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The death toll in Nepal rains and landslides mounted to 112 on Sunday, with large swathes of eastern and central Nepal inundated since Friday due to flash floods. At least 64 people are still reported missing in the floods, landslides and inundation, while 100 people have been injured. The highest number of deaths have been […]
Gujarat police arrested 24 more accused in the alleged stock market investment fraud of over Rs 32 crore involving scores of gullible investors, taking the total arrests in such cases to 29. A special investigation team (SIT) of Gujarat Police arrested the 24 accused. Total 29 people, who have been caught so far, reportedly cheated […]
A court in Gujarat’s Dahod extended the police custody of the school principal accused of killing a six-year-old student of the school, till Monday, The police informed the court on Friday that the accused, identified as Govind Nat, principal of a primary school in Singvad taluka of Dahod district, had been ‘uncooperative’ during the investigation. […]
Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot districts in Gujarat figure in the top 10 districts of the country in terms of stock market activity. Though most of the districts witnessed a downtrend as far as individual investor interest is concerned, Ahmedabad saw a modest increase in the number of investors. According to a National Stock Exchange (NSE) […]
An incident has emerged from the Union Territory of Diu, where three students were allegedly assaulted by the school’s Father for chanting “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Jai Hind.” Upon learning of the incident, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal promptly approached the district collector’s office and filed a detailed complaint. In response […]
Starting academic year 2025, IIM Ahmedabad will have reservation of seats for its PhD programme. According to the PhD Admission 2025 information brochure, this year’s intake will follow the government’s reservation guidelines. The premier B-school will now reserve seats for candidates from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), and persons with […]
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in particular on Tuesday, accusing the ruling party of doing “grave injustice” to the nation’s youth, especially in Haryana. He asserted that young Indians are being forced to embark on a “journey of […]
Despite receiving an unfavourable ruling from the Karnataka High Court regarding the Governor’s approval to sanction prosecution against him, Chief Minister Siddaramiah has the support of his cabinet colleagues, who have stated that there is no need for him to resign. On Tuesday, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar stated that the BJP’s “political conspiracy” is […]
The Siddhivinayak Temple Trust is investigating claims of mice crawling over the temple prasad, as shown in several viral videos circulating on social media. The Trust is also anticipated to hold a press conference regarding the issue on Tuesday. Additionally, more pictures displayed torn prasad packets after mice were spotted. Based on available information, the […]
The controversy surrounding the alleged use of contaminated ghee in the making of sacred laddu prasadam for the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala intensified on Friday after the temple trust’s reiteration of the allegations made by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the body overseeing the temple’s operations, stated that ghee […]
The Assam Women Journalists’ Forum (AWJF) on Thursday conducted a training session on “Reporting Climate Change and Gender” as part of its inaugural initiative in partnership with the Department of Communication and Journalism at Gauhati University. It has been observed in recent years that several regions of the country have experienced devastation due to climate […]
West Bengal Medical Council on Wednesday evening announced the cancellation of the medical registration of the former and controversial principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital Sandip Ghosh. Meanwhile, the Kolkata Police also announced the suspension of inspector Abhijit Mondal, the former SHO of Tala Police Station. Both Ghosh and Mondal are currently in […]
In pursuance of its election commitment, the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre accepted and cleared the proposal of a high-level committee that has advocated holding Lok Sabha polls simultaneously with state polls. The committee studying the proposal for One Nation One Election was headed by former president Ramnath Kovind, and it submitted its 18,626-page […]
Under pressure from protesting doctors in RG Kar rape-murder case in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee removed Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal from his post. She made the decision following a six-hour-long meeting with doctors protesting the rape and death of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in the state capital. The […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil projects worth Rs 8,000-crore during his two-day visit to Gujarat starting Sunday. He will participate in a series of inaugurations and meetings. The major projects include the quadrupling of the Samakhiyali-Gandhidham and Gandhidham-Adipur railway lines, the development of iconic roads in Ahmedabad, and the construction of bridges at Bakrol, […]
The Central Investigation Bureau (CBI)’s plea for a narco-analysis test on Sanjay Roy, the main accused in the RG Kar Medical Hospital rape and murder case, was rejected by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) in court after Roy declined to give his consent. Roy had previously undergone a polygraph test. The central agency has […]
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 13) granted bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, on his plea challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Delhi liquor policy case. A two-judge bench, comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, pronounced the judgment, which was reserved on September 5, LiveLaw reported. Bail conditions […]
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy. After being granted interim bail in the money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the AAP supremo can finally walk out […]
CPI(M) general secretary and former Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday following prolonged illness. He was 72 and underwent treatment for respiratory problems at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The CPM leader arrived at AIIMS on August 19 and was hospitalised in the emergency ward before being shifted to […]
The Union government has approved the inclusion of all senior citizens above the age of 70 under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. The Union cabinet took this major decision on Wednesday (September 11). The scheme is based on an insurance model that provides a cover of Rs 5 lakh every year on a “family basis”. An […]
