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  • 11:01 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    66 solar power plants to be set up in Punjab

    The Punjab government is mulling setting up 66 solar power plants, each with a capacity of 4 MW, Minister of New and Renewable Energy Sources Aman Arora said. 

  • 11:01 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Odisha CM chairs cabinet meeting

    Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi chaired a meeting of his cabinet on Wednesday, officials said. The meeting, which was Majhi's fourth, was held at Lok Seva Bhavan, they said. However, the press was not informed about the decisions taken at the meeting as the assembly was in session.

  • 10:18 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    J-K: First batch of 700 devotees of Baba Buddha Amarnath Yatra reaches Poonch

    J-K: The first batch of 700 devotees of Baba Buddha Amarnath Yatra reaches Poonch.

  • 10:17 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    National Handloom Day: Weavers of Gujarat’s Bhujodi weave a story of resilience and revival

    National Handloom Day: Weavers of Gujarat’s Bhujodi weave a story of resilience and revival.

  • 9:29 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker meets Sonia Gandhi

     Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker met Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her 10, Janpath residence today.

  • 9:09 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Traffic congestion seen on Delhi-Gurugram Road due to waterlogging

    Traffic congestion seen on the Delhi-Gurugram Road due to waterlogging after rainfall.

  • 9:09 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Former Prime Minister HD Devegowda met Union Health Minister JP Nadda today

    Former Prime Minister HD Devegowda met Union Health Minister & BJP President JP Nadda today.

  • 7:58 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    IOA President PT Usha met Vinesh Phogat in Paris.

     Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha met Vinesh Phogat earlier today at the Olympic Village Polyclini in Paris. 

  • 7:58 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray met Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and other party leaders in New Delhi

    Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray met Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and other party leaders in New Delhi earlier today.

  • 7:42 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Assam Rifles recovered arms and ammunition, other war-like stores in Manipur

    A joint team of Indian Army and Assam Rifles has recovered one AK rifle, one 12 bore Single Barrel Rifle, two 9mm Pistols, 11 grenades,  ammunition and other war-like stores during an operation in Kakching district of Manipur.

  • 7:11 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    West Bengal Cabinet Reshuffle: Babul Supriyo gets IT, Public Enterprise & Industrial Reconstruction Department

    West Bengal Cabinet Reshuffle: Babul Supriyo gets IT, Public Enterprise & Industrial Reconstruction Department .

  • 7:02 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma handed over 20 Inflatable Rubber Boats to Kaziranga National Park, Tiger Reserve

    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma handed over 20 Inflatable Rubber Boats (with OBM) to Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNP&TR).

  • 6:28 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Assam: Heavy waterlogging in Panjabari area of Guwahati following rainfall

     Assam | Heavy waterlogging in Panjabari area of Guwahati following rainfall.

  • 6:28 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Punjab: Police arrests 21 people involved in cybercrime

    Punjab: Police arrested 21 people involved in cybercrime.

  • 5:27 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Celebrated biochemist Govindarajan Padmanabhan selected for first Vigyan Ratna Puraskar

    Celebrated biochemist Govindarajan Padmanabhan selected for first Vigyan Ratna Puraskar.

  • 5:27 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Scientists, engineers of Chandrayaan-3 to receive Vigyan Team award

     Scientists, engineers of Chandrayaan-3 to receive Vigyan Team award as government announces 33 Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskars.

  • 5:21 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    MVA leaders meet at Maharashtra Congress office in Mumbai

    Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders are meeting at the Maharashtra Congress office in Mumbai, to discuss and strategise for Assembly elections and other related issues. 

  • 5:17 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Air Dynasty helicopter crashed in Nepal's Nuwakot District

    Air Dynasty helicopter has crashed in Nepal's Nuwakot District.

  • 5:16 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Delhi: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray along with his son Aaditya Thackeray arrives at residence of Congress national president

    Delhi: Former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray along with his son Aaditya Thackeray arrives at the residence of Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge.

  • 5:16 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Chennai: Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurates indoor playground at Choolaimedu

    Chennai: Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister, Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurated an indoor playground at Choolaimedu, today.

     

  • 5:12 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath holds review meeting of district-level development works, and law and order

    Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath held a review meeting of the district-level development works, and law and order, at the Collectorate auditorium.

  • 5:10 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Mobile internet and bulk SMS services temporarily suspended in Sirsa district of Haryana

    Mobile internet and bulk SMS services temporarily suspended in Sirsa district of Haryana.

  • 4:50 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Bihar: River Ganga flowing just below danger mark at Gandhi Ghat in Patna

    Bihar: River Ganga is flowing just below the danger mark at Gandhi Ghat in Patna.

  • 3:27 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal

    Mansukh Mandaviya speaks on issue of disqualification of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat

    Mansukh Mandaviya speaks on issue of disqualification of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat.

  • 2:34 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    China's exports grow 7% in July

    China's exports rose 7% in July from a year earlier, below economists' forecasts for growth closer to 10% as trade tensions and weakening growth in the United States and other major markets weighed on demand. Chinese leaders have ramped up investment in manufacturing to rev up an economy that stalled during the pandemic and is still growing more slowly than hoped. But moves to tame inflation by raising interest rates have bit into consumer demand in affluent Western countries.

  • 2:26 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Vinesh will bounce back to be winner, says Amit Shah

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the setback suffered by wrestler Vinesh Phogat has certainly broken the hopes of millions of Indians but is sure she will bounce back to be the winner she always is. Phogat was disqualified from the Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final in Paris. Before this morning, she was assured of at least a silver medal but will now be coming back empty-handed due to the disqualification.

