The Uttar Pradesh government will set up three high-level committees to address land allotment issues faced by Invest UP. These panels will work to ensure the availability of land for industrial units, rationalise land rates, and simplify building bylaws to attract more investment, a senior government official said on Wednesday. All three committees are expected to submit their recommendations within a fortnight. The state has notified about 4 lakh hectares of land across various industrial dev...Read More
Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina is slated to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in New Delhi on Wednesday, August 13, for questioning in connection to an alleged illegal betting app-linked money laundering case. Sources indicate the probe revolves around the 1xBet app, with Raina's involvement stemming from potential endorsements. Former India cricketer Suresh Raina is expected to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here on Wednesday for questioning in an alleged ill...Read More
NIT Rourkela decodes sugar molecules and bone protein complex to boost bone regeneration technology image credit- shutterstock Scientists at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, Odisha have uncovered how natural sugar-like molecules in the human body can alter the behaviour of Bone Morphogenetic Protrin-2 (BMP-2), a protein responsible for bone formation and repair. Published in the journal Biochemistry, the findings of this research can be used for advanced treatments in bone and...Read More
Patna, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting over flood in ten districts of the state and directed officials concerned to remain alert and make all arrangements for affected people. Around 25 lakh people have been affected by the deluge in Bihar, where several rivers are in spate due to torrential rainfall in the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office after the meeting, "The CM directed th...Read More
The Delhi High Court has once again pulled up the Delhi government and the Centre over the delay in any decision on regularisation of Sainik Farms in South Delhi. During a hearing on Wednesday, a bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed the authorities were not taking any final decision on the issue and just "passing the buck", which ultimately "stops at the court". "The basic question remains as to what the central government in consultation with the state g...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday formally approved India bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with Vice-President and Olympic medallist, Gagan Narang, expressing confidence in the country chances. We had an Executive Committee meeting in the morning, followed by the special General Meeting. I think all the important agendas were discussed and passed very smoothly. We are looking forward to putting our best foot forward in terms of the bid...Read More
Kolhapur: Several environmentalists have raised concerns over the public works department's (PWD) decision to plant nearly 60,000 trees alongside the highways of Kolhapur and Sangli districts. The plan includes planting non-native species like gulmohar along with a native species of kadamb tree. Environmentalists objected to the monotonous method and demanded that a mix of native plant varieties be planted.The PWD is currently running a campaign to plant such trees. So far, 11,000 trees were pla...Read More
NEW DELHI, Aug 13: India's Gulveer Singh bettered his own national record in non-Olympic event of men's 3000m race while finishing fifth at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest.He clocked 7 minute 34.49 seconds on Tuesday night to eclipse his own previous national record time of 7.38.26 set at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational meet in February this year.The 27-year-old Singh was competing in his first track race in Europe.The meet in Bud...Read More
Ahmedabad: Eight years after earning the Unesco tag as India's first World Heritage City, Ahmedabad is chasing another global title -- host of the 2030 Commonwealth Games (CWG). On Wednesday, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), at its Special General Meeting, placed the city among the top contenders -- a move widely seen as a dress rehearsal for the bigger prize: the 2036 Olympics.Ahmedabad's bid is anchored by the Rs 6,000-crore Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave -- a 236-acre, Olympic-g...Read More
NEW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday sought to turn the tables on Congress over the latter's campaign against alleged "vote theft" by making the serious charge that Sonia Gandhi got herself enrolled twice as a voter without renouncing her Italian citizenship."Sonia Gandhi's name entered the electoral rolls twice without meeting the basic citizenship requirement - first as an Italian citizen in 1980, and then again in 1983, months before she legally became a citizen of India. We are not even asking why it...Read More
KOLKATA: Election Commission Wednesday gave Bengal chief secretary Manoj Pant time till August 21 to comply with its directions to suspend four state officers and lodge FIRs against them and a data entry officer. The officers, working in Baruipur East and Moyna assembly segments, are facing allegations of lapses in voter inclusions in local electoral rolls.Pant, who met EC officials in Delhi much before the 5pm deadline he was set, told EC that Bengal had formed a three-member committee to probe...Read More
NEW DELHI: Sharpening his criticism of the SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday remarked that he had had the unique experience of having tea with some "dead" voters from Bihar. Rahul and other INDIA bloc netas are all set to embark on a 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' starting Aug 17, to make the "battle against vote chori a mass movement". Congress said, "Seven voters in Bihar, all very much alive, shared tea with Rahul Gandhi today - even as the Election Commission's SIR...Read More
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Dogecoin (DOGE) is riding a fresh wave of bullish momentum after whales scooped up 1 billion DOGE, worth roughly $200 million, in just 24 hours. The massive accumulation has helped push DOGE over 11.2% higher in the past day, with prices currently hovering around $0.24, according to CoinMarketCap. Large-holder ownership now sits near 50% of the total supply, a sign of growing ins...Read More
PATNA: Actor Kay Kay Menon has denied any role in Congress's vote theft campaign after a video surfaced suggesting he had endorsed the drive. The actor said the clip was taken from his promotion for a web series, edited and used without his permission. Menon's statement came hours after Bihar's Minta Devi, the "124 Not Out" poster girl of INDIA bloc's "Vote Chori" protest in Delhi, criticised Congress for using her name and image for the protest."Please let it be noted that I did not act in this...Read More
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted Rajya Sabha MP and former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal, along with Bhupender Singh, the then public relations officer of DCW, in a case alleging disclosure of the identity of a 14-year-old sexual assault survivor in 2014, who later died in 2016 due to injuries.Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal observed that courts have consistently "anonymised" trials involving children to protect their identities. The m...Read More
