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Surat claims top spot in India’s air quality rankings, Nalgonda in list

New Delhi: Surat has emerged as the leading city in India for air quality improvements, followed by Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) and Agra (Uttar Pradesh). These three cities with a population of more…
Rallies, demonstrations continue in Kolkata over medic’s rape-murder

Kolkata: Members of the West Bengal Service Doctors Forum on Saturday took out a rally from Sealdah station to the Raj Bhavan here, as part of continuing protests against the alleged rape…

EAM Jaishankar arrives in Riyadh for 1st India-GCC FM’s meet

Riyadh: External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr S Jaishankar, on Sunday morning, September 8, arrived in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh to attend the first India–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers’ meeting. Taking to…
After Putin, Italian PM Meloni says that India can resolve Russia-Ukraine conflict

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday said that countries like India and China can play a role in resolving the conflict in Ukraine. Meloni’s remarks, made at the Ambrosetti Forum…
Only Centre can ensure statehood restoration: Amit Shah on J&K

Jammu: Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday dismissed the opposition’s attempt to revive the autonomy plank during the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls and asked the NC-Congress alliance to stop fooling people…
New applicants for Aadhaar need to submit NRC number : Assam CM

Guwahati: All new applicants for Aadhaar cards in Assam need to submit their NRC application receipt number (ARN), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. A detailed standard operating procedure (SOP)…
43 Bangladeshi passports seized along Indo-Bangladesh border: BSF

Kolkata: Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday said that they have seized 43 Bangladeshi passports and six police clearance certificates while they were being smuggled to Bangladesh along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB)…

Lucknow building collapse: 3 dead, several feared trapped

Lucknow: Three people were killed and 20 others were injured when a three-storey building collapsed in the Transport Nagar area here on Saturday evening, officials said. As per information provided by the…
Ex-RG Kar hospital principal had criminal nexus with co-accused: CBI

Kolkata: Arrested former principal of RG Kar hospital Sandip Ghosh has been operating a “criminal nexus” along with the other “co-accused” for “wrongful gains”, according to initial findings of the CBI’s probe…
UP: Probe ordered after principal expels student over non-veg food

A probe has been initiated in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, following allegations that a seven-year-old Muslim boy was harassed and expelled from a private school for allegedly bringing non-vegetarian food. The incident came…
Centre sacks Puja Khedkar from Indian Administrative Service

New Delhi: The central government has discharged Puja Khedkar from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with immediate effect, over a month after the Union Public Service Commission cancelled her selection, official sources…
Anti-drone system deployed in response to attacks on civilians: Manipur Police

Imphal: Manipur Police on Saturday said it deployed anti-drone systems in response to recent drone and rocket attacks on civilians, the announcement coinciding with reports of fresh violence in Jiribam district that…
Isha Foundation doctor arrested for sexual assault on 12 girls

Coimbatore: A doctor working with Jaggi Vasudev alias Sadhguru’s Isha Foundation was arrested by the Perur All-Women Police (AWPS) in Coimbatore on Friday, September 6, for sexually assaulting 12 school students during…
AIMIM will chart its own course if MVA doesn’t revert by Sep 9 on alliance: Jaleel

Nagpur: The AIMIM has given a proposal to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for an alliance but will move on its own if the opposition bloc doesn’t respond by September 9, party…
Pak Army chief admits military’s direct role in Kargil misadventure

Islamabad: In what is being seen as a first-of-its kind confession by the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir has admitted Pakistani military’s direct…