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Lucknow, Aug 14 (PTI) Samajwadi Party MLA Pooja Pal, whose husband was shot dead in an attack linked to slain gangster Atiq Ahmad, on Thursday praised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for bringing in a zero-tolerance policy to wipe out criminals and mafias. "I want to thank Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for seeing my hidden tears that no one noticed for years," the Chail MLA said in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly during a discussion on the 'Vision 2047' document. ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 14: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and AMPIN Energy Transition, in collaboration with Deloitte & Sumitomo Corporation, successfully concluded its pivotal seminar titled Renewable Energy Transition for Commercial and Industrial Consumers in the Southern Region at Hotel Taj MG Road. The event brought together a diverse group of industry leaders, policymakers, and C&I consumers who discussed the roadmap to achieve 100 RE for ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 24-year-old woman from Tilak Nagar was allegedly gang-raped by a group of people, including a woman, in North Delhi's Civil Lines area, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place after the victim was invited to a party at a friend's residence on Sunday night. Police said that the victim went to the location with her sister and reported the incident to police 13-14 hours later. The facts are currently being verified, they said. ...Read More >
Kasaragod (Kerala), Aug 14 (PTI) The Kerala governor's directive to universities in the state to observe Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on August 14 led the RSS-affiliated student wing ABVP to mark the occasion at a college here on Thursday, triggering clashes with the CPI(M)-backed SFI. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) observed the day by putting up posters about it at a government college, following which activists of the Students Federation of India (SFI) turned up in bigger ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's (GHMC) order to shut beef shops and slaughterhouses on the Independence Day (August 15) and Krishna Janmashtami (August 16) evoked mixed response from people in the city. While some felt that the beef shops should be closed on Krishna Janmashtami considering religious sentiments, they said the shops could be allowed to function on August 15. While there are no restrictions on chicken, fish, etc., beef shops were ordered to be closed. So ...Read More >
India had submitted an Expression of Interest (EoI) to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with Ahmedabad selected as the host city. "Last week, senior officials of the Commonwealth Games visited Gujarat. They visited different places mentioned in our proposal where various games can be played," Sanghvi said. "There is a detailed procedure for it (bidding for Commonwealth Games). We are also going step by step for hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games," he said, adding that the bidding process wil ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 6 (PTI) India's Harish Prakash and Tayin Arun produced fine efforts to enter the third round of the Under-18 boys' category in the Asian Surfing Championships here on Wednesday. On the third day of the tournament, Arun registered the best score among the Indian competitors -- 9.23 -- while moving to the third round behind behind Tinn Johnson of Thailand, who logged 9.60 points. ...Read More >
Lucknow, Aug 4 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday condoled the demise of former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren, saying he dedicated his life to the upliftment of tribal society. In a post on X, Adityanath paid tributes to the veteran leader and said, "The demise of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren ji is extremely saddening. I offer my heartfelt tributes to him." Remembering Soren's contribution to tribal welfare, the chief minister said, "He dedicated ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Aug 4 (PTI) Odisha leaders, including Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, on Monday expressed grief over the demise of former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren and remembered him for his fight for tribal rights. Shibu Soren, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha founder, died in the morning at the age of 81 while undergoing treatment for kidney-related ailments at a hospital in Delhi. He is the father of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. ...Read More >
Lucknow, Aug 3 (PTI) Umar Ansari, son of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly submitting forged documents in court in a bid to recover his father's seized properties. According to a statement issued by the Superintendent of Police, Ghazipur, the properties were seized under provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters Act. It is alleged that Umar Ansari intended to secure illegal gains and submitted forged documents reportedly bearing the fake signa ...Read More >
Guwahati, Aug 3 (PTI) Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday said all the land "illegally" occupied by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his ministers will be redistributed among the poor people if the opposition party forms government in the state next year. After the Extended Executive Meeting of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee here, Gogoi in a press conference claimed that the people of the state are fed up with the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government. ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast intense rainfall activity across Kerala over the coming days, triggered by a cyclonic circulation over the Gulf of Mannar and adjoining south Tamil Nadu. Several districts in the state have been placed under Orange and Yellow alerts till August 7, with southern Kerala likely to witness extremely heavy rainfall. According to the IMD, the weather system currently lies at an altitude of 5.8 km above ...Read More >
Kathmandu, Aug 3 (PTI) The body of an Indian man who drowned in Nepal's Bagmati River was recovered on Sunday from an irrigation canal in southern Terai plains, according to a media report. Rohit Kumar Singh, 30, a resident of Khagaria district of Bihar, had entered the Bagmati river to bathe at Nunthar in Chandrapur Municipality around 2:40 pm on Saturday after consuming alcohol, The Himalayan Times said, quoting local police. ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday asked BJP leader Rajiv Babbar to consider closing the defamation case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor over his statement comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a scorpion. A division bench of justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh verbally remarked "let us close all these things. Why get so touchy about all this? This way, administrators and judges come in the same group and have thick skin". The development took place during the resumed hearing of a ...Read More >
