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The incident took place at Guramkhedi on Jabalpur-Itarsi rail route at 10am, Pipariya RPF police station in-charge Gopal Meena said. A rail mishap was averted on Monday in Madhya Pradesh after a tractor stalled on the tracks and a train driver stopped in time by applying brakes, a police official said. The incident took place at Guramkhedi…

The 2024 Hyundai Alcazar facelift goes on sale in India, and here’s all the information about the newly launched Tata Safari, Mahindra XUV700 rival. Hyundai India has launched an updated avatar of its 7-seater SUV – Alcazar. The Creta-based 3-row SUV was long due for a mid-cycle refresh. The 2024 Hyundai Alcazar facelift is launched at a…

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Doctors in Bengal said they would continue their cease work to protest rape and murder of a RG Kar Medical Hospital trainee doctor. Protesting junior doctors in West Bengal have said they would continue their ‘cease work’ to demand justice for the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital trainee doctor, who was raped and…

The gunfight broke out late Sunday night in the Laam sector of Nowshera after the troops picked up the movement of a group of terrorists trying to infiltrate from across the border. Rajouri/Jammu: Two heavily armed terrorists were killed in a gunfight as alert Army troops thwarted an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in…

In the video, the boy is seen talking to his friends when the government bus rams into the boy and crushes him to death before the driver applies breaks. Belagavi: A NWKRTC (North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation) bus ran over a boy standing on the side of the road in Karnataka’s Belagavi in the Athani Police…

Concerned about the increasing incidents of theft, the villagers decided to take matters into their own hands to protect their community. They increased vigilance during the night and also started questioning suspicious people entering the village. In a shocking incident, the villagers tied a man to the tree and thrashed him brutally over the suspicion of theft…

The grand old party has given tickets to the former senior INLD leader Ashok Arora who had joined Congress in the past, from Thanesar seat and former Speaker Kuldeep Sharma from the Ganaur seat, he represented earlier. The Congress in its list of nine more candidates released late Sunday night for the upcoming October 5 assembly elections…

Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Harish Chandra, told news agency PTI that the locomotive pilot saw the LPG cylinder placed on the tracks and applied the emergency brakes. A gas cylinder was placed on the railway track near the crossing of Munderi village, between Barrajpur and Bilhaur stations, on the Kanpur-Kasganj route, in an attempt…

CV Ananda Bose, the West Bengal governor, on Sunday directed Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to replace the police chief and summon an emergency cabinet meeting. The governor believes the state government is unable to handle the current law and order situation in the state. CV Ananda Bose, the West Bengal governor, on Sunday directed Bengal chief…

Pune’s health department has vaccinated over 4,524 adults with the BCG vaccine in a study to assess its efficacy against tuberculosis over three years. The health department has administered Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine to over 4,524 adults in Pune district as part of its study to determine the efficacy of the vaccine in preventing Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infection…

Sam Pitroda said Rahul Gandhi is a highly educated strategist. Addressing the Indian diaspora in Texas, senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda declared on Monday that the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, is “not Pappu”. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) often mocks Rahul Gandhi by calling him “Pappu”. Pitroda said that Rahul Gandhi’s…

Manipur’s CM N Biren Singh seeks state control over security amid escalating ethnic violence, demanding more powers and resuming operations against militants. Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh and several MLAs from the ruling party have made a push for the security apparatus to be brought under the state government’s control amid escalating violence in a region…

A police official said they received a complaint from Bajrang Punia after which they launched an investigation. Olympic wrestler Bajrang Punia, who joined the Congress, has received a threat message over WhatsApp warning him with dire consequences, police said on Sunday. Bajrang Punia has filed a complaint at Bahalgarh police station in Sonipat. A police official said…

According to forest officials, the attack took place when the villagers were going to the fields in the morning. Pilibhit (UP): Seven people, including two children, were injured in a jackal attack in two villages under the Jehanabad Police Station area of the district on Saturday. The attack occurred in Suswar and Pansoli villages of the Jehanabad…

Puja Khedkar is accused of fraudulently clearing the civil services examination held by the UPSC The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday discharged former trainee officer Puja Khedkar from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) after finding her “ineligible” to be a candidate for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) in 2022, DoPT sources said on Saturday.…

