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Mumbai, July 15 (ANI/ARAB NEWSWIRE): One year ago, India played host to a wedding that captured not only the nation imagination but also the world attention. The marriage of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani in July 2024 was more than a union of two individuals; it was a powerful assertion of India cultural identity, spiritual depth, and global reach. In a world where weddings often lean toward the performative, the Ambani-Merchant nuptials were a conscious reassertion of meaning--where traditi ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 15 (ANI/ARAB NEWSWIRE): One year ago, India played host to a wedding that captured not only the nation's imagination but also the world's attention. The marriage of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani in July 2024 was more than a union of two individuals; it was a powerful assertion of India's cultural identity, spiritual depth, and global reach. In a world where weddings often lean toward the performative, the Ambani-Merchant nuptials were a conscious reassertion of meaning--where t ...Read More >
Mumbai, India -- (EuropeNewswire.Net) -- One year ago, India played host to a wedding that captured not only the nation's imagination but also the world's attention. The marriage of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani in July 2024 was more than a union of two individuals; it was a powerful assertion of India's cultural identity, spiritual depth, and global reach. In a world where weddings often lean toward the performative, the Ambani-Merchant nuptials were a conscious reassertion of meaning -- w ...Read More >
Mumbai, India -- (EuropeNewswire.Net) -- One year ago, India played host to a wedding that captured not only the nation's imagination but also the world's attention. The marriage of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani in July 2024 was more than a union of two individuals; it was a powerful assertion of India's cultural identity, spiritual depth, and global reach. In a world where weddings often lean toward the performative, the Ambani-Merchant nuptials were a conscious reassertion of meaning -- w ...Read More >
Koraput: Days after a young couple in Rayagada district were tied to a yoke and made to till the land, flogged and publicly humiliated for allegedly violating tribal customs, a similar incident surfaced in Koraput on Sunday, triggering widespread criticism and outrage.In a video, which has gone viral on social media, a 21-year-old youth, Naresh Pidika, and his 20-year-old cousin, Asati Pidika, are seen tied to a yoke and being paraded through the street at Nadimeitiki village in Borgi panchayat ...Read More >
Koraput (Odisha), Jul 13 (PTI) A young couple was allegedly tied to a wooden plough and paraded through their village in Odisha's Koraput district on Sunday for marrying within the same clan, police said. The incident took place at Nadimeitiki village within Narayanpatna block in the tribal-dominated district. Also Read | Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Prashant Kishor Slams Nitish Kumar Govt Over Election Commission Claims of Foreign Nationals in Voter List. According to a video that has gone ...Read More >
Koraput (Odisha), Jul 13 (PTI) A young couple was allegedly tied to a wooden plough and paraded through their village in Odisha's Koraput district on Sunday for marrying within the same clan, police said. The incident took place at Nadimeitiki village within Narayanpatna block in the tribal-dominated district. According to a video that has gone viral, the couple was tied to a wooden plough and was forced to parade through the village. PTI, however, could not independently verify the authentic ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): A fire broke out at Dwarka Radisson Blu Hotel in the national capital in the early hours of Sunday. The fire was observed in the sauna room on the second floor of the hotel, said officials, adding that no casualties have been reported. We received a call around 12:17 am that a fire broke out in the Hotel Radisson Blu. When we came here, a fire was observed in the sauna room on the second floor. The fire has been extinguished now. No casualties have been report ...Read More >
Radhanaga (Tripura) [India], July 13 (ANI): In a spirited initiative to inspire the youth and build awareness about the Indian Armed Forces, 115 students (51 boys and 64 girls) from Holy Cross School, Kumarghat spent an enriching and memorable day at the Assam Rifles Shoorveer Battalion in Radhanagar under the outreach program "A Day with Company Commander". The visit began with an introduction at the Officers' Mess, where the students were briefed on service etiquette, customs and values uphel ...Read More >
Chandigarh: It has been three months since the beginning of the new school session and summer break is also over. However, Class V and Class VIII students in government schools across Chandigarh are still waiting for several updated NCERT textbooks. Despite repeated assurances and advance payments by the education department, the books are yet to arrive in many schools, forcing teachers and students to rely on stopgap arrangements.This delay is not new to the city's school system. In March-April ...Read More >
