New Delhi, Aug 25 — The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of reports that at least nine people died and 39 others were hospitalised in critical condition after allegedly consuming spurious Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in Gujarat's Bhavnagar…
Hyderabad, Aug 25 — Cyberabad Police have rescued two children kidnapped from a labour camp in Kondapur, Hyderabad. Police said they successfully detected the kidnapping case within four hours of receiving the complaint and safely rescued two children aged below 4 years.Ch. Srinivas, Deputy…
New Delhi, Aug 25 — Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Minister of State Vijay Goel on Tuesday highlighted public sufferings due to the nonchalant attitude of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and government officials who allegedly ignore requests from MPs, MLAs, and…
New Delhi, Aug 25 — The Directorate of Education (DoE) on Tuesday issued an advisory to all government, government-aided, and private unaided recognised schools, urging them to reinforce health awareness and respiratory hygiene practices among students and staff members amid a spike in swine flu…
New Delhi, Aug 25 — Amid a spike in reports of Influenza A (H1N1), commonly known as swine flu, in several cities across the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) Director General, Dr Rajiv Bahl, on Tuesday said that majority of the diagnosed cases are "mild and self-limiting",…
New Delhi, Aug 25 — The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that every donation made at the Shri Banke Bihari Temple in Mathura's Vrindavan must be deposited through the temple’s donation boxes or online directly into the temple treasury, warning that any obstruction by sevayats or others would be…
Chandigarh, Aug 25 — The Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced that it will extend its full support to the decision of government employees and pensioners in the state to observe a ‘Maha Strike’, including mass casual leave on August 27, in protest against the…
Chandigarh, Aug 25 — Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said that there is no shortage of sugar in the state and the government is keeping a regular vigil on its stock, sale and supply to safeguard the interests of the common man. He directed the officers to ensure adequate…
Shillong, Aug 25 — The prolonged standoff between tourist taxi associations of Meghalaya and Assam, triggered by road blockades following the August 19 violence, has been resolved after intervention at the Chief Ministerial level, Meghalaya Tourism Minister Timothy D. Shira said on Tuesday. Shira…
Ranchi, Aug 25 — A controversy has erupted in Jharkhand after an audio clip allegedly featuring Jharkhand Loktantrik Kranti Morcha (JLKM) chief and Dumri MLA Jairam Mahto abusing and threatening the in-charge of Dhanbad's Barwaadda police station, Ravi Kumar, went viral on social media. Following…
Bengaluru, Aug 25 — Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, G. Parameshwara, on Tuesday said 102 taluks in the state were currently facing drought conditions and that a comprehensive report on the situation would be submitted to the Union government by the end of August.Speaking to the media near his…
New Delhi, Aug 25 — The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from coercive action to journalist Abhishek Upadhyay in connection with an FIR registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police against him over an alleged road-rage incident in Ghaziabad. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India…
Dhar, Aug 25 — A half-day bandh called by Hindu organisations over the Bhojshala dispute was observed in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Tuesday, with most shops in major markets remaining closed and heavy police deployment in place to prevent any untoward incident. The Sakal Hindu Samaj had…
Bengaluru, Aug 25 — BJP MLC C.T. Ravi on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists arrested during protests over alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC). He sought a judicial enquiry into the alleged assault on the…
Srinagar, Aug 25 — Kashmiri Pandit Sangarsh Samiti (KPSS) on Tuesday voiced serious concern at the 'latest threats' by a terrorist outfit to PM Package employees working in the Valley. In a press statement, KPSS President Sanjay Kumar Tickoo, said, "Brotherhood begins where fear ends. It cannot…
New Delhi, Aug 25 — Cautioning the public against panic, Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said on Tuesday that Chief Minister Rekha Gupta convened a review meeting over H1N1 cases in the city and assured that the situation regarding influenza is “under control”. Speaking to reporters after…
Hyderabad, Aug 25 — Inspector of Jubilee Hills Police Station in Hyderabad has been suspended over Forest and Endowments Minister Konda Surekha’s former OSD, N. Sumanth’s case. Muttu Yadav, the Inspector (Station House Officer) of Jubilee Hills Police Station, faced the action over the alleged…
Ahmedabad, Aug 25 — The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a man wanted by Punjab Police in connection with a firing case in Batala, after tracking him down to a hotel in Palanpur, officials said on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Sukhpinder Singh alias Sukhi Singh, a native of…
Bengaluru, Aug 25 — The Karnataka government is stepping up preparations for cloud seeding to address the rainfall deficit, with the Water Resources Department likely to launch operations within the next two days, Water Resources Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy said on Tuesday. The government will…
Kolkata, Aug 25 — Former CPI(M) legislator from Uttarpara assembly constituency in Hooghly district of West Bengal, Srutinath Praharaj, who was arrested from his residence, was granted bail by a district court in Hooghly on Tuesday. Police arrested Praharaj and two other CPI(M) activists for…
Bengaluru, Aug 25 — The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will undertake a 200‑km padayatra from Raichur to Ballari between September 1 and 10 to highlight what it calls the failures of the Congress government in the state, BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said on…