Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 — Kerala’s Vizhinjam International Seaport is set to enter a new phase on Tuesday, when the deep-water port formally begins full-fledged export-import operations, marking a potentially transformative moment for the state’s economy and its ambitions to emerge as a major…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested a life convict who had been absconding for 26 years in a 31-year-old kidnapping case involving a demand of Rs 1 crore as ransom. The accused, identified as Amit Yadav, 57, a resident of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, was arrested from Dehradun…
San Francisco, Aug 17 — Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhupendra Patel, arrived in San Francisco on Monday with a state delegation, beginning the United States leg of his overseas outreach aimed at attracting investment and strengthening participation in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2027.Patel was…
Chennai, Aug 17 — Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar on Monday described Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s first 100 days in office as the beginning of a major administrative transformation in the state. Addressing the Assembly on the milestone, Prabhakar said the TVK government sought to…
Kochi, Aug 17 — A new month, a fresh beginning and a festive season on the horizon, Kerala woke up on Monday to Chingam 1, traditionally regarded as an auspicious day and the beginning of a new year in the Malayalam calendar.Coming after Karkidakam, traditionally considered a lean and sombre month,…
Ranchi, Aug 17 — As the students' protest in Jharkhand continues, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday questioned why Chief Minister Hemant Soren is not joining the talks with the demonstrators to resolve the issue. This came as the protest over irregularities in recruitment examinations…
Amaravati, Aug 17 — Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Monday slammed Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu over suspension of five teachers for meeting Union government representatives to seek exemption from the Teacher Eligibility Test…
Amaravati, Aug 17 — Demanding a hike in stipend, junior doctors across Andhra Pradesh on Monday began a total boycott of emergency services, disrupting healthcare delivery in government medical colleges and teaching hospitals.Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors’ Association (APJUDA) had given a call for…
Visakhapatnam, Aug 17 — Commercial flight operations commenced at the newly developed Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district from midnight as Visakhapatnam Airport in Andhra Pradesh slipped into history.All commercial operations at the Civil Enclave at…
Ujjain, Aug 17 — At least three devotees were injured amid a stampede-like situation at the Nagchandreshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on Monday, with the injured being rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to initial information.The incident took place as a massive crowd…
Kolkata, Aug 17 — As the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led West Bengal government is all set to complete its first 100 days in power on Tuesday, preparations are in full swing within the state administration to highlight in detail the work done by the new state government during that…
Kolkata, Aug 17 — The Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police has arrested a second associate of Pakistani National, Wahab Alam, having links with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), who was nabbed earlier this month from Habra in North 24 Parganas district, the police said on…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP), Rahul Gandhi, on Monday wrote to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, urging him to personally meet with representatives of the protesting students and take appropriate action towards the resolution of this issue. This came as the protest…
Kolkata, Aug 17 — Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha MP, Abhishek Banerjee on Monday approached a single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging the move by the bank authorities to freeze his bank account just before his scheduled tour to the…
Jammu, Aug 17 — A massive landslide on Monday disrupted traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district.Traffic department officials said a massive landslide disrupted traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) near Darmathal-Dewal in…
Patna, Aug 17 — Jan Suraaj leader Prashant Kishor formally took the oath as the new MLA from the Bankipur Assembly constituency on Monday. Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar administered the oath to him in his chamber, allowing Kishor to officially participate in legislative proceedings and begin…
Ranchi, Aug 17 — The protest over irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) entered its 24th day on Monday. Gathered in large numbers at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, students have…
Patna, Aug 17 — A tragic stampede at the famous Ashok Dham Temple in Bihar's Lakhisarai on the third Monday of the holy month of Sawan has left at least seven devotees dead, while more than 13 others were injured.The incident occurred on the route between Ashok Dham railway station and the temple…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 — Three months into the V.D. Satheesan government, state Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala’s signature campaign is emerging as one of its biggest public-impact initiatives.When Chennithala returned to the Home portfolio after a gap of a decade, he did not take long to…
Guwahati, Aug 17 — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced a major change in the police verification process for government service appointments, aimed at reducing delays between selection and joining for thousands of job aspirants.In a post on X, CM Sarma said police…
Patna, Aug 17 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives in a stampede at the Ashok Dham temple in Bihar's Lakhisarai, which claimed seven lives on Monday.The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said on social media 'X', "Pained by the loss of lives due to a stampede in…