Radhanaga (Tripura) [India], July 13 (ANI): In a spirited initiative to inspire the youth and build awareness about the Indian Armed Forces, 115 students (51 boys and 64 girls) from Holy Cross School, Kumarghat spent an enriching and memorable day at the Assam Rifles Shoorveer Battalion in Radhanagar under the outreach program A Day with Company Commander. The visit began with an introduction at the Officers Mess, where the students were briefed on service etiquette, customs and values upheld b ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday, inaugurated India's first Aqua Tech Park in Sonapur, Assam, with an aim to boost fish production. Additionally, this will help in generating earning opportunities in the state of Assam. Also Read | Air India Plane Crash: AAIB Report Preliminary, We Can't Say Anything Definite at This Point, Says MoS Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol (Watch Video). "India's first Aqua Tech Park inaugurated in Sonapur, Assam. D ...Read More >
Rayagada (Odisha): The sight was disturbing. A tribal man and his wife were bent under the burden of the plough in place of oxen, and forced to till the land as a punishment for getting married within the family blood relation on Wednesday, highlighting how moral vigilantism is spread in the remote pockets of Odisha even today. The decision on this was taken by the Kangaroo court in Kanjamajodi village under Shikarpai panchayat in Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada district 'to teach them a lesson ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas on Wednesday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, urging immediate intervention to save Nimisha Priya, an Indian national facing execution by Yemeni authorities on July 16. As per the sources, Ms. Nimisha Priya was convicted for the crime of murder in Yemen in June 2018 and the local court handed out death sentence to her. We have been closely following the matter since then. We have been ...Read More >
Lucknow: The excise department will hold an exclusive investors summit on Wednesday to attract players in the alcoholic beverages sector. This sector-oriented summit has been conceptualised for the first time in the state to provide a platform for closer interactions between stakeholders.Among the few departments that have seen an almost four-fold jump in annual revenues over the past eight years, the excise department aims to secure investment intents amounting to Rs 5,000 crore on Wednesday. " ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 8 (ANI): Team India secured a total of 588 medals, including 280 gold medals, at the recent 21st edition of the World Police and Fire Games 2025 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Team India ranked third in the overall charts, behind the USA (1,354 medals, including 569 gold, 433 silver, and 352 bronze medals) and Brazil (743 medals, including 266 gold, 246 silver, and 231 bronze medals), as per the competition's website. India will be hosting the 2029 edition of th ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: A thriving underground network of non-duty paid liquor (NDPL) smugglers is working in tandem with private event organisers, causing an estimated ₹300 crore annual loss to the state exchequer. A recent crackdown by the excise department has unravelled the scale, sophistication, and spread of this illegal trade, particularly within the GHMC limits.In the past three weeks alone, excise officials have stumbled upon multiple NDPL smuggling routes, primarily from Haryana, Goa, and Karnataka ...Read More >
Nellore: Minister Nara Lokesh has made it clear that "only those who work for the party will be given positions," and there's no room for compromise on this norm. Addressing a TD leaders' meeting in Nellore, he emphasized the need for strengthening the cadres and ensuring regular outreach to the public every four months. Lokesh acknowledged past mistakes and promised to correct them, adding, "Even Chandrababu is willing to listen -- leadership means being accountable." He vowed to complete the ...Read More >
Nagpur: The Maharashtra govt will bring back the legendary sword of Maratha commander, Raghuji Bhosale-I, from Sotheby's before Independence Day. The confirmation came from the minister for culture affairs, Ashish Shelar, who told the Legislative Council that all formalities, including permissions and logistics, were expedited after the state purchased the relic at a global auction. The sword is likely to arrive before July 31."This is not just a weapon, it is a symbol of the Maratha legacy, res ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The investigation by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) into the sensational gold smuggling case has revealed that Kannada actress Ranya Rao has played an active role in global smuggling syndicate. The probe further revealed that the role of public servants in assisting her at the Bengaluru International Airport airport has also come out in open and their roles are under scrutiny. The ED has issued a detailed press statement in this regard on Friday. The ED stated: "Ranya Rao's inv ...Read More >
