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SHILLONG, July 17: Rose Angelina M. Kharsyntiew, a Village Level Entrepreneur (VLE) from Eastern West Khasi Hills district, was honoured at the national celebration of Digital India@10 for her outstanding contribution to grassroots digital empowerment. The event, held in New Delhi on Wednesday, recognised her as one of the changemakers transforming rural India through the Common Services Centre (CSC) scheme. Hailing from Mairang, Rose Angelina has, over the past decade, emerged as a driving fo ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17: Gene-testing of aspiring athletes to figure the best sport for them besides performance-based funding were among the suggestions before Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya sought a five-year plan from every national federation by the end of next month. The inaugural one-day 'Khelo Bharat Conclave' had the top stakeholders of Indian sports under one roof for a good six hours during which ideas, both old and new, were discussed at length to chart the way forward. The ambition - ...Read More >
Bengaluru Stampede Probe: The Karnataka government's status report on the deadly stampede outside Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium lays primary blame on RCB, its event management partner DNA Entertainment Networks Pvt. Ltd, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), accusing them of unilaterally organising the mass public event without securing legal permission or coordinating with city authorities. The question here arises is - All To Blame But Congress Govt? Watch panel discussion o ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 17: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has blamed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for making a "reckless speech" and "inciting violence" during an eviction drive in a reserve forest in Goalpara district on Thursday. "Rahul Gandhi came to Assam and openly encouraged encroachers to occupy forest land. Emboldened by his reckless words, today a violent mob attacked our police and forest personnel while attempting to forcefully encroach upon the Paikan Reserve Forest," Sarma stated ...Read More >
Shillong, July 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Meghalaya Unit on Wednesday paid floral tribute to the legendary Khasi freedom fighter, U Tirot Sing Syiem, on the occasion of his 190th death anniversary. Led by party president and senior leaders, the BJP commemorated the fearless chief of Nongkhlaw, who valiantly resisted British colonial rule in the early 19th century. The tribute ceremony highlighted the enduring legacy of U Tirot Sing's resistance against imperial forces. Speaking on th ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 17 (UNI) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Odisha police on Thursday arrested two fraudsters on the charge of cheating Rs 1.56 crore from a woman in Odisha's Cuttack district on the pretext of higher returns in online gaming platforms. The CID sleuths acted on a complaint filed by Mamata Rout (38), a native of Balisahi village under the Salipur police station jurisdiction of Cuttack, alleging that she was cheated to the tune of Rs 1.56 crore by the accused persons ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 17: Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal, who is currently the Additional Director General of Special Task Force of Kolkata Police, on Thursday apologised to the Calcutta High Court for "inadvertently" revealing the name of the R.G. Kar rape and murder case victim. Goyal wrote a letter to the Division Bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta, tendering an unconditional apology for the "inadvertent" action. Considering that the former City Po ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Sarai Kale Khan Namo Bharat station, which will be the converging point for three Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors, is ready for operations. Trial runs have been concluded with the state govt to take a final decision on when it can open for public use."The final touches are being given to the station," said an official of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), which is executing the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor. Sarai Kale Khan is set to b ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 15: BSF personnel deployed in West Garo Hills foiled a major infiltration bid by Bangladeshi nationals and apprehended 26 individuals in the process. BSF troops on Tuesday observed three vehicles at Matchokpara on Hill Road coming from the Purakhasia side and heading towards Barengapara along State Highway 12. The operational team swiftly swung into action and intercepted the target vehicles. Subsequent verification revealed that 26 Bangladeshi nationals were being facilitated b ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 15: Waving and smiling to cameras, Shubhanshu Shukla and three other Axiom-4 mission astronauts emerged from the Dragon Grace spacecraft on Tuesday, taking their first breath of fresh air after completing their 20-day space sojourn. The 39-year-old Shukla, commander Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary were seen being helped out of the spacecraft by the ground staff of SpaceX, the transporter for the mission. The ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A physics lecturer from a private college in Dakshina Kannada and two of his friends have been arrested by Bengaluru police for allegedly blackmailing and raping a student.When the mental torture by the trio became intolerable, the girl narrated to her parents how she was being exploited. Subsequently, she went to Marathahalli police station along with her parents on July 5 and lodged a complaint seeking action against the perpetrators. Acting swiftly, the cops arrested the trio the f ...Read More >
Lucknow, July 15: A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to leader of opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he made an appearance in a defamation case filed over his purported remarks on Army personnel, his lawyer said. The case relates to alleged defamatory remarks against Indian soldiers made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022. Following his appearance, the court released him on bail, the lawyer added. The bail was effected after Gandhi furnished a bail bond and sureties as direct ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15: The Congress hit out at the BJP on Tuesday after an Odisha college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor died, with former party chief Rahul Gandhi saying the country wants answers and not Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence". Gandhi's remarks came after the student died at the AIIMS in Bhubaneswar. The second-year integrated B.Ed student of the Fakir Mohan College in Balasore died on Monday night, after fighting for life for t ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15 : The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday termed reports claiming it has directed vendors to put warning labels on food items such as samosas, jalebis and laddos as "misleading, incorrect, and baseless". It clarified that its advisory on health messaging about hidden fats and excess sugar in various food items is not a directive for vendors to put warning labels on their products, and underlined that it does not target India's rich street food culture. The general advisory is a ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15: The coming months will be crucial for India's global trade relations, as the government intensifies negotiations with major partners such as the European Union (EU), the United States, and the ASEAN bloc, officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Tuesday. During a press briefing, Special Secretary Satya Srinivas said that significant progress has been made in some talks, while others are moving more slowly than expected. "The 12th round of negotiations wit ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15: Indian astronaut and IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on Tuesday returned to Earth after a historic mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), his family back home was overwhelmed with a mix of emotion including excitement, nervousness and pride. The family members of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, in Lucknow was filled with emotion, pride, and celebration as the news came in of his safe return from the International Space Station (ISS). Shukla, who became th ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 15: Amidst rumours that Smriti Irani will be taking a sabbatical from politics to work in the reboot version of "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi", the actor and politician decided to set the record straight, saying that she will never compromise of her sangathan responsibilities. When an X user wrote, "Dear @smritiirani all the best on your return to TV. Hope this is just a brief sabbatical from politics (sic)." Irani reacted to this saying "No sabbatical. Have worked both in media ...Read More >
