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South superstar Mohanlal, serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army, visited the landslide-struck Wayanad on Saturday to offer his support and assistance during the crisis A devastating landslide recently hit the Wayanad district in Kerala, claiming 300 lives and causing significant disruption to the local communities. The landslide, triggered by heavy rains, buried homes…

Harpreet was an IRS officer in the Agriculture Department. The incident occurred amidst an ongoing domestic dispute between the two families, who had come to the court for mediation. In a shocking incident in the Chandigarh District Court, a retired Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Punjab Police, Malwinder Singh Sidhu, shot and killed his son-in-law, Harpreet Singh…

The Sri Lankan fisherman was provided medical assistance and a case was registered against him. He is likely to be produced before a court in Chennai. Chennai: A group of Tamil Nadu fishermen have rescued a Sri Lankan fisher, who was stuck in the international waters after his boat developed a snag, and brought him to the Nagapattinam…

Imphal: Shots were fired and an abandoned house was torched in Manipur’s Jiribam, triggering fresh tensions within a day of the Meitei and Hmar communities reaching an agreement to make efforts to restore normalcy in the district, officials said on Saturday. An abandoned house in Lalpani village was torched by armed men on Friday night, they said.…

Congress leader Chidambaram praised FM Sitharaman on July 23 for ‘copying’ schemes from the Congress manifesto. The US Labor Department reported on Friday that the unemployment rate jumped to nearly a three-year high of 4.3% in July amid a significant slowdown in hiring. Responding to the news about unemployment in the USA, former union minister and senior…

Wayanad landslides: A family of four was rescued from an isolated house near Padavetti Kunnu on the fourth day of the deadly landslides. As search operations entre the fifth day on Saturday, rescue teams, using advanced technical gadgets and dogs, continue to look for survivors or recover bodies buried under the debris of the devastating Wayanad landslides,…

In Wayanad’s Chooralmala, Sujatha Aninanchira and her family survived a devastating landslide that flattened their home. Trapped under debris during heavy rains, Sujatha, her daughter Sujitha, husband Kuttan, and grandchildren Sooraj and Mridula managed to escape by removing bricks and wading through gushing waters to a nearby hillock. There, they encountered a wild tusker and two female…

A 24-year-old man from Nigdi, who was admitted at D Y Patil Hospital and a 34-year-old man from Pimple Gurav who was receiving treatment at AIMS Hospital, Aundh tested positive for Zika on Friday Two people from Pimpri-Chinchwad areas on Friday tested positive for the Zika virus infection, the National Institute of Virology (NIV) reports confirmed. Apart…

Using the ‘chakravyuh’ metaphor as a leitmotif, Gandhi on Monday claimed that an atmosphere of fear prevails all around with a group of six trapping the entire country in a ‘chakravyuh’ he promised would be broken by the INDIA bloc. ED ‘insiders’ tell me raid being planned, waiting with open arms: Rahul New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI)…

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari raised the demand for withdrawing 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on life and medical insurance premiums, which was backed by several opposition leaders. Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday supported the demand for withdrawing GST on life and medical insurance premiums, stating that…

The central probe agency, which is investigating the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam, has lodged six FIRs. New Delhi: The CBI has filed its first charge sheet in the alleged NEET-UG examination paper leak case naming 13 people as accused, officials said Thursday. The charge sheet lists that the accused were allegedly involved in the…

While in Paris, Ambanis attended the ongoing Olympics and were captured indulging in several other activities. Nita Ambani and Mukesh Ambani were spotted in Paris for the ongoing Olympics weeks after the grand wedding celebrations of their younger son Anant Ambani in Mumbai earlier this month. Isha Ambani and her husband Anand Piramal, and the newlyweds also…

“In our Act East policy and our Indo-Pacific vision, Vietnam is our important partner… We support development, not expansionism (Hum vistarbad nahi, vikasvad ka samarthan karte hei),” PM Modi said in Hindi in his media statement. India and Vietnam today adopted an action plan to expand their strategic ties with Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowing to work…

Kerala rain: The holiday announcement comes even as IMD has issued an ‘orange’ alert in the Wayanad district until Saturday. Wayanad landslides updates: All educational institutions, including schools, colleges and tuition centres, in Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasragod districts will remained closed on Friday, August 2, in view of heavy rain predictions. The holiday announcement…

