India

India Set to Commission Second Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine, INS Arighat

29 Aug 2024 09:37 AM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to commission India’s second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), INS Arighat or S-3, at a discreet ceremony in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. The event will be attended by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, head of Indian Strategic Command Vice Admiral Suraj Berry, and

Gujarat Reels Under Heavy Rains: 26 Dead, 17,800 Evacuated Amid Severe Flooding

29 Aug 2024 09:08 AM IST

Over the past three days, at least 26 people have died in Gujarat due to heavy, continuous rainfall that has led to severe flooding across the state. Around 17,800 people have been evacuated from flood-affected areas as the torrential rains persisted for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday.

Cleaner Air Could Extend Life Expectancy by 7.8 Years for Delhi Residents: WHO Report

29 Aug 2024 08:55 AM IST

According to a latest report of World Health Organisation (WHO) cleaner air that meets it’s guidelines of 5 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m³) could increase the life expectancy of New Delhi’s 18.7 million residents by 7.8 years. If the air quality met India’s national standards of 40 µg/m³, life expectancy

ED attaches Rs 294 cr assets of Sunstar Overseas Ltd in PMLA case

29 Aug 2024 06:23 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets valued at Rs. 294.19 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in a high-profile case involving M/s Sunstar Overseas Ltd. (SOL) and its former directors. The attached assets, spread across various locations, include lands, buildings, flats, and fixed deposit

Elections for ward committees in MCD are slated for Sept 5

29 Aug 2024 06:18 AM IST

An official order has scheduled the elections for the appointment of chairmen and deputy chairmen for each of the 12 zonal bodies in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on September 4. These elections, governed by the Delhi Municipal Corporation Regulations Act of 1957, will be conducted through a secret

Haryana: Sitting Congress MPs Barred from Assembly Tickets

29 Aug 2024 06:14 AM IST

In a dramatic turn of events, the Congress party has decisively ruled out fielding its sitting MPs from Haryana in the upcoming October 1 Assembly elections, throwing a spanner in the works for prominent leaders like Kumari Selja, Randeep Surjewala and Deepender Hooda, who had been speculated as potential chief

Asandh re-elected president of Haryana gurdwara panel

29 Aug 2024 06:08 AM IST

In a major development in Haryana’s gurdwara politics ahead of the assembly elections, Bhupinder Singh Asandh has been unanimously re-elected as the President of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee’s (HSGMC) Ad-hoc Committee. The decision was made in a meeting held at Kurukshetra mini-secretariat, where 40 of the 41 committee

Ghulam Nabi Azad withdraws from polls

29 Aug 2024 06:02 AM IST

Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad announced on Wednesday that he will not be able to campaign for his candidates in the upcoming assembly elections due to health concerns. Azad revealed that he experienced acute chest pain on the night of August 25 while in Srinagar. “The

Mehbooba opts out of J&K assembly polls

29 Aug 2024 05:58 AM IST

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti announced on Wednesday that she will not be participating in the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. She expressed concerns about her ability to effectively implement her party’s agenda within the current political framework, even if she were to secure the position

Kerala Police File FIR Against Actor Siddique After Rape Allegation

28 Aug 2024 23:37 PM IST

Museum police in Thiruvananthapuram have filed an FIR against senior Malayalam actor Siddique for allegedly raping a young actress. Having submitted his resignation from the post of general secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) in September, Siddique has counted his own complaint as acting against an actress

Congress Criticizes Modi For Shivaji Statue Collapse: “Will He Apologize For Prioritizing Ambitions Over Legacy?”

28 Aug 2024 23:19 PM IST

Congress has torn into Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the collapse of a 35-foot statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Maharashtra. They have asked if Modi would tender an apology for putting his interests above the memory of the founder of the Maratha empire. Opposition parties have attacked the Maharashtra