Digha/Kolkata: Why were those speaking Bengali "being tortured across the country every day", CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Speaking in Digha, where she has gone to attend the first Rath Yatra of the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple, the CM spoke of Bengali-speaking migrant workers being detained at two places in Odisha.Asking Odisha "not to be jealous", Banerjee said while she respected the Puri Jagannath temple, she expected the same respect for the Digha Jagannath temple."I learnt th...Read More
NEW DELHI, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government said on Thursday that the black box data of crashed Air India Flight AI-171 has been downloaded to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to its crash recently in the western Indian state of Gujarat. According to India's federal civil aviation ministry, the analysis of Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) and Flight Data Recorders (FDR) data was underway. The ministry said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau promptly initiated an investi...Read More
Gadwal: A sensational murder case that shook both Telugu states has been cracked within a short period by the Jogulamba Gadwal district police. The investigation revealed that a wife and her paramour conspired to murder her husband, who was allegedly obstructing their illicit relationship. They hired a supari gang (contract killers) to carry out the murder. District Superintendent of Police (SP) T. Srinivasa Rao, IPS, conducted a press meet today revealing crucial details of the case. Case Bac...Read More
The United States recently updated its travel advisory for India. The Ministry of External Affairs acknowledged the update. The US advises its citizens to exercise caution due to crime and terrorism. Certain areas are marked as high-risk. The advisory level for India remains unchanged. It has been at level 2 for several years.Travel advisories are periodically issued by countries based on their "assessment of various factors", and "we have noted" that the US has updated the travel advisory for I...Read More
The Congress party plans to increase efforts to restore statehood in Jammu and Kashmir, criticizing the BJP-led central government for delays. Syed Naseer Hussain emphasizes grassroots strengthening ahead of elections, urging continued efforts for representation and readiness for overdue local polls. Amid growing political tensions, the Congress party is set to escalate its campaign for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. In a pointed critique of the BJP-led government, Syed Nase...Read More
Gurgaon: Two days after a law student died and his friend suffered critical injuries when a car knocked them down as they stood near railing on the service lane of Delhi-Jaipur highway in the early hours of Tuesday, a civil engineer was arrested on Thursday.Mohit (31), an employee of a private company in the city, told police that he got drowsy while driving. He is staying at a PG facility in Sector 14.The student who died, Harsh Singhal (25), was a resident of Om Nagar colony. His friend Abhish...Read More
NIZAMABAD: Ahead of Union home minister Amit Shah's visit to Nizamabad on June 29, BJP state president and Union minister G. Kishan Reddy toured the city on Thursday to review arrangements and meet with local party leaders. He was accompanied by MP Arvind Dharmapuri, MLA Dhanpal Suryanarayana Gupta, National Turmeric Board chairman Palle Ganga Reddy, and BJP district president K. Dinesh Kumar. Kishan Reddy inaugurated the "Emergency Days" exhibition at the BJP district office and held discussio...Read More
June 25 (Rtrs) - India would not allow a UN investigator to join a probe of a crashed Air India jet that some safety experts had criticized for delays in analysis of crucial black box data, two senior sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Earlier this week, the United Nations aviation agency took the unusual step of offering India one of its investigators to provide assistance following the Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 787-8 Dreamliner crash killing 260 people in Ahmedabad on June 12. ...Read More
New Delhi: Days after facing criticism over his remarks on English, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said "Hindi is not a rival to any Indian language", but friends with all Indian languages and there should be no opposition to any foreign language in the country. Addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of the Central government's official language department, Shah also asked all the state governments to take the initiative to impart medical and engineering education in the local la...Read More