A PhD student from Chennai has unexpectedly gained international fame after being featured in a viral video by American vlogger Christopher Lewis. A PhD student in biotechnology has unexpectedly gained international attention after appearing in a viral video that American vlogger Christopher Lewis recently posted on his timeline. Lewis discovered the student’s street food cart while he…

Six people were killed in fresh violence this morning in Manipur’s Jiribam district, the police said Six people were killed in fresh violence this morning in Manipur’s Jiribam district, the police said. Suspected Kuki insurgents attacked Nungchappi village in the district 229 km from the state capital Imphal, killing a 63-year-old man identified as Yurembam Kulendra Singha.…

Navdeep, who competes in the classification meant for athletes of short stature, originally ended with a silver after he upstaged world record holder Sun Pengxiang of China with a 47.32m throw. India’s Navdeep Singh’s silver medal was upgraded to gold after initial winner Iran’s Sadegh Beit Sayah was disqualified for repeatedly displaying an objectionable flag following a…

Single-judge Justice Vikas Mahajan held that Section 15A(10) of SC/ST Act, which mandates video recording of proceedings, does not carve out any exception as regards sexual offences. The Delhi High Court recently ruled that all proceedings including bail proceedings under the Scheduled Castes and Schedules Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 (SC/ST Act) should be video…

Pooja Ojha prepares to compete in the Para Canoe Women’s KL1 200m Semi-finals. She will be the only Indian athlete to compete on the final day India had a historic Paris Paralympics with 29 medals so far in the competition. The ongoing Paralympics Games will conclude on Sunday following a Closing Ceremony Parade in Paris. However before…

Vinesh Phogat, along with fellow wrestler Bajrang Punia, recently joined the Congress party and was fielded from the Julana seat. The Julana seat is situated in the Jat-dominated Bangar region, which has long been controlled by the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP). Olympic wrestler and Congress candidate from Julana constituency in…

It has not been, it’s safe to say, an all-timer Venice Competition lineup. Despite that, rumor has it that the 81st edition’s jury, presided over by Isabelle Huppert and comprising filmmakers James Gray, Andrew Haigh, Agnieszka Holland, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Abderrahmane Sissako, Giuseppe Tornatore, Julia von Heinz and actress Zhang Ziyi, took some time to come to…

A detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) will be prepared for the purpose and this will be implemented from October 1, Himanta Biswa Sarma said. All new applicants for Aadhaar cards in Assam need to submit their NRC application receipt number (ARN), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. A detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) will be…

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is investigating the rape and murder of a doctor and alleged financial irregularities at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, told a special court that the ex-principal of the college, Dr Sandip Ghosh, corrupted the process for the recruitment of medical house staff at the hospital and made appointments…

The building, identified as the Harmilap Building, was used as a warehouse for a pharmaceutical business and collapsed around 5 pm on Saturday. Lucknow building collapse: The death toll in the Lucknow building collapse rose to eight after rescuers recovered three more bodies from the debris on Sunday morning. 28 people have been injured in the incident.…

Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) lawyer reached the Sealdah court 50 minutes late to oppose the bail plea filed by the prime accused in Kolkata Doctor’s rape and murder case Sanjay Roy. Kolkata: Miffed over the investigating officer’s absence and the prosecutor’s delay during bail hearing of the prime accused in Kolkata Doctor’s rape and murder case…

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations to kickstart and Mumbai’s beloved Lalbaughcha Raja gets a massive donation with a 20-kgs of gold crown from Anant Ambani The much-anticipated first look of Mumbai’s iconic Lalbaugcha Raja was unveiled earlier this evening, just ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Devotees were mesmerized by the sight of Lord Ganesha, or Bappa, dressed in…

The supercapacitors can be used in various devices, including streetlights and self-powered electronic devices such as sensors, Bengaluru-based IISc said in a press release. Bengaluru: Researchers at the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and collaborators have designed a new supercapacitor that can be charged by shining light on it. The…

Concluding its probe with the submission of the fifth and final charge sheet in the case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has alleged that Kejriwal already had a ‘pre-conceived idea of privatising’ the excise policy, which was scrapped after allegations of corruption surfaced. New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was “party to the criminal conspiracy” of…

