India

Jagannath temple opens early for New Year devotee rush

01 Jan 2024 08:54 AM IST

To handle the expected crowd on New Year’s Day, Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri plans to open its doors at 1 am. Temple rituals will conclude early on Sunday, allowing closure at 11 pm, with doors reopening two hours later, as stated by Puri district collector Samarth Verma. Every January

UP hospital refusal: Woman forced to deliver at gate, baby dies

01 Jan 2024 08:53 AM IST

A woman delivered her baby at the gate of the District Women’s Hospital after its staff allegedly refused to admit her as she did not have money to pay the fees. The baby died soon after birth. Budaun District Magistrate Manoj Kumar said on Sunday that an investigation has been

Inspired by Nirbhaya: Odisha judicial exam 8th ranker’s mission for justice

01 Jan 2024 08:53 AM IST

Twenty-six-year-old SR Toshali, who secured eighth rank in the Odisha Judicial Service (OJS) Examination, on Sunday said she was shaken by the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and it motivated her to pursue law to provide justice to women and children victims of such incidents. Toshali, who hails from Berhampur, cracked the

3 Indian Airlines inspect Boeing 737 Max after bolt alert

01 Jan 2024 08:52 AM IST

An alert over a loose bolt in new-built Boeing 737 Max passenger aircraft has prompted airlines in India which operate the type to carry out checks to ensure there are no defects that can affect flight safety. India’s aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), is closely monitoring the

Giriraj Singh values PM Modi’s Abu Dhabi temple invite over Rahul’s ‘Nyay Yatra’

01 Jan 2024 08:33 AM IST

Weighing in on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s upcoming ‘Nyay Yatra’ from January 14, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday said it doesn’t hold much significance for his party or the people, adding that the invite to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for opening a Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi was more

Punjab, Bengal tableaus did not align with ‘broader theme’, say MoD sources

01 Jan 2024 08:33 AM IST

Amid allegation by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann about discrimination over the selection of tableaux for the Republic Day Parade 2024, Ministry of Defence sources on Sunday said that the Punjab tableau did not align to the “broader themes” of this year’s tableau. According to the sources, the tableau proposal

India set to be world’s no.1 economy by 2040: Dharmendra Pradhan

01 Jan 2024 08:32 AM IST

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan asserted on Sunday that the country will become the world’s number one economy by 2040. “India’s economy stands at the fifth position in the world…By 2040, India will become the number 1 economy in the world…This is not possible without planning and preparation,” Pradhan said

3,000 CAPF personnel relocated to Chhattisgarh for anti-Naxal operations

01 Jan 2024 08:31 AM IST

Three battalions of the BSF comprising more than 3,000 personnel will move across the border from Odisha to Chhattisgarh and an equal number of ITBP units will further move into the Naxal stronghold of Abujhmad as part of a strategy to intensify anti-Maoist operations in their last bastions, official sources

CBI notice to Jaihind channel on DK Shivakumar’s investments

01 Jan 2024 08:31 AM IST

The CBI has issued a notice to Jaihind channel, based in Kerala, requesting details about investments made by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in connection with a disproportionate assets case against him, according to officials on Sunday. The Bengaluru unit of the agency, investigating the case against Shivakumar, summoned

India reports three deaths, 841 fresh cases in a day

01 Jan 2024 08:29 AM IST

India has logged 841 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 227 days, while the number of active cases of the infection was recorded at 4,309, the health ministry said on Sunday. Three new deaths due to Covid– one each from Kerala, Karnataka and Bihar — have been reported in

Delhi Police adds filmy flair to New Year warning

01 Jan 2024 08:28 AM IST

One of the comments on Delhi Police’s recent Instagram post on December 31 remarked, “If creativity were personified.” On the final day of 2023, the police provided a cautionary New Year’s advisory, uniquely incorporating a Bollywood flair. The police department used the titles of several films released in 2023 along

Delhi Police nabs kingpin of gangsters involved in ATM break-ins

01 Jan 2024 08:27 AM IST

The Delhi Police Special Cell has dismantled an interstate gang of criminals from Mewat involved in ATM break-ins across Delhi, the National Capital Region, and other states. The apprehended kingpin is identified as Mohd Jahid (31), a resident of Haryana’s Nuh (Mewat). He was caught while en route to Guwahati