Gaekwad was undergoing treatment for blood cancer at the King’s College Hospital in London before returning back to the country last month. New Delhi: Former India cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 71. Gaekwad played 40 Tests and 15 ODIs for India. He was also the coach of the…

India revises windfall tax on petroleum crude every fortnight. The Indian government has cut the windfall tax on petroleum crude to 4,600 rupees ($54.97) per metric ton from 7,000 rupees per metric ton, effective from August 1, a notification issued on Wednesday showed. Source: https://www.deccanherald.com/business/economy/india-cuts-windfall-tax-on-petroleum-crude-6-3131878

Puja Khedkar’s number of UPSC attempts could not be detected because she changed not only her name, but her parents’ name too The selection of Puja Khedkar as a trainee IAS officer has been cancelled and she has been barred for taking the entrance exam for life after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) found her guilty…

The crime occurred at the Gokulpuri flyover in northeast Delhi. New Delhi: A bike almost touching his scooty and an ensuing argument enraged a man so much that he shot at a family, killing a 30-year-old woman in Delhi on Wednesday. The man fired a round from atop a flyover, not caring that it could have hit…

An Indian teenager is now among a handful of people in the world to survive a rare brain-eating amoeba, partly due to his father coming across a public awareness campaign on social media. Afnan Jasim, 14, is thought to have become infected in June after he went for a swim in a local pond in the southern…

Sources in the BJP said that the decision about moving Devendra Fadnavis from Mumbai to New Delhi as BJP National President was discussed between PM Modi and Fadnavis at the meeting and opinions within the party were discussed in the next few days. Highly placed sources in the BJP told the FPJ on Wednesday night that the…

Television actress Hina Khan, who is recovering from stage three breast cancer surgery, shared an Instagram video discussing her skincare routine amid pigmentation issues. Fans noticed her new short haircut, a side-effect of her chemotherapy treatment. The comments section was filled with love and support, as her fans commended her courage and wished her a speedy recovery.…

The Congress said that by endorsing the speech, PM Modi has ‘encouraged a serious breach of Parliamentary privilege.’ Ex-Union minister Anurag Thakur’s Lok Sabha speech on caste census was endorsed by prime minister Narendra Modi, who praised his fellow BJP MP for ‘exposing’ the opposition INDIA bloc through a ‘perfect mix of facts and humour.’ “This speech…

Drishti IAS sealed: Vikas Divyakirti’s Drishti IAS in Mukherjee Nagar was one of the 29 coaching centres in Delhi whose basements where sealed by the MCD. Drishti IAS sealed: Vikas Divyakirti, founder and MD of Drishti IAS coaching centre – breaking his silence over the tragic deaths of three UPSC aspirants in the basement of a coaching…

Jairam Ramesh attacked the BJP and RSS, saying, “This is a new and shameful low in the annals of India’s parliamentary history. It reflects the BJP-RSS and Mr. Modi’s deep-rooted casteism.” Congress general secretary in-charge of communications and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sharing the unedited speech…

Police said the accused was discreetly selling Chinese manjha to his known customers in the Kabir Nagar area of northeast Delhi. New Delhi: A 34-year-old dealer of Chinese manjha has been arrested allegedly with 50 rolls of the banned manjha from northeast Delhi, officials on Monday said. Police said the accused was discreetly selling Chinese manjha to…

Two former members of the commission, Samedur Rahman and Basanta Kumar Doley, were also sentenced to imprisonment of 10 years in the same case. Guwahati: A special court here on Monday gave Rakesh Kumar Paul, former chairman of Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) 14 years of imprisonment in the cash for jobs scam that involved recruitment of…

The protesting students have been reportedly claiming that the whereabouts of some students who were at the coaching centre are still unknown. Shortly after three civil service aspirants died after being trapped in the flooded basement of Rau’s IAS Study Centre in Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar, there were reports of some other students being missing. The protesting…

The conference is being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and is aimed at presenting the outline for the government’s larger vision for growth and the industry’s role in this endeavour. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the inaugural session of ‘Journey Towards Viksit Bharat: A Post Union Budget 2024-25 Conference’ at Vigyan…

