Bengaluru, Sept 22 — Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Tuesday accused the Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar of convening the special Assembly session as a political strategy, alleging that the state government was using issues such as drought and the…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 22 — The Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday conducted simultaneous house searches at various places linked to a Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) in Baragada district on the allegation of possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The vigilance officials stated…
Mumbai, Sep 22 — The Mumbai Crime Branch is set to summon Professor Suryanarayana Doolla for interrogation in connection with the death by suicide of second-year IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode. Officials confirmed that the professor’s statement has not yet been recorded, even as investigators…
Rewari (Haryana), Sep 22 — Police have busted an alleged sex racket operating from two hotels in Rewari, with seven women and four men detained during simultaneous raids, officials said on Tuesday. A hotel operator was also taken into custody for questioning. The action was carried out on the…
Jabalpur, Sep 22 — Police intervened and defused a dispute at a temple in Jabalpur after objections were raised over alleged shops run by Muslim traders during the ongoing Ganesh festival, an officer said on Tuesday. The dispute surfaced at the Shri Siddh Ganesh Hanuman Temple in the Gwarighat…
Hyderabad, Sep 22 — Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday emphasised that the upcoming airports at Warangal and Adilabad, as well as the Telangana Bhavan in Delhi, should be symbols of Telangana's rich culture. The Chief Minister instructed the officials to conduct a study of the…
Bengaluru, Sep 22 — Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi and Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday congratulated veteran Kannada actor Anant Nag on receiving the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, calling the honour a fitting recognition of his five decades of…
Ekta Nagar (Gujarat), Sep 22 — Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Tuesday urged the film industry to use its reach to encourage natural farming, environmental protection and healthier lifestyles, while calling for greater emphasis on themes of unity, love, tolerance and brotherhood rather than…
New Delhi, Sep 22 — Months before Assembly elections are due in Punjab, concerns remain despite crackdowns over a section’s amoral engagement with narcotics that refuses to end, with regular reports of drugs being confiscated and narco-terrorism busted. Even on Tuesday, as New Delhi hosted the…
Ekta Nagar (Gujarat), Sep 22 — Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday invited Indian and international filmmakers to use the state’s diverse landscapes and heritage sites for their upcoming projects, saying the government wants to move beyond film shoots and develop a wider ecosystem…
Gandhinagar, Sep 22 — Gujarat has increased the annual family income ceiling for students seeking loans under its 'Foreign Study Loan Scheme' from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, expanding the eligibility for students from middle-income families seeking higher education abroad. The revised income limit…
Bhopal, Sep 22 — With Sharad Navratri still weeks away, a political controversy over non-Hindu entry to Garba events has erupted in Madhya Pradesh after successive remarks by BJP leaders triggered debate. Mhow MLA Usha Thakur, speaking about Garba events ahead of Navratri, backed Hindu…
Imphal, Sep 22 — Security forces in Manipur, in separate operations, arrested six militants from different districts bordering Myanmar and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, officials said on Tuesday. A defence spokesman said that in a major effort to maintain peace and safety, Assam…
Bengaluru/Bhopal, Sep 22 — Madhya Pradesh received investment proposals across technology and emerging sectors during a series of meetings with industrialists in Bengaluru on Tuesday, including a Rs 210-crore proposal for a Global Capability Centre and two proposals of Rs 100 crore each for…
New Delhi, Sep 22 — A 19-year-old youth was killed while another person was injured after a DTC bus allegedly collided with a TVS Scooty on Najafgarh-Nangloi road in front of Rathi Hospital in the capital on Monday, police said.According to Delhi Police, the accident took place at around 4.15 p.m.…
Imphal, Sep 22 — Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Tuesday called upon people to set aside political differences and work together to restore peace in the state, keeping in mind the future of the coming generations. The Chief Minister, while speaking at the inauguration programme…
Bengaluru, Sep 22 — Art of Living founder Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Tuesday said economic prosperity cannot be separated from peace and inner well-being, stressing that sustainable growth requires societies to address both economic inequality and human well-being. Addressing Semafor’s The…
Mehsana, Sep 22 — A thousand years after its construction, Gujarat's Modhera Sun Temple remains an important symbol of the state's architectural and cultural heritage, drawing tourists to Mehsana district to see its intricate carvings, distinctive design, and astronomical significance. The temple…
Ahmedabad, Sep 22 — Dedicated to public safety, the Gujarat Police conducted a comprehensive 28-day 'Surakshit Shakti Abhiyan' (Safe Power Campaign) across the state, specifically focusing on women's safety.The campaign, that ran between August 17 and September 13, was aimed at preventive policing,…
Kolkata, Sep 22 — Authorities in West Bengal are seeking help from amateur radio operators to reunite lost people with their families. Many of these individuals, housed at state-run shelters for people experiencing homelessness, suffer from mental health issues and are unable to provide details…
New Delhi, Sep 22 — The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ashok Kumar reiterated on Tuesday that issuance of a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) notice to a voter does not mean deletion of name from electoral roll and advised that those whose names are missing in the draft electoral roll can file…