouldn't have happened, it happened at the Cricket stadium. I don't have any connection with the cricket stadium," Siddaramaiah told reports here. The stampede occurred on June 4 evening in front of t...Read More
Jaipur: The Gurjar community in Rajasthan blocked the Delhi-Mumbai railway track for almost two hours after the Mahapanchayat of the community called by the Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti at Pilupura in Bharatpur on Sunday. Although the Mahapanchayat ended with accepting the proposed draft sent by the state government on the demands of the community, but soon after this, the situation changed, and a mob led by some youth reached the nearby Delhi-Mumbai railway track, stopped a passenger trai...Read More
Ahmedabad, Jun 8 (PTI) Table-toppers Dabang Delhi TTC extended their unbeaten run in the Ultimate Table Tennis with an 11-4 win over PBG Pune Jaguars here on Sunday. Earlier, Kolkata ThunderBlades reignited their playoff hopes with a 9-6 victory over reigning champions Dempo Goa Challengers. Dabang Delhi started the final double header of the season strongly as Izaac Quek outclassed Alvaro Robles in the opening two games before the Spaniard pulled one back. Maria Xiao followed up with another...Read More
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said the Centre has approved several projects worth Rs 24,000 crore to streamline traffic and reduce pollution in Delhi and its adjoining areas, including a five-km tunnel between Shiv Murti-Mahipalpur (Dwarka Expressway) and Nelson Mandela Road (Vasant Kunj). The tunnel will be constructed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at an estimated cost of Rs 3,500 crore, she said, adding that the projects were approved during a rece...Read More
Ahmedabad, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Ankur Bhattacharjee, Quadri Aruna, and Adriana Diaz all winning their singles rubbers, Kolkata ThunderBlades beat reigning champions Dempo Goa Challengers 9-6 in the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 on Sunday. Kolkata's victory saw them move into the playoff spots, occupying fourth with 29 points. Goa, with six more game wins on the board, moved level on points with leaders Jaipur Patriots and U Mumba TT. The tie opened with a gripping clash between ...Read More