News from India
Kochi, Oct 1 (IANS) In a striking shift from the khaki of the Kerala Police to the khaki pants of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), former Director General of Police… Continue reading Former Kerala DGP Jacob Thomas formally joins RSS as full-time pracharak
Gorakhpur, Oct 1 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, keeping with the age-old tradition of Gorakshpeeth, performed Kanya Pujan at the Gorakhnath Temple on Maha Navami of Shardiya Navratri.… Continue reading CM Yogi celebrates ‘Matri Shakti’, performs Kanya Pujan of 9 girls symbolising 9 forms of Goddess Durga
Aizawl, Oct 1 (IANS) Amid the outbreak of African Swine Fever, killing over 9,400 pigs and affecting around 3,700 families across eight districts, Mizoram farmers are now reeling from severe… Continue reading Mizoram: Rodent surge from bamboo flowering sparks crop loss fears
Chennai, Oct 1 (IANS) Police have registered a case against the contractor of an under-construction building at Tamil Nadu’s Ennore Thermal Power Station (ETPS) after a massive collapse on Monday… Continue reading Case filed against contractor in building collapse incident at Ennore Thermal Power Station
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Indian Army will host the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries’ (UNTCC) Chiefs Conclave in New Delhi from October 14 to 16, bringing together senior military leadership of over 30… Continue reading India to host UN troop contributor chiefs’ conclave from Oct 14; Nepal, Bangladesh included
Chennai, Oct 1 (IANS) In the aftermath of the devastating stampede that claimed 41 lives at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) public meeting in Karur, actor-turned-politician Vijay’s party announced on Wednesday… Continue reading Vijay’s outreach events put on hold for two weeks after Karur stampede tragedy
Jaipur, Oct 1 (IANS) Farmers whose harvested crops stored in the fields for drying have been damaged by unseasonal rains can now claim compensation under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima… Continue reading Rajasthan: Farmers can claim insurance for rain-damaged harvested crops
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The US Embassy in India on Wednesday assured applicants that passports and visa services will continue despite the government shut down underway in Washington. In… Continue reading US Embassy updates applicants about passports, visa services amid govt shut down
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) State Bank of India (SBI) and Indian Banks Association (IBA) Chairman C.S. Setty on Wednesday said the RBI policy statement was an authoritative one towards… Continue reading RBI policy statement an authoritative one towards market reforms: SBI Chairman
Bahraich, Oct 1 (IANS) In a chilling incident that has left Bahraich district in shock, a man allegedly murdered two children before setting his house on fire, killing six people,… Continue reading Man kills two children, sets family ablaze in UP’s Bahraich; six including accused dead
Thrissur, Oct 1 (IANS) The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday arrested K.N. Kuttamani, chairman of the state-run Clay Pottery Manufacturing, Marketing and Welfare Development Corporation, on charges of accepting… Continue reading Kerala Clay Welfare Corporation chairman held for bribery charges
Tirupati, Oct 1 (IANS) YSR Congress Party’s floor leader in Lok Sabha Peddireddy Midhun Reddy, an accused in a liquor case who was released on bail, alleged on Wednesday that… Continue reading I was treated like a terrorist in jail, says YSRCP leader Midhun Reddy
