Beed (Maharashtra), Sep 16 — On the 19th day of his indefinite hunger strike, Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Wednesday announced that he remains steadfast in his march to Mumbai. He declared that he will leave Patoda on Thursday afternoon despite severe health complications and…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — As Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi criticised the Centre over its decision to "impose" fees on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000, five Congress MPs -- P. Chidambaram, Manish Tewari, Gaurav Gogoi, Kishori Lal and K. Gopinath --…
Bhopal, Sep 16 — Four years after the first African cheetahs arrived in India, the country’s cheetah population has reached 52, with 49 animals in Kuno National Park and three in Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary. Of these, 32 are Indian-born, marking a key consolidation phase for Project Cheetah. Prime…
Bengaluru, Sep 16 — Veteran Kannada actor Anant Nag, who has been named the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024 for his contribution to Indian cinema, recalled the role of his gurus and the support he received from journalists during his five-decade journey in Karnataka. "I remember all…
Hyderabad, Sep 16 — Six students drowned in a lake during the immersion of Ganesh idol in Telangana’s Sangareddy district on Wednesday, police said. The tragic incident occurred in Peddakanjerla village under Patancheru Police Station of Cyberabad Commissionerate.The youth aged between 17 and 22…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to film producer Boney Kapoor and his daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor on a plea seeking to revive a property dispute involving a 2.70-acre parcel of land in Chennai purchased by late actress Sridevi and her family. A Bench…
Gandhinagar, Sep 16 — The Gujarat State Election Commission (SEC) said on Wednesday that elections to the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) and the Okha and Thara nagarpalikas will be held on October 11, with counting of votes scheduled for October 13. The election notification for the three…
Kolkata, Sep 16 — The Election Commission of India (ECI) will meet delegations of the two factions of the Trinamool Congress in New Delhi on Thursday and a decision on the party's name and symbol may be taken by the poll panel following the meeting. First, the "rebel but majority faction" led by…
Patna, Sep 16 — A high-level review meeting on flood disaster management, relief and damage assessment in Bihar was held at the 'Sankalp' Hall of the Chief Minister's residence in Patna, with Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Minister…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — A joint meeting was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Steel and Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, on expanding the usage of steel obtained from recycling of ships."The discussions were held…
Dehradun, Sep 15 — Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday took part in the 'Yuva Sankalp Diwas' event in Dehradun during which he assured that the state government is taking steps to ensure that the youth are not compelled to leave their villages in order to fulfill their…
Chandigarh, Sep 16 — The Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's) 'Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra', with Minister Harpal Singh Cheema asking the BJP to answer three fundamental questions before staging a political march in the state. Minister Cheema asked:…
New Delhi, Sep16 — Pakistan on Wednesday condemned the attempted drone attack by Yemen's Houthis near the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, but avoided any military commitment, despite a military pact signed with Riyadh and Ankara, touted as being similar to NATO. Islamabad's reaction reflects a…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — Reiterating that it has never recognised the so-called 'China-Pakistan Boundary Agreement' of 1963 and have consistently maintained that it is illegal and invalid, India on Wednesday rejected a boundary joint commission created by China and Pakistan, saying that any so-called…
Guwahati, Sep 16 — The Gauhati High Court has initiated suo motu proceedings over serious concerns surrounding prison conditions in Assam, including HIV infections, overcrowding, inadequate mental healthcare, suicides and delays in processing remission applications, officials said on Wednesday. A…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions for a uniform and fraud-resistant verification mechanism for medical qualifications and registrations across the country. A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe…
Raipur, Sep 16 — Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister T.S. Singh Deo on Wednesday claimed that on the day of the 2013 Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack, "not a single security officer was posted" on the party leaders' route to the event venue in the state's Sukma.His statement…
Kolkata, Sep 16 — Ahead of the nationwide campaign to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday on Thursday, the beneficiaries of various public welfare schemes are also coming forward to greet and gift the Prime Minister in their own ways. In Bengal's Purulia district, the…
Mumbai, Sep 16 — The lawyer appearing for late Disha Salian's father, Satish Salian, on Wednesday, revealed that Indian Revenue Service Officer Sameer Wankhede is one of the four witnesses in the former celebrity manager's death case. This comes days after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…
Hyderabad, Sep 16 — Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday invited Singapore companies to invest in the state, assuring all support for prospective investors. His assurance came as a Singaporean delegation led by Augustine Lee, Permanent Secretary of the Energy Market Division under…
Chennai, Sep 16 — While the nation and countrymen gear up to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday, a chef in Tamil Nadu has found a unique and one-of-its kind way to greet him on the special occasion. Selvakumar, a noted chef from Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) has prepared a lavish…