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Sep 03, 2023
11:50 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
9 senior IAS officers transferred in Haryana; TVSN Prasad to continue as home secretary
Hours after the Haryana government posted senior IAS officer Sudhir Rajpal as the new home secretary, it issued a modified transfer order late on Sunday evening, re-allocating the post to TVSN Prasad. Prasad will continue to hold the charge as additional chief secretary (home) as before, according to the modified order. The government, however, did not mention any reason for the modification. Earlier in the day, the government issued transfer orders for nine Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, naming Rajpal as the new home secretary. According to the earlier order, Rajpal had replaced Prasad, who was also overseeing the jails, criminal investigation and administration of justice departments.
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Sep 03, 2023
11:38 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
UP: Man held for issuing death threat to Dhirendra Shastri
Police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly threatening to kill self-styled godman Dhirendra Krishna Shastri of Bagheshwar Dham, an official said. Superintendent of police (rural) Raj Kumar Agarwal said, "We have arrested one Anas Ansari for issuing a death threat to Dhirendra Shastri in a post on the social media platform Instagram."
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Sep 03, 2023
11:38 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Teenager killed in road accident in Delhi
A 16-year-old boy died after a car hit a pole in northwest Delhi's Begumpur area, police said on Sunday. However, it is not yet clear if the car was hit by another vehicle, they said. On Saturday, information was received about an accident near Helipad road. After reaching the spot, police personnel found that the injured had been taken to Saroj Hospital, Rohini, officials said.
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Sep 03, 2023
11:38 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Assam to advertise 22,000 govt jobs in 2 months: Himanta
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that 22,000 posts will be advertised within the next two months in order to recruit one lakh people in government jobs under the present BJP-led regime.
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Sep 03, 2023
11:37 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Govt school teacher arrested for 'sexually abusing' girl students in J&K's Rajouri
A government school teacher has been arrested on the charges of sexual abuse and harassment of girl students in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said on Sunday. Ashraf Qureshi, the accused, was posted at the Government Higher Secondary School, Saaj in the Thanamandi sub-division, a police spokesperson said.
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Sep 03, 2023
11:37 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' being witnessed under PM Modi, says TN BJP on G20
In India's G20 presidency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken the theme of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" to every corner of the country, Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai said on Sunday.
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Sep 03, 2023
10:06 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
One killed, 12 injured as tractor-trolley overturns in Rajasthan
One person died and 12 were injured when a tractor-trolley overturned here on Sunday, police said. The incident took place near Bathua Khoh, they said.
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Sep 03, 2023
9:55 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Udayanidhi Stalin should be arrested: Sushil Modi on DMK leader's Sanatan Dharma remarks
Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday dubbed as "treason" the remarks on ‘Sanatan Dharma’ made by Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader Udayanidhi Stalin and demanded his arrest. The Rajya Sabha MP also asked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad to clarify their stand on the issue, given their affinity with the DMK.
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Sep 03, 2023
9:54 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Modi govt miserably failed to govern country, say Congress leaders in Kerala
The Congress in Kerala on Sunday accused the central government of having "miserably failed" to govern the nation and questioned how Prime Minister Narendra Modi can claim India would be a superpower and a developed country by 2047 when he was not doing anything for the poor.
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Sep 03, 2023
9:42 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Man held in Goa for touching minor girl inappropriately
A 20-year-old man was arrested in Goa for allegedly touching a minor girl inappropriately and fleeing, a police official said on Sunday. Majid Khan was held under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Goa Children's Act for outraging the modesty of the girl in Mapusa, Deputy Superintendent of Police Jivba Dalvi said.
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Sep 03, 2023
9:42 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
17 cops, 3 detainees injured in road accident in J-K's Ramban
Seventeen police personnel and three women detainees were injured when a police bus carrying them rammed into an Army vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Sunday, police said. The police bus was on its way to Bhaderwah sub-jail in Doda district from Srinagar’s central jail, a police official said.
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Sep 03, 2023
9:41 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
3 killed in car-truck collision in Rajasthan
Three people, including two women, died after their car collided with a truck in Sirohi district of Rajasthan on Sunday, police said. The incident took place under the Abu Road Sadar police station area when the car was on its way to Shivganj, they said.
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Sep 03, 2023
9:41 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Man thrashed to death over petty issue in UP's Gorakhpur
A 23-year-old man was beaten to death by two people over a petty issue in a village here, police said on Sunday. According to police, victim Umesh had gone to his farm in Sonai Cha village to guard his maize crop on Saturday night. Late into the night, he started beating a small tin drum to scare away cattle and wild animals from damaging his crop. This enraged Jagjeevan and his son Nirmal who thrashed Umesh with wooden sticks, killing him on the spot, they said.
