New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi said he was inspired to watch Shubman Gill carrying on nonchalantly after making a hundred, and wants to emulate the Indian Test skipper in future matches. Suryavanshi made a sparkling 143 off just 78 balls to become the fastest and youngest batter to make a hundred in Youth ODIs during India U-19's fourth match against England on Saturday at Worcester. "I got a lot of inspiration from him (Gill) because I saw the game. After making ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) The Puducherry administration has launched raids against private drug retailers flouting the ban on sale of anti-tuberculosis drugs in contravention of norms. The joint enforcement raids are being conducted by the State TB Cell in collaboration with the Department of Drugs Control. The Puducherry administration in alignment with the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) implemented the ban on the sale of anti-TB drugs by private chemists, Dr S Govindarajan, ...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 6 (PTI) Senior BJP leader and Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan on Sunday claimed several MPs and MLAs from the Shiv Sena (UBT) were in touch with him and that people do not trust Uddhav Thackeray's leadership. Mahajan alleged Thackeray was a palatibahaddar" (one who makes a u-turn) and his conduct was immature, amid the controversy over the implementation of the three-language policy in the state. He also claimed that Uddhav Thackeray digressed from his father (Shiv Sena founder...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 6 (PTI) Non-bank lender Godrej Capital's assets under management have grown to about Rs 18,000 crore, and the company is targeting to close FY26 at over Rs 25,000 crore, a top official has said. Over the next two years -- FY27 and FY28 -- it plans to nearly double the AUM to Rs 50,000 crore, its managing director and chief executive Manish Shah told PTI. The company, in which parent Godrej Industries owns over 90 per cent stake, has sufficient capital right now as most of the capit...Read More
New Delhi: With prominent businessman Gopal Khemka being shot dead outside his residence in Patna, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the incident has once again proven that the BJP and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar have together made Bihar the "crime capital of India". Gandhi also asserted that in the upcoming assembly polls, the vote will not be just to change the government, but to save the state. Khemka was shot dead outside his residence in Patna by a bike-borne assailant, seven ye...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Equity investors are up for an eventful trading week ahead as the 90-day suspension period of the reciprocal tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump ends on July 9, analysts said, adding that a positive outcome from the trade negotiations could further lift market sentiment, particularly benefiting trade-sensitive sectors. Besides, Q1 earnings from IT major TCS and foreign fund movement would also dictate sentiment at the Dalal Street, experts said. July 9 marks t...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) The combined market valuation of six of the top-10 valued firms eroded by Rs 70,325.5 crore last week, with HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank emerging as the worst-hit in line with a bearish trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 626.01 points or 0.74 per cent. In the top-10 pack, Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, Infosys and Hindustan Unilever Ltd were the gainers, while HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Life I...Read More
Baramulla, Jul 5: Hundreds of mourners from Delina and its neighbouring villages Saturday participated in the Muharram procession, the 9th day of the month of Muharram-Ul-Haram at Delina area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district. The procession was one of the series of processions being held in the month of Muharram, the first month of Islamic calendar. Dressed in black and carrying flags bearing religious inscriptions, participants from the villages of Hygam, Bulgam, Bohripora, Syedpora, Uri...Read More
Lucknow, Jul 5 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Saturday hit out at Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav over his statement on Jai Prakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC) in Lucknow, saying that it is a public property and not Yadav's personal asset. Earlier in the day, Yadav had accused the BJP of a well-planned strategy to first end the JPNIC society through a cabinet decision and then prepare to sell it. In an official statement, Pathak said, "You (Yadav)...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 5 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the people of the state to maintain peace and harmony on the occasion of Muharram. "Maintain peace and harmony in holy Muharram," Banerjee posted on X ahead of Muharram on Sunday. Security in and around Kolkata, as well as all districts of West Bengal, has been tightened for the day. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic Hijri calendar, is a period of mourning for many Muslims, particularly the Shia community...Read More
