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Berhampur: Forest officials in Odisha's Ganjam district have rescued a two-month-old barking deer (Indian muntjac) from a house at Gunakhala village under Badagada forest range. The operation, carried out in the Ghumusar South forest division, also led to the seizure of two country-made guns, a knife, and explosives from the premises. After being rescued, the fawn was immediately shifted to the veterinary hospital at Sorada for treatment and will be released into the wild once declared fit, Di ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's retail inflation accelerated to 2.1% yearon-year in August from an eight-year low of 1.6% in July, as food prices increased, official data released Friday showed. Despite the rise, it remained below the central bank's target range of 4% with a margin of two percentage points on either side of that figure. "An increase in headline inflation and food inflation during the month of August is mainly attributed to increase in inflation of vegetables, meat and fish, oil and fats, pe ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sep 12: Retail inflation in J&K reached 3.75 percent in August 2025, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The figure continues to place the Union Territory above the national average of 2.07 percent, reflecting ongoing cost pressures on households across the region. Compared to July, when retail inflation was 3.77 percent, the August figure shows a marginal decline. However, both rural and urban ar ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana, which experienced deflation for two consecutive months in June and July this year, bounced back into the positive inflation zone in August. According to data released by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Friday, the state registered an overall inflation rate of 0.94 per cent. Rural inflation in Telangana stood at 0.58 per cent, while the urban figure was higher at 1.21 per cent. The combined rate of 0.94 per cent, however, remained significan ...Read More >
New Delhi: Staying at the central bank's tolerance band of 2-6 per cent for more than three quarters in a row, India's headline retail inflation in August rose slightly to 2.07 per cent from 1.61 per cent in the preceding month, mainly due to increase in prices of vegetables, meat and fish, a government data said on Friday. As per the data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO), the inflation based on consumer price index or CPI was 3.65 per cent in August 2024. "An increase in headli ...Read More >
Chandigarh: In a significant development, the Haryana Police have made the first arrest under the newly introduced anti-conversion law after registering a case of illegal religious conversion of a woman in Nuh.The case of forced conversion and exploitation was registered against one Azam, based on the complaint of the victim woman at women's police station in Nuh. The accused was arrested and remanded to custody by the court on Thursday.The arrest is the first under the Haryana Unlawful Conversi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- India's retail inflation rose to 2.07 percent in August, the latest government data showed Friday. According to data released by the federal Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, inflation based on the consumer price index in August is 2.07 percent, compared with 1.61 percent in July. The inflation, according to the ministry, is well within the target inflation rate of the Reserve Bank of India. Food inflation remained negative in the third conse ...Read More >
India CPI Inflation Data: India's consumer price index (CPI) inflation, also known as retail inflation, increased in August 2025 to 2.07% against 1.61% in July 2025, according to the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) data released Friday evening. The surge in retail inflation was driven by higher vegetable, meat and fish, prices. Food inflation moderated during the month, but record gold prices rally in August impacted the core inflation. Food inflation continued to rema ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A YouTuber from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district has been arrested for allegedly cooking and consuming the meat of a protected monitor lizard, a rare species, and sharing a video of it on social media. The accused has been identified as Rupa Nayak, a resident of Asanbani village. According to sources, Nayak found a dead lizard on a roadside near Banta while returning from Bhadrak, took it home, cooked it, and posted a video of the process on Facebook and YouTube. The video quickly we ...Read More >
Karnataka Legislative Council member SL Bhojegowda admitted to poisoning 2,800 stray dogs, sparking controversy. Karnataka Legislative Council member SL Bhojegowda has sparked a massive row after he claimed that he got at least 2,800 dogs poisoned to address the issue of strays on the streets. While addressing the house on Tuesday, the Janta Dal (Secular) leader demanded that a "petition be filed in the Supreme Court... let Karnataka be the first in India to ask the Supreme Court to act agains ...Read More >
Wholesale inflation in India likely dropped to a near two-year low in July, due to a significant decline in food and fuel prices, according to a Union Bank of India report. New Delhi, Wholesale inflation in India likely dropped to a near two-year low in July, due to a significant decline in food and fuel prices, according to a Union Bank of India report. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is estimated to have fallen to -0.45 per cent year-on-year in July, down from -0.13 per cent in June. This is ...Read More >
New Delhi: Protest at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) against a recently announced fee hike, the long-standing suspension of students' union elections and calls for administrative accountability have entered their sixth day, with students boycotting classes and staging sit-ins at the Bab-e-Syed gate (the iconic entrance of the varsity). The fee structure for different courses has witnessed a sharp revision. Students say the hike ranges from 25% to over 60% across various programmes. Many cl ...Read More >
New Delhi: During Supreme Court's ongoing hearing on the removal of stray dogs from Delhi-NCR on Thursday, August 13, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the government, questioned the sincerity of some critics of the move. "I have seen people posting videos of eating meat and then claiming to be animal lovers," he told the bench, calling it a contradiction. Backing the August 11 order directing the relocation of all stray dogs into shelters, Mehta described the issue as one where "th ...Read More >
Asaduddin Owaisi, Aaditya Thackeray and Ajit Pawar have spoken out against the meat ban ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Meat shops and slaughterhouses ordered closed on Independence Day in several Indian cities * AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi called the ban callous and unconstitutional * Deputy CM Ajit Pawar criticised the ban in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar as wrong to impose Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: A huge political ...Read More >
