Drama unfolded outside the Aluva police station in Kochi when a transgender woman climbed up a banyan tree and threatened to end her life after she and her friends were allegedly attacked by a group of people, police said on Wednesday. Alleging inaction by police, the transgender woman identified as Anna Raju […]
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Congress won’t allow BJP to raise slogan of ‘One Nation, One Milk’: Jairam Ramesh
Congress MP and general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday attacked the Centre alleging Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of controlling dairy cooperatives in states. Ramesh said Amul and Nandini are both national success stories of the “White Revolution”. He said Congress helped nurture this decentralized vision over decades, empowering and ensuring autonomy to crores of dairy farmers. “In sharp contrast, […]
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PM Modi flags off Delhi-Jaipur-Ajmer Vande Bharat Express
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday flagged off Ajmer-Delhi Cantt Vande Bharat Express, the world’s first semi-high-speed passenger train on high-rise overhead electric (OHE) territory via video conferencing on Wednesday. The inaugural train will run between Jaipur and Delhi Cantt railway stations. The regular service of this Vande Bharat Express […]
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Punjab Military Station firing: Terror angle unlikely, say police sources
Punjab Police sources have ruled out a terror angle in the Wednesday morning shooting incident at Bathinda Military Station, in which at least four persons have been reported killed. According to sources all entry gates of the Army Cantonment in Bathinda have been closed. They said that one Insas rifle with 28 cartridges had […]
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Karnataka elections: “BJP keeps doing new experiments,” CT Ravi on party tickets
With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) giving tickets to 52 new faces in its first list of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections, the party’s national general secretary CT Ravi on Wednesday said the BJP stand apart from other parties as it keeps on experimenting. BJP fielded CT Ravi from the Chikmagalur constituency. “I express […]
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Punjab: Four dead in firing at Bathinda Military Station, search ops on
Four deaths were reported in a firing incident in Punjab’s Bathinda Military Station on Wednesday morning, the Indian Army said. As per a statement by Army’s South Western Command, the firing incident occurred at around 4.35 am inside the Bathinda Military Station. “Four casualties were reported in the incident. The […]
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“Because of you, I’m safe…” Jailed gangster Atiq Ahmed thanks media
Jailed gangster Atiq Ahmed, who was being taken to Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj from Gujarat’s Sabarmati Jail, on Wednesday thanked the media and said it is because of the media that he is safe. “It’s because of you (the media) that I am safe,” Atiq Ahmed told reporters while being transferred to Prayagraj. On Tuesday, Prayagraj Police was […]
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MP: Elephant killed by tiger in Bandhavgarh
A baby elephant aged around one and a half years was reportedly killed by a tiger in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district, informed the Tiger Reserve officials on Tuesday. “The carcass of a wild elephant has been found in the tiger reserve Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria, Madhya Pradesh. The […]
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J-K: 27 passengers injured after mini-bus overturns in Udhampur
Around 27 passengers were injured when a mini-bus they were travelling in overturned in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, police said on Tuesday. The accident occurred on Tuesday morning in Ramnagar town near Dak Bungalow. “At least 27 passengers were injured,” Udhampur police said. According to police, the bus was […]
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Karnataka Assembly polls: BJP fields ex-Bengaluru top cop Bhaskar Rao from Chamrajpet
With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) releasing the first list of candidates for 189 out of the 224 seats for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, the party fielded former Bengaluru police commissioner Bhaskar Rao from the Chamrajpet constituency. A day before filing nomination for Karnataka Assembly elections, the former Bengaluru police commissioner on Wednesday offered prayers […]
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Mizoram: Union minister BL Verma reviews upgradation of Lengpui Airport
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) BL Verma on Tuesday reviewed the progress of upgradation works at Lengpui Airport. The upgradation project is funded under ‘North East Special Infrastructure Development Schemes (NESIDS) at a cost of Rs 19.59 crore. The Minister was briefed on the progress […]
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J-K: Govt school students excel in 8th grade exams
The results of class 8 announced in Jammu and Kashmir by the education department on April 10 revealed an outstanding performance by government school children. As per the education department, over 96.6 per cent of the students achieved success, with three students from the Gangu area of Pulwama district securing the first, second, and ninth positions at the […]
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PM Modi to flag off Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express today
In another move towards semi-high-speed railway connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express train, via video conferencing on Wednesday. The inaugural Vande Bharat Express in Rajasthan will ply between Jaipur and Delhi Cantt railway stations. The regular service of this Vande Bharat Express will […]
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4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Araria in Bihar
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occured in Araria in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) informed in a tweet. The NCS said the earthquake occurred at 5:35 am IST on Wednesday. According to National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. The official media handle […]