Ahmedabad, Aug 28 — Gujarat’s Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA) has seized cosmetics and related material worth more than Rs 2.68 lakh from a firm in Ahmedabad’s Tragad area after finding that products were allegedly being manufactured and repackaged without the required licence and…
New Delhi, Aug 28 — The Delhi Police Special Cell has busted a Pakistan-based espionage network that used Indian SIM cards, procured through local contacts, to access WhatsApp groups and allegedly gather sensitive information, officials said on Friday. The Special Cell’s Northern Range arrested a…
Hyderabad, Aug 28 — Telangana’s Minister for Forest, Environment and Endowment, Konda Surekha, who faces disciplinary action over her daughter’s outbursts against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, tied him Rakhi on Friday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Apart from Surekha, Minister for Panchayat…
Amaravati, Aug 28 — Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu have greeted people on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Friday.Governor Abdul Nazeer conveyed his heartiest greetings and good wishes to the people. He said the festival of Raksha Bandhan celebrates…
Gandhinagar, Aug 28 — Gujarat has recorded 42 laboratory-confirmed Chandipura virus cases and 28 deaths since the current surveillance period began on June 30, according to the latest state health department data released on Friday.The state has reported 324 suspected cases during the period, with…
Srinagar, Aug 28 — A man in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district was cheated of Rs 8.50 lakh under various pretexts, including a government job, police said on Friday, adding that the accused has been booked.Police said a case was registered following a written complaint alleging cheating and…
Bhopal, Aug 28 — Four people, including the driver, were killed and 11 others injured when a speeding sleeper bus travelling from Kanpur to Indore crashed into the wall of a bridge in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district on Friday morning, police said.The accident occurred around 8.30 a.m. on the…
New Delhi, Aug 28 — The Delhi Police’s South District has worked out four motor vehicle theft cases and recovered four stolen vehicles, including two scooties, an autorickshaw and a car, during a special drive conducted by the Kotla Mubarakpur Police Station. Four people, including a child in…
Haridwar, Aug 28 — Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Friday said he was sending a gift and sweets to actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and called for an end to hatred and hostility in society. His remarks come amid a recent controversy surrounding Ranaut’s “Generation…
Patna, Aug 28 — A 22-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified assailants during an Akhada procession near Purani Chowk in Bihar's Gopalganj district, said police on Friday.The incident occurred around 11.30 p.m. on Thursday and has triggered panic and tension in the area, prompting the deployment…
Mumbai, Aug 28 — Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that 37 pilgrims from Maharashtra stranded in Saga, Tibet, after completing the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra have departed safely via the Nyalm Check Post route to Kathmandu.The Maharashtra CMO, in a post on X, said, "The 37 pilgrims from…
Gandhinagar, Aug 28 — Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday extended greetings to citizens on Raksha Bandhan, highlighting the festival’s emphasis on the bond between brothers and sisters, while state BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma called for a…
Bhopal, Aug 28 — The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to continue the e-attendance system for teachers and school staff after reviewing its positive impact on attendance and teaching activities, with compliance under the mandatory system reaching 95 per cent. The decision was taken during a…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 28 — Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has directed the Crime Branch to verify reports that the state’s most wanted fugitive, Sukumara Kurup, is alive in Brunei under an assumed identity, saying the claims circulating in the media are, at present, only rumours.The…
Guwahati, Aug 28 — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday announced enhanced financial support for agri-entrepreneurs and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) through the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), with benefits that can now be combined with incentives available under the…
New Delhi, Aug 28 — Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended greetings on World Sanskrit Day, highlighting the ancient language's enduring contribution to India's knowledge, philosophy, culture and intellectual traditions. VP Radhakrishnan described…
Kolkata, Aug 28 — Kolkata Police have arrested 13 Trinamool Congress activists and registered three cases in connection with the row over the removal of an illegal billboard from the roof of Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee's house on Camac Street in Central Kolkata.The row started on Thursday…
Patna, Aug 28 — As Bihar celebrates Raksha Bandhan on Friday, the Meteorological Department has forecast rainfall across all 38 districts of the state. An orange alert has been issued for 20 districts, including Patna, while the remaining 18 districts are under a yellow alert.Heavy rainfall is…
New Delhi, Aug 28 — NCP(SP) MP Supriya Sule on Friday remembered her late brother and former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Raksha Bandhan, saying that his absence has left a void that can never be filled. Taking to the social media platform X, Sule recalled her childhood memories…
Bhopal, Aug 28 — As Madhya Pradesh joins the country in celebrating Raksha Bandhan, Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav have highlighted the festival’s traditional message of sibling affection and trust, while linking it to the values of family harmony, social cohesion and…
Kolkata, Aug 28 — Kolkata Police have been on high alert since Friday morning ahead of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's visit to Jadavpur University (JU) in South Kolkata later in the day to participate in a Raksha Bandhan programme. The security detail follows two back-to-back clashes…