Lucknow: Pocket knife, hair clips, and dhoti. These were the 'surgical tools' with which an army doctor helped a woman deliver a baby at the Virangana Laxmibai Jhansi railway station on Saturday afternoon. Major Rohit Bachwala, 31, posted at Jhansi Military Hospital, was heading to Hyderabad via Bengaluru on a month-long leave to reunite with his family.While waiting for his train at the railway station, he saw a pregnant woman in severe pain on the footover bridge. Acting quickly, Rohit used hi ...Read More >
Mumbai News: At Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), customs officials caught a passenger trying to smuggle 45 wild animals, including raccoons, black foxes, iguanas, and rabbit-like hyraxes. The man had arrived on a Thai Airways flight early Saturday morning, reported PTI. After searching his luggage, officials found many of the animals crammed inside. Several were already dead due to suffocation and the poor conditions they were kept in, said the officials, repor ...Read More >
Guwahati: Four personnel from the Assam Police have won a total of eight medals five gold and three silver at the ongoing World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) 2025 in Birmingham, USA. All medals were won in the wrist wrestling category. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Kandarapa Borah secured two gold medals in both the right-hand and left-hand events. Amlanjit Borthakur won gold in the right-hand and silver in the left-hand category. Junmoni Das ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 05: A viral image circulating on social media claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was served mutton biryani at a dinner hosted by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. The image shows Modi sitting with a plate of non-vegetarian food in front of him, prompting some users to question his vegetarian identity and accuse him of hypocrisy. However, this claim is false. The image has been digitally manipulated to spread misinformation. During PM Modi's officia ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Headquarter Investigative Unit-II of Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in New Delhi has provisionally attached immovable properties of Rs 34.12 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in a case related to the transnational gold smuggling and laundering of its proceeds by the popular Kannada actress Harshavardini Ranya alias Ranya Rao and her associates. The ED has provisionally attached four properties of equivalent value belonging to Rao. These include a residen ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached immovable properties worth Rs 34.12 crore in connection with a case of transnational gold smuggling and money laundering in a case linked to actress Harshavardini Ranya, alias Ranya Rao and her associates. https://x.com/ANI/status/1941152259410170126 As per the ED, the attached assets include properties located in the Bengaluru and Tumkur districts of Karnataka. The action was taken under the provisions of the Preve ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached immovable properties worth Rs 34.12 crore in connection with a case of transnational gold smuggling and money laundering in a case linked to actress Harshavardini Ranya, alias Ranya Rao and her associates. https://x.com/ANI/status/1941152259410170126 As per the ED, the attached assets include properties located in the Bengaluru and Tumkur districts of Karnataka. The action was taken under the provisions of the Preve ...Read More >
Gurgaon: The city, which is growing at a rapid pace, stands at a crossroads where it can learn from several innovative urban management practices of other Indian cities to tackle its own challenges. At the national conference of urban local bodies in Manesar on Thursday, mayors and municipal corporations from across the country shared their strategies, offering valuable insights for Gurgaon to consider.Surat generates Rs 140 crore from selling sewage-treated water to industries and has introduce ...Read More >
Mumbai: Over 2,000 paan shops close to schools and colleges suspected of selling drugs were raided in the city and their encroachments removed, said CM Devendra Fadnavis in the legislative council on Thursday. He mentioned that such shops are being closely monitored.The issue of narcotic drugs such as mephedrone and brown sugar being sold at roadside tea stalls in Badlapur and Ambernath, drugs being seized at the APMC market in Navi Mumbai, and the arrest of 50 Bangladeshi citizens while selling ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami to pay Rs 1.5 lakh per month interim maintenance to his estranged wife Hasin Jahan and a sum of Rs 2.5 lakh towards the care and expenses of their minor daughter. A Bench of Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee was hearing an appeal filed by Hasin Jahan challenging a decision of the Alipore Sessions Judge who had directed Mohammed Shami to pay Rs 50 thousand per month to Hasin Jahan and Rs 80 thousand to their daughte ...Read More >
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