In a press release, the body led by its President Mahalakshmi Pavani expressed indignation and condemnation to an appalling murder of a female advocate in Kasganj of Uttar Pradesh. New Delhi: Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association on Friday demanded all government agencies and both public and private sector authorities to ensure installation of fully operational CCTV systems…

At least 17 people, that includes women as well as children, were killed on Friday when a roadways bus collided with their van on the Agra-Aligarh National Highway near Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. All sixteen injured have been admitted to a government hospital and are currently undergoing treatment. Hathras Superintendent of Police (SP) Nipun Agarwal said, “The accident…

According to reports, several passengers were seen using magazines to cool themselves. IndiGo issued an apology on Saturday after passengers aboard the Delhi-Varanasi flight complained that the aircraft’s air conditioning system had malfunctioned. Responding to the entire matter, sources within IndiGo said that the AC was functioning properly, but a temperature shift caused the cabin to heat…

Following the unprecedented torrential downpours and floods in Vijayawada, Chandrabau Naidu made multiple visits to the flood-hit places to personally supervise the relief work. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has been putting in all efforts to work for the relief of flood-ravaged people in the state, which also included surveying a swollen rivulet from a…

Kolkata RG Kar doctor rape-murder case: A CBI lawyer reached a Sealdah court 50 minutes late, and opposed Sanjay Roy’s bail plea, stating it would hamper probe. Kolkata RG Kar doctor rape-murder case: A Sealdah court on Friday expressed displeasure after the Central Bureau of Investigation’s investigating officer and lawyer failed to appear at the hearing of…

Police recovered 6 pressure cooker bombs in Chhattisgarh’s Kondagaon district, on Friday. These included 3 IEDs of 4 kg each and 3 IEDs of 3 kg each. The Naxalites had planted IEDs in the Dhanora Mandgaon area to harm the security forces. Police recovered 6 pressure cooker bombs in Chhattisgarh’s Kondagaon district, on Friday. These included 3…

Reacting to the development, Chief Minister Saini said every person has his or her own opinion about which ideology they want to associate with. However, he took a dig at Congress, saying it has opposed decisions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress on Friday released its first list of 31 candidates for Haryana assembly elections and…

Panja also said that the opposition should protest outside the CBI office as the case is now being handled by the central agency. Praising the ‘Aparajita’ bill recently passed in the state Assembly, Panja said, “This is the solution to fight against such social diseases.” In a new twist of an event, a day after the RG…

Speaking at the state award distribution ceremony of the basic education and madhyamik education departments on Thursday, CM Adityanath also advised teachers not to act like trade union members “as it goes against the dignity of the profession”. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has proposed that verses from the Bhagavad Gita or Ramcharitmanas should be recited…

Visuals of the fire incident have surfaced on the internet showing the Times Tower burning on one side. Massive flames and black smoke can be seen billowing from the building. A major fire broke out at the Times Tower building in the Kamala Mills area of Lower Parel West, Mumbai on Friday. According to initial reports, nine…

There are cases of Chikungunya with Encephalitis, Meningoencephalitis, Myocarditis, Gastroenteritis, kidney injury, sepsis and Guillan–Barré syndrome, doctors said During the Chikungunya outbreak in Alandi a decade ago, there were very few patients with severe complications. This year however, not only has the number of Chikungunya cases surpassed the number of Dengue cases, the number of Chikungunya cases…

Speaking at a press conference following a high-level meeting with representatives from 35 departments, Rai emphasised that the government is adopting a proactive approach this year. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced on Thursday that the government will implement a 21-point Winter Action Plan to combat air pollution, featuring real-time drone monitoring of pollution hotspots and the…

Rahul Gandhi indicated that the Prime Minister might have apologised after realising that there was corruption in the construction of the 35-foot statue of Shivaji Maharaj. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday doubled down on his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue in Maharashtra, saying it was an insult…

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Victim’s family, speaking to a Bengali news channel, claimed that the video was shot forcibly by the police days after the incident. Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: The RG Kar Medical College and Hospital doctor’s rape-murder case in Kolkata is becoming increasingly complicated. While only one accused – Sanjay Roy – has been arrested so…

