Haflong: Three students from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar, drowned in a waterfall in Assam's Dima Hasao district, officials said Sunday. The incident took place at the Bulchol (Hmunthajao) waterfall, located in Bolsom Bagan of Harangajao Saturday afternoon, they said. "The tragic mishap...
New Delhi: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan will visit Karnataka Sunday, marking his maiden visit to the state after assuming office in September, an official said. During the visit to the southern state, the Vice President will participate in the Commemoration of Parampujya Acharya Shri 108...
New Delhi: Delhi-NCR woke up to a thick blanket of smog Sunday as the Air Quality Index (AQI) plunged into the 'very poor' category across several parts of the city. In some areas, the situation was even grimmer, as AQI readings slipped into the 'severe'...
Srinagar: The Counter-Intelligence wing of J&K Police Sunday was raiding five districts in Kashmir in connection with social media misuse by anti-national elements that had the potential to disturb public order. Officials said that the Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) carried out a series of coordinated raids...
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India has launched a crackdown against booth-level officers (BLOs) over the alleged gross irregularities and violations of prescribed norms related to enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal. To begin with, sources in the office of the...
Chennai: With the city’s four major reservoirs nearly brimming, the Water Resources Department (WRD) has requested the Andhra Pradesh government to stop the release of Krishna water from the Kandaleru dam to prevent wastage. According to WRD officials, Chennai received around 3.7 thousand million cubic...
Samastipur: An assistant returning officer was suspended Saturday and a case registered against him after a large number of VVPAT slips were found on the roadside in Bihar's Samastipur district, said a statement. The VVPAT slips were found scattered on the roadside near a college...
New Delhi: The Indian Navy will celebrate Navy Day 2025 with a spectacular Operational Demonstration December 4, 2025, at Shangumugham beach, Thiruvananthapuram. This is in continuation of the Indian Navy's effort to organise the event at a location other than major Naval stations. Previously, it...
New Delhi/Berhampur: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized unaccounted cash totalling Rs 84.20 lakh and a luxury car during searches at four premises in Odisha's Berhampur in connection with a Rs 69 crore chit fund scam, an official said Saturday. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhubaneshwar,...
New Delhi: Judiciary has been a steady guardian of the rule of law, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai said Saturday while emphasising that the apex court has ensured it does not interfere in the policy matters of economic considerations unless there is a...
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