MUMBAI: (Jul 17) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said if a person belonging to a religion other than Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism has obtained a Scheduled Caste certificate fraudulently, it will be cancelled. Action will be taken against such a person if he or she has secured reservation benefits, such as government jobs….
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday said it has been in “constant touch with local authorities” in Yemen and is providing “all possible assistance” in the case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Sana’a. The statement comes a day after Yemeni authorities postponed her execution following sustained…
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Bihar and West Bengal on Friday, where he will launch a range of developmental projects worth over Rs 12,200 crore. After giving a major thrust to infrastructure development in both states, PM Modi will also address public gatherings in Motihari (Bihar) and Durgapur ( West…
Patna: In a major populist move ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced free power up to 125 units to all domestic consumers in the state. Kumar came up with the announcement on social media, stating that the benefit will reach 1.67 crore households. He also said the…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 43 immovable properties valued at over Rs 37.64 crore in connection with the Shikohpur land deal case allegedly involving Robert Vadra and his associated entities, officials said on Wednesday. The agency issued the provisional attachment order on July 16, 2025, targeting assets linked to Vadra and…
New Delhi: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) expressed deep concern regarding the preliminary findings and public discourse surrounding the tragic crash of Air India flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad. FIP said, “At the outset, we would like to register our dissatisfaction with the exclusion of pilot representatives from the investigation process. Assigning blame before a thorough,…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched a major operation on Thursday (July 17) in connection with the Changur Baba religious conversion case, carrying out searches at 14 locations- 12 in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur, and two in Mumbai. The raids began at around 5:00 am, targeting individuals and properties allegedly linked to illegal religious conversions…
Sangrur: In a major development in the ongoing espionage investigation linked to Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI, the Punjab Police’s State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), SAS Nagar, has arrested serving Indian Army personnel Devinder Singh for allegedly aiding the leak of classified military information. The arrest, made on July 14 (Monday), in Uri, Baramulla district of…
New Delhi: Air India on Wednesday said it has completed a precautionary inspection of the fuel control switch (FCS) locking mechanism in its Boeing 787 aircraft, and found no issues, following aviation regulator DGCA’s directive issued earlier this week. The checks were prompted by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) report into last month’s Air…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rekindled the TMC’s Bengali identity pitch and lashed out at the BJP-led Centre on Wednesday for what, she called, was its policy of harassing and mistreating Bengali-speaking people across the country. Banerjee warned the saffron party of dire political consequences if it did not put an immediate stop…