It said that its judgment would be carefully framed to obviate demoralising subordinate judiciary while contributing to the evolution of criminal law The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest in connection with the now scrapped excise policy, observing that its judgment would be carefully framed to…

Tokyo Games bronze-winner Harvinder Singh became the first Indian archer to win a gold medal at the Paralympics, beating Poland’s Lukasz Ciszek in a lop-sided final here on Wednesday. The 33-year-old Indian, who lost to Kevin Mather of the USA in the Tokyo Paralympics semifinals before securing a bronze three years ago, put up a dominant show…

The Supreme Court on Thursday began hearing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas seeking bail and challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with his alleged involvement in the excise policy scam. The case is being heard by a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan. Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi is…

Nayab Singh Saini replaced Manohar Lal Khattar as the chief minister this year. Looking to get the first-mover advantage in the Haryana Assembly polls, the BJP has released its first list of candidates, declaring names for 67 out of the state’s 90 constituencies. The list includes the names of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, who will be…

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana floods: In Andhra Pradesh, NTR and Krishna districts are under orange alert for heavy rain on Wednesday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a “yellow alert” for four districts in Telangana – Jayashankar Bhupalapalle, Komaram Bheem, Mancherial, and Mulugu – warning of heavy rain on Wednesday, September 4. An orange alert has also…

The victim’s parents said that they want to be with the protesting students who have been fighting for justice. Parents of the 31-year-old trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital will join the protesting doctors at the state-run medical facility on Wednesday, a day before the Supreme Court hearing.…

The Indian Coast Guard said the incident happened while the helicopter was approaching the vessel for the evacuation. The Indian Coast Guard has launched a massive search operation after one of helicopters with four aircrew, including two pilots, onboard, was reportedly forced to make an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea off the Porbandar coast during a…

BJP leader Anil Vij said that the Congress lacks the strength to contest the Haryana elections alone and is “cosying up” to AAP as a result. The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is seeking 10 seats for the upcoming Haryana assembly elections, while the Congress is willing to concede seven. The two parties in the INDIA…

The state government has directed the health officials to take strict measures to control the spread of dengue in Bengaluru and other towns in the state. As dengue fever cases are rapidly growing across the state, the Karnataka government has declared it as an epidemic. The state government has directed the health officials to take strict measures…

Indians won silver and bronze in both men’s high jump T63 and javelin throw F46 after Deepthi Jeevanji’s bronze in the women’s 400m T20 category. A late medal rush on Day 6 helped India surge past its previous best-ever Paralympic medal haul of 19 on Tuesday. The country has hit the 20-medal mark for the first time…

The polling for the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir assembly will be held in three phases on September 18, September 25, and October 1. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will kickstart his party’s campaign for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election on Wednesday, September 4, with two mega public rallies in the Ramban and Anantnag districts. The rallies are…

Director General of Police (DGP) Abhinav Kumar reached Haridwar on Tuesday. He inspected the crime scene and met the showroom owner and assured him that the police were seriously engaged in solving this case. Haridwar: Following the robbery of Rs 5 crore that took place in broad daylight at the showroom of Shri Balaji Jewelers in Haridwar,…

16 people died in Telangana due to rain-related incidents, and CM Reddy urged Centre to declare the floods as a national calamity. At least 16 people have lost their lives so far due to heavy rain in Telangana. The Telangana government announced an ex-gratia amount of ₹5 lakh for the kin of those killed during the rain,…

The accused, identified as Anil Kaushik, Varun, Krishna, Adesh and Saurabh, pursued Aryan and his friends, Shanky and Harshit, over a 30-kilometre stretch near Gadhpuri on the Delhi-Agra National Highway. A tragic incident occurred in Haryana’s Faridabad, where a Class 12 student, Aryan Mishra, was allegedly chased and killed by cow vigilantes who mistakenly believed him to…

Congress accused Buch of holding an office of profit at the ICICI Bank and receiving ₹16.8 Cr in substantial benefits from the bank and its subsidiaries. Following Congress party’s allegations, ICICI Bank on Monday clarified that neither it nor its group companies have paid any salary or given employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) to SEBI chief Madhabi…

The Defence Acquisition Council is also expected to clear seven heavy stealth frigates for the Indian Navy at the cost of RS 70,000 crore. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is on Tuesday expected to pave the way for the acquisition of 26 Rafale-Maritime strike aircraft for aircraft carrier INS Vikrant with…

