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Attack on Sukhbir Singh Badal NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked in Maharashtra‘s Nanded on Thursday, according to news agency PTI reported. A police officer from his security team also sustained injuries.Badal was taken to a hospital for treatment, according to preliminary reports.Earlier in the day, he had visited Takht…
Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das on Thursday visited Mahto at the hospital. NEW DELHI: Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who is on an indefinite hunger strike over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations, remains hospitalised at Sadar Hospital in Ranchi, with protesting students alleging that the state government is withholding information about his health to…
Jagtar Singh Hawara (File photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday said he has recommended parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara, who is serving a life sentence for the assassination of former chief minister Beant Singh and had sought relief to meet his ailing mother.His statement came a day after Punjab chief minister…
US states proclaim August 15 as ‘India Day’ (representative image) Delaware has proclaimed August 15, 2026, as ‘India Day’, joining New York and New Jersey in recognising India’s Independence Day and the contributions of the Indian-American community ahead of the country’s 80th Independence Day.The proclamation was issued by Delaware Governor Matthew Meyer, who highlighted the…
The Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan (BHAVYA Rasayan) scheme, announced in the Union Budget for 2026-27, was cleared by the Cabinet chaired by PM Modi. NEW DELHI: The Centre has formally notified the BHAVYA Rasayan scheme to establish three greenfield chemical parks across the country, paving the way for states to compete for projects aimed…
Supreme Court has stepped up efforts to bring greater uniformity to cancer reporting NEW DELHI: With the National Cancer Registry Programme covering only a fraction of India’s population and rural cancer surveillance remaining particularly limited, the Supreme Court has stepped up efforts to bring greater uniformity to cancer reporting. The court on Tuesday asked the…
Rajni Rani, a national-level sportswoman with multiple medals, was denied a promotion in 2013 despite a directive by the Central Administrative Tribunal in Sept 2012 to consider her case. NEW DELHI: A national-level sportswoman, employed as a safaiwala (group D employee) in railways since 2003, has been awaiting promotion to group C level for last…
A content creator moved HC alleging that genuine creators such as him were denied access to the copyright tool NEW DELHI: Delhi high court Wednesday asked Meta to explain the criteria it follows to grant users access to its copyright management tool, Rights Manager, for Facebook and Instagram.A content creator moved HC alleging that genuine…
Brittas said the MP came from the treasury benches, stood behind him, disturbed him and started calling him a “lungi wala” NEW DELHI: CPM MP John Brittas has moved a privilege motion against BJP MP Sushmita Dev, alleging that she addressed him as “lungiwala” during proceedings in Rajya Sabha Monday. Dev denied that she had…
There are around 3,000 ambulances and 1,000 patrol vehicles and cranes each covering nearly 50,000 km of highways under the NHAI NEW DELHI: Ambulances deployed on NHs will face a Rs 10,000 penalty for failing to reach an incident site within 10 minutes, while a similar penalty will apply if they fail to take a…
