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Illegal sand mining: CBI raids residence of IAS officer B Chandrakala, others in UP, Delhi

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday carried out fresh raids at more than 12 locations in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in connection with illegal sand mining case. According to news agency ANI, the raids were conducted at multiple locations in Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Hamirp

Himachal Pradesh: Six children, driver killed as school bus falls into gorge in Sirmaur

Seven people, including six schoolchildren, were killed and 12 injured on Saturday when a private school bus rolled down a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district, police said. The accident occurred in Sangrah town around 8 AM. A private bus carrying students of DAV School, Renuka, fell

"Can't return to India amid violent threats": Nirav Modi tells Court

Mumbai,Jan 05,2019:- Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, a prime accused in the PNB fraud case, told a court in Mumbai on Saturday that he cannot return to India due to safety concerns and also because his case has been "politicised". Nirav Modi's lawyer filed his reply to the Enforcement Direc

How Train 18 can change future of rail travel in India

A preview of the soon-to-be-launched Train 18 and how it can change the experience of travelling by trains New Delhi: Indian Railways is set to launch Train 18, with the claim that it will be the fastest train in the country. It is touted as the new definition of comfort and speed for rail travel

People who feel unsafe in India should be bombed: BJP MLA from Muzaffarnagar

People who do not feel safe but threatened in India should be bombed, according to BJP MLA Vikram Saini. In a 74-second video released by news agency ANI, the lawmaker from Muzaffarnagar is heard saying, “My personal view is that those who say they feel unsafe and threatened in India should be bombe

Cyclone Pabuk alert in 7 districts of Odisha, storm likely to hit Andamans tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: Cyclone activities were witnessed in the South China Sea after which seven districts of Odisha are put on alert by the state government and the Revenue and Disaster management department on Thursday. The cyclone is named 'Pabuk' and was earlier centred around 1,500 km east-southeast

Popular noodles brand has poisonous lead in it! Presence of toxin admitted during SC hearing

New Delhi: In a major setback to Nestle, the company admitted to the presence of lead in its popular FMCG product of popular noodles. The Supreme Court on Thursday was given this admittance by the lawyers of the company as the case was being heard. The court hearing was a clear indication that th

Bring them out, dead or alive: SC tells govt on trapped Meghalaya miners

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its dissatisfaction with the rescue efforts to trace the 15 Meghalaya miners who have been trapped for 22 days. “We pray to God that all are alive,” the top court said on a petition that wanted the government to be ordered to scale up the rescue efforts in a f

Russia: 14 killed in gas explosion in Magnitogorsk building, 27 reported missing

Fourteen people have been confirmed dead in a blast in a building in central Russia, AFP reported, quoting local officials as saying on Wednesday. The local governor’s office said that 14 bodies had been found and 27 people were reported missing after the explosion in Magnitogorsk, about 1,700 km ea

At 70,000 births, India recorded the highest number of new year babies this time

More than 395,000 babies were expected to have been born around the world on New Year's Day, with India estimated to have recorded the highest number of these births at almost 70,000, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said. As the calendar flips to 2019, about 395,072 babies will be bor

​UP government to levy 2% cow cess, sanctions Rs 100 Cr to construct Gaushalas under MNREGA

Lucknow: To ensure the welfare of cows, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday gave a nod to the proposal to levy a 2% 'cow welfare cess'. The move is aimed to construct shelters for the cows in all districts, gram panchayats, municipalities, municipal corporations and other local bodies. A budget

Actor Prakash Raj to contest in 2019 polls as independent

Actor Prakash Raj will be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as an independent, the actor made the announcement on Twitter on Tuesday night. However, he is yet to decide on a constituency from where he would fight. The actor signed off saying “Ab ki baar Janatha ki SARKAR in Parliament t

Gujarat students to respond with 'Jai Hind', 'Jai Bharat' during roll call to 'foster patriotism'

Ahmedabad: Students of Gujarat schools will answer roll calls with 'Jai Hind' or 'Jai Bharat' instead of the current 'yes sir' and 'present sir' from January 1 in order to foster patriotism, a notification issued on Monday stated. The notification, issued by the Directorate of Primary Education a

Sudhir Bhargava named new Chief Information Commissioner, govt. appoints four information commissioners

The government has appointed Sudhir Bhargava as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), along with four information commissioners, all of whom were bureaucrats, in the Central Information Commission. Mr. Bhargava was Information Commissioner in the CIC. The panel was functioning with three members

In tribute to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, PM Narendra Modi renames 3 Andaman and Nicobar islands

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday announced renaming of three islands of Andaman and Nicobar archipelago as a tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The Ross Island was renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, the Neil Island as Shaheed Dweep and the Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep, Modi sa

Noida man arrested for impersonating IAS officer to get personal work done from police

Noida (UP): A man was arrested for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer to get work of his relatives and friends done, police said Saturday. Mani Tyagi, in his late 20s, had recently called up the Gautam Buddh Nagar (Rural) Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal and said that he is an IAS offi

PM launches comprehensive pension management software SAMPANN

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a comprehensive pension management software SAMPANN to facilitate pensioners of the telecom department. SAMPANN, an acronym for System for Accounting and Management of Pension, will help in timely disbursement of pensions, he said at a p

POCSO Act amended: Child abusers to get death penalty

New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Friday approved amendments to strengthen the Pocso Act and included the death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children, besides providing stringent punishments for other crimes against those below 18 years of age. Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said ch