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New Delhi: As many as 36.86 lakh voters could not be found at their registered addresses during Election Commission of India's (ECI) ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. According to ECI, about 1.61% of the 7.90 crore registered voters are probably deceased electors (12.71 lakh), while 2.3% (18.16 lakh) have shifted base permanently. Less than one per cent (5.92 lakh) of the voters have been identified as enrolled at multiple places and 6,978 are not traceable, reported News18. E ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's smartphone and electronics industry has raised serious concerns over what it describes as informal but targeted trade restrictions imposed by China. The India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), in a letter to the government, sought swift policy measures to address these unofficial restrictions, which could derail the country's $32 billion export-driven manufacturing ambitions. As per the ICEA letter, India's electronics manufacturing sector remains heavily reliant o ...Read More >
New Delhi: Nishikant Dubey is known to speak his mind, not caring about any controversy his comments may trigger. Not just the Opposition, BJP's Lok Sabha MP from Jharkhand's Godda constituency doesn't hesitate to talk about his own party also. On Friday, Dubey said in an interview with news agency ANI that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi stops leading the BJP, the party will not win even 150 seats in Lok Sabha elections. In the 2024 polls, BJP won 240 seats in the 542-strong Lok Sabha, and f ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Congress accused the CBI on Friday of going soft in its probe against Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) Chairman Montu Patel in an alleged multi-crore-rupee scam. Addressing a press conference at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters here, Rajya Sabha MP and party spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil alleged that the CBI did not present all the facts before the court that led to Patel getting interim protection from arrest. He said it took the Central Bureau o ...Read More >
Mumbai: Star kid Khushi Kapoor revealed in a recent one-on-one with ETimes that she opted for cosmetic beauty procedures to enhance her look as she wasn't born with great features. "I wasn't born like this, but I've always been honest about it. I've always tried to be honest and open about whatever I'm getting done. If someone wishes to get work done, it is their choice, and they should do what suits them," she shared. "Getting work done and lying about it is unfair to younger girls who look u ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (UNI) In view of the ongoing heavy rains in Hyderabad, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed all concerned departments to stay on high alert and ensure swift response to public grievances. The Chief Minister instructed officials from GHMC, HMDA, Water Works, Electricity, and Police departments to work in close coordination to prevent any rain-related disruptions. He also emphasised the need for immediate action in areas facing waterlogging, power outages, or other rain- ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court has said money cannot be recovered by filing an FIR and seeking help of police as it quashed a cheating case against the producer of Bollywood movie "Tanu Weds Manu". A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan expressed displeasure over the approach of the Allahabad High Court in dealing with the petition of producer Shailesh R Singh for quashing of the FIR against him by complainant Kunal Jain. "Money cannot be recovered, more particularly, in ...Read More >
Mumbai: Star kid Ahaan Panday made his Bollywood debut with 'Saiyaara', which was released in theatres on Friday. However, Chunky Panday's son and Ananya's brother may not have got the film in the first place. Director Mohit Suri revealed during a conversation with Radio Nasha that Ahaan nearly lost the film because of his viral mimicry videos, in which he tried recreating Shah Rukh Khan's iconic movie scenes. "Usne bahut pehle, industry main aane se pehle kuch kiya tha. Meri wife ne dekha th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The central drugs laboratories have found 55 samples manufactured by various firms in June to be "not of standard quality", health ministry officials said on Friday. Further, state drugs testing laboratories have identified 130 drugs samples as 'not of standard quality', they said. Also Read | Chhattisgarh: 6 Bodies of Naxals Recovered in Ongoing Encounter With Security Forces in Narayanpur. According to routine regulatory surveillance activity, the list of 'not of sta ...Read More >
Mumbai: Actress Sonakshi Sinha is returning to the silver screen with the paranormal suspense drama 'Nikita Roy', directed by her brother Kussh S Sinha. Ahead of the film's release, superstar Salman Khan, who has worked with Sonakshi in the 'Dabangg' franchise, extended his support and best wishes to the actress. He also urged his fans to watch his 'Dabangg' co-star's film in theatres. Salman took to his Instagram handle on Thursday and shared a poster of 'Nikita Roy', asking his followers to ...Read More >
Amritsar, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leader of Opposition in Punjab and Congress lawmaker Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday demanded that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann immediately convene an all-party meeting in Amritsar to discuss continuing threats to the Golden Temple through threatening emails. Speaking after paying obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib, where he was accompanied by Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala and other Congress leaders, Bajwa said that he met with of ...Read More >
Durgapur: From Motihari in Bihar to Durgapur in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's focus was on Assembly polls as he held road shows, addressed public rallies and announced a slew of development projects for both states on Friday. Bihar elections are due around November. And though polls in West Bengal are 10 months away, the all stakeholders have started building up for the crucial ballot test in a state which has remained elusive for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). With three-time ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its protest against Odisha's BJP government over FM College student Soumyashree Bisi's suicide, BJD on Friday announced a state-wide protest where all Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) offices will be gheraoed on July 21. The opposition party, which is seeking a judicial probe int the tragic incident, will gherao the RDC offices in Cuttack, Sambalpur, and Berhampur to press for the demand, BJD vice president Debi Prasad Mishra told reporters in Bhubaneswar. "We wi ...Read More >
