Chennai, Aug 19 — The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Wednesday launched coordinated searches at more than 40 locations across Tamil Nadu in connection with alleged irregularities in the procurement of transformers, a day after Income Tax officials raided premises linked to a…
New Delhi, Aug 19 — Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has left for Singapore to participate in the fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) which is scheduled to be held on August 19-20, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.Taking to the social media…
New Delhi, Aug 19 — BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Wednesday said that former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain's arrest has yet again exposed the Aam Aadmi Party's "fake honesty", adding that the Delhi Jal Board scam case presents an example of how the National Capital was looted in a "brazen manner"…
New Delhi, Aug 19 — Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is visiting Singapore from August 19-21 as part of India's ongoing high-level engagement with the Southeast Asian nation under the fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) framework, an official statement said on…
Guwahati, Aug 19 — The Assam government will soon introduce a new regulatory framework for private coaching institutes, with a focus on ensuring student safety, improving infrastructure standards and strengthening mental health safeguards, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The Cabinet…
New Delhi, Aug 19 — Two women have been arrested for cheating a 67-year-old man of Rs 1.30 lakh after creating a fictitious dating app profile, meeting him in Delhi and allegedly stealing his mobile phone, police said on Wednesday.According to the South-West District Police, one of the accused…
Mumbai, Aug 19 — The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying that its newly announced National Executive lacks brilliance and operational autonomy.The Thackeray camp, in an editorial in the party's mouthpiece…
Kolkata, Aug 19 — The West Bengal Police on Wednesday informed that the Special Task Force (STF) of the state police has arrested the third local associate of the Pakistani national, Wahab Alam, having links with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), who was arrested earlier this month from…
Rampur, Aug 19 — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur and Saharanpur and Delhi in connection with the jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, officials said.According to the ED officials, ten locations, including the Mohammad Ali Jauhar…
Bhopal, Aug 19 — Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will transfer more than Rs 2,148 crore into the bank accounts of over 1.25 crore eligible women under the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana at a state-level programme in Maihar on Wednesday. The amount includes the 39th instalment of the…
Kolkata, Aug 19 — The nine people, including two women and a child, killed in the fire incident at a hotel on Mirza Ghalib Street in Central Kolkata early Wednesday morning, died of suffocation rather than burn injuries, initial findings by the police and the West Bengal Fire Services Department…
Satna, Aug 19 — Two youths have been arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh after taking her to a secluded area on the pretext of giving her a motorcycle ride, police said on Wednesday. The incident was reported from the Nai Basti area under the Kolgawan…
Chennai, Aug 19 — The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has launched a citywide enumeration of street nameboards to identify and remove caste references from public places, in line with the Tamil Nadu government’s social justice initiative. Officials in all 15 Corporation zones have been directed…
New Delhi, Aug 19 — Indian exporters are adequately informed and prepared to meet emerging sustainability-related requirements in international markets, according to government officials.Amit Verma, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, highlighted the Department's efforts to create awareness…
New Delhi, Aug 19 — The government has said that India and Japan share a close and enduring partnership rooted in common aspirations for peace, progress and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal invited Japanese businesses to deepen their investments and partnerships in…
Kolkata, Aug 19 — At least nine persons, including a child and a woman, were killed as a major fire broke out at a hotel on Mirza Ghalib Street in central Kolkata early Wednesday morning.After the fire broke out, the fire tenders from the fire services department station, which is located near the…
New Delhi, Aug 19 — The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging non-observance of Independence Day in certain government schools in Punjab, particularly those located near the India-Pakistan border, and has sought a detailed report from the state…
Chennai, Aug 19 — Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms is likely to lash Chengalpattu, Villupuram and Cuddalore districts on Wednesday, the Regional Meteorological Centre said, as a weak low-pressure circulation persists over Tamil Nadu’s coastal belt. In its latest weather bulletin, the…
Chandigarh, Aug 19 — The Punjab Police achieved a major breakthrough against transnational organised crime as the Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell of its Counter Intelligence Wing, with assistance from Central agencies, secured the deportation of three wanted operatives linked to the…
Chennai, Aug 19 — Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in Chennai on Wednesday evening to chair the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting at Kovalam on Thursday. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will attend the high-level conference along with the Chief Ministers of other southern…
Patna, Aug 19 — Bihar Leader of Opposition and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said his party will march to Raj Bhavan on Wednesday to put pressure on the state government and raise the grievances of students and the youth against paper leaks. Yadav hit out at the state government over the…