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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 […]
Two young Indian Army officers were assaulted and one of their two female friends was allegedly raped by unidentified men while the group was on a picnic in the Indore district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. Badgonda police station in-charge Lokendra Singh Hirore stated that the officers, aged 23 and 24, who were undergoing the […]
India wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was disqualified from competing in the 53 kg freestyle wrestling final at the Paris 2024 Olympics due to a failed weigh-in, has accused the Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha for not providing enough support during her tragic journey at the Olympics. Phogat voiced her frustration over the perceived lack […]
A Gujarat-based Kerala man has been sentenced to seven-year rigorous imprisonment for allegedly impersonating his friend and landing jobs at several prominent companies. He was on the run after allegedly murdering his wife in 2003. Additional Sessions Judge (Bhopal) Swayam Prakash Dubey convicted Tarun Jinaraj under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and fined […]
Doctors and experts are still being spooked by the mystery fever in Gujarat’s Kutch even as they struggle to unravel the ‘mystery’ behind the fever that has reportedly claimed at least 14 lives in less than a week. The state government has formed a team to zero in on the exact cause behind the deaths […]
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said two-wheeler manufacturers should provide helmet to the buyer of the vehicle at a discount or reasonable rate as many people die in road accidents simply for not wearing helmets. Addressing a public gathering in New Delhi, Gadkari said 50,029 people lost their lives in accidents in the country […]
Four Indians have reportedly died in a crash in Anna city in Texas, US. The devastating crash involving five vehicles took place on August 30, when the four Indians were carpooling and going to Bentonville city in Arkansas. Their bodies were charred after the crash led to a fire in the SUV they were in. […]
Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), India’s largest renewable energy company, and TotalEnergies, have announced a strategic joint venture (JV), equally owned by both entities, aimed at managing a portfolio of solar projects totaling 1,150 MW. The projects are located at the world’s largest renewable energy plant in Khavda, Gujarat. AGEL will contribute its current assets […]
Calling Shivaji a “revered deity” for his party and its members, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (August 30) apologised for the collapse of the king’s statue at the Rajkot Fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district. “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not just a king but our aaradhya dev [revered deity],” he said at a public event in Palghar, […]