Bhunia was heard saying that it is a ‘serious matter’ and against ‘cooperative federalism’ that Mamata Banerjee’s microphone was ‘switched off’ while she was speaking at the Niti Aayog meeting at the national capital on July 27. Bengal minister Manas Bhunia on Monday moved a special notice in the state Assembly on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s alleged…

Chandrachud was replying to a question at the end of a keynote address during the ‘11th Annual Conference of the Berkeley Centre on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination’. Bengaluru: Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Sunday said that trial court judges were increasingly playing it safe by not granting bail on important issues of serious crimes…

Having become the first Indian woman’s shooter to clinch an Olympic medal, PM Modi expressed pride as a video of the same surfaced on social media. The 22-year-old accumulated a score of 221.7 and won bronze to break the 12-year drought for India in shooting. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his time to congratulate shooter Manu…

The heavy rain was an act of God and she tried her best to reach the exam centre on time but her scooter puncture caused the delay, the Court noted The Allahabad High Court recently extended relief to a woman who could not appear for an exam as heavy rain and a scooter puncture prevented her from…

Former minister Capt Ajay Yadav criticised the BJP, stating that the Union budget showed discrimination as the finance minister did not mention Haryana at all. Former two-time chief minister and leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda in Haryana on Saturday said that the Congress will keep raising the demand for `Ahir Regiment’ strongly on every platform. Addressing…

Senior Maharashtra leader and BJP MLA Haribhau Bagde has been appointed as the governor of Rajasthan. The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, announced these appointments through an official communique from Rashtrapati Bhavan at 1 am. Maharashtra got a new governor with the appointment of C. P. Radhakrishnan on Sunday. Meanwhile, senior Maharashtra leader and BJP MLA Haribhau…

Former Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde has been appointed Governor of Rajasthan while former Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma has been appointed Governor of Telangana. President Droupadi Murmu has appointed new Governors in nine states and a new Lieutenant Governor in Puducherry. Former Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde has been appointed Governor of…

Teacher shortages and infrastructural decay jeopardise the future of students across the state. Bengaluru/Kalaburagi: A dilapidated building, a cracked ceiling, dripping rainwater, and two teachers conducting five classes in one classroom — these are the sights one can witness at the Vadera Basapura Tanda Government Lower Primary School in Harapanahalli taluk of Vijayanagara district. Even though grants…

The driver of the bus parked the vehicle at the roadside and informed the local police. New Delhi: Panic gripped outer Delhi when a call of a bomb in a cluster bus was received at Nazafgarh More, officials said on Sunday. According to the officials of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a call was received at 11:55…

Being the virtual commander of the state Congress unit, seasoned politician Bhupinder Singh Hooda will be able to anoint his son if the party captures power in the Jat heartland Veteran Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda likes to claim that the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls will be his last. While many such loud claims are often heard…

In a shocking example of the danger of such acts, a teenager who went viral for performing a skating stunt hanging from a local train in Mumbai was traced by the Railway Protection Force, but when cops went to arrest him, it turned out the youngster has lost an arm and leg. The youngster’s video, which showed…

“BJP gives false campaigns ahead of elections. If the centre makes the states handicapped then the country will also become handicapped,” claimed Mamata Banerjee. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who had walked out from the Niti Aayog meeting after being allegedly ‘humiliated’ by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leaders, slammed the saffron camp after reaching…

Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday sent a shoe stitching machine to the cobbler he had met the previous day in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. New Delhi, July 27: Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday sent a shoe…

Modi has governed as a statist, not a reformer. He has demonstrated a marked preference for publicly run companies and a disdain for independent regulators. Ten years after he was first elected India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi may finally have diagnosed why India’s growth, while better than in many countries, hasn’t taken off the way his supporters…

Mohan, who has been working as an assistant general manager of the tech firm, allegedly transferred funds illegally to various accounts of her family members over the last five years through fake loan accounts. Thiruvananthapuram: A senior woman official at a private firm at Thrissur in Kerala has been accused of siphoning off around Rs 20 crore.…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced his boycott of the NITI Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and released a video criticising the 2024 Union Budget. Stalin accused the central government of using the budget as a “vengeful act” against states and individuals who opposed the BJP, particularly those aligned with the INDIA…

