Thoothukudi, July 22 — A court in Thoothukudi on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of DMK MLA G.V. Markandeyan, who was arrested for allegedly making defamatory and provocative remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay during a public meeting in Kovilpatti. The ruling means the…
Jaipur, July 22 — Construction work on the Jaipur Metro Phase‑2 project officially commenced on Wednesday, marking a major step towards expanding the city’s public transport network. Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma inaugurated the project by performing the Bhoomi Pujan at the Metro depot in…
Raipur, July 22 — The Chhattisgarh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, on Wednesday approved a 10 per cent reservation for Agniveer soldiers in direct recruitment for various Class‑III posts in state services. The landmark decision aims to provide dignified employment opportunities…
Patna, July 22 — Tension gripped Bihar’s capital on Wednesday as separate protests by student organisations and political parties led to violent clashes at different locations in the city. While student protesters were demonstrating at Dak Bungalow Crossing over examination-related issues, workers…
Bengaluru, July 22 — Karnataka Police on Wednesday cracked the sensational suitcase murder case reported on the outskirts of Bengaluru and nabbed the 21‑year‑old accused, a resident of Challaghatta. The accused has been identified as Gagan. South West Division Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)…
New Delhi, July 22 — Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, accompanied by his daughter and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule, on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Parliament office, submitting a memorandum on Maharashtra’s agrarian distress and urging Government intervention…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 22 — Writer‑journalist T.C. Rajesh Sindhu on Wednesday defended his stand in the controversy over an unpublished feature written for a weekly supplement, saying he fully agreed with CPI(M) state secretariat member M. Swaraj that the decision to publish or reject an article…
Hyderabad, July 22 — Popular Tollywood actor Nandamuri Balakrishna, who sustained an injury during a film shoot in Rajahmundry, was airlifted to Hyderabad on Wednesday and admitted to AIG Hospital, where he is in stable condition. According to the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG),…
Mumbai, July 22 — Maharashtra Congress leaders on Wednesday launched a major protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to condemn the lathi charge on agitating students over the NEET paper leak and the treatment meted out to Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, General…
Ahmedabad, July 22 — The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a sit-in protest outside the Congress headquarters, Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, hours after the Congress held demonstrations over the alleged NEET paper leak and the demand for the resignation of…
Chandigarh, July 22 — Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Wednesday condemned the use of force against party leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has turned the state into a hub for paper leaks. He said staging…
Jaipur, July 22 — Amid deaths of women due to postpartum challenges, the Rajasthan government has taken a major initiative aimed at improving maternal healthcare. The state will introduce a ‘Prasav Sakhi’ (Birthing Companion) system in government hospitals to provide dedicated support and…
Kolkata, July 22 — The police on Wednesday arrested a youth accused of forcibly marrying a minor girl in the Jorabagan area in north Kolkata. There are also allegations that he ran away with her after the marriage. The minor girl was rescued from Salop crossing in Howrah. Police took action after…
Bengaluru, July 22 — A Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation headed by Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the Bengaluru Police Commissioner, demanding immediate action against those allegedly involved in the attack on a BJP legislator by Congress…
New Delhi, July 22 — Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Uddhav Thackeray, on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the NDA Government at the Centre following his visit to the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar against the NEET leaks, accusing the administration of attempting…
New Delhi, July 22 — There has been a sharp decline in train accidents in the country over the last 12 years as a result of the high priority being accorded to safety on Indian Railways. The annual budgetary allocation for safety has shot up more than three-fold from Rs 39,200 crore in 2013-14 to…
Patna, July 22 — A major confrontation erupted between police and thousands of students in Patna on Wednesday during a protest march towards Raj Bhavan over NEET examination paper leaks and demands for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Security forces stopped the march…
Kolkata, July 22 — Krishnanagar District Police in Nadia district of West Bengal on Wednesday filed a supplementary chargesheet against 24 individuals accused for the killing of a minor girl Tamanna Khatun at Kaliganj in the same district in June last year. Tamanna Khatun, who belonged to a family…
Kolkata, July 22 — The West Bengal Government will be placing the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on the income and expenditures from the state exchequer on the floor of the Assembly on July 25, which will be the last day of the ongoing extended Budget Session of the…
New Delhi, July 22 — Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has set conditions for the government to end his fast.In a letter addressed to Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and Minister of State Jitendra Singh, Wangchuk thanked them for visiting him at Medanta Hospital and appealing to him to end the…
New Delhi, July 22 — More than 77 lakh annual FASTag passes have been issued till June, registering 63 crore transactions on National Highway Fee Plazas, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.Presently, around 33 per cent of total Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) transactions done by car, jeep…