As protests over the rape-murder of the young doctor spread, former Deputy Superintendent of RG Kar Hospital Akhtar Ali had filed an appeal in High Court, requesting that the Enforcement Directorate investigate the alleged financial misconduct under Sandip Ghosh. Kolkata: Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of the Kolkata hospital where a doctor was raped and murdered last…

Award-winning actress-turned-filmmaker Aparna Sen, celebrity directors Srijit Mukhopadhyay and Birsa Dasgupta, singer Shovan Ganguly, movie stars like Swastika Mukherjee, Sudipta and Bidipta Chakraborty, Chaiti Ghosal, and Sohini Sarkar marched with the activists, youths, students and medics. Filmmakers, movie stars march with activists, students, medics to add momentum to protest against rape, murder of doctor in Kolkata Kolkata:…

Ramchandra is one of the councillors who left AAP and joined the BJP last Sunday and four days later, traced his steps back. A councillor of Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party has alleged that he was kidnapped today by a group of BJP leaders. Ramchandra is one of the councillors who left AAP and joined the BJP…

Addressing party workers at Ghatkopar in Mumbai, Sharad Pawar slammed the state government over the collapse of the statue of the legendary warrior king in Sindhudurg district on August 26. NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the opposition won’t sit quietly till the Mahayuti dispensation in Maharashtra is dislodged from power in the next two…

Meanwhile, AAP MP Sanjay Singh criticised the investigative agency for being “ruthless”. Amanatullah Khan, Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Delhi’s Okhla Assembly constituency, claimed in a social media post on Monday morning that a team from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had reached his home and intended to arrest him. In another post, the AAP MLA released a…

The wolves have killed eight people in the area. So far four wolves have been caught and search for two more is underway. Even as officials have caught four wolves in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich under ‘Operation Bhediya’, locals in the area, who claims to have been attacked by wolves narrate the story of the horrifying attack. The…

Two IMA volunteers took a crocodile found in Vishwamitri River in Vadodara to the forest department office on a scooter. Amid heavy rainfall in Gujarat, Vadodara is dealing with an unusual problem of crocodiles getting spotted in different parts of the city. The Vishwamitri River has overflowed, causing these crocodiles to move into residential neighbourhoods. In one…

Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 4 Highlights: India’s Nishad Kumar won the silver medal in Men’s High Jump T47 event at Paris Paralympics 2024. Paris Paralympics 2024 Day 4, Highlights: India’s Nishad Kumar won the silver medal in Men’s High Jump T47 event at Paris Paralympics 2024. Nishad, who also finished second in Tokyo three years back, registered his…

NBCC, a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise, informed exchanges on August 31 that the Board of Directors has recommended issuing Bonus Shares to shareholders at a 1:2 ratio, i.e., one new fully paid-up equity share of Rs 1 each will be issued for every two existing fully paid-up equity shares of Rs 1 each, to the eligible…

Mumbai sees a spike in chikungunya cases, with 164 reported in August due to intermittent rains. BMC urges residents to eliminate stagnant water to prevent mosquito breeding. Mumbai: As the city received intermittent rains in August, doctors are seeing a spurt in cases of chikungunya – a viral infection spread by an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito, with…

A worker died, and two others were injured in an ammonia gas leak at a factory here on Friday evening, said police. The worker, identified as A Hariharan (24) was attending to a faulty pipeline at a chemical and fertiliser factory in Muthiahpuram here, when the ammonia gushed out all of a sudden from the pipeline. Thoothukudi:…

Flight 6E573 from Kolkata to Bangalore, which became airborne at 10.36 pm on Friday, made an emergency landing at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport at 10.53 pm after failure of its left engine, he said. A Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight had to make an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport minutes after take-off on Friday…

The Central Bureau of Investigation found that the MCD issued an occupancy certificate for the building on August 9, 2021, designating the basement for parking. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has accused the owner of Rau’s IAS Study Circle of “knowingly” using the basement for commercial purposes, violating the usage approved by the Municipal Corporation of…