Srinagar, Jul 5 (PTI) In a first, Jammu and Kashmir will host the two-day National Tourism Secretaries' Conference, where high-level deliberations on collaborative policy-making and strategic planning in the sector would take place. The conference, organised by the Union Ministry for Tourism at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar on July 7 and 8, will give a significant boost to Jammu and Kashmir's tourism profile, a government spokesperson said. The national...Read More
Pune, July 5 (PTI) An acquaintance detained by the police over the alleged rape of a Pune IT professional has been released after being served a notice, directing him to cooperate with the investigation, an official said on Saturday. The Pune police had said on Friday that the suspect, who was detained in connection with the alleged rape of the techie at her home, was her friend, casting doubts on the woman's claim that a stranger gained entry by posing as a courier delivery agent. Police Comm...Read More
Patna, Jul 5 (PTI) The RJD on Saturday ratified the re-election of its founder Lalu Prasad as the national president, who said a survey is being done by the party to identify suitable candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar. Prasad's re-election, which had taken place last month, was ratified at the national council meeting of the RJD, which also celebrated its 28th foundation day. Addressing the national council of the party after being handed the certificate of re-election, t...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 5 (PTI) Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai on Saturday said the interpretation of law or the Constitution has to be "pragmatic" and in a way that suits the needs of society. Speaking at a felicitation organised for him by the Bombay High Court here, he also mentioned that recently he had received complaints about the rude behaviour of "some of the colleagues", and urged the judges to protect the reputation of the institution. Citing a past Supreme Court judgement, Gava...Read More
Chandigarh, July 5 (PTI) The AAP government will bring a law to ensure harsher punishment for acts of sacrilege against religious scriptures in a two-day special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha starting July 10. "Those who commit sacrilege will no longer escape, a new era of justice is about to begin," Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Neel Garg said in a post on X on Saturday. The Bhagwant Mann government will convene the special session of the Punjab Assembly on July 10 and 11. AAP leader Bal...Read More
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 5 (PTI) The recent death of an 18-year-old girl in Kerala's Malappuram district was confirmed as Nipah infection, health department sources here said on Saturday. The patient, hailing from Chettiyarangadi in Malappuram, had succumbed after receiving treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode district. Initial tests indicated Nipah and the infection was subsequently confirmed by the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune after sample examination, the so...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 5 (PTI) There is no association between premature cardiovascular disease in a patient and a prior history of Covid-19 infection or covid vaccination, an expert committee tasked with investigating the recent cases of heart attack deaths in Karnataka concluded. On the contrary, a report submitted by the panel said that Covid-19 vaccination has been shown to be protective against cardiac events in the long term. The state government constituted an expert committee headed by Dr Ravi...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 5 (PTI) Indian cricketer Sanju Samson was on Saturday signed up by the Kochi Blue Tigers for the second edition of the Kerala Premier League (KPL) for a record figure of Rs 26.80 lakh. The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA), in a statement, said that the player auction for the second season of KPL concluded with Samson being the most expensive player for whom there was a fierce bidding war. Kochi Blue Tigers, Trivandrum Royals and Thrissur Titans fought till the end for t...Read More
Hyderabad, Jul 5 (PTI) Former MLC N Ramchander Rao, an ABVP veteran and senior advocate, on Saturday took over as the new president of the BJP in Telangana, succeeding G Kishan Reddy. Rao officially assumed charge at BJP's Telangana headquarters here in the presence of Kishan Reddy, party MP D K Aruna and several other leaders. Rao offered prayers at the famous Bhagyalakshmi temple at Charminar here before taking over his new role. He paid tributes at the Telangana Amaraveerula Stupam near th...Read More
