In an impressive ceremony held at INS Utkrosh, Port Blair on Tuesday, Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 325 was commissioned into the Indian Navy, informed the officials on Wednesday. The INAS 325 was commissioned by Lieutenant General Ajai Singh, AVSM, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar. The newly inducted aircraft flew for the first […]
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RJD entrusts Tejashwi Yadav with policy-making responsibilities
Amid the alliance sprew in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday was named to make policy decisions, informed the sources. In a meeting held on Tuesday, Yadav was entrusted with the responsibility amidst the National President’s presence. Reportedly, a resolution was also passed in the presence […]
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Sexual assault case: Actor Vijay Babu reaches Kochi from Dubai
Malayalam actor-producer Vijay Babu, who has been granted interim pre-arrest bail in a sexual assault case, arrived in Kerala’s Kochi from Dubai on Wednesday. The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted Vijay an interim pre-arrest bail until the next hearing date – June 2. While addressing the media, after his […]
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Uttarakhand: Valley of Flowers now opened for the tourists
One of the beautiful plains of Uttarakhand, the Valley of Flowers has been opened for tourists today. Preparations were going on for several days to open it. Now tourists will be able to see the beautiful scenery and different colors of flowers. The Valley of Flowers is also closed for […]
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Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off third India-Bangladesh passenger train ‘Mitali Express’
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Nurul Islam Sujon on Wednesday flagged off ‘Mitali Express’ between New Jalpaiguri (India) and Dhaka (Bangladesh) via video conferencing. This is the third passenger train between the two nations that was flagged off from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi today. […]
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Former England wicket-keeper Jim Parks dies at 90
Former Sussex and England wicketkeeper-batter Jim Parks, the oldest living Test cricketer in his country, has died at the age of 90. According to Sussex Cricket, Parks died while receiving treatment at the hospital after a fall at his home last week. “Sussex Cricket is deeply saddened to announce the death of Jim Parks at […]
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Yogi Adityanath lays foundation stone of Ram Mandir’s ‘Garbha Griha’
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed the ‘Shila Pujan’ ceremony and laid the foundation stone for the construction of the sanctum sanctorum of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Wednesday. He laid the foundation stone for construction of Ram Temple’s ‘Garbha Griha’ or the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, and […]
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TN BJP chief booked for protesting against fuel prices
Tamil Nadu police on Wednesday registered a case against BJP state president K Annamalai and over 5,000 people for protesting and marching towards the state secretariat at Chennai demanding the government to reduce petrol and diesel prices without permission. The BJP workers along with Annamalai on Tuesday marched towards the […]
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Commercial LPG cylinder price cut by Rs 135 from June 1
The price for a commercial LPG cylinder has been reduced by Rs 135 with immediate effect from today. With the latest reduction, a 19-kg commercial Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder in Delhi will now cost Rs 2219. Prior to the reduction in prices, the commercial LPG cylinder was priced at […]
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India reported 2,745 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
India reported 2,745 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, 407 more than yesterday after a dip for the past few days, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday. The country had reported 2,338 cases on Tuesday witnessing a further decline in the new COVID […]
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Rajasthan: Former BJP councillor’s son dies after attack in Chittorgarh
Protests broke out in Chittorgarh over the death of youth after he was allegedly attacked by some people on Wednesday. The deceased is identified as Ratan, a resident of Gandhinagar area of the city. He was the son of former councillor Jagdish Soni. According to reports, Ratan was attacked by […]
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Hyderabad police thrash drunkard for ‘creating nuisance’
Hyderabad Police thrashed a person who appeared to be drunk and was reportedly creating a “nuisance”. The Kulsumpura Inspector, T Ashok Kumar, said, “a person was making nuisance on the road under Kulsumpura police station limits, as we received a call from locals stating that a person is troubling people on the […]
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KK’s demise: Case of unnatural death registered, post-mortem to be conducted in Kolkata today
Kolkata Police has registered a case of unnatural death in connection with the sudden demise of singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, on Tuesday night. The singer fell ill while performing at an event in Kolkata on May 31 and was brought to the CMRI hospital, where he was […]
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UP govt cancels licenses of liquor vends in Ayodhya temple area
Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Excise (independent charge) Nitin Agrawal on Tuesday informed that the licenses of all the liquor shops in the ‘Shri Ram Mandir’ area in Ayodhya have been cancelled. Agrawal informed while responding to the question of Bahujan Samaj Party member Bhimrao Ambedkar, who sought information about the […]
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Foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 91 lakh seized in Mizoram
Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered a huge quantity of foreign origin cigarettes worth Rs 91 lakh in Mizoram’s Champhai district along India-Myanmar border on Tuesday. The troops of Assam Rifles recovered 70 cases of foreign origin cigarettes from […]