NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Res...Read More
Chandigarh, Jul 17 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday reviewed key developmental projects aimed at strengthening infrastructure and providing modern facilities to citizens. He directed officials to ensure that all projects are completed with high quality and within the stipulated time frame so they can be dedicated to the public at the earliest, according to an official statement. Chairing a high-level meeting with senior officials here, Saini conducted a detailed revie...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Motihari in Bihar Tomorrow on July 18 where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth Rs 7,200 crore. In a post on X, PM Modi said, 'Will be in Motihari, Bihar, tomorrow, 18th July. Development works worth Rs. 7200 crore will be dedicated to the nation or their foundation stones would be laid. These works cover Software Technology Parks, four new Amrit Bharat trains, road proje...Read More
Jaipur, Jul 17 (PTI) Veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah should clarify the delay in taking the Kanhaiya Lal murder case to conclusion in court. He said the case was taken over by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on the night of the incident three years ago. Still, the central agency has not been able to even get statements recorded in the case, the former chief minister claimed. Kanhaiya Lal Sahu, a tailor, was murdered by two cleaver wie...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) India on Thursday indicated that any revival of the Russia-India-China (RIC) mechanism hinges on mutual convenience of the three countries. New Delhi's comments came hours after the Chinese foreign ministry said Beijing supports Russia's initiative to revive the RIC mechanism as it not only serves the interest of the three countries but also helps uphold the security and stability of the region. "This consultative format is a mechanism where the three countries come and...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Election Commission (EC) has so far found that over 5.76 lakh electors in Bihar are enrolled at multiple places and over 12.55 lakh have probably died. As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state's voters' list continues, official data also states that out of nearly 7.90 crore electors, over 35.69 lakh were not found at their addresses during the house-to-house visit of booth-level officers. According to data, over 17.37 lakh electors have probably permanen...Read More
Agra (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) An elderly man was found bound with a piece of cloth inside a locked car, seemingly abandoned by his family on Thursday at the Western Gate parking of the Taj Mahal, police said. The man, identified as Hariom Tandale, father of Mumbai resident Siddheshwar Tandale, was found by a parking lot guard. His condition inside the hot, locked vehicle appeared critical, the police said. Concerned onlookers broke the car window to rescue the distressed man. Deputy Commissioner of...Read More
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India] July 17 (ANI): In a shocking incident in Madhya Nayanapalli village of Pakala mandal, a man named Giri allegedly murdered his wife and two daughters and then attempted to take his own life. According to police reports, Giri and his wife, Hemalatha, had two daughters. In a heinous act, Giri reportedly pushed his wife and daughters into a well. A family member stated that he received a call informing him that Giri had thrown his wife and children into a well. Wh...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) Delhi will receive Rs 600 crore from the Central government under a special assistance scheme for Union Territories, said an official statement on Thursday. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the funds will be used to accelerate development projects across the city, including initiatives for traffic management, drainage, green energy and waste management. Gupta met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and briefed about the progress of various ongoing schemes and...Read More
Bhubaneswar/Balasore (Odisha), Jul 17 (PTI) The Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Thursday recorded the statement of a person who suffered burn injuries while trying to save a 20-year-old student who died after immolating herself over alleged sexual harassment, official sources said. The Crime Branch on Wednesday took over the investigation into the death of the student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Balasore. Two officers of the Crime Branch visited SCB Medical College and Hospital in ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) A meeting of the leaders of the INDIA bloc parties will be held online on Saturday evening to discuss the prevailing political situation in the country, the Congress announced on Thursday. The meeting comes right before the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which starts on Monday. It will be held after a long gap since the INDIA bloc parties jointly deliberated the country's political situation. The leaders would deliberate on a host of key issues, including the Election C...Read More
Jammu, Jul 17 (PTI) The BJP on Thursday announced 35 office bearers, including eight vice-presidents, five general secretaries, and a treasurer for its Jammu and Kashmir unit. According to a party spokesperson, Bharat Bhushan (Bodhi), former ministers Priya Sethi and Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, Rajeev Charak, Rakesh Mahajan, Rekha Mahajan, Rashpal Verma, and Shehnaz Ganai have been named its Jammu and Kashmir unit vice-presidents. Sanjita Dogra, Baldev Singh Billawaria, Anwar Khan, and Gopal Mahaja...Read More
Jammu, Jul 17 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah listened to the concerns, grievances, and sector-specific demands of people and delegations on Thursday as part of his public outreach initiative. He commended the contributions of each delegation in their respective fields and assured appropriate follow-up on the issues raised. "Several deputations and individuals met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the public outreach office 'Raabita' in Jammu today, bringing forward various d...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday slammed the remarks by a senior police officer in Bihar who blamed the recent spurt in crime in the state on seasonal unemployment among agricultural labourers, and said this reflects the mindset of the NDA government. ADG (Headquarters) Kundan Krishnan made the remarks during an interaction with journalists on Wednesday evening. "Bihar has only two major crop seasons. Since there is no crop season between April and July, most farmhands remain u...Read More