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 26 (ANI): As part of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive), Kochi, has conducted an awareness campaign for school children under 'Mission Drug Free India'. Shaikh Khader Rahaman, Chief Commissioner, Central Tax, Central Excise and Customs, Thiruvananthapuram Zone, inaugurated the function, and T Tiju, Commissioner, CCP,Kochi, conducted an Awareness Session for the students at the Govt. Higher Se...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 26 (ANI): Ace Indian badminton player PV Sindhu on Thursday said that the Khelo India initiative is helping not only the senior but also the junior athletes. The Khelo India University Games 2025 will be hosted in Jaipur, Rajasthan, this November, it was announced on Wednesday. Poornima University and Rajasthan University will jointly host KIUG 2025. Speaking to the media about KIUG, PV Sindhu said, 'The Prime Minister has always supported and virtually talk...Read More
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UPSC team, which met in New Delhi on Thursday to screen the list of top IPS officials to be considered for the post of the Kerala state police chief, has zeroed down on three candidates from the list given by the Pinarayi Vijayan government. Apart from the Central government officials, the selection team also included Kerala Chief Secretary A.Jayatilak and outgoing DGP Sheikh Darvesh Saheb. The list from Kerala included Nithin Agarwal,...Read More
New Delhi: The second match of the five-match Test series between India and England will be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham. It will start on July 2. In this Test, Shubman Gill has a chance to create history. Actually, the Indian team has not been able to win on this ground so far. Team India played the first match on this ground in 1967. Be it Virat Kohli or Dhoni or Dravid or Sourav Ganguly, no Indian captain has won here in 58 years. However, Gill will have a chance to get his name register...Read More
Srinagar, Jun 26 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday said it would intensify its struggle to press for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference at the party office here, Syed Naseer Hussain, All India Congress Committee General Secretary In-charge of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs, lashed out at the BJP-led Central government for "delay" in granting statehood to the Union Territory, after committing it in Parliament and before the Supreme Court. Hussain...Read More
New Delhi: With Indus Water Treaty (IWT) under abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack in April, the Indian government has started work on the Tulbul Navigation project in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Besides, the government is also planning four hydro power projects on the western rivers that fall under IWT ambit to optimise India's share of water from these rivers. Union Jal Shakti minister Mr C.R. Patil said that India is not going to be intimidated by the threat calls of Pakistani politic...Read More
Mumbai: To enable Mumbai to handle rainfall crossing 100 mm per hour, the BMC will submit a master plan to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The plan is been prepared in coordination with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and is expected to be submitted in July. Currently, Mumbai's storm water drainage systems is designed to handle only 55 mm rainfall per hour. Acknowledging, the recurring flood crisis in Mumbai, the NDMA, under the ministry of Home Affairs, had allocated Rs...Read More
Kolkata, Jun 26 (PTI) Union Minister Ajay Tamta on Thursday alleged that the then Indira Gandhi-led Congress government murdered democracy in the country by imposing the Emergency in 1975. Maintaining that democracy is also in danger in West Bengal at present under the Trinamool Congress rule, the Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways claimed that the people of the state desperately want a change in the coming 2026 Assembly elections. The Emergency declared on June 25, 1975, ...Read More
Chandigarh, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Thursday, approved significant amendments to the state's conversion policy, enabling the conversion of industrial plots into hospitals, hotels, industrial parks, and other permitted purposes. A spokesperson for the Chief Minister's Office said that earlier conversion policies were introduced in 2008, 2016, and 2021. However, industrial associations had raised concerns about certain restrictive cond...Read More
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that Hindi was a "friend to all Indian languages", adding that there should be "no opposition" to any foreign tongues. This comes as several political parties have criticised the Centre over three-language policy, accusing it of Hindi imposition."I sincerely believe that Hindi can't be opposed ('virodhi') to any Indian language. Hindi is a friend ('sakhi') of all Indian languages," Amit Shah said. Shah was addressing the golden jubilee ce...Read More
New Delhi, June 26: The Central Government is gearing up for a significant restructuring under the 8th Pay Commission, which will impact over one crore employees and pensioners. While the official announcement of the commission members and the Terms of Reference (ToR) is still awaited, early indications point toward sweeping changes not just in salaries but also in key allowances. The 34th SCOVA (Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies) meeting held in March 2025 proposed a threefold increase ...Read More
