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A 20-year-old Agra woman has alleged rape inside a car on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway by two men, who had reportedly called her to Lucknow to hand over some educational certificates against a payment. The incident happened about four months back, but the woman said she felt difficulty in lodging an FIR with Agra police as […]
Though Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is pushing for early elections in the state, he will need to convince the election commission (EC) of the need for the same, and it may be tough. The EC may not easily give in to the demand because a stable government in majority won’t be dissolved unless expressly required […]
A jailed BJP MLA’s son in Gujarat has won a cooperative bank election in Gondal town of Rajkot district. Jyotiradityasinh Jadeja alias Ganesh, son of BJP MLA Geetaba Jadeja, is in jail for allegedly attempting to murder a Junagadh-based Dalit man and National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) leader. He won election to the board […]
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 on Monday lashed out at the opposition for “maligning the image of the country” and targeting the unity of the country. Modi was dedicating and inaugurating various projects worth Rs 8,000 crore in Gujarat. He also inaugurated Namo Vande Metro Rail Service between Ahmedabad and Bhuj. Addressing a massive gathering at […]
The Adani Group has issued an official statement criticising, denouncing and disowning certain media releases in circulation in the name of the company or by the company, calling them malicious attempts to defame the company. A spokesperson of Adani Group said in a statement, “Certain vested interests with malicious intent are circulating multiple fraudulent press […]
Officials from the Special Intelligence Unit of the Mundra Customs Department have seized banned tablets and four containers filled with prohibited drugs worth approximately Rs 110 crore. According to details made available on Monday, in late July, seven containers were exported to South Africa by a Rajkot-based merchant. However, three containers containing prohibited tablets worth […]
The newly formed ‘Anusandhan National Research Foundation’ – the first meeting of which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (September 11) – aims “to promote research and development and foster a culture of research and innovation throughout India’s universities, colleges, research institutions and R&D laboratories” While the government envisages spending Rs 50,000 […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the Centre has identified 17 cities across the nation to be developed as solar cities. He was inaugurating the 4th Global Re-Invest Renewable Energy Investors Meet at Mahatma Gandhi Mandir in Gandhinagar. The three-day meet is witnessing participation from across the country and abroad. Modi said that […]
Former US President and Republican candidate for the 2024 election Donald Trump, was reported safe in a ‘apparent assassination attempt’ in Florida. Gunshots were reportedly fired near his golf club in Florida on Sunday, according to the US Secret Service. The Secret Service sleuths opened fire on a person after spotting him with a firearm […]
AAP leader Manish Sisodia is likely to meet party supremo CM Arvind Kejriwal today to discuss the possible name of the next Delhi Chief Minister. This will be the first meeting between the two leaders following Kejriwal’s announcement on Sunday that he will resign from the chief ministerial post. The meeting will take place at […]
India’s largest renewable energy company, will sign a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) under the Letter of Intent (LOI), for supply of 5 GW (5000 MW) solar power from the world’s largest renewable energy park being developed at Khavda in Kutch District of Gujarat, to Maharashtra state, […]
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, […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said he would resign after two days and would demand early polls in Delhi as he vowed not to sit in CM’s chair till people give him a “certificate of honesty”. Kejriwal, who was released on bail from Tihar on Friday in the excise policy corruption case, said, […]
The Gujarat higher education commissioner has written a letter to a college trust in Valsad directing them to take action against the college principal and inform them in three days with the action taken report. The senior professor of the college had filed a harassment complaint against the college principal last year. A copy of […]
Kirit Somaiya of Maharashtra BJP, who has often hogged the limelight for his apparent crusade against corruption, has taken a muted stance off late following a spate of graft charges against his own party leaders and subsequent lack of backing from the party he needed to continue his crusade. A raft of Maharashtra leader like […]
While convicting 16 persons in a mass conversion case and 12 of them in prison, a local court in Uttar Pradesh referred to the atrocities suffered by Hindus during the recent political upheaval in Bangladesh and observed that this was an example of the consequences of “demographic imbalance” in the country due to fundamentalist Islam. […]
Although the Gautam Buddha Nagar DM’s comment did not name anyone, it is well understood that it refers to Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Opposition, as over the years the Bharatiya Janata Party-led ecosystem have tried to politically infantilise him with the use of such terms. According to ‘The Wire’, Shrinate’s post had criticised […]
This year marks veteran actress Shabana Azmi’s 50th year in the Indian film industry. The 13th edition of the International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) Toronto 2024 will recognise her contributions to cinema in honour of her exceptional career. The festival will run from October 10 to 20. It will feature a tribute presentation […]
Actor and comedian Vir Das has been announced as the host of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which is set to take place on November 25 in New York. He said that it is a thrilling and personal moment for him. Expressing his delight, Vir said: “Returning to the International Emmy Awards, […]
