Kolkata, Sep 21 — Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra on Monday approached the Calcutta High Court, accusing Nadia district police of failing to arrest those responsible for the alleged egg attack on her in West Bengal’s Tehatta recently.Moitra, the Mamata faction’s MP from the…
Chennai, Sep 21 — Liquor consumers in Tamil Nadu will now have a better chance of finding their preferred brands at TASMAC outlets, with the state-run retailer introducing a demand-based stock supply system from Monday. The change marks the withdrawal of the uniform distribution mechanism…
Bengaluru, Sep 21 — BJP and JD(S) MLAs on Monday sang the full version of Vande Mataram inside the Karnataka Legislature, defying the state government’s directive to restrict the rendition to two stanzas.The rendition began soon after Speaker G.S. Patil took his Chair. After the first two stanzas…
New Delhi, Sep 21 — The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand will come into force on October 20, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Monday.The FTA recently received strong bipartisan support in New Zealand's Parliament, with 93 lawmakers voting in favour…
Kolkata, Sep 21 — Milan Pradhan, the Congress candidate for the bypolls from Nandigram Assembly Constituency in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, who was arrested last week in connection with an old murder case registered against him in 2007, on Monday, approached a single-judge Bench of the…
Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), Sep 21 — Farmers in the Cauvery delta districts in Tamil Nadu have reported mixed results from the ongoing kuruvai paddy harvest, with early-harvested fields recording reasonable yields and crops harvested later showing a marked decline.The area under kuruvai cultivation has…
Hyderabad, Sep 21 — A police constable allegedly died by suicide while on a video call with a woman in Hyderabad late on Sunday night, police said.Muthe Chandrasekhar (35) hanged himself at his residence in Shalivahana Nagar in Moosaram Bagh area during a video call with a woman.He told the woman…
New Delhi, Sep 21 — The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) transport fleet is now entering a new phase, with the Defence Ministry going in for the purchase of as many as 60 Medium Transport Aircraft to replace the ageing Soviet-era Antonov An-32 fleet, according to a report.The significance of the Rs 1 lakh…
New Delhi, Sep 21 — Following the crackdown on Shahzad Bhatti-led surveillance modules, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has shifted tactics by deploying high-definition, SIM-powered smart CCTV cameras along India’s highways and close to military zones to track troop movements.Compared…
Guwahati, Sep 21 — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday paid tribute to Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev on the occasion of his Janmotsav, recalling the revered saint's enduring contribution to Assamese society and his influence on the state's cultural and spiritual identity.In a post on…
Meerut, Sep 21 — Amidst preparations for the high-stakes Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its organisational activities in Western Uttar Pradesh on Monday. BJP national president Nitin Nabin reached Meerut for a two-day tour of the region, where he…
Gandhinagar, Sep 21 — The Gujarat Police's State Monitoring Cell (SMC) seized IMFL and beer worth Rs 45.35 lakh in four separate raids across Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Surendranagar and Surat over the past three days, with the total value of liquor, vehicles and other material seized during the…
Patna, Sep 21 — A case of harassment and molestation involving a young boy and a girl allegedly studying in Class 10 riding a scooter after their coaching class, has surfaced in Jamui district, with a video purportedly showing the terrifying incident circulating widely on social media.According to…
Mumbai, Sep 21 — Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday strongly criticised the handling of protests at IIT Bombay following the death of a second-year student, describing the reported sacking of professors as a "band-aid solution". Chaturvedi said the student's death was a tragic…
Gandhinagar, Sep 21 — More than 23,500 eco-friendly clay Ganesh idols were sold across Gujarat during a seven-day state-supported fair this month, generating around Rs five crore in revenue for 361 registered artisans, the Gujarat Matikam Kalakari and Rural Technology Institute said on Monday.The…
Bhopal, Sep 21 — A 45-year-old female RTO inspector was allegedly murdered with a hammer at a house in Bhopal, while her partner was later found hanging from a tree near the residence, police said on Monday.The body of Meenakshi Gokhale was found in the outer room of a house in Lake Pearl Colony…
Hyderabad, Sep 21 — An auto-rickshaw driver was to death allegedly by a group of people following an argument over Rs. 10 change in the old city of Hyderabad, police said.The incident occurred on Sunday evening in Vattepally under limits of Falaknuma Police Station.The victim was identified as…
New Delhi, Sep 21 — IIT-Bombay on Monday refuted reports claiming that its Director, Shireesh B. Kedare, had resigned over the suicide of a student, stating that the reports were false. However, it confirmed that the institute had suspended Professor Suryanarayana Doolla from his position as Dean…
Chennai, Sep 21 — Tamil Nadu’s efforts to uncover its ancient maritime history are set to gain momentum, with the State Archaeology Department preparing to submit reports on underwater surveys at Korkai and Poompuhar to the government by February next year. The documents will include an analysis of…
Pune Sep 21 — A social media influencer was forced to prostrate in front of Raj Thackeray’s photograph for allegedly mocking Raj Thackeray in one of his reels. According to a NDTV report, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers captured the influencer, Mahesh Mote, and forced him to prostrate before a…
Cairo, Sep 21 — India and Egypt held discussions on further deepening cooperation in the communications and information technology sector. The discussions took place during a meeting between India's Ambassador to Egypt, Suresh Reddy and Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information…