Mumbai: Veteran actor Anupam Kher recently recalled a moment from his talk show when Shah Rukh Khan had claimed he was the last superstar. Agreeing with SRK's claim during a conversation with Siddharth Kannan, Anupam opened up about the genuine relationships in the industry when there were no vanity vans or cell phones. "Humare rishte bane hai. Na humare pass vanity van hoti thi, na mobile, humare pass rishte hote thee (Our relationships were built genuinely. We didn't have vanity vans or mobi ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The All India Football Federation have congratulated Inter Kashi on being adjudged the I-League Champions following the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). CAS has partially upheld an appeal by Inter Kashi Football Club (Inter Kashi FC) against Churchill Brothers FC Goa, Namdhari FC, Real Kashmir FC, and AIFF. CAS has ruled that the AIFF shall declare Inter Kashi FC as winners of the I-League 2024-25. After an unsuccessful first procedure i ...Read More >
Mumbai: Tata Sons and Tata Trusts on Friday announced the formation of a Rs 500 crore welfare trust for the victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12. Tata Sons and Tata Trusts committed to contributing Rs 250 crore each to the trust. All but one of the 242 people on board the London Gatwick-bound AI-171 flight died as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft crashlanded into a medical college hostel building, close to the Sardar Vallabhbhai International Airport, just 32 seconds ...Read More >
Mumbai: Actress-singer Priyanka Chopra turned a year older on Friday. She celebrated her 43rd birthday with husband Nick Jonas and daughter Malti Marie, and shared glimpses from their family holiday on her social media handle. As the desi girl celebrates her special day with her family, let's take a look at how the Bollywood diva once addressed the 10-year age gap with Nick and roasted her husband. In 2021, while talking about their age gap which was a hot topic of discussion post their marri ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In the wake of FM Autonomous College tragedy, the Odisha government has directed all universities and colleges to prominently display the Women Helpline Number 181 across key locations on campus. The instruction issued by the Higher Education Department in this regard will be applicable to all universities and colleges under its jurisdiction, including government, aided, and private institutions. The educational institutions have also been instructed to organise awareness workshop ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to grant a stay to former railway minister and Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in the ongoing trial in the alleged land-for-jobs scam. Lalu, through senior advocate Kapil Sibal had moved the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court refused to grant a stay in the matter. After being told that the petition is only challenging an interim order of the High Court and the main matter is pending there, the bench of Justice M M Sundresh and Justi ...Read More >
Jhargram, Jul 18 (PTI) Three elephants, including two calves, were run over by an express train near Banstala railway station in West Bengal's Paschim Midnapore district, police said on Friday. The incident, which took place on Thursday night, occurred when an elephant herd that probably came from Jharkhand's Dalma forest was traversing, they said. The three pachyderms were mowed on the tracks by a speeding Janshatabdi Express on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section, a police officer said. It was ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
New Delhi: There could be further trouble brewing for Kannada actor Darshan with the Supreme Court expressing serious reservations over the Karnataka High Court's decision to grant him bail in the Renukaswamy murder case. While hearing of a special leave petition filed by the Karnataka government, a bench comprising Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan orally stated that it was "not at all convinced" by the Karnataka High Court's exercise of discretion in granting bail. The Supreme Co ...Read More >
New Delhi: Bomb disposal squads and K9 units of the Delhi Police were kept busy for the fourth day in the week after more than 20 schools in the national capital received bomb threat e-mails on Friday morning. The schools have been evacuated and search operations are underway. Bomb threats were received by three schools on Monday. On Tuesday, the St Stephen's College and a school in Dwarka received bomb threats. On Wednesday, seven schools around Delhi received bomb threats. The schools that r ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wan ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant development, the United States has officially designated The Resistance Front (TRF) - an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) - a Foreign Terrorist Organisation or FTO. The TRF had initially claimed responsibility for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, but retracted its statement later. The US has also described the Pahalgam terror attack as the deadliest on civilians in India since the 2008 Mumbai attack. "Today, the Department of State is adding The Resistance ...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 >
Bhubaneswar: India successfully test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha on Thursday. "Short-Range Ballistic Missiles - Prithvi-II and Agni-I - were successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha on July 17, 2025," the Ministry of Defence in a statement after the test. The launches validated all operational and technical parameters. These tests were conducted under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Co ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) To curb illegal mining and transportation, the Uttar Pradesh government is deploying advanced technologies under the Integrated Mining Surveillance System (IMSS), a release said on Thursday. Mining activities are already being monitored through drones, geo-fencing, RFID tags, and AI-powered check gates. Now, the state is set to introduce 'Weigh-In-Motion' (WIM) technology to accurately track vehicle overloading. Also Read | 'Arvind Kejriwal Used Government Funds to Buy Mo ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to expand the reach and impact of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in Odisha, the state government is set to raise five new NCC girls' battalions. The initiative is part of a comprehensive expansion plan to strengthen NCC's presence across the state. The state government will bear the full cost of raising and maintaining these new battalions, an official statement said on Thursday. The state had earlier held discussions with the Director General of NCC regardin ...Read More >
Mumbai: Richa Chadha became a target of trolls over her birthday post for daughter Zuneyra, who turned one on Thursday. In a heartfelt post, Richa shared a reel that showcased her journey of motherhood. The reel included memorable moments from her pregnancy to glimpses of her life as a new mother. However, what caught the attention of netizens in the celebratory post was the term "natural birth", describing Richa's delivery. "For bringing so much colour into all our lives! A year ago I gave ...Read More >
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