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Bengaluru: A 29-year-old tech professional allegedly died by suicide after her 11-month-old son was suspected to have accidentally drowned in a bucket of water at their residence, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on April 1 under the jurisdiction of the Chandra Layout Police Station. Police said a letter written in English was found near the bed, in which the woman stated that her son had fallen into water and died, and that she could not save him. She also sought forgiveness in ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Thursday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill by voice vote. The Bill proposes to amend 784 provisions of 79 Central Acts administered by 23 ministries, decriminalise 717 provisions and amend 67 provisions to facilitate ease of living. The Lok Sabha had passed it on Wednesday. Replying to the discussion on the Bill, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said that it will help in the ease of doing business and ease of living by decriminalising mi ...Read More >
Sangrur, Apr 2 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday slammed the BJP leaders for criticising his government for the blast incident outside the party headquarters in Chandigarh, asking them to refrain from making "absurd" statements as the area was under the jurisdiction of the Administrator of the Union territory. Mann reiterated that he was blamed by the BJP for anything that happens in Chandigarh. He was speaking to mediapersons on the sidelines of dedicating a Community Heal ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Parliament on Thursday passed a Bill to amend 784 provisions in 79 central laws for decriminalising and rationalising minor offences to further improve business environment and check harassment of people. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, was passed in the Rajya Sabha with a voice vote after Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal replied to a discussion on the legislation. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The minister said the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Delhi government has drawn up an action plan to intensify tree plantation and greening activities across schools for the academic session 2026-27, setting a target of planting 3.5 lakh saplings. According to the plan issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE), the target includes one lakh trees and 2.5 lakh shrubs to be planted in government, government-aided and private unaided recognised schools through Eco-Club members. The move follows what officials described ...Read More >
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has defended himself in court, arguing that allegations of 'hate speech' and 'defamation' stemming from his criticism of political ideology are baseless. He contends that his speech constitutes political critique, protected under the freedom of speech, without aiming to incite violence or defame any group. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has described the claims against him as a misuse of the legal process, after a Delhi court dismissed a plea for an ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has told a Delhi court that a revision petition assailing the dismissal of a plea seeking an FIR against him is an abuse of law, as mere criticism of a political ideology has vaguely been categorised as "hate speech" and "defamation". The leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha filed his response on Wednesday before Special Judge Jitendra Singh, seeking the dismissal of the revision plea. The court was hearing the revision plea filed ...Read More >
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday cautioned that cybercrimes and drug-related offences are on the rise in the state and urged the police to take strong and effective measures to curb them. He also called on the police to make better use of technology to curb such crimes. The chief minister was speaking at the 'Karnataka Police Flag Day' event, attended by Home Minister G Parameshwara and senior Home Department and police officials. "In the last three years, th ...Read More >
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the launch of first phase of Census 2027, that began on Apr. 1 and will be held up to Apr. 15, through digital self-enumeration on exclusive online portal, Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, also the Principal Census Officer, has appealed to the residents of Mysuru district to participate in the census in large numbers. Addressing media persons at the Court Hall of his Office in Siddarathanagar yesterday, DC Reddy said, after the conclusion of self-enumerat ...Read More >
Bengaluru/New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted raids at several locations linked to I-PAC, owned by Prashant Kishor, in connection with the Bengal coal smuggling scam. The raids were carried out at multiple locations in Bengaluru, Delhi and Hyderabad. Prashant Kishor is currently assisting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in strategising for the crucial Assembly elections. Officials confirmed that this is a pan-India operation. ED ...Read More >
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) nabbed 14 Bangladeshi infiltrators from the Delhi-bound Northeast Express train at Jalpaiguri Road station, West Bengal, on Wednesday night (1st April). The Bangladeshi infiltrators included four women and four children, all residents of Fakirbari in Bagerhat district, Bangladesh. Fake Aadhaar Cards, PAN Cards, Bangladeshi currency and mobile phones were recovered from their possession. RPF Inspector Biplab Dutta said that the RPF had received a tip-off based ...Read More >
Bengaluru, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A woman techie and her 11-month-old son were found dead under suspicious circumstances at their residence in Bengaluru, the police said on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Pratibha Wali, a software professional, and her infant son. The police recovered a suicide note stating that she took the extreme step after the child accidentally drowned in a bucket filled with water. The complaint was filed by her husband, Mahantesh Wali (32), an engineer ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Wheat procurement in Punjab began on Wednesday on a troubled note as arhtiyas (commission agents), who play a central role in mandi operations, went on strike over a set of unresolved demands, raising concerns over disruptions in the procurement process. The arhtiyas are demanding restoration of the old system of 2.5% dami (commission), reimbursement of ₹55 crore deducted by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) as employees' provident fund (EPF), and withdrawal of the decision to cut ...Read More >
A court in Delhi's Rouse Avenue complex has scheduled a defamation complaint filed by former Minister Satyendra Jain against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Karnail Singh for framing of charges on April 8. This decision awaits the outcome of pending revisions in the Sessions court, highlighted by Singh's challenge of the proceedings. Jain's complaint centers on an allegedly defamatory statement Singh made during a news interview on January 19, 2025, accusing Jain of corruption and illicitly ac ...Read More >
