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Amaravathi (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 27 (ANI): With Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha closing in on the Andhra Pradesh coast near Kakinada, the State Government has placed its administration on maximum alert. The system is expected to make landfall with 90-110 kmph winds and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across multiple districts. According to a release, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu reviewed the developing situation from the Real Time Governance Centre (RTGS) at the Secretariat on Mo ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the state is fully prepared with all safety measures ahead of the potential Cyclone Montha. He said eight districts have been identified as "most vulnerable" and all departments have been instructed to remain alert and active. "The Odisha government has prepared extensively for the impending cyclone, which is currently 930 kilometres away from the Odisha coast and moving towards the west and northwest. Eight distric ...Read More >
Bhubhaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 27 (ANI): Odisha Revenue & Disaster Management Minister, Suresh Pujari, ensured that the state is fully prepared with all the safety measures ahead of the potential Cyclone Montha. He said that eight districts have been identified as "most vulnerable" and all the respective departments are instructed to be alert and active. "The Odisha government has prepared extensively for the impending cyclone, which is currently 930 kilometres away from the Odisha coas ...Read More >
To enhance the Ease of Doing Business, India's Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has consolidated 31 customs duty notifications into a single document. In a step towards simplification, transparency, and enhancing Ease Of Doing Business, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) consolidated 31 separate Customs Duty notifications into a single comprehensive document. This new notification -- Notification No. 45/2025, dated October 24, 2025 -- will come into force o ...Read More >
Kota (Rajasthan) [India], October 25 (ANI): In Rajasthan's Kota, an MBBS second-year student allegedly died by suicide in the Nayapura area, police said on Saturday. Assistant Sub-Inspector Ghanshyam said, "The girl lived in government quarters... An MBBS second-year student has committed suicide. The family members have submitted a petition. Postmortem has been conducted." Also Read | Is There Sunday Mega Block on October 26, 2025? Will Mumbai Local Train Services Be Affected on Central, West ...Read More >
New Delhi: A heartbreaking incident unfolded early this morning, sending shockwaves through the public. A bus erupted in flames after colliding with a motorcycle on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru highway. The scene was so horrific that it sent shivers down the spine of anyone who witnessed it. Several people are feared dead due to the massive fire that engulfed the bus. Dozens of passengers were travelling in the bus at the time of the accident. Many passengers managed to escape through the emergency ...Read More >
Fatehgarh Sahib/Ropar: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday urged the central govt to relax the uniform specifications for paddy procurement following extensive damage to paddy crops caused by floods in the state.During his inspection of ongoing procurement operations at the local grain market, Mann highlighted the significant losses faced by farmers due to the severe flood conditions. He emphasised that the increased moisture content, damaged, and discoloured grains necessitate a rel ...Read More >
New Delhi: Three women, including two sisters, were injured after a fire broke out at Brahmaputra Apartments on Baba Kharak Singh Marg in Lutyens' Delhi. The victims, all of whom sustained minor injuries, were identified as Madhu (19), her sister Jeevika (15) and Madhumati (34). The fire broke out at 1.22pm and 14 fire tenders with 90 firefighters were sent to the spot. The blaze was brought under control by 2.10pm. A fire official said the blaze started in an open parking area, which allowed it ...Read More >
Delhi Brahmaputra Apartments fire news: A major fire erupted at Brahmaputra Apartments in New Delhi on Saturday. Fire brigade teams responded swiftly to the emergency. Six rescue vehicles were deployed to the scene. Brahmaputra Apartments is a residential complex for Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament. Relief operations are underway. A massive fire broke out at Brahmaputra Apartments in New Delhi on Saturday. Fire brigade teams arrived at the scene and began relief operations upon receiving info ...Read More >
Patiala: Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) leader and former MP, Prem Singh Chandumajra, on Sunday urged both the central and state govt to provide adequate compensation to farmers hit by poor paddy yield due to the recent floods. He said the low paddy yield should be classified as a natural calamity. Although the Centre recognised flood damage as a severe calamity, he added, the combined impact of floods, the bona virus, and haldi disease has caused a 40-50% drop in paddy yield, leaving farmer ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 19: A heroic act of a firefighter from the Delhi fire-fighting department is being widely praised on social media. The firefighter won the hearts of people on the internet after he put his life in danger to save a dog from the massive blaze which erupted at the Brahmaputra Apartments in Delhi on Saturday. A video of the heroic rescue and the emotional reunification of the dog with its owner has gone viral on social media. Heroic Act Amidst the raging flames and chaos, the fi ...Read More >
