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Itanagar, Oct 22 (PTI) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday extended heartfelt birthday greetings to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, lauding him as a "valiant sentinel of India's internal security" and a "symbol of organisational acumen and political foresight". In a post on X, Khandu praised Shah's unwavering commitment and transformative leadership, saying that his "resolute leadership and dedication to the nation are the pillars of India's unity and progress". ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 22 (PTI) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday announced that all contractual workers engaged in various Bihar government departments and around 2 lakh 'community mobilisers' among 'Jeevika Didis' will be made permanent if the INDIA bloc comes to power in the state. Yadav also promised that these 'community mobilisers' will also be given a monthly salary of Rs 30,000 per month if the opposition alliance forms a government in the state after the ensuing assembl ...Read More >
Mangaluru (Karnataka), Oct 20 (PTI) Ten women allegedly fell ill due to suspected hypoglycaemia and dehydration during a public programme attended by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Dakshina Kannada district on Monday, officials said. The event 'Ashoka Jana Mana' was hosted by local MLA Ashok Kumar Rai in Puttur city, they said. The incident occurred after an alleged delay in distribution of food and gifts to thousands of people gathered at the venue, police said. ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 20 (PTI) The Mumbai Customs arrested two passengers for carrying 10.5 kg hydroponic weed with an estimated value of Rs 10.5 crore and 200 grams of gold in separate cases at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, officials said on Monday. The narcotic substance was concealed inside the trolley bag of a passenger who had arrived from Bangkok in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. He was arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substa ...Read More >
Ranchi, Oct 20 (PTI) Police arrested two persons, including the main accused, in the murder of a restaurant owner, following an exchange of fire in Ranchi, an officer said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off that the main accused, Abhishek Singh, was attempting to flee from Ranchi with his family, police set up checkpoints at several locations. During the operation, police spotted him and surrounded him near the ITBP camp in the Kanke police station area, the officer said. ...Read More >
Cuttack, Oct 19 (PTI) The Odisha government has started discussions with high court officials to set up fast-track courts across the state to speed up trials in cases related to crimes against women. Speaking at the valedictory session of the Odisha Police Duty Meet in Cuttack on Sunday, state Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said the government is committed to strengthening the criminal justice system and ensuring speedy justice, particularly for women, children, and vulnerable sections of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) A protest by Left-affiliated student groups at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) demanding registration of an FIR against ABVP on allegations of violence turned tense on Saturday evening, with the organisations accusing Delhi Police of "brutal assault" while the police claimed the protesters broke barricades and injured personnel. The All India Students' Association (AISA) said that JNUSU president Nitish Kumar and several students were "brutally beaten up" and detained ...Read More >
Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday witnessed a BrahMos virtual strike through the Indian Air Force's SU-30 fighter jet at the BrahMos aerospace production unit in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow. Singh also flagged off the trucks displaying the first batch of locally manufactured BrahMos missiles. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak accompanied the Defence Minister. Singh, along with Adityanath, planted a sapling in the premises of the BrahMos Aer ...Read More >
Sirhind: Train services were affected after a fire broke out in a coach of the Amritsar-Saharsa express in Punjab on Saturday morning, officials said. On being alerted, the affected coaches were separated, and passengers were rescued. Speaking to ANI, Vinod Bhatia, Divisional Railway Manager of Northern Railways, told ANI, "Around 7:30 am, when this Amritsar to Saharsa train was crossing from Sirhind station, a fire and smoke was noted which was controlled at the station immediately. Within 15- ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Jio Platforms on Friday reported a 12.8 per cent year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 7,379 crore for the July-September quarter of 2025-26, driven by a rise in average revenue per user and higher traction in fixed wireless access service, JioAirFiber. The revenue from operations of Jio Platforms, which houses Reliance Industries' telecom and digital businesses, rose 14.6 per cent to Rs 36,332 crore in the September quarter compared to Rs 31,709 crore i ...Read More >