  • 2:23 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Puja Khedkar will be given order copy cancelling IAS candidature: UPSC to Delhi HC

    The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) informed the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that it will communicate within two days its order cancelling former probationary Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar's candidature to her.

  • 2:19 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    CBI searches 15 locations in Chhattisgarh

    The CBI conducted searches at 15 locations in Chhattisgarh in connection with allegations of nepotism in the public service commission examination held in 2022, officials said on Wednesday. "Ineligible" family members of politicians, PSC officials and public servants were recruited in lucrative government jobs, they said.

  • 1:41 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    HC seeks details on e-Mulakat and video conferencing facilities in Maharashtra jails

    The Bombay High Court has sought details from the Maharashtra government on the facilities of e-Mulakat and video conferencing in jails across the state. A single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre on August 2 sought statistics of how many accused have been produced before courts via video conferencing from jail and how many have been physically produced in the last six months.

  • 12:47 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    BJP leader Danve challenges Jarange to field 288 Maratha candidates in Maharashtra assembly polls

    After activist Manoj Jarange asked the Marathas to prepare for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, BJP leader and former Union Minister Raosaheb Danve challenged him to field 288 Maratha candidates in the polls if he was not satisfied with the reservation granted to his community. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday evening, he said the state government has already provided 10 per cent reservation to the Maratha community.

  • 12:34 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Vinesh disqualified for being overweight before final

    In a shocking turn of events, Vinesh Phogat was on Wednesday disqualified from the Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final here. Vinesh had scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the gold medal bout in the event on Tuesday night.

  • 12:00 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Puja Khedkar challenges UPSC candidature cancellation in Delhi High Court

    Puja Khedkar has petitioned the Delhi High Court against the cancellation of her UPSC candidature. Represented by Senior Advocate Indira Jaising, Khedkar claimed she has not received the official cancellation order, only a press release.

  • 11:42 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    SC directs NGT to oversee impact of silicosis-prone industries across country

    The Supreme Court has directed the National Green Tribunal to oversee the impact of silicosis-prone industries and factories across India and ensure that the Central Pollution Control Board and the respective state pollution control boards comply with its earlier directions on the issue. Silicosis is an incurable occupational lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of silica dust.

  • 11:17 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Congress leaders hold placard 'Vinesh Phogat ab Gold ki baari'

    Congress leaders including party's General Secretary KC Venugopal, MP Deepender Singh Hooda held a placard 'Vinesh Phogat ab Gold ki baari' ahead of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's final bout at Paris Olympics 2024.

  • 10:55 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Akhilesh targets govt over 'unpaid' DA arrears to Central govt employees

    Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav slammed the government's reported refusal to pay 18 months dearness allowance (DA) arrears to central government employees, and questioned its claim of being a "global economic superpower". He also asked the government where is the money from the ever-increasing 'GST collection' going.

  • 10:53 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Yahya Sinwar becomes new Hamas chief after Haniyeh's killing

    Palestinian militant group Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar, who is another high-profile name targeted by Israel, as its new chief after the death of his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh in a suspected Israeli strike in Tehran, the group announced on Tuesday.

  • 10:53 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Woman, 3 friends booked for abetting her husband's suicide

    Police have registered an FIR against a 31-year-old woman and three of her male friends for allegedly abetting her husband's suicide in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Wednesday. The woman and her friends allegedly blackmailed and harassed the 42-year-old victim following which he hanged himself at his home in Dombivli area on December 20, 2023, he said.

  • 10:52 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly

    The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire used his social media platform X to unleash a barrage of posts that officials say risk inflaming the violent unrest gripping the country. Justice Minister Heidi Alexander made the comments Tuesday morning after Musk posted a comment saying that “Civil war is inevitable” in the U. K. Musk later doubled down, highlighting complaints that the British criminal justice system treats Muslims more leniently than far-right activists and comparing Britain's crackdown on social media users to the Soviet Union.

  • 8:41 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Tesla burns after driver in Mexico plugs the car into an illicit hookup wired directly to power line

    A driver in the Mexican border city of Tijuana apparently had the bright idea of connecting his Tesla to an illegal electricity hookup connected directly to a powerline. Not only did the Tesla eventually burst into flames, the blaze was so hot it set a neighboring house on fire.

  • 7:53 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    US sends ship-based Navy fighter jets to a base in the Middle East to help protect Israel

    About a dozen F/A-18 fighter jets from the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier have flown to a military base in the Middle East, as part of the Pentagon's effort to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies and to safeguard U. S. troops, according to a U. S. official.

  • 7:52 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Israeli athletes receive threats in Paris as tensions simmer over Gaza

    Israel's Olympic team said some athletes have received threats as they compete in Paris amid larger tensions over Palestinian deaths during the war in Gaza and the threat of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East. Yael Arad, president of the Israeli National Olympic Committee, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that team members had received “centralized” threats meant to generate “psychological terror” in athletes, without giving further details.

  • 7:51 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Deeply concerned about reports of violence in Bangladesh: US

    The United States has expressed deep concerns about the continued violence in Bangladesh including attacks on members of religious or political groups, and said it will be vital for the new government to credibly investigate all such instances and provide justice to victims.

  • 7:51 AM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    US imposes sanctions on Paraguayan cigarette producer

    The Biden administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a Paraguayan tobacco company for allegedly enriching the country's controversial former president, a cigarette tycoon sanctioned last year by the White House for corruption. The U. S. Treasury Department said it was targeting cigarette producer Tabacalera del Este over its links to Horacio Cartes, one of the Paraguay's richest men who served as president from 2013 to 2018 and still wields significant political power in the country. Paraguay's current president, Santiago Peña, is a political protégé of Cartes who also hails from the dominant conservative Colorado party.