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwa...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced that her government would soon provide free bus travel cards to all women of the city with an aim to empower them with mobility. Saheli Smart Card, a personalised travel pass carrying the holder's name and photo, will facilitate free rides to women and transgender residents of Delhi aged 12 and above on all DTC and Cluster buses. Laying the foundation stone for a fully automated vehicle testing station (ATS) at the ...Read More
New Delhi: India on Thursday successfully test-fired nuclear-capable short range ballistic missiles Prithvi-II and Agni-I from an integrated test range off the Odisha coast, demonstrating its strategic deterrence capability. The test-firing of the missiles, conducted by the elite Strategic Forces Command, validated all operational and technical parameters, according to the defence ministry. On Wednesday, India successfully test-fired indigenously developed Akash Prime missile in Ladakh that ha...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Indian Army has preserved a room once used by Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, a 1971 war hero and Param Vir Chakra awardee, at a military cantonment in Srinagar into a museum. In a post on X, the Army unveiled photos of the museum, 'PVC Abode', on Sekhon's 80th birth anniversary. Born in Ludhiana in Punjab, Sekhon laid down his life while fighting against six Pakistani Sabre jets that attacked Srinagar airfield in December during the Indo-Pak War of 1971. H...Read More
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) Social media major Meta on Thursday apologised for inaccurate Kannada translation and claimed to have fixed the issue, after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah raised concerns over faulty auto-translation of Kannada content on its platforms. Raising concerns over the faulty auto-translation of Kannada content on Meta platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, Siddaramaiah said that it was leading to the distortion of facts and misleading users. "We fixed an issue that...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has secured the 31st position in the 'Medium Cities' category in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25. The awards, announced on Thursday, were based on the world's largest urban sanitation survey conducted under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. This edition of the survey saw participation from 4,589 Urban Local Bodies, a significant increase from just 73 participating cities in 2016 when the exercise was firs...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday termed as "witch-hunting" the Enforcement Directorate's charge sheet against Robert Vadra and said it is another attempt of the government to "intimidate and persecute" which will fail miserably. Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala claimed that there is "not an iota of illegality" in the land deal of Vadra and asked since when has sale and purchase of property become illegal. "The witch hunting of Sh. Robert Vadra is another vicious att...Read More
Mayiladuthurai (Tamil Nadu), Jul 17 (PTI) AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday claimed that the ruling DMK lacked genuine concern for fishermen and said that the party raised the issue of retrieving Katchatheevu islet ceded to Sri Lanka only during elections. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin raised the Katchatheevu issue only to target the BJP government at the Centre, he said. "The DMK lacks genuine concern for the fishermen. What steps did the DMK take to retrieve ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) IT company Tech Mahindra will invest in sales and marketing as well as learning infrastructure in key markets to enhance its position, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra said on Thursday. During the Annual General Meeting of Tech Mahindra, he said that the IT firm has an edge in the area of AI, which is reshaping businesses and society. "Over the next two to three years, the company plans to invest in learning infrastructure and in enhancing market position in key m...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Panchayati Raj Ministry on Thursday said it has brought together 19 partner institutes of planning and architecture to prepare spatial development plans for 36 gram panchayats across 14 states as a pilot project. A two-day workshop in this regard, titled 'Navingram --" Re-Imagining the Village', commenced in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Thursday, the ministry said in a statement. A Gram Panchayat Spatial Development Plan (GPSDP) is a comprehensive plan that guid...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) Sweden-based investment firm EQT on Thursday completed the acquisition of Niwas Housing Finance Limited, formerly known as Indostar Home Finance, a subsidiary of IndoStar Capital Finance Ltd. Following the acquisition, EQT will invest Rs 500 crore as growth capital to support geographic expansion and enhance digital capabilities of Niwas Housing Finance, a joint statement said. This transaction valued at Rs 1,750 crore marks a significant milestone in Niwas' journey as ...Read More
Raipur, Jul 17 (PTI) Bilha in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district has been declared the country's cleanest town with a population of less than 20,000, as per the government's annual cleanliness survey. Bilaspur city was ranked second in the 3 to10 lakh population category, while Kumhari municipality in the state stood third among towns with a population between 20,000 and 50,000, a state government release said. President Droupadi Murmu presented the 'Swachh Survekshan' awards at a ceremony held ...Read More
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land o...Read More
Saharanpur (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) Samajwadi Party workers on Thursday staged a protest at the divisional commissioner's office against the alleged misbehavior by additional district magistrate (ADM) with the party's Kairana MP Iqra Hasan, and demanded strict action against the accused officer. Led by SP district president Abdul Wahid, several party workers reached the office of Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Atal Kumar Rai and protested against the alleged misbehavior by ADM Santosh Bahadur Sing...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Jul 17 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced compassionate financial assistance for elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the state in case of death or disability during their tenures. According to a statement issued by the chief minister's office (CMO), all panchayat representatives, from ward members to zilla parishad presidents, will be eligible for the assistance. In case of death, loss of both eyes, hands or legs durin...Read More