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Sep 03, 2023
8:14 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Dalit man hung upside down in Telangana, beaten up for 'stealing'; four arrested
A person belonging to Scheduled Caste community, was allegedly hung upside down and beaten up in a shed in Mancherial District of Telangana by a man and his family members on suspicion of stealing a goat and an iron pipe, police said on Sunday.
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Sep 03, 2023
8:03 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Cong appeals to electors to vote for INDIA candidates in Tripura bypolls
The Tripura Pradesh Congress on Sunday urged people to vote for opposition bloc INDIA candidates in the Dhanpur and Boxangar assembly bypolls. The bypolls are scheduled on September 5.
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Sep 03, 2023
7:37 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Man suffers facial injuries from manjha in Delhi’s Seelampur
A 25-year-old man received injuries on his face from a manjha when he was riding pillion on a motorcycle in northeast Delhi's Seelampur area, police said on Sunday. On Friday, information was received in Seelampur police station regarding the admission of one person at Lok Nayak Hospital with facial injuries, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Joy Tirkey said.
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Sep 03, 2023
7:18 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Ghosi bypoll: UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak accuses SP candidate's son of threatening police constable
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Sunday accused the son of the Samajwadi Party candidate for the Ghosi assembly bypoll of threatening a police constable and that his outpost in-charge, a Dalit, would be "beaten up with shoes". The BJP leader accused the Samajwadi Party of resorting to hooliganism ahead of the September 5 bypolls and urged the Election Commission to take cognisance of the matter.
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Sep 03, 2023
7:17 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1 outcomes of PM's progressive policy decisions: Union Minister
Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1 are the outcomes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's progressive policy decisions, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday, asserting that ISRO now has the capacity to compete with NASA and Roscosmos in space expeditions. The lander module of Chandrayaan-3 -- the third mission in the Chandrayaan programme developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) -- touched down on the lunar surface on August 23, making India only the fourth country to accomplish the feat. It is also the first to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth's only natural satellite.
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Sep 03, 2023
6:50 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
INDIA bloc has no 'neta' or 'niti': Nityanand Rai
Hitting out at the opposition INDIA bloc, senior BJP leader and Union minister Nityanand Rai on Sunday said the alliance does not have any 'neta' (leader) or 'niti' (policy). The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, who arrived here on a two-day visit to Odisha, said the opposition alliance's recent Mumbai meeting was a gathering of parties and leaders, who are "arrogant, deep in corruption and believe in dynastic politics".
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Sep 03, 2023
6:50 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
DCW issues notice to police over sexual assault of minor at shelter home
The Delhi Commission for Women has issued a notice to the city police over the alleged sexual assault of a minor boy at a private shelter home here, officials said on Sunday. The commission said it received a call on Saturday regarding the incident on its 181 women helpline number.
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Sep 03, 2023
6:49 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Man crushed under bus in Shimla
A man was crushed under a bus at the Old Bus Stand here on Sunday morning, police said. The accident took place in the heart of Shimla city when three buses of Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation (HRTC) were moving out of the bus stand and two private buses were being parked near the rain shelter, they added.
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Sep 03, 2023
5:46 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Couple, 4-year-old son found dead in MP's Tikamgarh; police suspect suicide
In a suspected case of suicide, a couple and their four-year-old son were found dead in their house in Madhya Pradesh’s Tikamgarh’s district on Sunday, police said.
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Sep 03, 2023
5:45 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Unemployment highest in 42 years under PM Modi: AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday claimed that unemployment has been the highest in 42 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose only motto is to "lie to the people, get their votes and rule over them".
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Sep 03, 2023
5:18 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Ahead of upcoming G20 summit, Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena takes stock of preparations, cleanliness
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Sep 03, 2023
5:11 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Maratha quota violence: Jalna district SP sent on compulsory leave, say sources
The Maharashtra government on Sunday sent Jalna district superintendent of police Tushar Doshi on compulsory leave, two days after protesters demanding Maratha quota were baton-charged, triggering violence, sources said. Police have arrested 40 persons in connection with the violence that erupted in Jalna district on Friday, sources said.
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Sep 03, 2023
5:01 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Odisha: Toll in lightning strikes rises to 12
The Odisha government on Sunday said the death toll in lightning strikes that occurred across the state a day before rose to 12. The government also announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased.
Lightning strikes claimed the lives of four people in Khurda district, two in Bolangir and one each in Angul, Boudh, Gajapati, Jagatsinghpur, Dhenkanal and Puri, the office of the special relief commissioner (SRC) said. Fourteen people were also injured in the lightning strikes in 11 districts of Odisha on Saturday.
