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Shimla, Aug 12 (IANS) Four people were killed and five sustained injuries when the vehicle they were travelling in rolled down a gorge on the Sangrah-Palar road in Sangrah subdivision of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district early Wednesday, police said. The...
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the youth of the country to draw inspiration from the lives of accomplished personalities and read their autobiographies instead of seeking shortcuts in life. PM Modi made the...
Jaipur, Aug 12 (IANS) Rajasthan has received an average of around 20 mm of rainfall over the past two days, bringing relief to several parts of the state after a prolonged rainfall deficit. However, despite the recent spell, the state...
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, a severe tragedy unfolded at an aided residential tribal school (Ashram School) in Japatlai, in the Dhanora taluka of Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, where six schoolgirls were bitten...
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the autobiography of former President Ram Nath Kovind, titled 'Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles', on Wednesday. The autobiography offers a deeply personal account of Ram Nath...
Purnia, Aug 12 (IANS) What began as a friendship on Instagram and blossomed into a year-long romance ended in heartbreak and tragedy in Bihar’s Purnia district. A 19-year-old student, who had eloped with her boyfriend after her family arranged her...
Coimbatore, Aug 12 (IANS) Farmers dependent on the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) have urged the Tamil Nadu government to immediately release Rs 14.98 crore for dredging and restoring irrigation channels, warning that poorly maintained canals could result in substantial water...
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Aug 12 (IANS) As many as 72 gram panchayats in Karnataka's Dharwad district have been declared tuberculosis (TB)-free, marking significant progress towards eliminating the disease, Union Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday.Joshi, who...
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) A crucial hearing is scheduled before the single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday on a petition by the Mamata Banerjee-led faction in the Trinamool Congress challenging West Bengal Police's decision to freeze four...
Chennai, Aug 12 (IANS) Petrol pump operators across Tamil Nadu have threatened to stop accepting UPI and other digital payments, raising concerns over bank account freezes and police action triggered by transactions later linked to cybercrime complaints. The Tamil Nadu...
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) In a bid to prevent examination paper leaks across Maharashtra, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil has directed state universities to draft and publish comprehensive guidelines modelled on the Central government’s framework.The Minister late Tuesday...
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Alert personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) deployed at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi, detected a skull concealed inside a passenger’s hand baggage during a pre-embarkation security check on Wednesday. The...