The real boost in vehicle sales this festive season has come from India's hinterland, with good rainfall replenishing incomes and the GST rate cut making small cars (often the first four wheeler for a family) attractive to this segment of buyers once again. Shailesh Chandra, president of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), said today that rural pockets are showing signs of strong growth due to a bountiful monsoon and the impending marriage season. As per SIAM data, passenger ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Rebuilding their lives after the devastation wrought by the recent floods in Marathwada is proving more painful than the farmers had imagined. After losing their homes, standing crops and cattle, and left with fields rendered infertile by waterlogging, farmers say the government, their only source of relief, is offering compensation with too many strings attached. Mincing no words is farmer leader Raju Shetti, president of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, "The compensation package is ...Read More >
Mysuru: In a daring operation, forest department officials successfully captured a tiger that had severely attacked a farmer while he was working in his field in Badagalapura village, Saraguru taluk. The incident had caused widespread panic among local residents. The capture operation, carried out on Saturday afternoon, involved Dasara elephant squad captains Abhimanyu and Mahendra. The three-year-old female tiger had attacked farmer Mahadev (Madhegouda), causing serious injuries to his face, h ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) The sale of green firecrackers began in the national capital on Saturday after the Supreme Court allowed their sale and use under certain conditions, bringing cheer to traders who reported a steady flow of customers through the day. Traders who had applied for licences to sell eco-friendly firecrackers received approvals earlier in the day. Markets across the city, including Sadar Bazaar, saw increased activity as residents rushed to them to make their purchases. Paramjee ...Read More >
The occasion also witnessed the formal inauguration of the Vidya Samiksha Kendra under Samagra Shiksha and the launch of a suite of new ICT and analytics platforms aimed at strengthening the education ecosystem in the Union territory. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday handed over regularisation orders to 863 contingent paid workers (CPWs) of the School Education Department from multiple districts of Jammu province. The occasion also witnessed the formal inauguration of ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a scene reminiscent of the superhit Bollywood film '3 Idiots', where Kareena Kapoor, playing a doctor, helped Aamir Khan deliver a baby over a video call, a commuter on a Churchgate-bound local on Thursday helped a woman deliver a baby boy, following the instructions of an ayurvedic doctor over a video call. "I was scared the entire time - scared of doing something wrong. But I just wanted to help," the commuter, videographer Vikas Bedre, told HT. "It was only later, when the family ...Read More >
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today handed over regularisation orders to 863 Contingent Paid Workers (CPWs) of the School Education Department from multiple districts of Jammu province, an official press release informed. It said the occasion also witnessed the formal inauguration of the Vidya Samiksha Kendra under Samagra Shiksha and the launch of a suite of new ICT and analytics platforms aimed at strengthening the education ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir. The ceremony was attended by ...Read More >
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi interpreted the apex court's 2016 verdict in Kedar Nath Yadav's case that quashed the land acquisition proceedings for establishing the manufacturing plant of Tata Motors. The bench said the 2016 judgement was anchored on the premise that the acquisition disproportionately affected vulnerable communities lacking financial resources and institutional access to challenge governmental action. The bench noted that this court had directed restorati ...Read More >
Khammam: Many cotton farmers in the erstwhile Khammam district are facing the grim prospect of drastically reduced crop yields this season, owing to continual heavy rains and an inadequate supply of urea. Prolonged waterlogging in fields due to multiple spells of incessant rainfall have damaged cotton crops across vast areas. Compounding their distress, unseasonal rains during the flowering period have severely affected the quality of their crops. According to Agriculture Department data, cott ...Read More >