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Sep 03, 2023
4:29 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Woman stabbed to death by husband in Delhi's Mangolpuri
A 38-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed by her husband in northwest Delhi's Mangolpuri area, police said on Sunday. On Thursday, information was received at Mangolpuri police station that Mangolpuri resident Seema Jha was admitted to Sanjay Gandhi hospital after getting injured in a quarrel with her husband, Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer) Harendra Singh said.
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Sep 03, 2023
4:29 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Youth arrested for raping 14-yr-old girl in UP's Bahraich
A 24-year-old man has been arrested here for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl after sedating her, police said on Sunday. The accused, Israr, was an acquaintance of the minor whom he allegedly raped on Friday and both resided in the same village here, ASP Pavitra Mohan Tripathi said.
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Sep 03, 2023
3:48 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Police file charge sheet in Bhilwara rape-murder case, say minor was burnt alive
Nearly a month after the body parts of a minor who was gang-raped were found inside a coal furnace in Rajasthan's Bhilwara, police filed a charge sheet in the court saying the girl was alive when she was thrown into the furnace. The 400-page charge sheet presented before the court on Saturday names nine of the 11 accused. A separate charge sheet would be filed against two minors allegedly involved in the crime.
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Sep 03, 2023
3:48 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Rajasthan CM Gehlot says efforts to be made to set up fast-track courts
Apart from sending proposals to the Centre about setting up fast-track courts to provide speedy justice, the Rajasthan government will make efforts to set up these courts at the state level in consultation with the high court, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said. He described protests with bodies as "inappropriate" and said such agitations not only create legal hurdles in the investigation but are also insensitive towards the victims.
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Sep 03, 2023
3:41 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Court in Azamgarh acquits Afghan national in fake passport case
A local court has acquitted an Afghan national in a fake passport case on the grounds of insufficient evidence and directed police to take action against the investigating officer for not carrying out a proper investigation. According to the prosecution, on February 2, 2020, on information received during patrolling in Phulpur area, the police arrested Kiramat Ullah Ahmadzai - who hailed from Afghanistan.
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Sep 03, 2023
3:21 PM (IST)
Posted by Bhagya Luxmi
Major tragedy averted with timely detection of IED in J-K’s Rajouri
A major tragedy was averted with timely detection of a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday, officials said. The IED, planted inside a tiffin box, was found lying on the roadside near a culvert by the army’s road opening party at Sangpur village along the Jammu-Poonch National Highway around 4.45 am, they said.
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Sep 03, 2023
2:58 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
BJP names former UP Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma as its candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll
BJP names former UP Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma as its candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll in the state.
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Sep 03, 2023
2:48 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Congress to organise 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in all the districts across the country
Congress party to organise 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in all the districts across the country to Commemorate the first anniversary of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' on September 7.
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Sep 03, 2023
1:25 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
JP Nadda offered prayers at Kamadgiri Temple in Chitrakoot
BJP national president JP Nadda along with Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia offered prayers at Kamadgiri Temple in Chitrakoot.
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Sep 03, 2023
1:24 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Amit Shah offers prayers at Beneshwar Dham in Rajasthan's Dungarpur
Union Home Minister Amit Shah offers prayers at Beneshwar Dham in Rajasthan's Dungarpur.
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Sep 03, 2023
1:24 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Floor leaders of the INDIA alliance to meet at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence on September 5
Floor leaders of the INDIA alliance to meet at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence on September 5 in Delhi.
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Sep 03, 2023
1:23 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
We are very much confident that we will form the government in 2024: KC Venugopal
Congress MP KC Venugopal said, "We (INDIA bloc) are very much confident that we will form the government in 2024... You can see the scheme of the Chhattisgarh government. Poor people's problems have been addressed by the schemes of the Chhattisgarh government. Therefore our ATM is to strengthen the poor people of Chhattisgarh... Our ATM will work for poor people."
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Sep 03, 2023
1:23 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
We have democracy, demography and diversity and we have now added fourth 'D' i.e. development: PM Modi
We have democracy, demography and diversity and we have now added fourth 'D' i.e. development: PM Modi told PTI.
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Sep 03, 2023
12:41 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
India's G20 Presidency also sowed seeds of confidence in countries of so-called third world: PM Modi
India's G20 Presidency also sowed seeds of confidence in countries of so-called third world, said PM Modi to PTI.
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Sep 03, 2023
12:38 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
First Earth-bound manoeuvre of Aditya L1 performed successfully: ISRO
The first Earth-bound manoeuvre of Aditya L1 performed successfully from ISTRAC, Bengaluru, said ISRO.
