Mumbai, July 29 — Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday launched a fierce attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at a book release event, Thackeray targeted the central government over the Delimitation Bill and accused it of trying to…
Aizawl, July 29 — Mizoram on Wednesday marked a significant milestone in strengthening its human rights protection framework by constituting its first State Human Rights Commission (SHRC), as Governor Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd) administered the oath of office to the Commission’s Chairperson and two…
Patna, July 29 — The Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD), led by Tej Pratap Yadav, issued a public advisory urging its supporters and the general public to exercise caution regarding Motilal Rai and his associates, alleging that they were attempting to mislead people while facing criminal cases. In a…
Bengaluru, July 29 — The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday took strong exception to the alleged heavy-handed conduct of a woman judge in connection with a road rage incident in Kolar district, observing that merely being a judge does not entitle one to display arrogance or ego. The observations…
Bengaluru, July 29 — Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V. Anbukumar on Wednesday said that 76.99 per cent of the Enumeration Forms distributed as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state have been digitised, while more than 84 lakh voters have been identified…
Hyderabad, July 29 — Trainee IPS officer M. Uday Krishna Reddy, who has been arrested and sent to judicial custody in sexual assault case, threatened to release private chats after the victim broke up relationship with him and married another person, police said on Wednesday. Krishna Reddy, who…
Ludhiana, July 29 — Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday alleged that a cash-for-paper-leak scam had taken root in Punjab with 11 examination papers being “managed” through selective leaks to help unscrupulous elements by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) dispensation.…
Bhopal, July 29 — Amid a major farmers’ protest in Bhopal over procurement of moong crop and other agriculture-related issues, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said the Centre had approved a record 4.54 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of moong procurement for Madhya Pradesh…
Gandhinagar, July 29 — The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescued 245 people and evacuated a further 852 during 26 flood rescue and evacuation operations carried out across Gujarat and two neighbouring Union Territories after heavy monsoon rainfall triggered widespread flooding from July…
Guwahati, July 29 — Assam BJP president and Lok Sabha MP Dilip Saikia on Wednesday said that the Centre has assured all possible assistance to the flood-ravaged state, adding that the Union government is committed to supporting the people of Assam in relief, rehabilitation and long-term…
Kolkata, July 29 — The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Court in Jangipur of Murshidabad district on Wednesday sentenced two gang-rape accused to life imprisonment in a 2021 post-poll violence case in West Bengal, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said in a statement.…
Jaipur, July 29 — Under a special campaign launched by Police Headquarters, Bhupalpura Police in Udaipur achieved a breakthrough by arresting a habitual offender who had been absconding for the past 15 years and was wanted in connection with 23 permanent warrants. To evade arrest, the accused had…
Ahmedabad, July 29 — The Ahmedabad Police on Wednesday busted an alleged illegal call centre in the Naroda area that investigators say targeted US citizens by posing as representatives of a loan company, persuading victims to share their Social Security numbers and pay bogus loan insurance fees…
Kolkata, July 29 — Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee’s executive assistant Sumit Roy is in more trouble as police have served a notice to his mother in another case, asking him to appear before investigators. Police said on Wednesday that a complaint had been lodged against Sumit Roy at…
Jaipur, July 29 — Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma stated that the state government was committed to providing quality and accessible education to every child in Rajasthan. As part of this commitment, the government launched a Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme to provide free school…
Gandhinagar, July 29 — The Gujarat Police on Wednesday expanded its annual honours framework by increasing the number of ‘DGP Commendation Discs’ from 110 to 148 and, for the first time, introducing a separate recognition system for civilian employees, in a move aimed at reflecting the force’s…
Kolkata, July 29 — West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced a corpus of Rs 296 crore for 80,375 state-run and state-aided schools in West Bengal under the “composite school grant fund” to develop and improve the state-run school education system. Announcing this at a…
Hyderabad, July 29 — The Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board on Wednesday issued four notifications for direct recruitment to 7,437 posts. These vacancies will be filled in the departments of Police, Special Protection Force, Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency & Civil Defence, and…
Mumbai, July 29 — Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the state government was implementing tiger conservation using a scientific approach while preserving natural habitats, and a new five-point plan had been framed to carry this work forward. He emphasised that the…
Agartala, July 29 — Keeping up with the government’s mission to make the women associated with Self-Help Groups (SHGs) self-reliant, a 20-day training programme was organised in Tripura’s Sipahijala district recently for training women in the art of jute bag making. The programme, organised under…
Bengaluru, July 29 — Karnataka BJP teams are visiting drought-prone areas across the state and have demanded that the state government immediately declare a drought. Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka said, “Despite farmers in the state facing severe distress…