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CJP’s solution to paper leaks? A diaper drive
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday, June 23, announced a “diaper donation drive” as part of its ongoing campaign seeking the resignation of the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan…
- India
Union minister George Kurian quits after expiry of RS term
New Delhi: Union minister and veteran BJP leader from Kerala George Kurian on Tuesday, June 23, resigned from the Union Council of Ministers following expiry of his Rajya Sabha term. Kurian (65)…
- India
Lucknow coaching centre fire: 4 arrested, SIT begins probe
Lucknow (UP): Four accused persons—Ram Krishna Upadhyay, Virendra Prasad Shukla, Tushak Krishna Jaiswal, and Suresh Kumar Sahoo—have been arrested in connection with the fire tragedy in Lucknow, in which at least 15…
- Delhi
Delhi fire destroys 30 Takia Kale Khan huts; no injuries
New Delhi: At least 30 huts were gutted after a fire broke out in the Takia Kale Khan area of central Delhi, a Delhi Fire Service official said on Tuesday, June 23.…
- India
President Murmu to confer Padma Awards 2026 today
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will present Padma Awards for 2026 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 23, with former Union Minister Shibu Soren,…
- Middle East
12 Indians among 13 killed in Qatar gas plant explosion
Doha/New Delhi: Twelve Indian nationals were among 13 people killed in an explosion at a gas facility in Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City on Monday, June 22, the Indian Embassy in Doha confirmed,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: MDMA worth Rs 1.53L seized in interstate drug bust
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police busted an interstate drug trafficking operation, arrested two individuals and seized 51 grams of MDMA worth Rs 1.53 lakh in Secunderabad. Acting on a tip-off about the sale…
- India
Mother’s plea, a distress call capture Lucknow fire’s horror
Lucknow: As a mother begged Lucknow police to let her reach her trapped son, and people made frantic calls for help from inside a smoke-filled building, residents and rescue teams raced against…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru vs Hyderabad: Users debate over climate, food, traffic
Bengaluru: A Reddit post by a young professional who recently moved from Bengaluru to Hyderabad has triggered a lively debate on social media, with users comparing the strengths and shortcomings of India’s…
- India
Keir Starmer: The UK PM who got the India FTA over the line
London: Keir Starmer, the human rights barrister elected as Britain’s Prime Minister with a landslide victory in July 2024, had pledged to get the much-anticipated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India over the line. Just…
- Hate Crime
UP village head among 5 held for framing man in cow slaughter case
Bijnor: Uttar Pradesh police claimed to have uncovered an alleged conspiracy involving a village head who framed a Muslim man in a calf slaughter case in Bijnor. Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural),…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad third in e-bus race, pips Mumbai and Ahmedabad
Hyderabad: Hyderabad ranks third among Indian cities set to receive electric buses under the central government’s PM E-DRIVE scheme, behind only Bengaluru and Delhi and ahead of larger metros such as Mumbai. Bengaluru…
- Chennai
Tornado-like storm in Tamil Nadu causes destruction, 6 injured
Chennai: Residents of Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi experienced a rare tornado-like funnel cloud during a thunderstorm on Sunday, June 21, near the airport area. The strong winds left at least six people injured…
- India
Bengal’s BJP govt announces DA hike for its employees
Kolkata: The BJP government in West Bengal on Monday, June 22, presented its maiden budget, announcing the filling of 1 lakh government vacancies, a 20 percentage point hike in DA for its…
- India
Aaditya Thackeray slams Sena (UBT) rebels
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Monday, June 22, hit out at dissident MPs, claiming voters had rejected NDA candidates in their constituencies and backed the INDIA bloc, but “greed”…