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Congress candidate and former wrestler Vinesh Phogat has secured the Julana assembly seat in Haryana. Her victory comes as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has surpassed the majority threshold in the Haryana assembly, leading in 48 seats, while Congress is ahead in 37. The BJP’s strong performance in Haryana, poised for a third term […]
Local police have recovered ten unclaimed packets containing approximately 12 kg of cocaine from a creek area near Gandhidham. The seized drugs have an estimated value of Rs 120 crore on the international market. Superintendent of Police for Kutch-East Division, Sagar Bagmar, said the discovery was made during a search on Sunday night following a […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that security forces have been conducting “offensive operations” against Naxals rather than being on the defensive and have had significant success lately. Speaking to Chief Ministers and other high-ranking officials from the Naxal-affected states, Shah claimed that the better security conditions had resulted in high voter turnout […]
Ahead of the vote counting, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah stated that his party is open to the possibility of seeking support from Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP to form a government in the Union Territory. On Monday, he criticised the decision to grant the Lieutenant Governor authority to nominate members to the five reserved seats in […]
Kurukshetra Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Jogpal underlined the security measures put in place by the Election Commission on Monday, stating that a strong three-tier security cordon has been placed in order to secure Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). On Tuesday, the results of the Haryana elections will be declared. The Deputy Commissioner added that the EVMs have […]
The Vadodara city police have apprehended all five suspects involved in the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in the Bhayli area. Police Commissioner Narasimha Komar addressed the media at the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) Police Station this afternoon, confirming the arrests. Three of the main accused have been identified as Munna Abbas Vanjara, […]
Ratan Tata, the former chairman of Tata Sons, has refuted claims that he was hospitalised due to a significant drop in blood pressure. The 86-year-old industrialist took to Instagram to assure his followers that he is in good health and undergoing routine medical check-ups due to his age. Reports had surfaced stating that Tata had […]
Gujarat’s Forest and Environment Minister Mulubhai Bera has announced a significant increase in the state’s wild ass population. The wild ass, once ranging from northwest India and Pakistan to the arid regions of Central Asia, is now primarily found in the deserts of Kutch, Gujarat. The latest survey reveals a 26.14% rise, with numbers reaching […]
Ratan Tata, the 86-year-old industrialist and former chairman of Tata Sons, was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai in the early hours of Monday following a severe drop in blood pressure. Mr Tata, who was brought in a critical condition, is reportedly receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). A specialised medical team, […]
The Delhi High Court will hear the bail application of former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid on Monday. This relates to a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act concerning the alleged wider conspiracy behind the communal riots in February 2020. Before a bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur, the bail applications […]
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) president Mohan Bhagwat has stated that India is a Hindu nation and that, in order to ensure its security, the Hindu community must come together to put an end to language, caste, and regional conflicts. He also emphasised that the RSS is idea-based rather than mechanical in how it functions. Speaking […]
The Congress party is expected to make a strong comeback in Haryana after being in the opposition for 10 years. While the BJP seems to be holding onto its vote share, the Congress is likely to gain on JJP’s decline. Exit polls for Haryana’s 2024 Assembly elections indicated a dominant showing for Congress, with predictions […]
An RTI application filed by The Wire has revealed that an amount of nearly Rs 2,100 crore was collected under the Swachh Bharat cess even after its abolishment. As part of the roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax, the finance ministry gradually eliminated various other taxes and cesses. The Swachh Bharat cess was abolished as […]
Jagat Prakash Nadda’s tenure as Bharatiya Janata Party president was to end in January last year, but was extended till June 30 this year. The party had to amend its constitution to empower the parliamentary board to take a decision on the new BJP president, “including his or her term and its extension in emergency situations”. It […]
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to visit Pakistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting on 15-16 October. Pakistan, which currently holds the rotating chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG), will host the two-day in-person meeting. In August, Pakistan extended an official invitation […]
When public universities in India make it to ‘happy’ headlines, it is mostly about the stratospheric pay packets that graduates from IITs and IIMs get from campus interviews. Otherwise, news concerning universities is more often than not about funding drought, excessive politicisation, pernicious mismanagement, creaking infrastructure, brain drain etc. It is widely known, for example, […]
Over 600 HIV positive people from different walks of life came together in Gujarat’s Surat for the 13th edition of matchmaking event organised by the Gujarat State Network of People (GSNP). In a first, at least 13 people attended the event virtually from other countries, including Canada, Australia, and Dubai. This year also saw the […]
A tribal woman died during childbirth while being carried to the ambulance pickup point from a remote village in Gujarat’s Chhota Udepur district. Though Gujarat is often branded as a model state, the village still doesn’t have a motorable road and people have to carry patients, even during emergencies, on makeshift stretchers to reach the […]
Men are generally more prone to heart disease than women and men are more frequently affected at younger ages compared to women. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) account for nearly 17.9 million deaths annually. Hormonal differences play a significant role in heart disease susceptibility. Estrogen, a hormone predominant in women […]
The Central government has stated that the names of 10 geological sites that were submitted to the Archaeological Survey of India in order to be listed as world heritage sites are being reviewed. Of the approximately 100 geo-heritage sites, 32 have been listed as National Geological Monuments. There is no legislation protecting geo-heritage sites, in […]