West Bengal's post-settlement SGST -- the state's share after IGST apportionment -- for the April-July period stood at Rs 15,153 crore, a marginal decline of 1 per cent over the same period last year. On a pre-settlement basis, the SGST collection rose 5 per cent to Rs 8,870 crore in the first four months of FY26, up from Rs 8,466 crore a year ago. Among the eastern states, Bihar led the pack with a 16 per cent jump in gross GST collections in July at Rs 1,813 crore, compared to Rs 1,569 crore ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) The Indian men's and women's table tennis teams have booked their places for the prestigious World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) in London after a stellar show at the 2025 South Asia Regional Championships held in Kathmandu. Only 16 coveted Asian quota spots were available per gender. Four regional champions from Central Asia, South Asia, South-East Asia, and West Asia secured direct qualification for the WTTC -- one of the most prestigious events in the international ...Read More >
London, Aug 1 (PTI) Pacer Gus Atkinson grabbed five wickets as India collapsed on the second day morning of the fifth and final Test against England to be bowled out for 224 in their first innings, here on Friday. The overnight batters Karun Nair (57) and Washington Sundar (26) fell in the first 20 minutes of play which exposed the frail tail of the Indian team, which once again fell without much resistance. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar clinched the title with a leap of 7.75m at the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto in Maia, Portugal, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze-level meet. The Asian Games silver medallist registered his best effort in the second round on Saturday night. Sreeshankar opened with a 7.63m jump, followed it up with his winning leap of 7.75m in the second round, and then recorded a solid 7.69m. His third attempt was a foul, while his fi ...Read More >
Mirzapur (UP), Jul 20 (PTI) Three kanwariyas were arrested for allegedly assaulting a CRPF jawan following an argument over purchasing tickets at the Mirzapur railway station here, an official said on Sunday. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was going to catch the Brahmaputra Express, while the kanwariyas (devotees of Lord Shiva) also wanted to buy tickets for the same train for going to Baidyanath Dham in Jharkhand. An argument broke out between them over purchasing the tickets. ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (PTI) The Regional Medical Research Centre in Bhubaneswar, under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has developed an advanced malaria vaccine that can prevent plasmodium falciparum infection in individuals and minimise community transmission. The ICMR Delhi has invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) from eligible organisations, companies and manufacturers enthusiastic about the Transfer of Technology for commercial production of "a recombinant chimeric multi-stage ...Read More >
"You had India, Pakistan (military conflict) that was going (on). In fact, planes were being shot out of the air, five, four or five. But I think five jets were shot down actually, that was getting worse and worse, wasn't it?" "That was looking like it was going to go, these are two serious nuclear countries, and they were hitting each other," Trump said at the dinner he hosted for Republican senators. There was no immediate response from New Delhi on the US president's remarks. While India ac ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 19 (PTI) The Bihar government on Saturday said that more than 12,000 new polling stations have been created in the state as per the recommendation of the Election Commission, as part of special intensive revision (SIR). According to a release issued by the election department, the total number of polling stations has risen to 90,712 from 77,895, after the establishment of 12,817 new ones. Of these, 12,479 polling stations have been set up "at the same building or premises housing th ...Read More >
Shimla, July 19 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said the state government has undertaken many initiatives to strengthen the rural economy to provide more money to farmers. He was speaking to a delegation of milk producers associated with Kamdhenu Hitkari Society, who called on Sukhu to express their gratitude for enhancing freight subsidy from Rs 1.50 per liter to Rs 3 per liter for the registered milk societies. ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in Odisha, Assam and Delhi after being branded as illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators, the Special Intensive Review (SIR) and the necessity of Opposition unity on these issue are likely to be the important matters that would be raised by the Trinamool Congress in the meeting of the INDIA Bloc this evening. The meeting will be attended virtually by the Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party's Lok Sabha membe ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta as someone who has risen through the ranks and has undertaken numerous initiatives for the city's welfare, as he wished her on her 51st birthday on Saturday. "Rising through the ranks, she has always remained active in serving Delhi. As Chief Minister, she has undertaken numerous initiatives for the city's welfare. May she be blessed with a long and healthy life," Modi said on X. ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) A fresh batch of 6,365 pilgrims, including 1,499 women and 441 children, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday to join the ongoing annual Amarnath Yatra in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The pilgrims, which included 135 sadhus and sadhvis, left for the twin base camps of Nunwan-Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal in Ganderbal in separate convoys under tight security arrangements in the early hours of the day, they said. ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR/BALASORE: The 20-year-old student in Odisha's Balasore who set herself ablaze on the campus on July 12 had informed college authorities that her HoD had sought sexual favours from her six months ago, probe revealed Friday."The student, in a meeting conducted on June 30 at the office of then principal -- who is now suspended -- told everyone that the HoD had sought sexual favours from her. However, the HoD denied the allegation," said the in-charge principal of the govt college, addin ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/BATHINDA: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday conducted searches at 22 de-addiction centres across Punjab, including in Chandigarh, Barnala and Ludhiana, after its investigation revealed illegal sale of drugs by these centres. The agency also searched a premise in Mumbai linked to the accused.Dr Amit Bansal, who runs these 22 centres, is prime accused in the case, sources said. Bansal, against whom Punjab Police has registered multiple FIRs, is alleged to be engaged in illega ...Read More >
Agra(UP), Jul 18 (PTI) A 47-year-old woman was shot dead on Friday while returning from a court hearing here, with police suspecting that her husband was involved in the murder due to the couple's ongoing legal dispute. The woman, Manju, was involved in an ongoing maintenance case against her husband, Manoj. She was returning after a hearing in this case when she was fatally shot, officials said. ...Read More >
Malerkotla (PB), Jul 18 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that no mercy will be shown to people who had spread the curse of drugs in the state. Speaking after inaugurating new tehsil complexes at Ahmedgarh and Amargarh, he said that the "Drug Jarnails who were once considered invincible have now been put behind the bars." The resounding success of the ongoing Yudh Nashian Virudh is a testimony that the people stand with the state government in its war against drugs, an of ...Read More >
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