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Hyderabad, June 17 (IANS) Telangana’s minister for minorities welfare, Mohammed Azharuddin, on Wednesday urged people to remain alert during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. He said names of a large number of voters...
Bengaluru, June 17 (IANS) Former Karnataka Minister and Congress MLA H.C. Mahadevappa, a close associate of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and a prominent Dalit leader, on Wednesday dismissed allegations being made against him amid speculation surrounding a possible Cabinet expansion, describing...
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Wednesday said it conducted search operations at eight business and residential premises across Tamil Nadu's Chennai, Erode, Coimbatore, and Krishnagiri districts in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to...
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) celebrated its 15th Foundation Day on Wednesday, marking the occasion with a two-day Conference on Capacity Building and Strategic Roadmap held here.The conference, held on...
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by a man accused in multiple cyber fraud cases seeking consolidation of FIRs registered in different states, with Chief Justice of India (CJI)...
Bhopal, June 17 (IANS) A four-year-old girl died and four members of her family were seriously injured after an explosion and fire inside a house in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district on Wednesday, the police said.The incident took place during the...
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Commonwealth Secretariat and the New Delhi-headquartered Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) ahead of the London Climate Action Week to enhance cooperation on climate- and disaster-resilient infrastructure...
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Two members of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's gang have been arrested in connection with the firing outside a gym in Delhi last week, police said on Wednesday.Two motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly opened fire outside 24HS Fitness...
Chandigarh, June 17 (IANS) In a major crackdown against drug trafficking and illegal narcotics networks, Punjab Police have busted two modules by arresting three accused in two separate operations, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday....
Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh), June 17 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough, security forces have recovered a substantial cache of weapons and ammunition from the dense Maspur-Gudrapal forest area in Narayanpur district during a special search operation conducted on June 16, an official...
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) Railway travel will get safer with the Eastern Railway (ER) getting the clearance to install Electronic Interlocking (EI) at 32 stations on High Density Network (HDN) and Highly Utilised Network (HUN) routes, officials said on Wednesday....
Ranchi, June 17 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has stepped up preparations to ensure unity among its MLAs and familiarise them with the voting process ahead of the Rajya Sabha election in Jharkhand on Thursday.MLAs of the alliance, who...