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Their standing up for rights does not tarnish nation's image: Shashi Tharoor to PT Usha on wrestlers' protest criticism | Jet Airways' CEO-designate Sanjiv Kapoor quits a year after joining | Palghar Sadhus lynching case: Probe to be handed over to CBI, Maharashtra's Eknath Shinde Govt tells SC | 'We must all stand with protesting wrestlers': Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee | PM Modi inaugurates 91 new 100W FM Transmitters to enhance FM connectivity | PM Modi inaugurates 91 new FM transmitters to boost radio connectivity | Bengal recruitment scam: Abhishek Banerjee welcomes SC's transfer of cases from Justice Ganguly's bench | Bengal Teachers' Scam: Justice Ganguly's TV interview prompts SC to remove him from the cases | SC quashes criminal proceedings against Sukhbir Badal, his late father Parkash Singh Badal in forgery, cheating case | Actor Sooraj Pancholi acquitted in Jiah Khan death case

Carry On Jatta Franchise: Poised to make Punjabi cinema history

Jun 18, 2023, at 12:10 am

Punjabi cinema has experienced an unprecedented surge in popularity, with a multitude of films achieving remarkable success at the box office.

A cry from the fields: Empowering Punjab’s farmers with cold storage and infrastructure

Jun 18, 2023, at 12:01 am

Punjab, the land of fertile plains and abundant harvests, finds itself in a paradox of plenty as it watches its small-scale farmers, the backbone of the country’s agrarian economy, struggle with post-harvest losses.

Uttar Pradesh: Three of a family mowed down in Pratapgarh

Jun 17, 2023, at 09:00 pm

Pratapgarh: A woman and her two sons were mowed down by a car in Sangipur area of Pratapgarh district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Saturday.

Maharashtra to be made narcotics-free: Devendra Fadnavis

Jun 17, 2023, at 08:51 pm

Mumbai/UNI: In a significant announcement, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that the BJP-Shiv Sena is working towards making Maharashtra a narcotics-free state.

Jammu and Kashmir: First Agniveer batch light infantry attested

Jun 17, 2023, at 08:46 pm

Srinagar:  The first batch of Agniveers of the Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry was attested in a befitting ceremony on Saturday at the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Center, Srinagar-based Defence spokesman said.

Bengal panchayat polls: Governor CV Ananda Bose summons SEC to Raj Bhavan

Jun 17, 2023, at 08:44 pm

Kolkata/UNI: In the wake of violence at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district over filing of nomination two days back for the coming three-tier Panchayat election in West Bengal, Governor C V Ananda Bose on Saturday summoned State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha to Raj Bhavan to apprise him of the situation.

President Droupadi Murmu reviews CGP at Air Force Academy in Hyderabad

Jun 17, 2023, at 04:57 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: President Droupadi Murmu reviewed the Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal near here on Saturday.

Centre renames revamped Nehru Memorial Museum as Prime Ministers’ Museum to exhibit achievements of all Indian PMs

Jun 17, 2023, at 07:12 am

New Delhi: The Centre has renamed the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society to Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society to exhibit the achievements of all the prime ministers of India since independence.

Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh suffers from schizophrenia; on medication for depression and obsessive compulsive disorder: Report

Jun 17, 2023, at 05:41 am

New Delhi: Khalistan supporter and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, who was arrested by Punjab Police two months ago, suffers from schizophrenia, a mental disorder that affects one's interpretation of reality, India Today reported citing sources.

'Where's your ideology now?' Devendra Fadnavis attacks Uddhav Thackeray over Karnataka school syllabus changes

Jun 17, 2023, at 05:28 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Friday took on former ally Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, for being silent on Congress removing Veer Savarkar and Hedgewar from the school syllabus in Karnataka.

Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar offers to donate Rs 10 cr for education of children orphaned in Odisha train mishap

Jun 17, 2023, at 03:48 am

New Delhi: Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who is currently lodged in jail, has written a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw offering to donate Rs 10 crore for the education of children orphaned in the Odisha train accident.

Andhra Pradesh: Class 10 boy burnt alive after man pours petrol on him

Jun 17, 2023, at 02:47 am

Amaravati/IBNS: A Class 10 student was burnt alive allegedly by a man who had been harassing his sister in Andhra Pradesh's Bapatla district.