Lucknow, July 15: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Raebareli Member of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi, appeared before the MP-MLA court in Lucknow on Tuesday in connection with a defamation case filed against him for allegedly making objectionable remarks about Indian soldiers during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The court promptly granted him bail on the condition of furnishing his personal bond of Rs 20,000 with two sureties of the like amount. The next date of hearing is August 13. Rahul Gandhi ...Read More >
Chandigarh, July 14: Veteran marathon runner Fauja Singh died on Monday after being hit by an unidentified vehicle while out for a walk in his native village in Punjab's Jalandhar district. He was 114. A Jalandhar police official confirmed Fauja Singh's death, saying he was out for a walk in Bias village when an unidentified vehicle struck him. Fauja Singh suffered head injuries and succumbed in the evening. The erring driver, who is yet to be identified, fled after the incident, a police offi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 14: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others of the commercial Axiom-4 mission on Monday embarked on a journey back to Earth as their Dragon Grace spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station - their home for the last 18 days. The Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 4:45 PM IST, a 10-minute delay from the original plan, and fired thrusters twice to move away from the orbital laboratory. The Axiom-4 crew, comprising Shukla, co ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14: The Supreme Court on Monday said citizens must know the value of the right of freedom of speech and expression, as it mulled guidelines to regulate offensive social media posts. A bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and KV Viswanathan was hearing a plea of Wazahat Khan booked in FIRs in several states, including West Bengal, for posting against a Hindu deity on X. "One of the fundamental duties is to uphold the unity and integrity of the country India. So that is being ...Read More >
Patna, July 14 (UNI) In a major step towards igniting the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship across the state, Bihar Industries Minister Nitish Mishra launched the official Bihar Idea Festival Portal here today. Speaking at the event Mishra said Bihar Idea festival was not just an event but a revolution to make 'Samriddh Bihar'. He said that it will encourage the youth to take up entrepreneurship to solve the grassroot challenges of Bihar. He said that the youth will be sensitised and i ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 14: The state unit of BJP has extended full support to the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being conducted across the country, including Bihar. In a statement issued here on Monday, the party has expressed gratitude to the Election Commission of India (ECI) for initiating this crucial process. During voter data collection in Bihar, the ECI had discovered a large number of foreign nationals from three neighbouring countries -- Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar -- ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13: The Congress on Sunday termed as a "national tragedy" a woman student of a college in Odisha's Balasore district allegedly setting herself on fire over alleged sexual harassment, and said women across India feel unsafe especially because of the ruling party's tendency to stand with the accused instead of the victim. A woman student of a college in Odisha's Balasore district, who had lodged a sexual harassment complaint against a teacher, on Saturday allegedly set herself on ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13: Field-level functionaries of the Election Commission have found "a large number of people" from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar during house-to-house visits made for the ongoing intensive review of the voters' list in Bihar, officials said on Sunday. They asserted that a proper inquiry of such people will be conducted after August 1 and the names of illegal migrants will not be included in the final electoral roll to be published on September 30. Citing ground reports, EC off ...Read More >
Puri (Odisha) [India], July 14 (ANI): Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand art at Puri beach on Sunday. He crafted a sand idol of Lord Shiva to mark the first Monday of the auspicious Sawan month. Sudarsan Pattnaik said, The entire nation is devotional for the first Shravan Somvaar. We have made Lord Shiv 6-feet high sculpture... In Puri Jagannath Dham, there is a temple of Lord Loknath, and here also, many devotees have arrived. As an artist, I am praying to God to bless us wi ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13: The gravity of charges against Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death by a Yemeni court after being convicted of murdering a citizen of the country, has made it difficult for the efforts to seek relief for her to succeed, sources said. With Priya likely to be executed on July 16 in Yemen, there have been calls by her family and various political parties and organisations to the Indian government to make diplomatic efforts to save her. According to Yemen ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 13: The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta on Sunday said it is actively engaging with students and taking necessary steps to address their concerns in the wake of the alleged sexual assault of a woman on its campus. The woman was allegedly raped by a student of IIM-Calcutta inside a hostel on the campus, police had said on Saturday. The accused student was arrested on Saturday on the basis of an FIR lodged by the woman, he said. The IIM-Calcutta, however, declined to share ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 13: Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concluded her four-day visit to Meghalaya on Sunday with a stop at the Ramakrishna Mission School in Sohra -- an institution deeply woven into the state's educational and socio-political legacy. She paid floral tributes at the statues of Swami Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda, honouring the spiritual foundation upon which the Mission stands. Later, she toured the vocational training centre run by the institutio ...Read More >
Chennai: Preliminary investigations attribute the fire on the goods train near Tiruvallur to a possible spark from overhead electrical equipment (OHE) igniting fuel leaking from a derailed wagon.The incident paralysed services on the busy Chennai-Arakkonam route and left nearby residents engulfed in thick black smoke. The disruption left thousands of rail passengers stranded, many of whom were unable to get updates as railway helplines went unanswered for hours. The train carrying diesel from Ch ...Read More >
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