New Delhi: The University of Delhi announced on Saturday that the second phase of its undergraduate admission process under the Common Seat Allocation System (UG)-2025 (CSAS-UG) will commence from July 8. According to a press release issued by the university, candidates who have completed the first phase must log in to their dashboard at ugadmission.uod.ac.in to fill in their preferences for programme and college combinations. The preference-filling window will remain open till 11:59 pm on Jul...Read More
Chennai, Jul 5 (PTI) The AIADMK was open to forging electoral ties with parties opposed to the ruling DMK, and even TVK founder actor Vijay was welcome to join hands to dislodge that party, its general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said here on Saturday. Launching the party's election campaign logo of a raised fist with two leaves, and AIADMK flag in the background, Palaniswami said all political parties with a unanimous view of dislodging the DMK should strengthen the combine and contest to...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Realty firm Whiteland Corporation has awarded construction work orders worth Rs 2,000 crore to Ahluwalia Contracts and Kalpataru Projects for its upcoming housing project in Gurugram. The company will develop a 20-acre housing project on Dwarka Expressway in Gurugram, comprising around 1,700 apartments. In the first phase, the company has launched around 1,400 units for sale. The prices of apartments start from Rs 6.5 crore. "We have roped in Kalpataru Projects Internat...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) "Bhaiya ab saans phool raha. Kuch karo...(Brother I am short of breath now. Do something)," that was the last message Kumar Dhirender Pratap managed to sent his elder brother -- a desperate cry for help from inside a smoke-filled elevator. Barely 48-hours after returning to Delhi to restart his UPSC preparations, the 25-year-old aspirant from Banaras found himself trapped in a lift at Vishal Mega Mart in Karol Bagh, as fire raged through the building. He had come back wi...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday mutually agreed to defer the white-ball series between Bangladesh and India, which was scheduled to be held in August 2025 to September 2026. The away series was to feature three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals to be played from August 17 to 31 in Chittagong and Dhaka. "This decision has been reached following discussions between the two Boards, taking into account ...Read More
New Delhi: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have mutually agreed to defer the white-ball series, three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals, between Bangladesh and India in August 2025 to September 2026, informed BCCI. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have mutually agreed to defer the white-ball series, three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals, between Bangladesh and India in Augu...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
Srinagar, Jul 5 (PTI) A case has been registered against several individuals for allegedly attempting to provoke unrest and disturb public order and communal harmony during a Muharram procession in the city, police said on Saturday. "In violation of laid-down conditions, certain individuals committed deliberate and unlawful acts during the Muharram procession on MA Road on Friday," a police spokesperson said. He said the actions were aimed at provoking unrest, disrupting public order and distu...Read More
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 5 (ANI): Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Saturday accused the Congress of misleading the country with its claim that the BJP-led government at the Centre wants to change the Constitution. He added that AICC has now become the 'All India Cheating Congress'. "The words 'secular' and 'socialist' were not there in the Constitution. It was added after the 42nd Amendment. The Amendment was brought during the Emergency. Emergency was a black day in the d...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) US authorities have arrested fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's younger brother, Nehal Modi, following extradition requests from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), officials said on Saturday. Nehal Modi, who is the subject of a Red Notice issued by the Interpol, was taken into custody on Friday, US officials told Indian authorities. The next hearing in the matter is scheduled for July 17, during which Nehal Modi may seek bail -...Read More
Firozabad (UP), Jul 5 (PTI) With opposition parties accusing the Election Commission of ignoring their concerns, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday asserted that the poll panel maintains a regular dialogue with political parties and 5,000 such meetings have been held in the past four months, beginning from the assembly level. Replying to queries from reporters in Firozabad, where he came to attend a private programme, Kumar said that after voters, political parties are the ne...Read More
Thane, Jul 5 (PTI) From deep urban shafts to mountain tunnels and marine crossings, the Bullet Train project is progressing fast, with 80 per cent of excavation work completed at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) station in Mumbai, an official release said on Saturday. Of the 21-km-long underground and undersea tunnel between BKC and Shilphata in Thane district, 16 km is being excavated using Tunnel Boring Machines and 5 km with the help of the New Austrian Tunnelling Method, said the National Hig...Read More
Shimla, Jul 5 (PTI) The construction of three out of four National Highways is in an advanced stage in Himachal Pradesh and major works would be completed in the next two years, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said in Bilaspur on Saturday. About 2,593 km long, four National Highways are being constructed in the state at an estimated cost of about Rs 38,000 crore. Addressing reporters, Nadda also lashed out at the state government for not utilising the funds allocated by the Union government. ...Read More
Jabalpur, Jul 5 (PTI) In a setback to actor Saif Ali Khan and his family, who inherited Rs 15,000 crore properties owned by Bhopal's erstwhile rulers, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside the trial court's verdict given over two decades ago, and ordered a retrial in the case. In its order passed on June 30, the single bench of high court of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi set aside the judgment and decree of the trial court which upheld Pataudis (Saif Ali Khan, his mother Sharmila Tagore and his ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The Tribal Affairs Ministry has asked the Environment Ministry to provide scientific evidence to support the claim that granting land rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, has led to forest degradation, warning that such statements may "reinforce stereotypes" and "undermine" the law. In an office memorandum dated July 2, addressed to the secretary of the Environment Ministry, the Tribal Affairs Ministry said, "The India State of Forest Report (IFSR) 2023 indicat...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 5 (PTI) With the Congress mocking the BJP-led NDA government over the proposed trade deal with the US, Union minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India negotiates from a position of strength and not under deadlines. He also accused the Congress of "negotiating and signing agreements that were not in the national interest" during that party-led UPA government's tenure. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi had attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Indo-US...Read More