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner said the building collapsed around 5am. Police, fire brigade and NDRF are present at the spot. At least two persons are feared trapped under the rubble after a three-storey building collapsed in Navi Mumbai’s Shahbaz village on Saturday morning. Police, fire brigade and National Disaster Response Force team are present at…

Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool leader Kunal Ghosh had appealed to a division bench, contesting a single bench’s temporary injunction prohibiting the Chief Minister and three other individuals from making any false or defamatory remarks about the Governor. The Calcutta High Court issued a directive regarding statements made by Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about Governor C.V. Ananda…

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 1 : Hello and welcome to our coverage of Day 1 of the Olympics 2024 where the Indian contingent will take part in various events in Paris, France. A lot of qualifying events are slated to take place today with the majority being from the shooting discipline. While the expectations will put massive…

Let’s face it, your neighborhood park just isn’t cutting it for those Instagram-worthy shots. If you’re tired of battling power lines and rooftops to catch a decent sunset, it’s time to step up your game. Whether you’re a hopeless romantic, a budding photographer, or just someone who loves a good golden hour glow, we’ve rounded up the…

Long before the advent of reality television, the popular game show “Queen for a Day” thrilled American audiences by giving women who told heartbreaking tales of financial struggles a chance at winning expensive items that could help solve their problems. Throughout its 1956-1964 run, each episode featured contestants describing a misfortune that had struck them or their…

In June, PM Modi and President Zelenskyy had a short meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy. The interaction was marked by a warm exchange, with the two leaders sharing a hug, displaying the cordiality of their relationship. Following this meeting, Zelenskyy extended an invitation to PM Modi to visit Ukraine. Prime Minister Narendra…

The deal amount is valued at $1.6 billion. Mankind Pharma Limited has acquired Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited from Advent International for $1.6 billion (for Rs 13,600 crore). Khaitan & Co advised Advent International on this transaction. The transaction team consisted of Aakash Choubey (Partner), Aashutosh Sampat (Partner), Sameer Sah (Partner), Anshuman Mozumdar (Partner), Ayush Sinha (Senior Associate), Sagarika Chandel (Senior Associate), Aditi Halder (Associate), Ankush Unni (Associate), Amogh Pareek…

In an exclusive interview, the finance minister explained her and the government’s thought process while putting this year’s Union Budget together and also addressed criticism. For a growing economy to meet its needs and aspirations, borrowing is a must, but the focus of the finance ministry under her is to ensure that debt is reduced without affecting…

Three army personnel have been injured after an encounter broke out between the Army and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara region Saturday morning. As per the police sources, injured personnel have been taken to the army hospital for treatment. One terrorist has been reported to be killed. According to a top police official, the exchange of…

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner said the building collapsed around 5am. Police, fire brigade and NDRF are present at the spot. At least two persons are feared trapped under the rubble after a three-storey building collapsed in Navi Mumbai’s Shahbaz village on Saturday morning. Police, fire brigade and National Disaster Response Force team are present at…

PM Narendra paid homage to the Kargil war heroes at Kargil War Memorial in Drass to mark the 25th anniversary of India’s victory over Pakistan in 1999. 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Pakistan has failed in all its nefarious attempts in the past but it has has not learned…

Local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Mishra filed a defamation case on August 4, 2018, against Gandhi for making alleged objectionable remarks against the then BJP president and current Home Minister Amit Shah. Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrived at Lucknow airport on Friday morning. #WATCH | Lok Sabha LoP and…

Subsequent to the taking over of the case, CBI has so far conducted searches at 33 places. CBI has been investigating  into the allegations of theft and leakage of NEET UG 2024 Question paper since 23-06-2024, subsequent to taking over of the Case No. 358/2024, dated 05.05.2024, registered under Sections 407/408/409/120(B) of the IPC,  at Shastrinagar Police…

Once upon a time, the vulture was an abundant and ubiquitous bird in India. The scavenging birds hovered over sprawling landfills, looking for cattle carcasses. Sometimes they would alarm pilots by getting sucked into jet engines during airport take-offs. But more than two decades ago, India’s vultures began dying because of a drug used to treat sick…

