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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Intelligence agencies have issued a high alert for Punjab ahead of Independence Day on August 15. The agencies say that pro-Khalistan elements would look to carry out an attack on that day. An Intelligence...
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that 18 metric tonnes of GI-tagged ‘Mithila Makhana’ was exported for the first time from Bihar to Australia via sea route.The consignment, procured directly from farmers...
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) After remaining absconding for a long time, Sumit Roy, the Personal Assistant of the Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, finally surfaced on Saturday morning and appeared at the office...
Jaipur, Aug 8 (IANS) Jaipur’s Walled City is more than a collection of old buildings. Its broad roads, historic markets, pink facades, temples, havelis and traditional bazaars together form the identity of a city planned nearly 300 years ago.Today, that...
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough against cyber-enabled job frauds, the Cyber Police Station of North-East District has arrested a man who impersonated as an employee of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Delhi, and cheated a woman...
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday responded to Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju's remarks on the women's quota Bill, stating that the legislation was unanimously passed in 2023 with the...
Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) Liquor prices in Tamil Nadu are set to increase after the state government moved to impose a new environmental and social welfare cess of up to Rs 20 on every bottle or container of alcoholic liquor...
Bengaluru, Aug 8 (IANS) Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is set to leave for New Delhi on Saturday to meet the Congress high command amid lobbying among senior party leaders over the allocation of Cabinet portfolios.The Chief Minister's Delhi visit comes...
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) A government primary school headmaster was critically injured after unidentified assailants opened fire on him in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district on Saturday, police officials said.The incident took place in the Madaripur area in Islampur. The injured...
Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) As Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President, Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, political reactions emerged across Punjab on Saturday, with the Congress alleging that the BJP has a history of weakening regional political parties,...
Ranchi, Aug 8 (IANS) The second round of talks between the students of the JPSC-JSSC Aspirant Nyay Manch and the Jharkhand government is underway at the State Guest House in Ranchi. An eight-member delegation of students from the Manch is...
Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police have launched a major statewide crackdown on "money mule" bank accounts that cybercrime syndicates use to receive, move and conceal money stolen from victims of online financial frauds.As part of the coordinated operation,...