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Mumbai: Amid the ongoing controversy over the alleged multi-hundred crore land scam in Pune involving Parth Pawar, the son of his estranged nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, and the upcoming Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) elections, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday visited Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. According to reports, the meeting was with regard to the ensuing MCA elections slated for Wednesday. Soon after the meeting, Ajinkya Naik ...Read More >
Madurai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired the core committee meeting of Tamil Nadu BJP unit here and said that the people of the state are fed up with the "massive corruption" of the DMK government. The BJP top leader was in the temple city to review the preparedness of the party to face the Tamil Nadu Assembly election next year and devise a strategy to fight polls. "The people of Tamil Nadu are fed up with the massive corruption of the DMK govt. The BJP Karyakartas will reach o ...Read More >
New Delhi: The war of words between the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission of India has gone a level up on the allegations leveled by Leader of Opposition Mr Rahul Gandhi on inflated voter lists and fake voters in Maharashtra. While the ECI has asked Mr Gandhi to approach it directly in case of any grievance, the political allies of the Congress, particularly in Bihar, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), backed Mr Gandhi on the issue saying "constitutional institutions have ...Read More >
Mumbai: In addition to tomato and onion, tur dal has contributed to India's food inflation which has remained high over the past two years, said the Economic Survey 2024-25 released on Thursday. The Survey attributed the price increase to supply chain disruptions exacerbated by extreme weather events and reduced harvest of some food items and called for focused research to develop climate-resilient crop varieties, enhancing yield and reducing crop damage. ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is considering introducing two levels of science and social science standard and advanced for students in Classes 9 and 10, according to officials. The board already offers two levels of mathematics for Class 10 students. Its curriculum committee has approved the idea, which is in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP). However, the board's governing body is yet to give its nod. ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Election Commission (EC) on a PIL challenging its decision to increase the maximum number of voters per polling station from 1,200 to 1,500, saying it is "concerned".A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar asked senior advocate Maninder Singh, appearing for the poll panel, to file a short affidavit explaining the rationale behind the decision. ...Read More >
Russell complained over the radio that it was "super dangerous" that he'd had to avoid Verstappen ahead of him. Both were summoned to a stewards' inquiry and Verstappen was sharply critical Sunday of Russell's approach to the incident. "Honestly, very disappointing because I think we're all here, we respect each other a lot and, of course, I've been in that (race stewards') meeting room many times in my life, in my career, with people that have raced and I've never seen someone trying to screw s ...Read More >
Kolkata: Amid the ongoing unrest in neighbouring Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to secure the safety of religious minorities in the violence-hit country. Speaking in the floor of the Bengal Assembly over the Bangladesh issue, Banerjee said the Government of India should take up the matter with the United Nation so that the UN peace keeping forces can bee deployed in Bangladesh. Banerjee's demands come amid ...Read More >
Ahmedabad police on Friday have arrested four individuals, including a resident of Australia, for operating a counterfeit currency racket in a warehouse in the Vatva area of Gujarat's Ahmedabad. The group was involved in printing fake Australian dollars, reportedly intending to smuggle the counterfeit notes abroad. The arrests followed a raid by the city's Crime Branch, acting on a tip-off about suspicious activities at the warehouse. Authorities seized counterfeit Australian banknotes worth ap ...Read More >
The Directorate of Education Schools and the Higher and Technical Education Department had on Thursday ordered the resumption of classes in Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Kakching, Thoubal and Jiribam districts. K Biken Singh, a central government official whose two children study in a private school in Imphal, said, "It is a great relief that schools have reopened. Final exams of my children, who are in Class 6 and Class 7, were scheduled to start from the second week of December and part ...Read More >
New Delhi: Both houses of the parliament were suspended temporarily on Thursday within minutes of opening as opposition lawmakers disrupted proceedings for the third day this week seeking a discussion on allegations against the Adani Group. U.S. authorities have accused Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani and managing director of Adani Green, Vneet S. Jaain, of being part of a scheme to pay bribes of $265 million to secure Indian solar power supply contracts, and misleading U.S. investors du ...Read More >
In a bid to strengthen law and order, Manipur authorities have installed 134 checkpoints across the state, encompassing hill and valley districts. The move comes amidst ongoing unrest and efforts to curb unlawful activities. Security forces have intensified operations, conducting area domination and search drives in vulnerable regions. These efforts led to the recovery of weapons, including AK-series rifles, mortars, ammunition, and explosives, as well as the detention of over 1,200 individuals ...Read More >
Lahore: The PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has made it clear that it is not possible for Pakistan to travel to India for tournaments in future while India continue to refuse to send the team to the neighbouring nation, a situation he termed 'unequal.' The fate of the Champions Trophy hangs in balance after BCCI conveyed to ICC its inability to send the team to Pakistan, and the global body has convened a virtual meeting of its executive board members on Friday to take a final decision. "It is j ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha for three days, from November 29 to December 1, to attend the annual Director General of Police (DGP) conference in Bhubaneswar. Union home minister Amit Shah will accompany him at the event, which will be held at the convention hall of Odisha Lok Seva Bhawan (State Secretariat). PM Modi and Shah are expected to arrive in Bhubaneswar on Friday afternoon. Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the high-profile vi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a four-year-old girl was allegedly sold for Rs 40,000 by her parents in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. The couple, daily wage earners originally from Bihar, cited severe financial distress as the reason for their actions. The child was sold to another couple in Pipili with the help of two intermediaries from the Badagada locality. Acting swiftly on a tip-off, the Badagada police rescued the girl and launched an investigation into the case. Inspector-in-Charge of B ...Read More >
New Delhi: Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust, the force behind world's largest free-fortified morning nutrition programme, is now set to announce a partnership with Sri Sathya Sai Gokulam Dairy Products Pvt Ltd. The dedicated high-end manufacturing facility, spread over an area of 3 acres, is located on the outskirts of the historic town of Mysore. The milk powder produced at the facility will be pivotal in enabling Annapoorna Trust to extend its morning nutrition programme across States where acc ...Read More >
New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed strong disapproval over the repeated doubts raised by political leaders regarding the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The court criticised the tendency of some political figures to question the integrity of the EVM system when they lose elections, while conveniently accepting its legitimacy when they win. The bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud, pointed out the inconsistency in the stance taken by several ...Read More >
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