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With 18 seats, BJP bets big on Santhal Pargana

THE BJP is making all-out efforts to make a dent in the Santhal Pargana region, a stronghold of CM Hemant Soren-led JMM, especially on the Bangladeshi infiltration.

Maha Yuti's Maha concern: Soyabean & cotton farmers

MAHARASHTRA'S Marathwada region is known for its rich cotton and soyabean yield. This year, things are different. Excess rain led to a drastic fall in the output and the prices.

4 engineers suspended for shifting Scindia statue in 'objectionable manner'

FOUR engineers were suspended over shifting of the statue of former union minister late Madhavrao Scindia in an \"objectionable manner\" in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district, officials said.

U'khand has 729 bird species across 13 districts

IN a landmark event for the state, the two-day Uttarakhand Bird Census 2024 has successfully concluded, with bird watchers and nature enthusiasts reporting a total of 729 bird species across 13 districts.

Omar in talks with Centre over status

AS the Congress is facing BJP fire on Article 370 during the poll campaign in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is engaging with the Centre after the J&K Assembly passed a resolution on restoration of J&K's special status and constitutional guarantees.

C'garh to paint horns of stray cattle to minimise road accidents at night

THERE is no apparent respite from road accidents and consequent fatalities caused by stray cattle wandering onto traffic routes, main roads and state highways in Chhattisgarh.

Restoration of Indian classic films halfway through

THE ambitious project of restoration of rare Indian classic and historic films initiated by National Film Heritage Mission (NFHM) under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is halfway through.

Indians stuck in Myanmar call centre

IT has been eight months since 22-year-old Ajay left his house in Lucknow after being offered a job at a fraud call center in Malaysia. Instead, he ended up in a cyber fraud centre in Myanmar.

Silently, RSS adds weight to BJP's Maha campaign

Volunteers go house-to-house raising awareness on Hindutva

Modi receives Nigeria's second-highest national award, vows to boost ties

NIGERIA on Sunday conferred its second-highest national award — the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger — on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making him the second foreign dignitary to receive the distinction.

HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT PALLAVA CAPITAL

bought myself a Kamakshi Deepam last week after years of wanting one. This naturally led to thoughts of the Devi at Kanchipuram, and I remembered a nice story from the holy city's annals.

CANCER CALLS FOR A COHERENT HEALTH SYSTEM RESPONSE

As India shapes and strengthens its Ayushman Bharat programme, cancer care has to be firmly positioned amid its range of publicly financed healthcare services

AP cops crack down on abusive social media posts

INTENSIFYING the crackdown on social media abusive posts defaming political leaders, their family members and other individuals, state police and special wings of Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department formed special teams to identify such posts and register cases.

Vizag set to get India's longest glass bridge spanning 50m

VISAKHAPATNAM is set to get India's longest cantilever glass skywalk bridge, spanning 50 metres, near the Titanic Viewpoint at Kailasagiri.

Majhi invites Singapore investors

ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday urged Singapore-based investors and industry leaders to strengthen strategic collaborations with Odisha, which is emerging as one of the best investment destinations in India.

Over 3L child marriages in Tamil Nadu in 2023

TAMIL Nadu received a total of 3,049 child marriage complaints in 2023, with an average of nearly eight cases being reported to social welfare department on a daily basis.

Man dies at work, body dumped in front of home

THE body of a 69-year-old daily-wage labourer, who fell seriously ill and allegedly died at his workplace, was brought in a pickup truck and dumped on the road in front of his house, without even his family members being informed.

Fordor's places Kerala on 'No List 2025'

IS Kerala falling victim to over-tourism? Has the surge in tourism activities aggravated natural disasters, particularly in eco-sensitive areas in the state?

100% road tax exemption declared for EVs in T'gana

Earlier, policy offered tax benefits for only 5,000 electric vehicles

8 minors rescued from trafficking at Tirupati stn

IN a joint operation under the \"AAHT\" (Anti-Human Trafficking) initiative, Railway Protection Force (RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP), and Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) rescued eight minors, including seven boys and one girl, from traffickers at Tirupati Railway Station.

Three tourists fined for mischief at tiger reserve

THE Masinagudi forest officials imposed a total fine of ₹15,000 against three tourists from Andhra Pradesh, for disturbing a group of spotted deer on Masinagudi-Theppakadu road inside Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) on Saturday.

Harbour trial for 'Samudrayaan' to be conducted next month in TN

INDIA's tryst with deep sea exploration will begin with the harbour trial at Kattupalli harbour in Tamil Nadu next month.

Anti-pollution drive: Over 2K overage vehicles seized in city

The transport department has launched an aggressive crackdown on overage vehicles, seizing 2,234 such vehicles between October 1 and November 15.

64-year-old woman dies in hit-and-run, another elderly critically injured

A 64-year-old woman died while an unidentified elderly man sustained injuries after they were hit by a car while crossing a road in Uttam Nagar on Sunday morning.

SC to resume hearing on tree-felling contempt case

A new Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, will on Monday resume hearing a contempt plea alleging that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) felled a significant number of trees in the Delhi Ridge area without obtaining the court's approval.

Police rescue stolen infant from UP, two arrested

THE police have rescued a 45-day-old child from UP's Shahjahanpur after he was stolen from her mother at Safdarjung Hospital by two people, including a woman.

Purvanchali leader, ex-BJP MLA joins AAP

PURVANCHALI leader and two-time MLA from Delhi's Kirari constituency Anil Jha, joined the AAP on Sunday.

Thermal plants a pollution worry

Produce more particulate matter, sulphur dioxide than stubble burning, shows analysis

FARM FIRE IN PUNJAB, AAP FIGHTS SMOG IN DELHI

The winter misery is back to haunt the residents of the national capital region (NCR). As the air quality turned severe, the government was quick to implement the Grap III regulations, severely impacting education and mobility.

Kailash Gahlot's resignation is like mirror to Kejriwal: BJP

AFTER Kailash Gahlot's resignation from the Delhi Cabinet and Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday, BJP said that the leader, who was holding a senior position in the party and government, has shown a mirror to \"corrupt\" Arvind Kejriwal.