He added: "Indian companies source energy supplies from around the world while taking overall market conditions into account. We would stress that there should be no double standards, especially when it comes to energy trade." Nayara Energy has come under the lens of Western governments given that 49.13 percent of the Indian company is owned by Russia's petroleum giant Rosneft. Nayara, formerly Essar Oil Ltd, operates a refinery at Vadinar in Gujarat, which was hit with sanctions by the Europea ...Read More >
"India is a significant importer of oil and gas. It has been our consistent priority to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario. Our import policies are guided entirely by this objective. Ensuring stable energy prices and secure supplies have been the twin goals of our energy policy. This includes broad-basing our energy sourcing and diversifying as appropriate to meet market conditions," the statement read. On Wednesday night, Trump told reporters at an Ova ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge Wednesday shared a video of a phone call in which an unidentified man, claiming affiliation with RSS, allegedly abused him in Hindi, home minister G Parameshwara said the govt has ordered an investigation. "We will find out who threatened the minister. We will identify the source," Parameshwara said. "A minister has the right to share his opinions. Threatening him for this is unacceptable. Action will be taken. Though tracking callers i ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 15 (PTI) An assistant engineer and an employee of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd have been booked on charges of causing death by negligence in connection with the electrocution of a 17-year-old boy in Bhandup, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on August 19 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, where the victim, Deepak Pillai, died after coming into contact with a live, exposed cable while walking on a rainwater-logged road, an official stated. ...Read More >
Indore, Oct 15 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh's Lokayukta police raided the premises of a retired excise officer in two cities on Wednesday and unearthed movable and immovable assets worth Rs 18.59 crore, including Rs 1.13 crore in cash, belonging to him and his family, an official said. Lokayukta Police Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Sunil Talan said based on a complaint of disproportionate assets, raids were conducted at a property in Gwalior and seven other locations in Indore belonging to retired Distri ...Read More >
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday condemned the Baksa district jail violence, calling the incident "very unfortunate." "The incident is very unfortunate...Political parties are trying to instigate the public, which considers Zubeen Garg as its own. This is not in the interest of Assam. This will damage Assam for a long time. The manner in which anti-CAA protests damaged Assam for a long time, this will affect the state for a long time too. I appeal to the people - ...Read More >
BENGALURU: A day after Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw highlighted Bengaluru's "creaking" infrastructure, Karnataka's deputy CM D K Shivakumar Wednesday accused her of "betrayal" and of tarnishing the very state and country that helped her succeed as an entrepreneur.However, people sprang to her defence, accusing the government of displaying hostility towards those who speak up, and of refusing to accept constructive criticism.On her part, Shaw on Wednesday blamed previous governments' inaction ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Oct 15 (PTI) The recommendation of Ahmedabad as the host city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games (CWG) was a proud moment for Gujarat as well as India, said Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday. Ahmedabad, Gujarat's commercial hub, was recommended as the proposed host of the 2030 CWG by Commonwealth Sport's Executive Board. A final decision will be taken on November 26 at the body's General Assembly after the recommendation is sent to the full membership of Commonwealth Sport. ...Read More >
Thane, Oct 9 (PTI) The police in Maharashtra's Thane district have exposed a racket dealing in substandard cement that was being repackaged and pushed into the market under the names of reputed cement brands, an official said on Thursday. Acting on inputs, a team from Kolsewadi police station in Kalyan raided a spot near Musale Compound on Tuesday and found four vehicles loaded with 995 cement bags. ...Read More >
Pune, Oct 8 (PTI) Maharashtra MoS for Home, Yogesh Kadam, on Wednesday clarified that he had approved the issuance of an arms licence to the brother of fugitive gangster Nilesh Ghaywal as there were no pending cases against him at the time of hearing his application. He was responding to allegations that Ghaywal's brother, Sachin Ghaywal, had applied for an arms licence with the Pune Police. After his application was rejected, he reportedly approached the state Home Department, where the junior ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 8 (PTI) The Drugs Control Administration, Telangana on Wednesday issued a 'Public Alert - Stop Use Notice' against two cough syrups which are allegedly found adulterated with a toxic substance. The administration has received an alert from the Drug Testing Laboratory of Madhya Pradesh government in Bhopal regarding laboratory reports that have declared the cough syrups as adulterated with Diethylene Glycol (DEG), a highly toxic substance, it said in a release. ...Read More >
