National News

Telangana elections: Polling begins for 119 assembly seats amid tight security

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:39:46 S O Correspondent

Hearing on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case adjourned till Jan 10

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:37:16 S O Correspondent

60% People In Delhi, Mumbai Willing To Relocate Due To Air Pollution: Survey

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:34:59 S O Correspondent

Cabinet Extends Free Grain Distribution To 81.35 Crore Poor For 5 Years

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:29:24 S O Correspondent

With general elections scheduled for April-May next year, the government on Wednesday extended the PMGKAY scheme to provide 5 kilogrammes of free foodgrains per month to 81.35 crore poor for another five years that would cost the exchequer about ₹ 11.80 lakh crore. A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday.

40 Passengers Fall Sick After Consuming Food On Chennai-Pune Train: Report

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:37:11 S O Correspondent

40 passengers travelling on the Bharat Gaurav train from Chennai to Pune suffered from food poisoning.

13 tourists saved from drowning off Goa beaches

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:57:16 S O Correspondent

Thirteen tourists, including a Russian woman, have been rescued from drowning across various beaches in Goa over the last three days, a lifesaving agency said on Tuesday.

Fire breaks out at chemical plant in Surat: 24 workers injured after explosion

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:43:41 S O Correspondent

A fire broke out at a chemical plant in Gujarat's Surat city after an explosion on Wednesday, injuring 24 workers, officials said.

CBI Closes Corruption Case Against Ex-Union Minister Jayanthi Natarajan After 6-Year Probe

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:42:48 S O Correspondent

The CBI has filed a closure report in a corruption case against former Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan over the diversion of forest land for a steel plant in Jharkhand in violation of laws in 2012, officials said.

2 Brothers Stabbed To Death By 6 Men After Fight At UP Wedding

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:41:47 S O Correspondent

Two siblings were stabbed to death allegedly by six people in a marriage procession following a dispute in the Khetasarai area of Jaunpur district, police said on Wednesday.

Cost of justice, language in higher judiciary obstacles to ensure ease of justice: Prez Murmu

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:40:28 S O Correspondent

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said the “cost” and the use of English language in the higher judiciary are among the hindrances in the way of equal access to justice, and emphasised on their removal.

Gujarat High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Ban On Loudspeakers At Mosques

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:39:14 S O Correspondent

: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest Litigation seeking a ban on the use of loudspeakers for 'azaan' or the Islamic call to prayer at mosques, terming the plea as "wholly misconceived." A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Aniruddha P Mayee also asked, during the hearing, if it was the petitioner's case that the noise of bells and gongs during 'aa

Defence Ministry To Discuss India's Biggest Ever Fighter Aircraft Projects Worth ₹ 1.3 Lakh Crore

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:37:24 S O Correspondent

The Defence Ministry is scheduled to take up two of India's biggest-ever fighter aircraft projects worth ₹ 1.3 lakh crore for discussion in a crucial meeting this week, including buying 97 new LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft and indigenously upgrading 84 Su-30 MKI combat planes.