Bijapur, Jul 5 (PTI) A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Saturday. A gunfight broke out in the Indravati National Park area when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxal operation, an official said. The operation had been launched on the basis of intelligence about the presence of senior Maoist cadres, and intermittent exchange of fire is going on in the area since Friday, he said. The body of a male ...Read More
Ramban/Jammu, Jul 5 (PTI) At least 36 Amarnath pilgrims, hailing from different states, suffered minor injuries when five buses slammed into each other in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district on Saturday, officials said. The buses were part of a convoy headed for the Pahalgam base camp of the pilgrimage in south Kashmir from Jammu's Bhagwati Nagar. All the injured persons rejoined the yatra after receiving treatment at the Ramban district hospital. The accident took place near Chanderkote, alon...Read More
New Delhi: The Centre has asked states to take strict action on manufacturers and retailers selling sub-standard helmets to ensure the safety of two-wheeler riders. "The Department of Consumer Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) appeal to consumers across the country to use only BIS-certified helmets," an official statement said on Saturday.The department also called for strict enforcement against the manufacture or sale of helmets without BIS certification, it added. "With over 2...Read More
Puri, Jul 5 (PTI) Lord Jagannath's 'Bahuda' Yatra or return car festival formally began here on Saturday with thousands of devotees pulling the chariot of Lord Balabhadra's 'Taladwaj' after ceremonial 'Pahandi' and Gajapati Maharaja Divyasingha Deb performing 'Chhera Pahanra' (sweeping) rituals. Though the pulling of chariots was slated to start at 4 pm, it began at about 2.45 pm much ahead of the schedule amid chants of 'Jai Jagannath', 'Haribol' and beating of cymbals. The chariots of Devi Su...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Jul 5 (PTI) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has declared Swapneswar Mahadev temple, built in 6th-century, as a protected monument site. The Shiva temple is located at Punjiama village in Banpur block of Khurda district. "In exercise of the powers conferred by...the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, the Central Government hereby declares that the ancient monument specified...to be of national importance," read a Gazette notification issued b...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 5 (PTI) A Thai Lion Air flight to Bangkok from Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport was cancelled early Saturday due to a "technical snag", officials said. The flight with 130 passengers and seven crew on board returned to the parking bay after it was pushed back for taxing to the runway due to a "technical snag", officials said. Later, the flight was cancelled for the day. According to Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials at the airport the aircraft l...Read More
Mumbai, July 5 (PTI) After Uddhav and Raj Thackeray hosted a joint rally claiming credit for the government's climbdown on the "imposition" of the Hindi language, the Congress reminded the cousins that the government's move was opposed by various sections across the state. The Congress appeared sceptical of a potential political alliance between the two cousins. Amid a fierce backlash against the introduction of the Hindi language in Maharashtra schools from Classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet o...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 5 (PTI) Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India negotiates from a position of strength and not under deadlines. He accused the Congress of "negotiating and signing agreements that were not in the national interest" during the UPA government's tenure. His remarks come a day after Goyal stated that India would accept a proposed trade deal with the US only when it is fully finalised and in the national interest. Speaking to reporters here, Goyal said, "India do...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 5 (PTI) Five Maharashtra Navnirman Sena supporters were detained on Saturday for the attack on investor Sushil Kedia's office in Worli here over the latter's social media post about not learning Marathi and his "kya karna hai bol" dare to Raj Thackeray. Hours after the attack, Kedia apologised for the social post claiming he had overreacted and also professed admiration for Thackeray. Kedia said he had uploaded the post in a wrong state of mind under duress and stress and wished to...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has dismissed over 200 petitions of the Ministry of Defence challenging the Armed Force Tribunal's order holding a number of defence personnel entitled for disability pension for their respective disabilities. Disability pension cannot be denied to defence personnel solely on the ground that the onset of the disability occurred while they were posted at a peace station or by contending that it is a lifestyle disease, it said, while noting that militar...Read More
Jaipur, Jul 5 (PTI) Tension escalated in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district following the death of a man who was allegedly lynched by a mob after his car hit a handcart in a market, police said on Saturday. The prime accused in the case, Shareef Mohammad, has been arrested, and another suspect has been detained, they said. Following the incident, which occurred on Friday evening in Jahazpur town of the district, locals shut down the market, demanding justice and compensation. The victim's family a...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 5 (PTI) BJP leaders in Maharashtra on Saturday attacked Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, saying their joint rally in Mumbai was a "desperate attempt" to revive their political fortunes and recover the lost ground ahead of the civic polls, and added that the event was more like a "family reunion". Uddhav and Raj on Saturday shared the public stage and hosted a victory gathering, titled 'Awaj Marathicha' in Mumbai's Worli to celebrate the rollback of two Government Resolutions (GRs) issued e...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 5 (PTI) Athletics fan base is swelling in the country thanks to 'Neeraj Chopra effect' and Coimbatore resident Ranjith Kumar Ravichandran, who earned a fully paid trip to watch the NC Classic hosted by the superstar himself, exemplified the die-hard followers tracking their favourite player rain or shine. Last month, Ranjith tweeted his wish to watch the inaugural NC Classic if somebody sponsors Rs 2000 to cover his expenses. To his delight, he received an all-expense paid trip t...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) After a day off, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and others from the Axiom-4 mission on Saturday studied how bones react to microgravity conditions, an experiment that could lead to better treatment of osteoporosis on Earth. On the 10th flight day, Shukla also participated in an experiment to monitor radiation exposure on the International Space Station (ISS), which could help better protect astronauts on longer-duration space missions away from Earth. Lucknow-born Shukla (3...Read More