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EC suspends BDO after violence at Bengal poll training venue
Kolkata: The Election Commission ordered the suspension of a block development officer (BDO) in West Bengal’s Nadia district and directed the initiation of departmental proceedings against him, following violence at a poll…
- News
House with 3 family members caves in after land subsidence in Jharkhand
Dhanbad: A house with three members of a family inside caved in during a land subsidence in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on Tuesday, March 31 evening, a police official said. The incident took…
- India
Jet fuel price hiked to Rs 2.07 lakh/kl
New Delhi: Price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, was more than doubled to a record Rs 2.07 lakh per kilolitre on Wednesday, April 1, while commercial LPG rates were…
- India
Bill to grant legal status to Amaravati as AP capital to be tabled in Parliament
New Delhi: A Bill to accord statutory status to Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, April 1. The Adhra Pradesh Reorganisation…
- Hyderabad
IT rules amendments detrimental to independent journalism: Owaisi
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday, March 31, alleged that the proposed draft amendments to IT rules will allow the government to ban independent…
- India
Man sentenced to death for rape, murder of 8-year-old girl in Prayagraj
Prayagraj: A court here has sentenced a man to death for raping and killing an eight-year-old girl in 2024, officials said on Tuesday, March 31. In the verdict pronounced on Monday, Additional…
- India
Fire in Mumbai hospital; no casualty
Mumbai: A fire broke out in the X-ray department of the civic-run Sion Hospital in central Mumbai on Tuesday, March 31, officials said. There was no report of any casualties, they said.…
- India
BJP trying to add illegal voters from outside in Bengal electoral rolls: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, March 31, alleged that the BJP was trying to include illegal voters from Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the electoral rolls…
- India
BSP govt essential for effective implementation of reservation, says Mayawati
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday, March 31, said effective implementation of reservation policies for Dalits, tribals and backward classes is not possible without a “Bahujan government”, while accusing ruling governments of…
- Middle East
Go get your own oil: Trump to nations upset over high fuel prices
Countries upset over high fuel prices should build some courage and go get their own oil, United States President Donald Trump said. His comments in a social media post on Tuesday came…
- India
President Droupadi Murmu to attend Nalanda University’s convocation ceremony
Rajgir: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Tuesday, March 31, to attend Nalanda University’s second convocation ceremony. She was welcomed by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Bihar Governor Syed…
- Entertainment
Fearless Nadia, India’s 1st action heroine who broke rules in 1930s
Hyderabad: Long before modern action stars, Indian cinema had a fearless woman who broke all rules. She was known as Fearless Nadia, and many consider her India’s first action hero. Who Was…
- India
Sonia Gandhi discharged after recovery from infection
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was discharged from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on the morning of Tuesday, March 31, after recovering from a “systemic infection”, doctors said. She was admitted…
- India
Junior engineer held for taking Rs 2.5 lakh bribe in Maharashtra’s Raigad
Thane: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a woman junior engineer from the Public Works Department in Maharashtra’s Raigad district for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh from a contractor,…
- India
AIADMK will push for lowering GST for match industry, assures Palaniswami
Kovilpatti: AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami has said his party would push for lowering of GST rate for the match industry in order to support the sector. Addressing a poll campaign in…