The Punjab government on Friday gave additional charge of prisons to Harpreet Singh Sidhu, Additional Director General of Police. Sidhu would now hold the additional charge of ADGP (Prisons) Sidhu, a 1992-batch IPS officer, is currently heading the anti-drug Special Task Force (STF). The command of the anti-drug STF will […]
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UP: President Kovind along with PM Modi visits his native village Paraunkh in Kanpur Dehat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accompanied President Ram Nath Kovind to his ancestral village, Paraunkh, in Kanpur Dehat of Uttar Pradesh. Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were also part of the visit. “This land has dev bhakti (devotion) and desh bhakti (patriotism). The President is giving a new […]
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Bangladeshi Woman Swims across the river to marry her boyfriend
That’s what it’s called a dip in the sea of love! Even the raging river could not stand in the way of her. After swimming in the river for an hour from Bangladesh to marry her boyfriend, a young woman came to Sundarbans. She is 22 years old. The Bangladeshi […]
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Amit Shah holds high-level security meet on J-K
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday held a high-level security review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of recent targeted killings in the Union Territory. The meeting started around 3 pm in the presence of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Army Chief Manoj Pande, Union Home Secretary […]
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S Jaishankar discusses political, economic, defence cooperation with Slovak PM Eduard Heger
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who is on an official visit to Slovakia met the country’s Prime Minister Eduard Heger and discussed the expansion of political, economic and defence cooperation between the two countries. He also conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings and appreciation for support during Operation Ganga. “Thank PM of Slovak […]
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Pakistan:Sindh irrigation ministry urges ISRA to release extra water as barrages run out of water
The Sindh irrigation ministry urged the Indus River System Authority (ISRA) to release extra water as the province observes a dip in its water flow that could impact its barrages. Looking at the water shortage in the country, the Pakistan National Assembly’s standing committee is scheduled to meet on Friday and take […]
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Sri Lanka PM holds discussions with FAO, UNDP representatives
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe held discussions on Friday with the Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, Vimlendra Sharan, and United Nations Development Program Deputy Country Representative, Malin Herwig, regarding the current food situation in the country, according to Prime Minister’s Media Division. In the meeting, Sri […]
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Villagers in Assam’s Golaghat district to plant 1 lakh saplings on June 5
Aiming for a better environment and to protect nature as well as to set a record, the villagers of Dhansiri area in Assam’s Golaghat district, State Forest Department and District Administration have jointly planned to plant 1 lakh saplings on June 5 on the occasion of World Environment Day. The district administration, forest […]
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Sanjay Raut slams BJP over recent killings in Kashmir, says fetched votes on ‘Hindutva’ card
Reacting sharply over the recent incidents of killings by terrorists in Kashmir, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for fetching votes in the name of ‘Hindutva’ while doing nothing to improve people’s lives in the valley. Raut said that an identical situation that […]
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Philippines detects 2 cases of Omicron sub-variant BA.5
The Philippines has detected COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.5 from two people in the same household in a province north of the capital, an official from the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the BA.5 was detected on May 15 from the samples of two fully vaccinated individuals […]
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Assam: Drugs worth Rs 20 lakh seized, 2 held
Drugs worth Rs 20 lakh were seized in the Kaliganj area, informed the officials on Friday. Two drug peddlers were also arrested in the matter. The apprehended drug peddlers were identified as Nur Hussain and Monirul Islam. Police recovered 43 grams of heroin in possession from the peddlers. “We have […]
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Lawrence Bishnoi denies hand in Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder
Amid the ongoing investigation of Sidhu Moose Wala’s killing, Delhi Police has said that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has not yet confessed his participation in plans to murder the singer. Bishnoi told the police that Sidhu Moose Wala was killed in revenge, but he himself has no hand in it. To […]
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UP official who was shot 7 times clears UPSC exam, proves courage has a face
A government official Rinkoo Singh Rahee, who was shot 7 times, cleared Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) 2021 exam. The official was shot for exposing a corruption case. After clearing Provincial Civil Service Examination (PCS), Rahee was posted in Muzaffarnagar, where he unearthed a corruption case. “During my first posting […]
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Adani Group to invest Rs 70,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said on Friday his group companies would invest Rs 70,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh that would help create around 30,000 jobs in the state. Addressing Uttar Pradesh Investors Summit 2022, Adani said, “We are investing over Rs 70,000 crore in the state. We anticipate this […]
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5 minors booked for raping teen girl returning home after party in Hyderabad
A police case has been registered against five minors for allegedly gang-raping a teenage girl in Hyderabad last week. The matter came to light after the minor girl’s father submitted a complaint with the police regarding the incident that took place under the Jubilee Hills police station limits on May […]