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With SOPs in place and vehicles in good shape: Defence expert flags accident

21 Aug 2023 07:37 AM IST

After an army truck on Saturday fell into a deep gorge, leaving 9 soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) dead, Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (retd), a defence expert, on Sunday such incidents are avoidable. Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Kulkarni said, “It is an extremely sad incident. However, I feel

“Deeply humbled, grateful”: Shashi Tharoor after being included in Congress Working Committee

20 Aug 2023 17:47 PM IST

Shashi Tharoor, a Congress member, said on Sunday that he is “deeply humbled and grateful to be a part” of the Congress Working Committee, which is run by party leader Mallikarjun Kharge. The party’s employees, according to Tharoor, are its “lifeblood,” and without them, nothing would be possible. Tharoor said

Sachin Pilot drafted into CWC as Kharge rejigs Cong central leadership

20 Aug 2023 16:24 PM IST

A significant development on Sunday was the inclusion of Congress leader Sachin Pilot in the Congress Working Committee. Pilot has been sounding discordant notes against the party and is rumored to not agree with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Ahead of the Rajasthan Assembly polls, scheduled later this year, Congress

Cauvery water row: Karnataka govt calls for all-party meeting on Aug 23 to resolve dispute

20 Aug 2023 14:17 PM IST

DK Shivakumar, the deputy chief minister of Karnataka, announced on Sunday that the state government has scheduled an all-party meeting for August 23 to discuss water disputes involving the Cauvery (Kaveri). Shivakumar claimed that in order to resolve this long-standing dispute involving Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, they have also invited

Odisha man held for hurling stones at trains in Kerala’s Kannur

20 Aug 2023 13:56 PM IST

According to police, an Odisha-born migrant worker was apprehended after allegedly throwing stones at two passenger trains in Kannur, Kerala, last week. Sarvesh, an Odia resident, has been named as the accused. The accused allegedly threw stones at the Netravati Express and Chennai Super Fast trains on August 13 between

‘Rajasthan people want change, looking at BJP with expectations,’ says Tarun Chugh

20 Aug 2023 11:16 AM IST

The BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh said on Saturday that the people of the state want a change and are looking to the BJP with expectations that it will free them from the misrule of the state government in a scathing attack on Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot. BJP leader

Rajinikanth arrives at SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav’s residence in Lucknow

20 Aug 2023 10:52 AM IST

On Sunday, Tamil actor Rajinikanth arrived at Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav’s residence in Lucknow as part of his trip to Uttar Pradesh. Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, was also met by him on Saturday at his residence in Lucknow. For the screening of his movie “Jailer,”

PM Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his 79th birth anniversary

20 Aug 2023 10:45 AM IST

On Sunday, the 79th anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi’s birth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to him. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, PM Modi paid tribute to the late former prime minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on the occasion of his birthday. Notably, Rajiv Gandhi was

Rahul Gandhi to pay tribute to his father Rajiv Gandhi on his 79th birth anniversary in Ladakh today

20 Aug 2023 10:29 AM IST

On Sunday morning from the shores of Pangong Lake in Ladakh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will pay tribute to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his 79th birthday. On Saturday, Rahul Gandhi set out by bicycle for Pangong Tso in Ladakh. Today, former prime

Government imposes 40 pc export duty on onions to improve local supplies

19 Aug 2023 20:05 PM IST

The government placed a 40% levy on onion exports on Saturday in order to keep prices stable and supplies adequate in the domestic market until December 31, 2023. The Finance Ministry said earlier today that they have slapped a 40% export duty on onions until December 31, 2023. “Government imposes

Odisha drugs case: ED files chargesheet against two

19 Aug 2023 16:05 PM IST

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint against two people in a Bhubaneswar special court for alleged illegal possession of more than 3 kg of brown sugar. According to an official statement, the ED filed a chargesheet against Sk Ashik and his brother Sk Mohatab in a money laundering

“No such thing as law and order in Bihar, nobody is spared”: Pashupati Paras on journalist’s murder

19 Aug 2023 11:40 AM IST

Union Minister Pashupati Paras has hit out at the Bihar government led by Nitish Kumar over the recent murder of a journalist in Araria district and said that there is no such thing as law and order in the state. “There is no such thing as law and order. Nobody

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