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New Delhi: Documentary evidence has surfaced in the Rs 1200 crore Patiala land scam case showing that the accused misrepresented facts before the court and falsely stated that a controversial order was passed by a former Deputy Commissioner to vacate government offices functioning for the last 80 years on the prime land located in the […]

Thiruvananthapuram: As the campaign for the Congress President post heats up, with the rival candidates all embarking on a canvassing trip to various states, Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that he is not expecting the votes from senior leaders. Speaking to the media here, he said he does not expect votes from the big leaders […]

Bhopal: After BJP spokesperson Malavika Avinash slammed Adipurush director Om Raut for “misrepresentation” of Ramayana, the Madhya Pradesh Home Minister has issued a statement echoing similar sentiments. Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra slammed the filmmaker and expressed his objection to the portrayal of the Hindu religion in the film. He also stated that he […]

Surat: Bajrang Dal activists and bouncers from the minority community clashed here during a garba event here. The incident happened on Monday night and one bouncer was injured, who was treated at a hospital. As the police reached on time the situation was controlled and the garba event resumed soon after. The Bajrang Dal activists […]

New Delhi: Five Congress leaders will appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to join the investigation in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case pertaining to the National Herald matter. According to the information, J. Geeta Reddy, Shabbir Ali, P. Sudarshan can join the probe on Tuesday. The ED has also summoned Congress leader […]

New Delhi: India has raised total import duty on platinum to 15.4 per cent from 10.75 per cent, the government said in a notification on Monday, seeking to bring parity in import duty structure between gold and platinum. The government in July had increased the import duty on gold to 15 per cent but kept […]

New Delhi: Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram chided the BJP over its election process for president’s post in response to the ruling party’s criticism on Congress presidential poll. Chidambaram tweeted on Tuesday, “By the way, I am trying to find out when Mr Nadda filed his ‘nomination papers’ and before which ‘election authority’?” “The election […]

Ayodhya: In a bizarre incident, a young sadhu in Ayodhya cut off his right palm from the wrist as part of what he called a Durga Puja ritual. According to police, the seer Vimal Kumar, 32, wore new clothes after taking a holy dip in river Saryu and then chopped off his palm on the […]

Mumbai: The rupee strengthened by 31 paise to 81.51 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, tracking weakness in the greenback in overseas markets and a rally in domestic equities. However, rising crude price in the international market restricted the rupee, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the local currency opened […]

New Delhi: India logged 1,968 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 133 days, raising the tally to 4,45,99,466, while the active cases declined to 34,598, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,716 with 15 fatalities, which included eight deaths reconciled by Kerala, data updated by the ministry at 8 […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to revolutionary freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on his birth anniversary. He tweeted, “Tributes to the brave Shyamji Krishna Varma on his Jayanti. This fearless son of Maa Bharti devoted his life to freeing India and furthering a spirit of pride among our people.” Modi […]

Pithoragarh: The last outpost near the China border in the Darma Valley of Uttarakhand received the third snowfall of this season. As there has been more than one foot of snow here, the cold has increased in 14 villages of Darma valley and seven villages of Vyas valley in the high Himalayan region. The Darma […]

Aizawl: Over 6,000 children of Myanmarese refugees, who have taken shelter in Mizoram since March last year following the military coup there, are enrolled in government and private schools across the state, officials said. Mizoram Education Department officials said that of the 6,195 Myanmarese children, 5,221 were enrolled in government schools, 184 in government-aided institutes […]

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested a Russian national for allegedly hacking the iLeon software

The Indian Space Research Organisation confirmed on Monday that the Mars Orbiter craft has lost communication with ground station

Bengaluru: Venting his ire as Bengaluru got 43rd rank out of 45 in the garbage-free city category of the nationwide Swachh Sarvekshan cleanliness ranking, entrepreneur and former Infosys Director T.V. Mohandas Pai on Monday termed it a big shame. Launching his attack on social media, Pai, addressing Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, BJP national General Secretary […]

New Delhi: The Central government on Monday advised the online news websites and OTT platforms to refrain from broadcasting advertisements of online betting platforms. The government has noted that betting is an illegal activity and its advertisements can not be shown on digital news platforms in India. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting observed that […]

Hyderabad: Taking strong objection to a lookalike idol of Mahatma Gandhi depicted as demon Mahishasura at a Durga puja pandal set up by the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha in Kolkata, IT Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday said the continuous effort to defame Mahatma Gandhi by his critics would not bear fruits as he was […]

The news, first reported by BusinessLine, quoted emails sent by these companies to the freshers whose offer letters were rejected.

Hyderabad: Startup incubator T-Hub, Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India (RNTBCI) have awarded four startups Rs.40 lakh to develop proof of concepts under their Open Innovation Challenge. The startups were Imaginate, mSense, MayaMD and RACEnergy. The T-Hub and RNTBCI partnership had offered startups an opportunity to showcase ideas under themes like `mobility-as-a-service, first and […]

Mysuru: All India Congress Committee interim president Sonia Gandhi arrived in Mysuru on Monday. She is scheduled to join the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi which is presently in its Karnataka leg. According to the sources, Gandhi will stay at a resort in the Kodagu district for two days before joining the […]

Anyone who has access to these Aadhaar Cards possesses one’s personal information like full name, phone number, and address.

The guidelines says that Pradesh Returning Officer (PRO) will be the Polling Officer of their respective PCCs and shall be responsible for keeping order at the polling stations and to see that the election is fairly conducted.

Karnataka Police registered an FIR against three persons for forcing a 16-year-old boy to perform worship without clothes. The accused allegedly video graphed the act and shared on social media, making it viral.