Amritsar, Sep 20 — One of the accused in the Punjab Police ASI Harjit Singh murder case was killed in an encounter late at night, officials said on Sunday. While one of the main accused was killed in an encounter, his accomplice managed to escape by taking advantage of the darkness, Punjab Police…
Chennai, Sep 20 — Elaborate security and traffic arrangements have been made across Chennai as hundreds of large Ganesh idols are set to be taken out in processions and immersed in the sea on Sunday. Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated on September 14, with around 37,000 idols installed at public…
Mumbai, Sep 20 — A tragic incident marred the Ganesh festival celebrations in Mumbai’s Lalbaug area after an electric shock near the pandal left two people dead and four others injured early on Sunday, officials said.An 8-year-old girl died in the incident, while four others sustained serious…
New Delhi, Sep 20 — The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to convene a significant meeting of its IT and social media leadership in the national capital on Sunday.The gathering will be chaired by BJP National President Nitin Nabin and National General Secretary (Organisation) BL Santhosh, bringing…
Kolkata/Itanagar, Sep 20 — The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), in a coordinated operation with the Arunachal Pradesh Police, seized nearly 325.5 kg of cannabis (Ganja) from the West Kameng district of the state on Friday. The operation was carried out by troops of the 61 Battalion SSB, Bhairabkhunda.…
Gandhinagar, Sep 19 — As many as 55.35 lakh students participated in a drawing competition and around 11 lakh in a speech competition organised across nearly 39,000 schools in Gujarat on Saturday as part of the BJP’s ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’, with students presenting their vision of India’s future.…
Accra, Sep 19 — The High Commission of India in Ghana, in collaboration with partner entities and with the support of hundreds of volunteers, including members of the Indian community, joined hands at Ananse Beach in Nungua, for a massive cleanup drive on Saturday."A cleaner coast, a stronger…
Jaipur, Sep 19 — The political contest over the election for the Chairperson of the Sangaria Municipal Council in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district escalated, with the dispute extending to Punjab and triggering a protest by Congress workers in Sangaria. A team from Sangaria Police, accompanied by…
Kohima, Sep 19 — The two-day Education Conclave 2026, focusing on the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in the Northeast, concluded in Nagaland on Saturday with participating states calling for greater Centre-state coordination and a dedicated forum of education ministers…
New Delhi/Itanagar, Sep 19 — Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein said on Saturday that the state, with an assessed hydropower potential of nearly 58,000 MW -- around 40 per cent of India's total hydropower potential -- is uniquely positioned to make a substantial contribution to the…
New Delhi, Sep 19 — The All India Congress Committee has appointed presidents for three District Congress Committees in Telangana under the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan. The appointments have been made with immediate effect after approval by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. According to a press…
Srinagar, Sep 19 — The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has initiated revamp of infrastructure to strengthen electric power supply network in the Valley, officials said on Saturday. A senior engineer of the corporation said a fresh round of infrastructure works covering…
Ahmedabad, Sep 19 — Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday visited Sabarmati Central Jail as part of the ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years of public service and good governance, interacting with prisoners and visiting skill development centres inside…
Guwahati, Sep 19 — The Gauhati High Court has taken up the hearing arguments on the maintainability of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the credibility and legal acceptability of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the recent Assam Assembly elections, officials said on Saturday.…
Indore, Sep 19 — Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday countered Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of the state’s education and employment system, citing a substantial rise in education spending and expansion of medical education, power generation, and…
Kolkata, Sep 19 — The INSV Neelkanth, an ocean-going sailing vessel of the Indian Navy, will sail from the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) headquarters at Visakhapatnam to Sri Vijaya Puram in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The sail ship will embark on a nearly 661.2 nautical miles voyage as part of…
Imphal, Sep 19 — Influential ‘Meira Paibis’ (women torchbearers) and representatives of around 20 villages and students on Saturday joined protests in Manipur demanding updation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before the Census, with 1951 fixed as the base year. The protests were…
Bengaluru, Sep 19 — Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy said on Saturday that former Minister and Congress MLA K.N. Rajanna's statement that the Vokkaliga community would continue to support former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda was not an exaggeration, asserting that the…
Dahod, Sep 19 — Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Saturday asked tribal youth at Bhadbha village in Dahod district to use AI tools on their mobile phones to independently check development figures from before 2014 and compare them with the current situation. “Who among you uses AI?…
Kolkata, Sep 19 — Police have summoned Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) founder and MLA Humayun Kabir to Baharampur police station next Monday in connection with a recent audio clip case. On Saturday afternoon, officers from Baharampur police station visited Kabir’s residence in Murshidabad…
Tumakuru (Karnataka), Sep 19 — Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara on Saturday expressed concern over the possible deletion of around 1.7 crore names from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, stressing that no eligible voter should be deprived of the…