Post hacking of YSRCP activist, Jagan seeks Centre’s intervention in Andhra
Amaravati, July 18 - Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday sought the Centre’s intervention in stabilising the “deteriorating law and order situation” in the state.
NEET paper leak case: Four AIIMS Patna students detained by CBI
Patna, July 18 - Four students of the Patna AIIMS were detained by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday, a day after they were called for questioning in the NEET paper leak case.
ED forcing accused to name CM & Dy CM in tribal welfare case to destabilise K’taka govt: Cong
Bengaluru, July 18 - Karnataka Congress on Thursday said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is forcing the accused to name the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar in the alleged tribal welfare board case to destabilise the state government.
Two terrorists killed, infiltration bid foiled in J&K’s Kupwara
Srinagar, July 18 - Two terrorists were killed on Thursday when the security forces foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
MP Police launch probe after pro-Palestine slogans & flag in Tazia procession
Bhopal, July 18 - Madhya Pradesh Police has launched an investigation after it received complaints of the raising of pro-Palestine slogans and waving of the Palestine flag during a Tazia procession in the Khandwa district.
Union Budget: Electronics players seek comprehensive support for local TV manufacturing
New Delhi, July 18 - Electronics manufacturers on Thursday urged the government to prioritise comprehensive support for the local manufacturing of electronics, including the television industry, on the lines of mobile devices.
Telangana to release Rs 31,000 crore for crop loan waiver
Hyderabad, July 18 - The Telangana government will release Rs 31,000 crore by the end of next month to waive crop loans of up to Rs 2 lakh, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikarmarka said on Thursday.
Maha Police-Maoists encounter among biggest in seven years
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), July 18 - The encounter of Gadchiroli Police with Maoists in the thick jungles of the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border in which 12 ultras were killed ranks among the biggest of its kind in seven years in the state, officials said here on
Shivaji’s ‘wagh-nakh’ brought back from London, historian questions its ‘authenticity’
New Delhi, July 18 - The 'wagh-nakh' (tiger claws) used by the Maratha warrior Shivaji has been brought back from London and will be put on display in Maharashtra's Satara district from Friday.
Gunfight erupts between security forces & terrorists in J&K’s Kupwara
Srinagar, July 18 - An encounter started on Thursday between the security forces and the terrorists in the Keran area of J&K’s Kupwara district.
Seven-day shutdown for B’luru mall for insulting farmer, says K’taka Minister in Assembly
Bengaluru, July 18 - The Karnataka government on Thursday announced in the Assembly that the mall in Bengaluru where a farmer was insulted and not allowed entry will be shut for seven days.
Bengal LoP’s statement on ‘minority cell’ gets support from ex-Guv Tathagata Roy
Kolkata, July 18 - The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari's statement about “no need for minority morcha” in BJP has received support from the party's former state president and ex-Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy.
CM Nitish Kumar to hold meeting on law & order situation in Bihar
Patna, July 18 - Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called a high-level meeting to address the frequent crime incidents in Bihar.
Bengal to rationalise manpower distribution, less focus on new recruitment
Kolkata, July 18 - Amid the financial crunch, the West Bengal government has decided to go for rationalisation of manpower distribution in different departments and affiliate bodies under them instead of going for fresh recruitment for the optimum utilisation of the available workforce.
Kanwar Yatra: Eateries told to display names of owners, Opposition fumes at govt ‘diktat’
New Delhi, July 18 - A major controversy has erupted over the Muzaffarnagar administration's directive to all the eateries and shops along the Yatra route, to properly display the names of owners to avoid "confusion" among the Kanwar Yatris.
Will contest 80 Assembly seats as MahaYuti ally, says NCP Minister
Mumbai, July 18 - Days after Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar announced that NCP will survey all 288 Assembly constituencies in Maharashtra before staking claim for seats, the state minister and a veteran tribal leader from Gadchiroli district, Dharmarao Baba Atram on Thursday
Bihar firm supplying safety shoes to Russian Army employs 70 pc women workforce
New Delhi, July 18 - Bihar's Hajipur-based Competence Exports, which hit the headlines for successfully establishing itself as a significant player in the international market by producing high-quality safety shoes for the Russian military, has around 70 per cent women employees.
Assam Rifles chief briefs Manipur Governor about security situation, preparedness
Imphal, July 17 - Assam Rifles Director General Lt. Gen. Pradeep Chandran Nair on Wednesday briefed Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey about the prevailing security situation in the state.
Haryana CM opens Asia’s largest apple market in Pinjore
Chandigarh, July 17 - Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday inaugurated the first phase of Asia's largest modern apple, fruit, and vegetable market in Pinjore in Panchkula district.
BJP urges Centre, Naga groups to strive for early solution to Naga political issue
Dimapur (Nagaland), July 17 - The BJP, which is the second-largest constituent of Nagaland's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) government, has urged the NDA government at the Centre and the Naga groups to expedite the process of finalising the much-awaited political solution for lasting