It can be recalled that initially Mamata used to attend the Niti Aayog meeting but later deputed state finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya to attend the same. A day after Congress Chief Ministers decided to skip NITI Aayog meeting scheduled for July 27, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee postponed her visit to Delhi on Thursday. According to…

Kumar’s outburst came as opposition members stood in the well of the House, demanding that the state’s amended reservation laws be incorporated in the 9th schedule of the Constitution to make it immune from legal scrutiny. Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday drew flak from the RJD for shouting at opposition women members inside the…

Protests had broken out in the neighbouring country over job quotas for descendants of freedom fighters, in which over 100 died. Forty-two Tamil Nadu students on Thursday arrived at the Chennai airport from violence-hit Bangladesh, new agency PTI reported. VIDEO | 42 Tamil Nadu students arrived at the Chennai airport from violence-hit #Bangladesh earlier today. (Full video…

Security agencies in Punjab have heightened their vigilance after reports of seven suspected terrorists being sighted and their footprints found in Phangtoli village, Pathankot. The Indian Army and local police have swiftly initiated a joint operation to secure the area in response to this alarming development. Authorities have released a sketch of one of the suspects based…

The Indian Navy leading seaman Sitendra Singh had gone missing after the blaze that erupted when the frigate ship was docked at Naval Dockyard on Sunday night. The frontline warship was severely damaged and tilted heavily on its left side after the fire. Mumbai: Nearly 48 hours after INS Brahmaputra caught fire, the body of the sailor…

India can be tricky territory for Labour. Prime Minister Clement Attlee was criticised for allowing partition to be rushed at terrible cost in human life. Foreign Secretary Robin Cook caused a storm by offering to mediate between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. And the party led by Jeremy Corbyn angered even more here when it passed a…

After the video of the incident went viral on social media, many users criticised the unruly behaviour of Kanwarias. Some users even commended the bravery displayed by the police officers in their efforts to save the man’s life. Since the Kanwar Yatra began on Monday, July 22, several incidents have been reported where Kanwariyas engaged in violence…

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has asked district administration to stay alert.Pune collector Suhas Diwase has asked residents to stay indoors Pune: Heavy rain has led to waterlogging in several areas in Pune and Kolhapur and paralysed normal life. Schools have been shut and several residential apartments in Pune’s Pimpri-Chinchwad have been flooded. Three people have been…

Sonu Nigam, one of India’s most celebrated playback singers, recently attended the prayer meet for Tishaa Kumar, daughter of producer Krishan Kumar. The emotional gathering was held on July 23, 2024, in Mumbai, just days after Tishaa succumbed to a prolonged battle with cancer on July 18. Sonu Nigam, one of India’s most celebrated playback singers, recently…

The Court said that evidence before it did not show widespread leak of question paper as alleged by the petitioners who moved the Court. The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order a reexamination for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test undergraduate exam for the year 2024 (NEET UG 2024). A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and…

Bhuvan Bam gets candid about his late dad’s drinking habit in his recent podcast interview, take a look at the viral video below Bhuvan Bam, one of India’s most beloved YouTubers, has not only showcased his comedic talents on his channel BB Ki Vines but has also ventured into acting with web series and short films. Despite…

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud was on Tuesday compelled to ask security to get a lawyer removed from the Supreme Court while hearing a batch of petitions against the irregularities in NEET. “I have seen judiciary for the last 24 years. I can’t let lawyers dictate procedure in this court,” the CJI said to advocate Mathews…

Hardik Pandya’s big gesture for Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the start of the Sri Lanka series put an end to the T20I captaincy chatter. As India’s captaincy in the shortest format remains the biggest talking point, the well-wishers of Indian cricket wonder how the change in leadership could impact the relationship between Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya.…

Hello readers, The Supreme Court of India is set to resume hearing on NEET-UG 2024 examination which will commence at 10:30 am. After hearing the pleas on Monday, the top court led by CJI D Y Chandrachud will hear Union government and NTA’s responses today. The apex court has also ordered IIT Delhi Director to constitute an…

A 19-second video which has been doing rounds on social media shows the machine writing homework and turning the page over and continuing writing on the next new page. In another interesting invention, 22-year-old Devadath P R — an engineering student from Kerala — has created a machine which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to write homework in…