Abhishek Banerjee's 2-month-long mass outreach campaign concludes in Bengal

Jun 17, 2023, at 02:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee's two-month-long "Jono Sanjog Yatra" ahead of the three-tier Panchayat election concluded at Kakdwip in Bengal's South 24 Parganas on Friday.

Five Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorists involved in labourer Deepu’s killing arrested: Jammu and Kashmir Police

Jun 16, 2023, at 11:44 pm

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have solved the murder of a labourer by arresting five Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants who were allegedly involved in the killing.

UP: Boy charred to death, sister injured as house catches fire

Jun 16, 2023, at 11:42 pm

Bahraich: A three-year-old boy was charred to death and his elder sister was injured when a thatched house caught fire in Ramgaon area of Bahraich district here in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, police said here.

Upcoming Modi's visit to U is an example of accelerated collaboration between India, US: Envoy Eric Garcetti

Jun 16, 2023, at 11:32 pm

Chennai: United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, who is on his first official visit to Chennai, hailed the strong and growing Indo-US ties, particularly South India, and said the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to US is a prime example of accelerated collaboration between the two countries.

Narendra Modi to lead International Day of Yoga event in New York

Jun 16, 2023, at 10:19 pm

Washington DC/Cairo/New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit USA and Egypt from 20 to 25 June 2023, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Friday.

Uttar Pradesh man slams son on ground, child dies

Jun 16, 2023, at 10:10 pm

Kaushambi: A man killed his newly born child by slamming him on the ground allegedly in an inebriated state in the Saini area of Kaushambi district here in Uttar Pradesh, police said here on Friday.

PM Modi to pay state visits to US, Egypt

Jun 16, 2023, at 07:32 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay state visits to the US and Egypt from June 20 to 25. This will be his first visit to Cairo.

Deliberate on undertaking collective action to achieve global food security: PM Modi to Agriculture Ministers

Jun 16, 2023, at 06:55 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called upon the Agriculture Ministers to deliberate on how to undertake collective action to achieve global food security.

Karnataka: Congress govt to repeal APMC Act enacted by previous BJP regime

Jun 16, 2023, at 06:03 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: The Congress government in Karnataka has announced that it would repeal the amendments to the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees (APMC) Act implemented by the previous BJP government.

Bihar: Newly inducted minister in Nitish cabinet, Ratnesh Sada, takes oath

Jun 16, 2023, at 05:59 pm

Patna/UNI: Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday administered oath to newly inducted Minister Ratnesh Sada of the cabinet headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Kashmir: Five foreign militants killed as infiltration bid foiled in Kupwara

Jun 16, 2023, at 04:36 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Security forces shot dead five suspected foreign militants in an encounter close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday.

Jammu and Kashmir: Five terrorists die during Kupwara encounter

Jun 16, 2023, at 03:47 pm

Kupwara: At least five terrorists were killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara region on Friday, police said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Gun battle rages near LoC in Kupwara

Jun 16, 2023, at 03:33 pm

Srinagar: An encounter is underway between militants and security forces near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday, police said.

Manipur: Union Minister Ranjan's house set ablaze in Imphal

Jun 16, 2023, at 02:43 pm

Imphal: Unknown persons have set ablaze the residence of Union Minister R K Ranjan at Kongba Nandeibam Leikai here in Manipur, police said on Friday.

Karnataka HC warns of shutting down Facebook in India if not compliant with probe agencies

Jun 16, 2023, at 05:41 am

Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Karnataka High Court has warned social media platform Facebook that it would be shut down all over India if it does not cooperate with Indian agencies.

TN Guv rejects MK Stalin's recommendation over allocating arrested DMK minister's portfolio

Jun 16, 2023, at 05:13 am

Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Governor R.N.Ravi Thursday rejected the recommendations of Chief Minister M.K.Stalin allocating the portfolios held by arrested Minister V.Senthil Balaji to two other Ministers, calling them 'misleading and incorrect'.

Karnataka to scrap BJP government's anti-conversion law

Jun 16, 2023, at 04:01 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka has decided to scrap the law against religious conversion as the party promised ahead of the Assembly election to review and if necessary, scrap all the laws made by the previous BJP government in the state.

Bengal Panchayat polls: Mamata Banerjee denies all allegations of violence against TMC

Jun 16, 2023, at 02:46 am

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday denied allegations of violence to block Opposition candidates from filing nomination papers in the Panchayat polls.