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With less than two weeks to go for Bihar’s high-stakes Assembly elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Opposition Chief Ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday unveiled a set of key welfare promises aimed at strengthening the rural governance network.
Maharashtra Police Sub-Inspector Gopal Badane, accused of repeatedly raping a woman government doctor, who died by suicide, has been arrested, media reports said.
Indore: Opposition parties in Madhya Pradesh have strongly criticised the BJP-led government after two Australian women cricketers were molested in Indore in broad daylight, raising serious questions about women’s safety in the state.
A heart-rending video of a man from Uttar Pradesh claiming he was being held captive in Saudi Arabia has gone viral, prompting the Indian embassy to intervene and initiate efforts to trace him.
Satara (Maharashtra): The father of the female doctor, who killed herself in Maharashtra’s Satara, has demanded death penalty for the people responsible for her suicide, media reports said.
Kurnool: A new lead has surfaced in the investigation into the Kurnool bus fire tragedy in Andhra Pradesh. Officials have discovered that a consignment of 234 smartphones was on board the bus that went up in flames on Friday morning.
Trinidad and Tobago, a Caribbean nation known for its exotic sea beaches, is planning to establish a grand Ram Temple in an attempt to establish itself as a spiritual hub for Hinduism in the Western Hemisphere.
Several contradictory statements have come up regarding the Kurnool bus tragedy that left 20 people dead on Friday, media reports said.
The Maharashtra Police on Saturday said the woman doctor who died by suicide and alleged to have been raped by a cop could have been saved had action been taken on time or if she had spoken out, media reports said.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has called out the West's "double standards" asking a direct question on why India is singled out for exercising its autonomy and buying Russian oil while the European nations enjoy certain exemptions, media reports said.
Mumbai/IBNS: The Maharashtra Police on Saturday arrested one of the two accused in the suicide case of a 29-year-old doctor in the state's Satara district, media reports said.
Weeks after a late-night hit-and-run accident in Bengaluru left three people injured, the city’s traffic police have identified former Bigg Boss Kannada contestant Divya Suresh as the alleged driver of the car involved in the crash, media reports said.
Two young cousins were killed in a horrific road accident in outer Delhi’s Rani Bagh area early Thursday after their Toyota Fortuner SUV collided with a truck and caught fire, media reports said.
New Delhi: The Centre has generated ₹377 crore in revenue and freed up over 130 lakh square feet of office space through its ongoing Special Campaign 5.0, focused on cleanliness and administrative efficiency, the government said in a statement on Friday.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar launched a sharp attack on the United Nations on Thursday, saying the global body has failed to live up to its founding principles and no longer reflects present-day realities.
A woman doctor working at the Phaltan sub-district hospital in Maharashtra’s Satara district died by suicide on Thursday night, leaving behind a note on her left palm accusing Police Sub-Inspector Gopal Badne of repeatedly raping and harassing her over five months, media reports said.
Today, Uzbekistan continues to steadily strengthen its cooperation with the international community in education, science, culture, and innovation. In this process, the country’s partnership with UNESCO holds a special place. Uzbekistan became a member of UNESCO in 1993 – a historic step that paved the way for integrating the national education system, scientific potential, and rich cultural heritage into the global intellectual space.
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has said India remains a vital partner in advancing stability across the Indo-Pacific region.
‘Mahe’, the first of the eight ASW SWCs (AntiSubmarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft), indigenously designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, was delivered to the Indian Navy on Thursday.
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has issued a clarification after coming under fire for endorsing a Canadian vlogger’s post that mocked Diwali and labelled Indians “brain dead.”
Kolkata/IBNS: In a setback for West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari, the Calcutta High Court on Friday revoked the immunity which was earlier granted to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) top leader from First Information Reports (FIRs), media reports said.
Bhilwara (Rajasthan): Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) officer Chhotu Lal Sharma was suspended on Thursday, hours after a video showing him involved in a physical altercation with petrol pump staff in Bhilwara went viral.
Following his high-level engagements at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the Federal Chancellery on Thursday, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, met Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, when they reviewed the progress in economic relations and explored further avenues to strengthen bilateral trade and business relations.
Samastipur/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday claimed the NDA government will return to power in Bihar under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's leadership, a day after Mahagathbandhan claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won't let the Janata Dal (United) supremo to become the CM again.
Kurnool/IBNS: At least 19 people have died after a luxury bus carrying 43 people caught fire and turned into ashes after hitting a two-wheeler in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool in the wee hours on Friday, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: A possible meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Donald Trump was speculated when the US President expressed hope to meet India's premier leader in the coming weeks, media reports said.
The Indian government donated 81 school buses to various educational institutions across different districts in Nepal that were affected by floods.
At least 11 people were charred to death after a private bus caught fire following its collision with a two-wheeler near Chinnatekur in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday, media reports said.
The Congress, which announced RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as the opposition alliance’s Chief Ministerial candidate in Bihar after the filing of the second set of nominations, has maintained that the move was not delayed.
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