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Deoria, Aug 1 (IANS) Two wanted robbers were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district following an encounter with the police during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, officials said. During the exchange of fire, one of the accused sustained...
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday criticised Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over a street-play-style protest organised in Parliament on the issue of the theft of Ayodhya Ram Temple...
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction volumes rose 22 per cent (year-on-year) to 23.66 billion in July, while UPI transaction value surged 19 per cent to Rs 29.88 lakh crore last month, according to data...
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Saturday reduced the price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders by over Rs 200 across major cities, providing relief to restaurants, hotels and other commercial establishments that depend on the...
Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in parts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday particularly across the Western Ghats region, as a weak low-pressure circulation persists over the state’s coastal...
Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu is set to launch the Houselisting and Housing Census on Saturday, marking the commencement of the first phase of Census 2027 with a month-long door-to-door enumeration exercise across the State.More than 1.15 lakh enumerators...
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IANS) The death toll in Friday’s terrorist attack in Kellam village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district rose to two on Saturday as authorities said the second injured labourer from Chhattisgarh succumbed to critical injuries in a...
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Delhi Police has imposed a blanket ban on the operation of drones and several other sub-conventional aerial platforms across the national Capital from August 2 to August 16, as part of heightened security arrangements...
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Rekha Gupta government is set to roll out its flagship Delhi Lakshmi Yojana on Saturday, under which eligible women will receive a monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,500. The launch marks one of the...
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Delhi-NCR residents woke up to cloudy skies and pleasant weather conditions on Saturday, offering respite from the recent spell of intense heat. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted generally cloudy skies accompanied by light...
Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has initiated a comprehensive organisational restructuring exercise that will culminate in the conduct of internal party elections through ballot boxes for the first time in 12 years, marking a significant shift...
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval will be conferred with the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 at a ceremony in Pune on Saturday, coinciding with the 106th death anniversary of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.The...