Hyderabad, Jul 5 (PTI) The family of a 45-year-old man from Telangana, who was abducted in the West African nation of Mali, is in distress and appealing for government intervention to secure his release. Amaralingeswara Rao's wife Venkataramana on Saturday said her husband has been working in Mali since 2015. Venkataramana told PTI that she learnt of his abduction from the cement company he works for and added that she had last spoken to him on the night of June 30. Venkataramana, who lives i...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 5 (PTI) Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday demanded that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah apologise to the country's scientists and pharmaceutical sector for his recent remarks linking COVID-19 vaccines to a spate of heart attack deaths in the state and questioned whether he was "running the agenda of foreign forces". Accusing the Chief Minister of "insulting" India's scientists, startups, and its pharmaceutical strength, Goyal said his comments undermine the people who...Read More
Patna, July 5 (PTI) Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday announced that a 'skill university' would soon be set up in Bihar's Jamui district, which had served as his Lok Sabha constituency for two consecutive terms. Paswan, who has shifted base to Hajipur, his late father Ram Vilas Paswan's pocket borough, was addressing a function in the state capital, organised on the latter's birth anniversary. The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president said the new centre of learning will be set up b...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 5 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday visited the residence of the raped-murdered RG Kar hospital medic and announced a 'Nabanna Abhijan' (march to the state secretariat) on August 9, demanding justice for the victim. Accompanied by the victim's grieving parents at their Sodepur residence in North 24 Parganas, Adhikari declared that the rally would be a citizens' movement, not a political one. "There will be no party colours. No party flags. Only ordinary people, ...Read More
Jammu, Jul 5 (PTI) Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the much-anticipated Ujh Multipurpose project in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir is being revived to benefit the people. The Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office was addressing a gathering during a 'public darbar' at Basholi in Kathua, which is part of his Udhampur parliamentary constituency, an official statement said. Singh held the public darbar as part of his continued outreach efforts to engage directly...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 5 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced a podcast series, 'MaharashtraDharma', which will be launched on Sunday. "Starting something new...'MaharashtraDharma', a new podcast series...And what could be a more sacred day than Ashadhi Ekadashi to begin something new?" he wrote on X. The first episode of the podcast will be broadcast or shared at 11am on July 6 on all his social media platforms, the chief minister said. The annual pilgrimage to the V...Read More
Chennai, Jul 5 (PTI) The war against the imposition of Hindi being waged by the DMK and people of Tamil Nadu has transcended borders and is now raging like a whirlwind in Maharashtra, Chief Minister M K Stalin claimed on Saturday. The BJP, which was conducting itself "illegally and anarchically" by saying that it would allocate funds only if Hindi was taught as a third language in Tamil Nadu schools, has retreated for the second time, fearing a popular uprising in Maharashtra, where it was ruli...Read More
Firozabad (UP), Jul 5 (PTI) Six police personnel were suspended here over an objectionable social media post targeting former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, an official said on Saturday. Superintendent of Police Saurabh Dixit said a police constable had posted a derogatory comment against the Samajwadi party chief on social media on July 2. It was subsequently shared by other police personnel. On July 3, SP district unit president Shivraj Singh Yadav and former MLA Azim Bhai met ...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 5 (PTI) Various wings of parties in the Congress-led UDF and the BJP staged widespread protests in Kerala on Saturday seeking the resignation of state Health Minister Veena George over the death of a woman when a portion of the Kottayam Medical College building collapsed two days ago. Amidst the protests, state Cooperation Minister V N Vasavan came to the defence of his cabinet colleague by asking why she should resign if a portion of the building collapsed. "When 11 pe...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) In a move to fast-track the cleaning of the Yamuna river and rejuvenate and boost drinking water supply, the government has empowered the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) with increased financial autonomy, requiring no cabinet approvals for clearing projects worth Rs 50 crore. The DJB will now be able to independently execute projects worth crores of rupees for which no cabinet approval will be required for spending from budget allocations, according to a statement issued by the Del...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Inequality in India has come down significantly between 2011-12 and 2022-23, making it the fourth-most equal country globally, according to a World Bank report. This is in addition to a sharp decrease in extreme poverty, which has dropped from 16.2 per cent in 2011-12 to 2.3 per cent in 2022-23, an official release said quoting World Bank data. The government attributed the reduction in inequality to various initiatives and schemes pursued during the last decade. The on...Read More