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress Chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday strongly objected to the Election Commission of India's (ECI) latest guidelines, which mandate a specific identity card proving citizenship and submission of a self-attested declaration of Indian citizenship for inclusion in the voters' list. Banerjee alleged that the ECI was working in coordination with the Central Government and accused it of "providing emergency weapons to help the BJP." Direc...Read More
Raipur, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Noted Hindi humourist and satirist Surendra Dubey, widely admired for his wit-laced verse and distinctive literary voice, passed away on Thursday in Chhattisgarh's Raipur following a heart attack. The 71-year-old poet, recipient of the Padma Shri award, breathed his last at the Advanced Cardiac Institute, where he was undergoing treatment. With his passing, Chhattisgarh lost a mind whose poetry brought laughter and reflection in equal measure. A wave of grief s...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 26 (ANI): Ace Indian badminton player PV Sindhu on Thursday said that the Khelo India initiative is helping not only the senior but also the junior athletes. The Khelo India University Games 2025 will be hosted in Jaipur, Rajasthan, this November, it was announced on Wednesday. Poornima University and Rajasthan University will jointly host KIUG 2025. Also Read | Zimbabwe To Host Sri Lanka for Two ODIs and Three T20Is in August-September. Speaking to the med...Read More
Ghaziabad (UP) Jun 26 (PTI) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that Uttar Pradesh will generate 20,000 megawatts of renewable energy by 2027. He said this after laying the foundation stone, along with Union minister Jitendra Singh, for a greenfield data centre at Sahibabad here. According to an official statement, Adityanath expressed his pleasure at the new data centre being developed by Central Electronics Limited (CEL). "This is a strong step towards the Prime Minister Narendr...Read More
CHENNAI: Lashing out at the BJP-led Union government for attempting to divide the people of Tamil Nadu along religious and caste lines for political gain, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday said that, unable to succeed in its communal designs, the saffron party has roped in the AIADMK, which has mortgaged Anna's legacy by associating it with the saffron party. Stalin also exuded confidence that the people would not accept the fake 'bhakthi' of the BJP, which was misusing 'gods' after it faile...Read More
Vellore, Jun 26 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday expressed confidence that his party, the DMK will be holding the reins of power in the state at all times. Addressing a government function at Mandalavadi in Tirupathur district near here, Stalin said, in view of the resounding reception accorded by various sections of people including women, youths, farmers, workers and students who lined up both sides of the road, it took 6 hours for him to reach Tirupathur from Vellore, a...Read More
New Delhi, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government has issued a notification authorising the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) to use of Aadhaar authentication, on a voluntary basis, for verifying the identity of candidates appearing in its examinations. "The notification issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, authorises IBPS to use Aadhaar authentication using Yes/No or/ and e-KYC authentication facilities, on a voluntary basis, for verifying the ide...Read More
Dehradun: The fragile Himalayan ecosystem in Uttarakhand is under mounting threat as glacial lakes in the region continue to grow both in number and size -- a development scientists attribute to climate change and global warming. A recent study by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) has raised alarm over a sharp increase in the number of glaciers and associated glacial lakes across the state. According to the report, Uttarakhand now has 1,290 glaciers -- up from 1,266 a decade ago. ...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil on Wednesday said that nearly 89 of the 119 central teams deputed to assess the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) across states have submitted their reports, and the remaining will be in by the end of the month. "As many as 119 teams were formed in coordination with the DRDO and our ministry officials to carry out ground inspections of the Jal Jeevan Mission schemes. Also Read | Udhampur Encounter: 1 Terrorist Killed in Gunfigh...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil on Wednesday said that nearly 89 of the 119 central teams deputed to assess the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) across states have submitted their reports, and the remaining will be in by the end of the month. "As many as 119 teams were formed in coordination with the DRDO and our ministry officials to carry out ground inspections of the Jal Jeevan Mission schemes. "Of these, 111 teams have completed their survey work and aro...Read More