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Sep 03, 2023
12:37 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Terrorists using darknet, metaverse, cryptocurrency to fulfil nefarious: PM Modi
Terrorists using darknet, metaverse, cryptocurrency to fulfil nefarious, said PM Modi.
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Sep 03, 2023
12:36 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Aditya-L1, the country's first solar mission, is healthy and operating nominally: ISRO
Aditya-L1, the country's first solar mission, is healthy and operating nominally, said ISRO.
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Sep 03, 2023
12:14 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' can also be guiding principle for welfare of world: PM Modi
'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' can also be guiding principle for welfare of world, said PM Modi to PTI
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Sep 03, 2023
12:14 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
GDP-centric view of world now changing to human-centric one; India playing role of catalyst: PM Modi
GDP-centric view of world now changing to human-centric one; India playing role of catalyst, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi to PTI
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Sep 03, 2023
12:13 PM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Many positive impacts from India's G20 Presidency, some "very close to my heart": PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an exclusive interview with the news agency PTI said that many positive impacts from India's G20 Presidency, some "very close to my heart".
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Sep 03, 2023
11:32 AM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Sibo Sankar Mishra, Ananda Chandra Behera appointed as Judges in Orissa High Court
President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Sibo Sankar Mishra and Ananda Chandra Behera as Judges in Orissa High Court; Budi Habung as an Additional Judge in Gauhati High Court and Justice CS Sudha as a Judge in Kerala High Court: Ministry of Law and Justice.
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Sep 03, 2023
11:22 AM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Sonia Gandhi admitted to Delhi's Sir Gangaram Hospital with symptoms of mild fever
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to Delhi's Sir Gangaram Hospital with symptoms of mild fever.
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Sep 03, 2023
11:08 AM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
No one knows why Special Session of Parliament is called: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said, "PM Modi has called a Special Session of Parliament. No one knows why this session is called. In Maharashtra, we have Ganesh Utsav so we can't go...We have heard that PM Modi wants to have a discussion on China invading Ladakh. If PM Modi is devastated by the map that was published by China in which Arunachal Pradesh's and Ladakh's land of India was shown and wants to discuss it then we welcome it...A special session should be called on Manipur and China's intrusion into our land. Then discussion will happen. I am thankful to PM Modi if he's going to discuss these."
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Sep 03, 2023
11:07 AM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
One coach of a local EMU train derailed near Delhi's Bhairon Marg
One coach of a local EMU train derailed near Delhi's Bhairon Marg. No injuries were reported.
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Sep 03, 2023
10:35 AM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
One Nation, One Election' will help avoid wastage of money: UP Dy CM
'One Nation, One Election' will help avoid wastage of money and there will be no hindrance to the development works as well, said UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak.
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Sep 03, 2023
10:20 AM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
'Reality of some people in Tamil Nadu has now come out': Dharmendra Pradhan on Udhayanidhi Stalin's Sanatana Dharma remark
On Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's 'Sanatana Dharma should be eradicated' remark, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, "The reality of some people in Tamil Nadu has now come out...Just a few days ago, we organised Kashi Tamil Sangamam and Lord Vishwanath is commemorated in every village in Tamil Nadu...'Sanatana' is eternal, nothing is going to happen with these political remarks."
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Sep 03, 2023
9:14 AM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Several killed after a residential building collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane | WATCH
Several killed after a residential building collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane last night. More details are awaited.
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Sep 03, 2023
9:13 AM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Full carcade rehearsal being conducted by Delhi Traffic Police
Full carcade rehearsal is being conducted by Delhi Traffic Police.
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Sep 03, 2023
8:34 AM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Delhi Metro transformed periphery of Supreme Court Station for G20 Leaders' Summit | WATCH
Delhi Metro has transformed the periphery of the Supreme Court Metro Station for the G20 Leaders' Summit.
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Sep 03, 2023
7:40 AM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami reached Bhaun Khola village, met locals
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami reached Bhaun Khola village near Garud today and met locals of the village. CM PS Dhami understood the problems of the area and assured villagers that the State Govt is working for the upliftment of people. CM Dhami is on a visit to Bageshwar to campaign for by-elections being held on Bageshwar Assembly seat.
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Sep 03, 2023
6:48 AM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
10 killed in lightning strikes in six districts of Odisha
As many as 10 people were killed in lightning strikes in six districts of Odisha, said an official.
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Sep 03, 2023
6:33 AM (IST)
Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
North Korea conducted a simulated tactical nuclear attack drill
North Korea conducted a simulated "tactical nuclear attack" drill on Saturday that included two long-range cruise missiles, state media reported.