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At least two people were killed, and several others injured after violence hit Uttrakhand’s Haldwani on Thursday. Most of those hospitalised were police personnel. The remaining were municipal workers involved in the demolition of the local madrasa and the mosque in its complex. A high alert was issued in the entire state, the Uttarakhand government […]
The Congress on Thursday released a “black paper” on the Narendra Modi government’s tenure, titled ‘10 Saal Anyay Kaal 2014-2024 (10 years of injustice)’. The black paper says the country’s economy has been “devastated”, unemployment “aggravated” and agriculture sector “destroyed” during the Modi regime, and that it has “abetted” crimes against women and “committed grave […]
GST officers are using data analytic and artificial intelligence (AI) tools like Business Intelligence and Fraud Analytics to identify risky taxpayers suspected of passing or availing fake input tax credits. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said a total of 14,597 cases of Goods and Services […]
Call it a sheer coincidence or real divine intervention, monkeys are being frequently seen visiting Ram temples across the country over the last few weeks. The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust, overseeing the newly erected Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, reported that a monkey had ventured into the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, home to […]
As Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami tabled the UCC bill in the assembly, Samajwadi Party MP ST Hasan said the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) was against the tenets of the Quran, the holy book of the Muslims. “We won’t abide by it (UCC Bill) if it is against the ‘hidayat’ (instructions) given to Muslims […]
The Centre has introduced a Bill in Lok Sabha to penalise “malpractices in public examinations” with jail term of 3 to 10 years and fine up to over Rs 1 crore. The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, is applicable to central recruitment and entrance exams conducted by the Union Public Service Commission […]
At least 12 people have been killed and nearly a 100 injured in a massive explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh. The injured have been rushed to the hospital. The blast, that occurred at a factory situated on Magardha road in Bairagarh village of Harda, was so intense that […]
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on a plea filed by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav seeking transfer of the criminal defamation complaint pending against him in a Ahmedabad court over his alleged “only Gujaratis can be thugs” remark to a place outside the state, preferably Delhi. A bench of Justices AS Oka and […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is facing a grave shortage of manpower, including on the posts of Special Director, Joint Directors and DIGs. In 2022-23, at least 1,025 cases – 943 registered cases and 82 preliminary enquiries – were pending with the country’s top probe agency. “Till December 31, 2022, the total sanctioned strength […]
Poonam Pandey, who shot into prominence with her bold photo shoots, passed away at her Kanpur home at a young age of 32. She was reportedly suffering from cervical cancer. The model-turned-actor’s PR team posted, “This morning is a tough one for us. We are deeply saddened to inform you that we have lost our […]
After Union Minister Shantanu Thakur announced on January 29 that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was set to be enforced nationwide within a week, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said CAA and related policies like the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Uniform Civil Code were merely political tricks before the 2024 Lok […]
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved an investment treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that is likely to act as major boost for bilateral economic engagement in a range of areas, including manufacturing and foreign direct investment (FDI). The approval for the signing and ratification of the ambitious investment treaty comes ahead of Prime […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set February 29 deadline for Paytm Payments Bank to accept fresh deposits in its accounts or popular wallets. Thus, Paytm Payments Bank will not be able to take fresh deposits, facilitate credit transactions, or offer fund transfers, including Unified Payments Interface (UPI) facility after February 29. No further […]
After over seven hours of quizzing, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) finally arrested Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren late on Wednesday. With this, Soren became the first sitting chief minister of Jharkhand to be taken into custody in a corruption case. Hours before he was whisked away by ED officials, Hemant handed over his resignation to […]
The Centre has added Gujarat’s Surat airport on the list of international airports in India. As per a notification issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Surat Airport in Gujarat is declared as an international airport with immediate effect. It must be remembered that Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ₹ 353 crore new terminal […]
National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated every year on October 31 in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first home minister of independent India. He is widely regarded as the chief architect of the integration of India, as he successfully persuaded 565 princely states to join the […]
A day after a controversy erupted over girl students wearing hijab in government schools in Rajasthan, State School Education Minister Madan Dilawar warned of strict action wherever the dress code was not being followed. Minister of State for Home, Jawaharsingh Bedham, said that students should not come to school in “oot-patang (absurd) attire.” Earlier this […]
If the finance ministry projection is to be believed, India’s economic trajectory is set to potentially reach $7 trillion by 2030. According to data presented in ‘Indian Economy – A Review’, India has managed to achieve strong growth for a third consecutive year, surpassing a 7 per cent expansion right when the global economy struggles […]
A Spanish court has acquitted a British-Indian man of public disorder after he joked to friends about being a member of the Taliban and planning to blow up a flight from London’s Gatwick to Menorca in Spain in 2022. Aditya Verma admitted to telling his friends in July 2022: “On my way to blow up […]
TATA Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Airbus have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to establish an Final Assembly Line (FAL) for H125 helicopters in India. It is highly likely that the production facility will be set up in Gujarat. uring French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent two-day state visit for India’s 75th Republic Day celebrations, both […]
