Bhubaneswar, Sep 8 — The recovery of five orangutans from a forest area in Bhograi block of Baleshwar district in Odisha on Tuesday has raised suspicions of their possible trafficking and the involvement of an international wildlife smuggling racket.Speaking to media persons, Odisha Forest,…
New Delhi, Sep 8 — After a man from Punjab's Sangrur district allegedly committed suicide over the issue of drugs in the state, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo on Tuesday called it "blatant violation of human rights" and warned the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)…
Lucknow, Sep 8 — Former UP Minister and cricketer Mohsin Raza was on Tuesday appointed Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh State Minority Commission, with cabinet rank. Associated with the BJP for a long time, Raza previously served as Minister of State for Minority Welfare, Muslim Waqf and Hajj in the…
Hyderabad, Sep 8 — Tension prevailed at former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR)’s farmhouse at Erravalli in Siddipet district on Tuesday, as the Congress cadres staged demonstration and tried to barge into the premises during protest over derogatory and abusive remarks by the BRS…
New Delhi, Sep 8 — The total area sown under kharif crops in the current season across the country is estimated at 1,086.31 lakh hectares as on September 4 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 1,104 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of…
Uran (Maharashtra), Sep 8 — Terming the inauguration of the JNPT–New Umargam stretch of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) a transformative milestone, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday asserted that the corridor will drastically alter India’s freight transportation…
Patna, Sep 8 — BJP Bihar President Sanjay Saraogi criticised the Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav, for writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the flood situation in the state, stating that he should not indulge in politics over the disaster and instead offer…
Ranchi, Sep 8 — The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday stayed the state government's order cancelling appointments made through the JSSC-CGL recruitment examination (Advertisement No. 10/2023), providing interim relief to 99 appointed candidates who had challenged the decision.A bench of Justice…
New Delhi, Sep 8 — India's 2026 BRICS Presidency offers strategic opportunities to expand exports, attract investments, strengthen manufacturing and technology partnerships, diversify supply chains, and enhance BRICS influence in the global economy, according to an article.The global economic…
New Delhi, Sep 8 — The Indian coal sector has witnessed a remarkable transformation since 2014, driven by a series of reforms undertaken by the government aimed at enhancing transparency, efficiency, technology adoption, infrastructure development, ease of operations and energy security, according…
Hyderabad, Sep 8 — Hyderabad Police registered a case against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President, K.T. Rama Rao, BRS Deputy Leader in Telangana Assembly, T. Harish Rao, and several other party legislators in connection with Monday’s incidents at the Assembly's entrance. The BRS…
Vadodara, Sep 8 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday used the completion of India’s Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) to attack the pace of infrastructure development under previous governments, saying files relating to the project had spent years moving between government offices without…
Srinagar, Sep 8 — The hunger strike by J&K medical interns demanding an increase in their monthly stipend entered its second day on Tuesday as the protesters said their protest would continue till a formal government order is issued.People's Democratic Party's Budgam MLA Syed Aga Muntazir Mehdi…
Kolkata, Sep 8 — West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s helicopter was forced to abandon its landing at Kalimpong on Tuesday afternoon due to low visibility and adverse weather conditions across the north Bengal hills.The pilot made two unsuccessful landing attempts over the Kalimpong…
New Delhi, Sep 8 — Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, on Tuesday assured of strict action against the accused in the alleged murder of a Manipuri musician, saying that he has spoken to Delhi Police who, in turn, have said that a strong chargesheet in the case will be filed within…
Gondia (Maharashtra), Sep 8 — At least six people were killed in a head-on collision between a speeding truck and a pickup vehicle in Maharashtra's Gondia district while seven others suffered injuries, officials said on Tuesday.The tragic incident took place on late Monday night in the Nagra area…
New Delhi, Sep 8 — India's first indigenously developed bullet train is expected to commence trial runs by May or June next year with commercial inauguration likely within two to four months after testing, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday.Addressing the 'NaMo for Viksit…
Patna, Sep 8 — The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) on Tuesday morning conducted simultaneous raids at four locations linked to Bahadurpur Block Development Officer (BDO), Anand Kumar Vibhuti, in connection with a disproportionate assets case.An eight-member EOU team, led by a DSP rank officer, reached…
Kolkata, Sep 8 — The West Bengal government on Tuesday appointed Smritiranjan Mohanty, the secretary of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), as the administrator of the autonomous body that oversees civic and developmental affairs in the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong in…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 8 — In a potentially explosive political development that can strike at the heart of the CPI-M leadership in Kerala, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday asked the state police chief to register an FIR under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Leader of…
Bengaluru, Sep 8 — Karnataka Police are set to take former JD(S) MP, Prajwal Revanna, who is serving a life sentence following his conviction in a rape case, into custody for questioning in connection with the alleged use of a mobile phone inside Bengaluru Central Prison.It can be noted that…