A girl student from Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri beaten all the odds and scored the third position in the district with 98.06 percent in the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE) examination 2021. Parents of Aisha Bibi attribute her success to MIE Higher Secondary School as they provided free […]
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4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Meghalaya near Tura
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Meghalaya on Friday. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred around 1:15 pm about 53 kilometres north of Tura in the state. “Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.3, occurred on July 9, at 13:16:25 IST, Latitude: 25.99 and Longitude: 90.27, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 53 […]
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Delhi Court reserves order on remand days to journalist Rajeev Sharma in PMLA case
A Delhi Court reserved order on remand days to Rajeev Sharma, a freelance journalist. He was recently arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 on the charges of supplying confidential and sensitive information to Chinese intelligence officers, in exchange for remuneration. ED today has sought seven days of […]
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J-K police arrests LeT terrorist in Hajin; arms, ammunition seized
Bandipora police along with security forces arrested one terrorist of the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession here in Hajin, officials informed on Friday. Based on a specific input regarding the movement of terrorists towards Hajin town for subversive activities a joint Naka was established in […]
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Delhi LG reviews action plan on Jal Shakti Abhiyan
Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal reviewed the action plan on the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (Urban) on Thursday and directed officials to keep the catchment areas of water bodies free from encroachment, official sources said. The Jal Shakti Abhiyan is a campaign inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus on “Jal Sanchay” (water conservation). It […]
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Kerala reports first positive case of Zika virus, 13 suspected cases
Kerala Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Veena George on Thursday said the first case of Zika virus has been reported in the state and the samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for final confirmation. George also stated that there also are 13 suspected cases. “The disease was […]
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Former UP CM Kalyan Singh’s health conditions better, informs hospital
The health condition of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, who is admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow, is better and he is hemodynamically stable. According to a statement issued by the hospital, “The condition of Kalyan Singh ji, who is admitted in […]
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Baramulla Police detains one more guide involved in exfiltration of 3 youth to PoK
Baramulla Police detained one more guide during the investigation of the case of exfiltration of the three youth to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) on the confession of the other guide. The arrested person has been identified as Mohammad Majloon Sheikh, a resident of Dudran Boniyar. Earlier, Baramulla Police detained three youth and one guide who […]
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Ludhiana residents express concern over fuel price hike
Several people in Ludhiana on Thursday raised their concern about the rising fuel prices in the country. “Fuel prices are rising every day. Government should think about public. Our criticism does not affect the government. We can only request them to give us some respite from soaring fuel prices,” Rakesh, a city […]
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Fuel rates continue to soar; CNG, PNG prices also hiked in NCR
Fuel prices continue to soar across India and touched a record high in the national capital as petrol price is retailing at Rs 100.56 per litre and diesel at Rs 89.62 per litre on Thursday. As compared to Wednesday, petrol has become costlier by 35 paise per litre and diesel by 9 […]
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Himachal declares three-day state mourning to condole Virbhadra Singh’s demise
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to observe three days of state mourning as a mark of respect to former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who passed away earlier today due to post-COVID complications. The state mourning will be observed from July 8-10. “Virbhadra Singh, former chief minister, Himachal Pradesh has passed away in the morning hours […]
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Mukul Roy’s wife dies of post Covid complications in Chennai
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy’s wife Krishna died in a private hospital in Chennai on Tuesday morning. She was brought to North 24 Parganas’ Kanchrapara at her residence on Wednesday morning. West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar condoled Krishna Roy’s demise. “Heartfelt condolences @MukulR_Official Mukul Roy, Former Union Minister, and MLA, […]
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Calcutta HC imposes fine of Rs 5 lakhs on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakhs on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for putting the judiciary in a bad light. The Calcutta High Court’s single bench led by Justice Kausik Chanda passed the order while hearing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s election petition challenging BJP leader […]
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Rahul Gandhi meets Bihar Congress leaders in Delhi
Amid speculation about a possible reshuffle in the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC), Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi met senior party leaders and legislators from Bihar at his residence in New Delhi on Wednesday. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss ways to strengthen the party in Bihar, informed senior Congress leader Meira Kumar, […]
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Hizb terrorist Halwai killed in Handwara encounter misused social media for terrorism: J-K police
The Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, Mehrazuddin Halwai alias Ubaid, who has been killed in the Handwara encounter on Wednesday, has been responsible for misusing social media for terrorism activities, the police said. According to the police, Halwai had joined the terrorist ranks in the year 2011. “Killed terrorist Mehrazuddin Halwai alais Ubaid had joined terrorist […]