Thane, Aug 14 (PTI) Security has been stepped up in Kalyan area here as some political parties and butcher associations have warned of a protest against the local civic body's order for closure of meat shops and abattoirs on Independence Day, police said on Thursday. Various municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including Kalyan-Dombivli (in Thane district), Nagpur, Nashik, Malegaon and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, have issued orders directing closure of slaughterhouses and meat shops within the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The credit-to-deposit ratio in Indian banks has stayed below 80 per cent as credit offtake in the country continues to lag, according to a report by CareEdge Ratings. The report highlighted that while both credit offtake and deposit growth have increased sequentially, they remain significantly lower than the levels seen last year. Deposits continued to outpace credit offtake in the current fortnight, leading to a narrowing of the credit-deposit gap. It state ...Read More >
Heads up, folks - your long weekend plans might need a little rethinking. Independence Day is landing on a Friday this year, and like always, liquor shops across the state will go dry on August 15. The good news for tipplers? As of now, there's no official booze ban for Krishna Janmashtami on August 16. This isn't the first time Hyderabad's seen such restrictions. Back in February, parts of the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate went dry for three days during the Telangana Legislative Council pol ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: J&K is in the grip of a food safety scare after officials seized more than 11,600kg of "imported rotten meat" from warehouses, eateries and shops across Kashmir valley, triggering a storm of halal concerns and rumours.The seizures, excluding poultry, were made over the past week during surprise inspections that uncovered illegal storage and gross violations of safety rules. Images of decayed meat on social media spurred calls to boycott animal meat in restaurants.Religious leaders join ...Read More >
PATNA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is all set to embark on 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' from Bihar's Rohtas district on August 17 to register a protest against how the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls was being conducted in the state. This comes at a time when the Opposition is ratcheting up its protest against the SIR and casting aspersions on the integrity of elections. AICC general secretary (organisation) and MP KC Venugopal held a meeting with the INDIA bloc leaders ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Hyderabad MP and AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has criticised the decision to close slaughterhouses and meat shops on Independence Day, August 15, calling the move by municipal corporations unconstitutional. Owaisi said that various municipal corporations across India, including the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), ordering the closure of slaughterhouses and meat shops on India's Independence Day is callous and unconstitutional. He questioned the logic behind the me ...Read More >
Srinagar- Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, V.K. Bidhuri, on Wednesday said that the recent seizures of rotten meat in the Valley are unlikely to be the result of a single day's lapse and are more plausibly linked to a prevailing demand-supply gap. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the full-dress rehearsal for Independence Day celebrations at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar, Bidhuri said the Chief Minister has already convened a meeting on the issue and directed concerned departments to take st ...Read More >
Investing.com -- Walmart (NYSE:WMT) announced Wednesday it is expanding its 10% employee discount to include nearly all grocery purchases at its stores and online, effective immediately, according to The Wall Street Journal. The discount, which previously applied only to fresh produce and general merchandise, will now cover groceries such as milk, pasta, frozen pizza, and meat. These items were previously excluded from the discount except during the November and December holiday shopping season ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has suggested prioritising women in allocation of deceased donor organs.In a letter to the states/UTs, the apex authority for regulating organ donations and transplants in the country, has said a provision should be made to mark additional points for women recipients of donor organs, to address gender disparity. Studies have shown that while women make up a large percentage of donors, they receive fewer organs than men. "Wo ...Read More >
Hyderabad: AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has termed the GHMC's order for closure of meat shops and slaughterhouses on Independence Day as 'unconstitutional'.He slammed the civic body for issuing such an order, calling it a violation of the right to livelihood and nutrition.Addressing the media, Owaisi said: "Many municipal corporations in India seemed to have ordered that slaughterhouses and meat shops should be closed on Aug 15. Unfortunately, GHMC has also made a similar or ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Bringing down the curtain on the proceedings initiated against misleading advertisements for medicinal products, the Supreme Court has closed the case filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali Ayurved and its founders.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan said no further hearing was needed as the court had already passed various orders and the purpose of the case had been achieved. "By various orders, the prayers of the WP have been achieved and ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar Tuesday criticised orders by some civic bodies to shut slaughterhouses and meat shops on Aug 15, calling such bans wrong."These restrictions are imposed on faith-related occasions like Ashadhi Ekadashi, Mahashivratri, or Mahavir Jayanti. Maharashtra has people who eat both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food," he said. "If it is an emotional issue, people accept it for a day. But imposing it on Maharashtra Day, I-Day, or Republic Day is difficult."Sambhaji ...Read More >
MUMBAI: ICICI Bank has rolled back its rule requiring new savings accounts opened after Aug 1 to maintain a monthly average balance (MAB) of Rs 50,000 and has revised the threshold to Rs 15,000. The move follows a social media backlash against the higher balance requirement, which was criticised for making banking exclusive.The bank said it has revised its schedule of charges and MAB requirements following customer feedback. The changes do not apply to salary accounts, senior citizens above 60 y ...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 >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has prepared a plan under which Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus drivers and conductors will receive regular training, with a focus on ethical values, customer service and safe driving, transport minister Pankaj Singh said on Friday. The move is for improving the public image of DTC buses.The minister mentioned that DTC bus drivers who fail to halt at designated stops or are found speeding will face strict departmental action.Several commuters have complained about the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: On a day when US notified additional levies for countries, with 25% imposed on Indian exports, govt hardened its position asserting that farm and dairy products, genetically modified food, beef and animal feed with meat are no-go areas.Without being confrontational, govt sources made it clear that cultural sensitivities and farmers' interest will be paramount in talks with the US and indicated India's willingness to move ahead with talks, with the next round scheduled to begin on Aug ...Read More >
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