Noida: Stamp and registration department has collected Rs 4,498.7 crore in revenue in the 2025-26 financial year, its highest in a decade. The district clocked 87% of its Rs 5,180-crore target, even as property registrations dipped, officials said.A total of 1.6 lakh properties were registered in the 2025-26 fiscal year (FY), down from 1.7 lakh in the previous fiscal. Of these, several registrations were recorded under concessional categories, with the number of transactions availing rebates up ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The first day of self-enumeration under Census 2027 in the national capital on Wednesday saw hundreds of persons including President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking part in the exercise. The exercise, to be concluded on April 15, was kicked off in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Delhi Cantonment Board areas. According to officials, 1,000 people logged in to the Census portal and the app for self-enum ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Parliament on Wednesday passed key amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating that the changes aim to address delays, improve recovery outcomes and strengthen investor confidence in India's insolvency framework. The Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with a voice vote. It had received the Lok Sabha approval on March 30. Also Read | KKR vs SRH Dream11 Predic ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Parliament on Wednesday passed key amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating that the changes aim to address delays, improve recovery outcomes and strengthen investor confidence in India's insolvency framework. The Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with a voice vote. It had received the Lok Sabha approval on March 30. Replying to a discussion on the bill ...Read More >
Dehradun, Apr 1 (PTI) In a bid to curb the rising crime in the Uttarakhand capital, 'Operation Prahar' has been launched in the state, a move that follows the recent killing of a retired brigadier on Mussoorie Road. Mukesh Joshi, the retired Army officer, who was out for a morning walk on March 30, was allegedly caught in the middle of a gunfight between two groups and shot dead. The incident raised serious concerns about the safety and security of citizens in Dehradun. The state has adopted a ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid continuing tension and demonstrations outside the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, in central Kolkata since Tuesday afternoon, which persisted on Wednesday, the Kolkata Police have expanded the area around the office where prohibitory orders are in force. The orders, which bar the assembly of more than a specified number of people at a time, will remain in place till the Assembly elections in the state next month are over and the r ...Read More >
Janjgir (Chhattisgarh), Apr 1 (PTI) An elderly couple was found murdered in a village in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district, police said on Wednesday. The bodies of Santaram Sahu (65) and his wife Shyama Bai Sahu (60) were discovered in a pool of blood in the morning in a room of their house in Khapri village under the jurisdiction of Mulmula police station, an official said. He said the couple went to sleep as usual on Tuesday night. After being alerted, a police team reached the spot an ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday raided six locations in Kolkata, including the residence of history-sheeter Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu in Ballygunge and that of his close associate Rahul Das, in connection with a land-grabbing case. The agency is investigating a housing scam, focusing on allegations of land grabbing, illegal construction, and extortion. It is alleged that Sona Pappu and his associates ran an extortion racket under the guise of real estate promotion, and that th ...Read More >
Patna: In a major crackdown following the deadly stampede at the Sheetla Mata Temple in Nalanda district, police have arrested four priests and filed a case against 40 people. The incident, which occurred a day earlier, claimed the lives of nine devotees and left several others injured. The stampede took place at a temple in Madhada village under the jurisdiction of Deepnagar police station in Nalanda, triggering immediate administrative action. Given the seriousness of the incident, authorit ...Read More >
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (31st March) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), which challenged transfers of senior bureaucrats and police officials ordered by the Election Commission of India (ECI) ahead of the assembly elections in West Bengal. A Bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen observed that just because a large number of transfers have been made, it does not make the action of the ECI arbitrary, capricious, or mala fide. "Merely because the ECI ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday strongly criticised the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, insisting that citizenship verification does not fall under the Election Commission of India (ECI) but is the responsibility of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Speaking to reporters in West Bengal, Owaisi said, "We oppose the SIR. Our writ petition on this matter is still pending before the Supreme Court. Citizenship is not within ...Read More >
A retired Army Brigadier, VK Joshi, was shot dead during his morning walk in the Rajpur Police Station area of Dehradun on Monday, officials said. The incident took place near Tula Apartments in Johri village, where the victim died on the spot after being fired upon by an unidentified assailant. Pramod Kumar, SP City of Dehradun, stated in his self-recorded video that in the Rajpur police station area's Johri village, a retired Army Brigadier, VK Joshi, died on the spot after being shot while ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): India's latest biodiversity milestone deserves close attention. According to a Press Information Bureau release dated 31 March 2026, India has issued 3,561 Internationally Recognized Certificates of Compliance (IRCCs) under the Nagoya Protocol, out of a global total of 6,311. As a result, India's share stands at 56.43%, which makes the claim that it accounts for "over 56 per cent" of all such certificates mathematically correct. In addition, the same release says that only ...Read More >
The Rajasthan Association of North America (RANA) proudly celebrated the 77th Rajasthan Diwas and Holi Sneh Milan at the Consulate General of India in New York, bringing together members of the Rajasthani diaspora, community leaders, and distinguished guests. RANA President Prem Bhandari announced, on behalf of RANA Founder K.K. Chandra Mehta, an initial contribution of USD 5 million plus from the Mehta Family Trust toward the development of the Indo-US Friendship Center, an initiative conceptu ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Mar 31 (PTI) Police on Tuesday said they had seized drugs worth approximately Rs 5.14 crore across five police station limits in the city and arrested 11 persons, among them two foreign nationals. Police said that, on various dates, officers received specific inputs from informants that banned substances such as MDMA, ganja, hydro ganja and heroin were being sold in the jurisdictions of Yelahanka New Town, Adugodi, Bharathinagar, Jalahalli and Pulikeshinagar police stations. Based o ...Read More >
Mumbai city (area under Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC jurisdiction) recorded 15,516 property registrations in March 2026, the highest monthly registration for March in 14 years, according to data from the Maharashtra Department of Registrations and Stamps analysed by Knight Frank India. The registrations in March 2026 generated over ₹1,492 crore in stamp duty revenue for the state exchequer. The registrations include both new sales and re-sales. On a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis, reg ...Read More >
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