"We arrived here last night. We are conducting the probe. He (owner of the drug company) had left the premises three days ago. We are collecting details based on the CCTV footage (available at the registered office)," an official part of the SIT told PTI. An official of Ashok Nagar Police station here said the SIT is being assisted by the Tamil Nadu police locally and they are conducting inspection at the registered premises of the drug manufacturing company. "They conducted the inspection at ...Read More >
Shillong, Sep 30 (PTI) The Meghalaya government on Tuesday took several key decisions, including settling a decades-old land dispute at Sohra, approving new service rules and SOPs, and launching a system to usher in paperless governance, officials said. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, who chaired the cabinet meeting, told reporters that 128 acres of disputed land at Saitsohpen in the Sohra Civil Sub-Division would be handed over to 'Elaka' of Hima Sohra (an administrative unit within the jurisd ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Star Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday expressed happiness with para javelin thrower Sumit Antil winning gold on the newly-laid Mondo track here during the World Para Athletics Championships and said he too would love to compete on this top-notch surface here. Two-time Olympic medallist javelin thrower Neeraj had some time ago requested the Union Sports Ministry to install the Mondo track as it would help Indian athletes train better for international competitions. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) At least 54 state private universities have been declared defaulters by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for not submitting mandatory information under section 13 of the UGC Act, 1956, and making public disclosures on their website, according to officials. Citing several reminders through e-mails and online meetings, the UGC said the universities had been directed to submit detailed information for inspection purposes, along with supporting documents duly attested b ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mourned the death of senior BJP leader and first Delhi BJP president Vijay Kumar Malhotra, saying he "played a vital role" in strengthening the party in the National Capital. Malhotra, who was 93, passed away in New Delhi earlier in the day. His mortal remains have also been brought to his residence. "Shri Vijay Kumar Malhotra Ji distinguished himself as an outstanding leader, who had a very good understanding of people's issues. He played a v ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Indian men's football team head coach Khalid Jamil on Tuesday released five players, including Jithin MS and Manvir Singh (jr), from the preparatory camp in the lead up to the AFC Asian Cup qualifier matches against Singapore. "Defender Asheer Akhtar, forwards Jithin and Manvir Singh (jr), Mohammed Aimen, who play on the wing, and midfielder Vibin Mohanan have been released from the camp," the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on its social media handle. ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 29 (PTI) Paradip Port Authority (PPA) and AM/NS ports signed a concession agreement on Monday for the mechanisation of a berth (CQ-III) to handle dry bulk cargo, officials said. The project, awarded for a concession period of 30 years, will enable the shipment of iron ore pellets produced by AM/NS India through a mechanised conveying system and a ship loader equipped with advanced cargo handling facilities, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said in a statement. ...Read More >
Jammu, Sep 29 (PTI) A Congress delegation on Monday met Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and submitted a memorandum demanding a comprehensive package for rehabilitation and reconstruction in areas affected by the August floods in the Jammu region. In rain-battered Jammu and Kashmir, over 150 people lost their lives in cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides since last month. Infrastructure, including over 4000 houses, 70 bridges and over 3000 kilometres of roads, suffered exte ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed making acoustic vehicle alerting system (AVAS) mandatory for all electric cars, buses and trucks with effect October 1, 2027, keeping road safety in mind. The ministry in a draft notification said that all new models of electric passenger and goods vehicles manufactured after October 2026 must be equipped with AVAS, a safety feature in EVs to emit an artificial sound to alert pedestrians and other road users about ...Read More >
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