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Shah says only Modi can restore statehood to J&K

HOME Minister Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed poll rallies in Jammu on Thursday where Shah said J&K will definitely get statehood, but only \"Modi can restore it\" and promised to make J&K-terror free if voted to power.

Gujarat Cong chief slams CM's silence in rape-murder case

THE Gujarat Congress held a protest on Thursday against chief minister Bhupendra Patel's silence over the murder of a six-year-old girl in Dahod by her school principal after she resisted his rape attempt.

RG Kar docs threaten to intensify protest if their demands not met

DAYS after partially resuming duties at government hospitals in West Bengal following a 42-day cease-work over the RG Kar rape-murder, junior doctors on Thursday threatened to intensify their protest from Friday if their demands are not fulfilled.

Glacier burst concern over safety of hydro projects

THE hydroelectric projects will not be affected in the event of a glacier lake burst in future.

Few takers as 5.5K govt schools have zero student enrollment for Class I

THE government's primary education system seems to be having few takers in Madhya Pradesh.

After talks deadlock, team to visit Joshimath in Oct

A high-level disaster management team will visit Joshimath in October to assess the situation after the land submergence and create a tentative Detailed Project Report (DPR) to expedite rehabilitation efforts.

Come '26, 'sound walls' on bullet train route

THE high-speed rail corridor, being developed between Mumbai and Ahmedabad for running India's first bullet train at a speed of 260-300 kmph, is getting ready to mitigate noise impact on residential colonies located along the tracks, officials said.

'Unlawful': Pressure on Yunus to free journalist jailed in Bangladesh

WHILE the chairperson of the Interim government in Bangladesh Mohammad Yunus interacted with various world leaders in New York, 30 human rights activists from across the globe urged him to release human rights activist/journalist Shahriar Kabir who has been unlawfully held in Bangladesh.

Centre asks states to take strict measures to control spread of mpox infection

THE Centre on Tuesday issued fresh advisory to states and Union Territories and asked them to isolate suspected cases of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, and implement strict infection prevention and control measures.

Lawmakers slam second instance of BAPS temple desecration in California

A second Hindu temple has been vandalised in the US within a span of 10 day.

India asks citizens to leave Lebanon as tension mounts

AMID escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon, the Indian embassy in Lebanon has issued an advisory for Indian nationals to leave the country immediately.

Mountaineers scale new Arunachal peak, name it after 6th Dalai Lama

AT a time when the Chinese has been renaming places along the Line of Actual Control, India on Wednesday named a mountain peak in the name of Dalai Lama, the religious head of 60 lakh Tibetan Buddhists.

Domestic Violence Act caters to women of all religions: SC

THE Supreme Court has said that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, is a civil code that is applicable to every woman in India irrespective of her religious affiliation or social background.

TMC to pick Kirti Azad, Dola Sen as nominees to head Parliament panels

THE Trinamool Congress (TMC) will nominate Lok Sabha MP Kirti Azad and Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen as chairpersons of parliamentary standing committees as the government is set to announce the panels soon.

WHO'S AFRAID OF MARXISTS NEXT DOOR?

The worry about the new Lankan govt's leftist tilt may be overblown. It's likely to be guided by those offering a friendly hand out of its economic morass

WHY CASA DEPOSITS AREN'T AS CHEAP AS ASSUMED TO BE

RADITIONALLY, current and savings bank deposits or CASA is considered to be low-cost deposits in Indian banks.

Festive season: BSES, Tata offer same-day connection

THE BSES and Tata PowerDDL have launched a 'Tatkal' scheme for providing same-day temporary electricity connections ahead of the festival season to enhance the festivities and reduce pollution.

SC grants bail to ex-TN minister Senthil Balaji

THE Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail with stringent conditions to former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case after 15 months, noting that there is no possibility of the completion of trial in the near future.

Karnataka withdraws general consent to CBI to probe cases

THE Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday withdrew the general consent allowing the CBI to probe cases in the state, citing bias in favour of the Centre to target leaders from certain parties.

Mastermind of GTB hospital shootout case arrested: Police

DELHI Police has arrested the mastermind of the shootout at the Guru Teg Bahadur hospital where a 32-year-old man was shot dead by four shooters, already held, an official said on Thursday.

Female follower borrows Youtuber's gold jewellery for clicking pictures, flees

A 32-year-old social media influencer was cheated by a 21year-old woman follower, who stole his 100 grams of gold jewellery under the pretext of clicking pictures and fled the city with her husband, an official said on Thursday.

Wanted robbers arrested after bike chase, gunfight in Punjabi Bagh area

TWO policemen on a bike chasing suspected motorcycle-borne robbers, crashing their motorcycle into them and catching the criminals following a gunfight.

Boy thrashed, forced to lick shoes, sexually assaulted

All four accused held, tell police they wanted to humiliate 17-yr-old

Over 150 mobile phones stolen from showroom

OVER 150 mobile phones worth about ₹26 lakhs were decamped from a showroom in southwest Delhi, police said on Thursday.

Polls today, candidates take a nervous break

NSUI calls for fair election process, alleges several RSS-BJP-affiliated professors attempted to influence the polls

Protocols for dog bites issued for city schools

THE Directorate of Education on Thursday issued Rabies and Dog bite protocols for the city schools.

Kejriwal targets BJP, says he was jailed to 'sabotage' development

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday, in his first speech in the Delhi Assembly after stepping down as chief minister, accused the BJP of stalling development in Delhi by imprisoning him.

AN ETERNAL BLEND OF PAST AND PRESENT

Puducherry, the quaint town on the beach known for its French architecture, has emerged as India’s unmissable tourist hotspot

High Court defers hearing in Rahul citizenship case

THE Delhi High Court on Thursday postponed the hearing of a plea by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking the revocation of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Indian citizenship.

All stalled works will be completed: Atishi, senior AAP leaders at varsity

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal alongside Manish Sisodia and Chief Minister Atishi inspected the crumbling Delhi University road, vowing to fix not just this road, but every stalled project in the capital.