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 14 (ANI): A perjury application has been filed against Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of misleading the court in a defamation case linked to his remarks on freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Veer Savarkar. Advocate Sangram Kolhatkar, representing Satyaki Savarkar -- the grandnephew of Veer Savarkar -- filed the application against the Congress leader on Wednesday, alleging that he misled the court by repeatedly ...Read More
Patna: CM Nitish Kumar chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review relief and rescue operations in 10 flood-affected districts. He directed officials concerned to remain fully alert and make all necessary arrangements for the affected people.At the review, conducted via videoconferencing at the Sankalp hall in CM residence, an official informed the CM that around 25 lakh people had been affected by the flood in 54 blocks of the 10 districts, as several rivers were in spate due to torrent...Read More
NEW DELHI: The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has suggested prioritising women in allocation of deceased donor organs.In a letter to the states/UTs, the apex authority for regulating organ donations and transplants in the country, has said a provision should be made to mark additional points for women recipients of donor organs, to address gender disparity. Studies have shown that while women make up a large percentage of donors, they receive fewer organs than men. "Wo...Read More
The teaser for Srabanti Chatterjee-starrer Devi Chowdhurani, directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Subhrajit Mitra, was dropped by the makers on Wednesday to mark the actress's 38th birthday. "'We will also fight back'. This is the story of a glorious history, a story of Bengali culture, a story of Bengali soil. Devi Chaudhurani arrives this Devipaksha. Read to road this Pujo," Mitra wrote on Facebook, alongside the one-minute-11-second-long teaser video. Devi Chowdhurani is an adaptati...Read More
Police sources said Salim has been involved in supplying arms to India's top gangsters and criminals -- Lawrence Bishnoi and Hashim Baba -- and associated with Pakistan's ISI and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. The Delhi Police Special Cell on Wednesday claimed to have arrested Sheikh Salim alias 'Salim Pistol' -- a most-wanted illegal arms supplier -- at the Indo-Nepal border, officials said. "Salim Pistol was nabbed last week and arrested following several hours of questioning and verificatio...Read More
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, has written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for urgent steps to correct the historical inaccuracies in Class VIII textbooks. "The inclusion of the Ahoms, who ruled Assam for over six centuries and defended it against multiple Mughal invasions, is welcome and long overdue. However, their representation contains errors and oversimplifications that risk distorting students' understanding of history," said Gogoi in his lette...Read More
Indian and Nigerian defense leaders discussed enhancing bilateral defense cooperation, focusing on military engagements, counter-terrorism training, and maritime collaboration. India's defense industry readiness and joint research opportunities were highlighted. This marks a continuation of the warm relations rooted in a decades-long partnership between the two nations. In a strategic move to enhance their defense relationship, Indian Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth met with his Niger...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): India has stepped up efforts to boost turmeric exports through a government-backed initiative called the SPICED scheme, aimed at improving quality, expanding markets, and strengthening supply chains for the spice.The programme is being implemented by the Spices Board and was detailed by Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Jitin Prasada, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. Under the "Sustainability in Spice Sector through Progressive, Innovative and Col...Read More
Shillong: The Meghalaya State Education Commission, formed to recommend reforms aligning the state's education system with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, has submitted its report to the state government, officials said on Wednesday. The report, prepared after consultations with educators, professionals, and teacher associations, outlines proposals in areas including school consolidation, higher education reform, teacher training, student performance, and structural changes across the...Read More
Mysuru: Additional deputy commissioner P Shivaraju urged devotees to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi in an eco-friendly and harmonious way.Presiding over a meeting on the Ganesha festival held at the deputy commissioner's office, he highlighted the importance of using eco-friendly clay Ganesh idols to avoid environmental harm. He warned that idols made of plaster of paris (PoP) and painted with colours release toxic chemicals into waterbodies like lakes, wells, and streams when immersed, which is har...Read More
Shillong: CM Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the improvement of Infrastructure and Public Amenities Project at Ïewduh (Bara Bazar), Meghalaya's oldest traditional market.The project aims to transform the market into a vibrant, sustainable, and efficient urban market that reflects the cultural heritage of the region while embracing modern design and infrastructure.The project, funded by the North Eastern Council, has a total allocation of Rs 45 crore, with Phase 1 (Rs 5...Read More
Hyderabad: AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has termed the GHMC's order for closure of meat shops and slaughterhouses on Independence Day as 'unconstitutional'.He slammed the civic body for issuing such an order, calling it a violation of the right to livelihood and nutrition.Addressing the media, Owaisi said: "Many municipal corporations in India seemed to have ordered that slaughterhouses and meat shops should be closed on Aug 15. Unfortunately, GHMC has also made a similar or...Read More
New Delhi: Noting that the issue of Sainik Farms regularisation is "hanging fire for years", Delhi High Court on Wednesday said residents had not been able to "lay a brick for repairs".It questioned the failure of the central and Delhi govts to bring "a simple legislation to mitigate the problem" of residents awaiting regularisation of the posh south Delhi colony."Why can't you take up the issue a bit seriously? Now there should be no difficulty in the Centre and Delhi govt sitting together and ...Read More
New Delhi: A day after facing criticism from the Delhi High Court, Delhi govt on Wednesday informed the court that it has suspended nine Tihar Jail officials for allegedly running an extortion racket in collusion with inmates.The govt assured a bench of chief justice D K Upadhyaya and justice Tushar Rao Gedela that strict disciplinary action was initiated against the officials, who were placed under suspension and transferred as per rules.It also sought an additional two months to file its actio...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Former diplomat Vikas Swarup has praised India's firm stance in trade negotiations with the United States, saying the country has done the 'right thing' by resisting pressure from the Trump administration to open up its agriculture and dairy sectors. 'If you cave in to a bully, then the bully will increase his demands,' Swarup told ANI, warning that yielding to such demands would only invite more pressure. His remarks come after US President Donald Trump imp...Read More