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Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Wednesday, was conducting a raid at a house in the Rishra area of West Bengal's Hooghly district to investigate illegal transactions through the 'hundi' system.The raid was conducted at a house...
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) Invoking the spirit of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Wednesday claimed that the elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in particular, and 28 other civic bodies are a battle...
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Delhi experienced a slight improvement in air quality on Wednesday, aided by relatively strong surface winds, though pollution levels continued to remain in the ‘very poor’ category. Shallow fog was also observed across several parts...
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Indian Railways has achieved a major milestone in clean energy use and by November this year, it has commissioned 898 MW of solar power for its operations.This is a sharp increase from just 3.68 MW...
Alwar, Dec 17 (IANS) Three people were burned alive when a pickup truck collided with another truck and caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Alwar, police said on Wednesday. According to the officials, a pickup truck was travelling...
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) Producers of three iconic agricultural products from Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu -- Thoothukudi salt, Authoor Poovan banana and Villiseri lemon -- have applied for the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, aiming to secure legal protection, preserve...
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the people and the Government of Ethiopia for conferring upon him the country's highest award, ‘Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia.' Taking to the social media platform...
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) India is emerging as a global maritime innovator under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hosting the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation (IALA) council meeting here reflects India’s growing role in shaping...
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 17 (IANS) A man killed his wife and two daughters and buried their bodies in a seven-foot-deep pit in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Farooq, a resident of Garhi village...
Erode, Dec 17 (IANS) Elaborate security arrangements, led by the police and supplemented by extensive measures from the organisers, have been put in place ahead of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay’s visit to Tamil Nadu's Erode on Thursday. The...
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by rain across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Wednesday, with lightning likely at isolated places. Chennai is expected to witness cloudy skies through the day, with light...
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) A six-member Tamil Nadu forest Department-led committee constituted to address the escalating instances of human-wildlife conflict in the Valparai plateau has begun coordinated consultations with multiple government departments and estate authorities, and is in the process...
