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Arjun, Makers of Film Declare ₹2-Cr Aid for Family of Stampede Victim

Actor Allu Arjun and makers of the film \"Pushpa-2\" on Wednesday announced financial assistance of ₹2 crore for the family of the woman who died in a stampede during the film's screening at a theatre in Hyderabad on December 4.

Live baits in place, search on for tigress in Bengal

The West Bengal forest department has made elaborate measures, including setting up live baits and roping in tranquilizing teams, to capture tigress Zeenat, which recently crossed over to the state from neighboring Jharkhand after being translocated from Maharashtra to Odisha, officials said on Wednesday.

Labour ministry, RBI hold discussions to ease PF withdrawal

THE RETIREMENT FUND MANAGER IS REVAMPING ITS WORK PROCESSES AND IT NETWORK TO HASTEN THE SERVICES

PM to Offer 5 Million Property Cards Under SVAMITVA Scheme on Friday

The Union ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) on Wednesday said that rural residential assets worth ₹1.37 lakh crore can be monetised for availing credit through the implementation of SVAMITVA scheme, a drone-based survey taken to demarcate properties in rural inhabited areas.

Quad Members Eye Next Leaders' Summit in Sept

The members of the Quad are exploring the possibility of holding the next Leaders' Summit, which will be hosted by India, in September next year, people familiar with the matter said.

Doctors Being Trained in Tackling Health Issues Due to Excessive Microplastic Use

The Union government has started training clinical researchers and other experts in identifying and managing health conditions arising out of excessive use of microplastics.

Noted Malayalam writer, Jnanpith winner M T Vasudevan Nair dies

Noted writer and Jnanpith Award winner M T Vasudevan Nair, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital here following heart failure, has died, hospital sources said on Wednesday.

Shah Unveils 10k Agri Cooperative Societies

Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Wednesday inaugurated 10,000 newly established multipurpose primary agricultural and dairy cooperative societies or PACS, in a bid to ease farmers' access to markets, part of the government's plan to create 200,000 such rural enterprises.

RLYS Conducts Trial Run on Cable-Stayed Rail Bridge in J&K

The Railways successfully conducted a trial run of a tower wagon on India's first cable-stayed rail bridge, the Anji Khad Bridge, in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, paving the way for the start of rail services to Kashmir in January next year.

Shah Unveils 10k Agri Cooperative Societies

Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Wednesday inaugurated 10,000 newly established multipurpose primary agricultural and dairy cooperative societies or PACS, in a bid to ease farmers' access to markets, part of the government's plan to create 200,000 such rural enterprises.

Political slugfest as Ken-Betwa project takes off after decades

PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the project, which envisages to channel excess water from the Ken river into the Betwa

Sexual assault in Anna varsity sparks outrage

A 19-year-old student was allegedly sexually assaulted on the campus of Anna University in Chennai, police officers familiar with the matter said, adding that one man was arrested over the incident, which triggered widespread outrage and fanned a political tussle in Tamil Nadu.

Guiding force who took country to new heights

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation on Wednesday in paying tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 100th birth anniversary, with the PM remembering the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart as the one who \"dedicated his life to building a strong, prosperous, and self-reliant India\".

HC asks Western Rly to plant mangroves at Rajodi, not Vasai

The Bombay high court modified its previous order to permit planting of 7,823 new mangroves at Rajodi instead of the formerly decided Vasai by the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP).

City's Japanese Learners Want JLPT Centre Back in Mumbai

Mumbai's Japanese language learners are urging authorities to reinstate the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) exam centre in the city.

Each row of CR trains to soon get a dustbin

In a first, the Central Railway (CR) will be placing dustbins next to every row inside long-distance trains to address growing complaints about unclean coaches.

Missing 12-year-old girl was raped, murdered; accused held in Buldhana

Vishal Gawli has 3 past molestation, rape cases; wife held for abetting murder

SANDEEP CHAURE ALLEGEDLY ASKED FOR A BRIBE OF ₹20 LAKH IN A LAND RELATED CASE

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar likely to be part of all-party silent march on Saturday

Mizo table tennis star Lalrin Puia shines again after spending 4 years behind bars

After spending four years in jail as an undertrial in a Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) case and then being acquitted of all charges in 2022, life came full circle for Lalrin Puia Lalchhuankima last week.

In memory of a teacher, neurosurgeon, Gandhian

Once he knew you well, he would email what he thought were articles that may interest you.

Sandeep Chaure Allegedly Asked For A Bribe Of ₹20 Lakh In A Land Related Case

Maharashtra's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has found ₹1.37 crore in cash, 580 grams of gold, expensive furniture and other valuable items in a luxurious two-bedroom flat at Mira Road belonging to a forest ranger who has been booked for allegedly demanding a bribe of ₹20 lakh, officials said.

Navi Mumbai Police Deport 653 Illegal Immigrants

The police have intensified their drive against illegal immigrants and begun working on concrete measures to prevent those deported from returning to India.

69-yr-old dies outside Bandra stn as ambulance driver refuses hosp run

The ambulance was without a doctor; the driver said he cannot act until instructed by the doctor

Tank at BMC construction site explodes; 9-yr-old killed, 3 injured

Concrete slabs of the water tank flew off, then landed on workers, trapping them beneath

2 Decades On, Survivors Still Counting Cost Of The Great Wave

Anjamma was sorting fish on the beach somewhere on the Tharangambadi coast when she saw a giant wave rise.

Tank at BMC construction site explodes; 9-yr-old killed, 3 injured

Concrete slabs of the water tank flew off, then landed on workers, trapping them beneath

5 Men Arrested For Robbing Engineer Of ₹50K

The Naigaon police on Wednesday arrested five persons for allegedly robbing an electrical engineer of ₹50,000 by disguising themselves as food delivery agents, assaulting him and tying him to a chair while they ransacked his house.

9-YR-OLD KILLED, 3 INJURED AS WATER TANK BURSTS

A nine-year-old girl was killed and three others injured on Wednesday when an RCC water tank burst in Nagpada, on the BMC construction site where their families lived and worked.

Khel Ratna row: Manu says lapse on my part

Seeking to end all \"speculations\" after her name was not considered for the Khel Ratna Award, Paris Olympics double medallist shooter Manu Bhaker on Tuesday admitted to a possible lapse in her application for the country's top sports award.

Paris heartache over, Chanu focuses on regaining fitness

The right thigh is still a work in progress for her. She can win a medal anywhere in the world if she is injury free. VIJAY SHARMA, National weightlifting coach