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New Delhi: Within days of the Navy opening registrations for the Agnipath recruitment scheme, around 10,000 females have registered themselves for the programme. For the first time ever, the Indian Navy is allowing women to be recruited as sailors in the force who would also be deployed on warships as per operational requirements. “Around 10,000 […]
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Jaipur: In a daring daylight robbery, around six armed robbers looted cash and gold worth around Rs one crore from a branch of Axis bank in Rajasthan’s Alwar on Monday. Officials said that the miscreants came with weapons, carried the robbery within 30 minutes and escaped from there on bikes. “The Axis Bank branch located […]
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Bhimavaram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a call to the youth to draw inspiration from revolutionary leader Alluri Sitarama Raju for taking the nation in the path of progress. Addressing a public meeting here on Monday after unveiling a 30-foot bronze statue of Alluri Sitrama Raju during the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of the […]
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Chennai: DMK leader A Raja has implored Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to provide ‘state autonomy’, and not push them to seek an independent country. Addressing a party meet of representatives of urban local bodies, Raja said though the icon of the Dravidian movement, Thanthai Periyar stood for an independent […]
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New Delhi: The Centre on Monday said the use of cellular signal jammer, GPS blocker or other signal jamming device is illegal, except specifically permitted by the government, warning e-commerce platforms against illegally selling such wireless mobile jammers online. Alarmed at its open online sale, the department warned all e-commerce companies from selling or facilitating […]
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New Delhi: The Indian government on Monday warned e-commerce platforms against illegally selling wireless jammers, along with directing the general public on the proper use of wireless jammers and booster/repeaters. The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) said that the use of cellular signal jammers, GPS blocker or other signal jamming devices is generally illegal, except specifically permitted […]
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New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested the third shooter, who was involved in the brutal killing of Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala and another most wanted gangster of the Lawrence Bishnoi – Goldy Brar gang alliance, an official said on Monday. The shooter, identified as Ankit, […]
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Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has alleged that Riaz Akhtari — one of the accused in Kanhaiya Lal murder case — has links with BJP after his pictures with saffron party leaders appeared on social media. In two back to back tweets on Sunday night, Tejashwi said: “Some photographs appeared in public domain indicating that the […]
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Chaibasa: Three Maoists were arrested in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, a senior police officer said. Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Shekhar on Sunday said acting on a tip-off that some Maoists would enter the Saranda forest from neighbouring Gumla district, a joint team of CRPF and district armed police started searching of vehicles. The security forces […]
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Shimla: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF for the kin of the deceased in the Kullu school bus accident. “Prime Minister has approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to […]
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Mumbai: As expected, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s government supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday won the critical ‘vote of confidence’ in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. In the final tally with a division of votes, the government secured 164 votes and the Opposition got only 99 votes in the 288-member Lower House. This is […]
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has termed as fake media reports, which claimed that one of two most-wanted Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists, who was overpowered by locals and handed over to the police, was in-charge of the party’s IT cell. The BJP on Sunday said that Talib Hussain who […]
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Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 9 paise to 79.03 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday, as persistent foreign funds outflows weighed on investor sentiments. Forex traders said the weakness of crude oil prices is supporting the local unit. However, inflation and growth worries in India and globally could cap the appreciation bias, they […]
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New Delhi: In a bizarre incident, a man in the national capital went on a rampage with an iron rod after neighbour’s pet dog barked at him, the police said on Monday. pic.twitter.com/PBcFqFbt7J — Nikhil thakur (@Nikhil__thakur2) July 4, 2022 According to the police, the incident occurred in the Paschim Vihar area of Delhi. Deputy Commissioner […]
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New Delhi: India logged 16,135 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,35,18,564, while the active cases increased to 1,13,864, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,223 with 24 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
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Mumbai: A day after winning its first major legislature battle to bag the Speaker’s post in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly — the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde government supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will seek the crucial ‘vote of confidence’ in the House, scheduled here on Monday. The trust vote for the Shinde-led government — […]
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Shimla: A private bus fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Monday, leaving 16 people, including some school children, dead, a senior official said. Kullu Deputy Commissioner Ashutosh Garg said the Sainj bound bus fell into the gorge near Jangla village at around 8.30 am. District officials and rescue teams have reached […]
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Ahmedabad: With just a few months left for the Gujarat Assembly election, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged the Gujarati people to vote for AAP saying ‘those who are not satisfied with BJP should vote for us’. “We are not here to engage in dirty politics or corruption. We are […]
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Sultanpur: The Sultanpur police have arrested the owner of a tent house along with his two brothers for the alleged murder of a woman and her 21-year-old daughter. The three brothers have been identified as Irfan (tent house owner), Sadan and Shehzad. The deceased have been identified as Shakuntala, 40, along with her daughter Vijay Laxmi. […]
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Ayodhya: A student of class 12 was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police in Ayodhya on Sunday for allegedly murdering his teacher. According to Police, the arrested boy was in a love relationship with the deceased. “A class 12 boy was arrested for murdering his teacher. He was identified in CCTV footage and his t-shirt was […]
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Sitapur: Four persons were killed and seven others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district, a governmental official said. According to reports, Sampat, 32, and his wife Bhula Devi, 30, died on Sunday evening after they were struck by lightning while sowing paddy in a field in Semra Nagrauli village. […]
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Hyderabad: Alleging corruption and dynastic rule of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government in the state, the BJP on Sunday claimed that it will come to power after next year’s assembly polls. A statement was made about the state of affairs in Telangana on the last day of the BJP National Executive Committee meeting here. Addressing […]
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New Delhi: About 10 States in India have detected a new sub-variant of Omicron BA.2.75, which may be “alarming” in nature, according to an Israeli expert on Sunday. However, the Indian Health Ministry is yet to officially confirm the detection of the sub-variant in the country. In a series of Tweets, Dr. Shay Fleishon, with […]
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Hyderabad: Ancient sculptures, presumably from the 6th or 7th century, were found in a Shiva temple located in Miyapuram of Wanaparthy district, by Bairozu Shyamsundar, a member of the Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam. Speaking to Telangana Today, historian team convener Sriramoju Haragopal said the sculptures that were discovered in this temple included the unprecedented Nagnakabandha, […]