Nirmala Sitharaman will lay on the table a statement (in English and Hindi) of the estimated receipts and expenditures of the government for the year 2024-25 in the Rajya Sabha. She will table the budget one hour after the conclusion of the presentation of the Union Budget 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha. New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala…

Dr. Jaiswal criticized the district administration and police for their inaction despite the scale of the fraud. After the Chit Fund mega scandal, another major scam has surfaced in Chhattisgarh’s Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB) and Korba districts, where individuals posing as cryptocurrency managers defrauded crores of rupees from the public under the guise of crypto investments and then disappeared.…

Experts said that dense forest cover, extreme climate changes and a large migrant population make the state prone to zoonotic infections. Kerala is on high alert after a 14-year-old boy in the Malappuram district was diagnosed with Nipah virus infection on Sunday. The re-emergence of the zoonotic disease poses a challenge to the state’s much-lauded robust public…

Dr Kayande, along with members of the Shiv Sena Mahila Aghadi, met the Mumbai Police Commissioner on Monday to express concerns over the content aired in the episode of Bigg Boss OTT season 3 on July 18, 2024. Shiv Sena Secretary and Spokesperson and member of the MLC Dr Manisha Kayande. Credit: Facebook/Manisha Kayande Shiv Sena Secretary…

The government said that all airport operators have been directed to carry out thorough evaluation of civil, electrical and technical aspects of airport buildings every year before the monsoons. The Central government told the Delhi High Court on Monday that a high-level committee has been constituted to probe the roof collapse at Terminal 1 of Delhi’s Indira…

Five of these companies are run from commercial addresses in Pune linked to Khedkar’s parents PROBATIONARY IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who is facing a UPSC probe for allegedly “faking her identity” to flout appearance norms for the civil services exams amid allegations of misusing caste and disability quotas, and her family are at the centre of a…

Actress Jasmin Bhasin became a household name because of her portrayal of Twinkle Taneja in the serial Tashan-e-Ishq. She recently revealed that she is undergoing treatment after her corneas were damaged. She had reportedly worn lenses during a work event in Delhi on July 17, 2024. Opening up about the entire ordeal, she recalled that she was…

Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation – and there’s no rolling around in the mud here. The first gene-edited pig organs ever transplanted into people came from animals born on this special research farm in the Blue Ridge mountains – behind locked gates,…

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday that 500 students from Nepal, 38 from Bhutan and one from the Maldives have also arrived in India. New Delhi: More than 4,500 Indian students have returned home from Bangladesh as the neighbouring country continues to reel under violent clashes that have killed over 100 people. The Ministry…

With the latest additions, the tally of the confirmed and suspected infections in the state has gone up to 84 so far, while the death toll climbed to 32. Ahmedabad: Gujarat on Sunday reported 13 fresh suspected Chandipura virus cases and five fatalities, the state health department said. With the latest additions, the tally of the confirmed…

A soldier and the relative of a gallantry award winner were injured as suspected terrorists launched a two-pronged attack at a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri on Monday. The Indian Army said both the attempts were foiled followed by a search and cordon operation in the Gundha area of the district, after a security post…

The Ministry has advised the State to immediately implement public health measures such as active case search in the boy’s family and his neighbourhood, and in areas with similar topography of the place the case was detected The government will deploy a multi-member joint outbreak response team to support Kerala in investigating a Nipah virus case detected…

Petitioners said the directives were a deliberate attempt to discriminate on the grounds of religion and caste and a blatant violation of fundamental rights Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, academic Apoorvanand Jha and columnist Aakar Patel have separately moved the Supreme Court against directives issued by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to owners of shops along…

The locals said that the number of tourists has increased in the area as the waterfalls in Kharghar and other areas nearby were closed by the authorities as it is dangerous to visit those places during monsoon. Mumbai has been largely affected by heavy rains, impacting various parts of the city on Sunday. Around 70 tourists were…

Petitioners demand CBI probe be extended to centres in cities, States with large clusters of high-scoring candidates; centres in Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Rewari, Mahendragarh have unusual numbers of high-scorers An analysis of NEET-UG 2024 results shows that many students scoring high marks were clustered in particular centres located in certain cities or States. The National Testing Agency published…