The police is not accepting the driver’s theory, whereas the police is registering the case on the driver’s complaint, but is not believing on the driver statements. More than 1500 iPhone has been stolen from high security cargo truck, which was heading towards New Delhi from the company headquarters Chennai, said Sagar police on Saturday. The burglary…

The incident took place shortly after the train departed Meerut, with Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel intervening to restore order. The Vande Bharat Express, recently flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a virtual ceremony from Delhi, was on its maiden journey when the altercation occurred. Meerut: On the inaugural run of the Vande Bharat Express…

In an interesting incident, anticipating threshing by the crowd, two thieves called the police for help. The incident took place in Kolayat of Bikaner on Thursday late at night. In an interesting incident, anticipating threshing by the crowd, two thieves called the police for help. The incident took place in Kolayat of Bikaner on Thursday late at…

The decision by the ECI has been taken to honour both the voting rights and the traditions of the Bishnoi community, which has upheld a centuries-old practice of participating in the Asoj Amavasya festival celebration in remembrance of their Guru Jambheshwar as per the ECI. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday revised the polling day…

The Election Commission on Wednesday directed the transfer of senior police officials from Srinagar, Baramulla, Kupwara districts, and Handwara SP, instructing the administration to submit a panel of IPS officers for their replacement. Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday night appointed four officers from the J&K Police Services (JKPS) as new Senior Superintendents of Police…

In her second letter to PM Modi, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed frustration over not receiving a response to her initial correspondence, highlighting the seriousness of the issue. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee with Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI/File) New Delhi: Union minister Annpurna Devi once again gave a sharp response to Mamata Banerjee as she replied…

The latest complaint has been lodged by a young actor who alleges he was sexually abused by Ranjith in 2012. The #MeToo movement across the Malayalam film industry has created waves across the country with several young actors now speaking out about the abuse they faced at the hands of veteran directors, producers, and actors. Film director…

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has urged the Centre to convene a meeting with stakeholders to evaluate the feasibility of cloud seeding for artificially inducing rain to combat the city’s winter air pollution. In a letter to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, Rai emphasised the critical air quality situation that Delhi faced each November, stating that it…

The cyclone building up over Gujarat’s Saurashtra-Kutch region is unusual for this time of year. It is projected to head towards Oman. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘red alert’ for coastal Karnataka in response to the rare Cyclone Asna threat, forecasting very heavy rain for Gujarat on Saturday, August 31. The cyclone building up…

Speaking at an event at Lok Bhavan, the CM highlighted the state’s progress and distributed incentives worth Rs 1,333 crore to 32 industrial units, along with Letters of Comfort to 10 units for investments totaling over Rs 4,500 crore. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in a pointed critique of the opposition, asserted on Friday that the transformation of…

Attacks by political opponents on the government have to be responded to on a “strong footing”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told his colleagues, adding that they must maintain the positive energy and celebrate the 10-year anniversaries of the government’s landmark schemes. At the Council of Ministers meet earlier this week, Modi commended the women and child…

A picture of the crowded seminar room after the body of the 31-year-old doctor was recovered from Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital went viral on social media. Soon after the picture showing many individuals present inside the seminar hall grabbed attention on Friday, several questions were raised as to how so many people were allowed to enter the…

Frustrated by the alleged inaction of the state women’s commission, the BJP’s women’s wing will march to the commission office, accusing it of partisanship since the discovery of the victim’s body on August 9. Kolkata: The city is set for a series of rallies and demonstrations on Friday, protesting the rape-murder of a doctor, with political parties…

Beijing also agreed to strictly abide by its “border-related agreements” with New Delhi, which had repeatedly alleged over the past few years that the violation of the 1993 and 1996 pacts by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army had necessitated countermeasure by the Indian Army and had led to the stand-off along the LAC in eastern Ladakh. New…

Harbhajan Singh spoke exclusively to Times Now on women’s safety and urged people to come together to ensure the safety of women in the wake of Kolkata rape-murder case and ‘Me Too’ movement in Mollywood. Harbhajan Singh urges people to come together against atrocities against women New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP and former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, while…

A national bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the deep depression over Saurashtra and Kutch is likely to move west-southwestwards and emerge over the northeast Arabian Sea off Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts and intensify into a cyclonic storm on Friday. In a rare meteorological phenomenon in the month of August, a cyclone is…