Pune/Kolhapur: The state govt's Rs 31,628 crore relief package for flood-affected families is not sufficient to actually help farmers, according to agriculture experts.While announcing the package on Tuesday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the sediment of ponds would be utilised to level the farms where topsoil was washed away due to floods. He added that sediment from lakes and ponds were so fertile that farmers would require very little fertilizer, and announced an expenditure limit of ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: The death toll in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district rose to 16 after the body of a child was recovered on Wednesday morning from the debris of a massive landslide that buried a private bus on Tuesday evening, officials said. Rescue operations have been called off. The bus, carrying 18 passengers, was crushed under a collapsing mountainside in the Bhalughat area, following two days of relentless rain that destabilised the hillside. Superintendent of Police of Bilaspur, Sandeep Dh ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 7 (PTI) The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced a compensation package of Rs 31,628 crore for farmers who suffered massive losses due to rains and floods, asserting that the total assistance will be Rs 48,000 per hectare. The government will announce a loan waiver in due course, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, adding that a comprehensive memorandum on the losses suffered by farmers was being prepared for submission to the Centre. Opposition parties have dubbed the re ...Read More >
Jaipur, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) A devastating fire broke out late Sunday night in the ICU of the Trauma Centre at Sawai Mansingh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur, claiming the lives of eight patients, including three women. The fire reportedly started around 11.20 p.m. in the storeroom of the Neuro ICU ward, where paper, ICU equipment, and blood sampler tubes were stored. A short circuit is suspected to be the cause, according to the Trauma Centre's nodal officer and senior doctor. At the time of the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood laid the foundation stone for several development projects worth Rs 5.5 crore in the Pankha Road area of Janakpuri. Under this redevelopment drive, key works have been initiated, including the construction of a new RCC drain, toe walls with grit plaster and iron grills, pavement construction, installation of streetlights on both sides of the road, and beautification, greenery, and landscaping of the service lanes and surrounding areas, a statement ...Read More >
Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured Maharashtra farmers of central aid. He spoke in Ahilyanagar regarding recent heavy rain damage. Over 60 lakh hectares of farmland were affected. The Centre released previous assistance funds. The state government also provided relief to farmers. Loan recovery was suspended. This support aims to ease farmer distress. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Centre, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, will extend all possible assistance t ...Read More >
PATNA: Bihar cabinet on Friday approved a 3 per cent increase in the dearness allowance (DA) for its employees, pensioners and family pensioners in order to provide relief to the common people during the festive season of Diwali and Chhath."The cabinet has taken a decision to increase DA by three per cent from the existing 55 per cent to 58 percent. It will be payable with effect from July 01, 2025. The hiked DA will be payable to government employees, pensioners and family pensioners," Cabinet ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 3: The Government think tank Niti Aayog on Friday suggested the introduction of a presumptive taxation scheme for foreign companies to provide certainty and simplicity. The Aayog, in a working paper, said the optional presumptive taxation scheme would help resolve disputes concerning PE (permanent establishment), simplifying compliance and protecting revenue. "The proposed presumptive taxation scheme is a proactive and pragmatic solution to a long-standing problem. "It balances ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 2 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lauded the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for its contribution to India's national development and character-building since the days of the freedom struggle and expressed confidence that the organisation would continue to play a pivotal role in shaping a Viksit Bharat (Developed India) by 2047. "Guided by its values, and strengthened by a century of service, the Sangh's contribution in the next phase of India's journey will be crucial ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): The Indian banking sector is set to witness earnings recovery in the second half of FY26, after a muted September quarter performance marked by margin pressure, moderate credit growth and a decline in profitability across private and public lenders, according to a research report by Motilal Oswal Institutional Equities. The report highlighted that systemic credit growth, at 10.3 per cent (YoY) as of September reflected demand softness in both retail and corpo ...Read More >
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