TN CM Vijay raises health insurance cover for citizens to ₹25 lakh; announces cars, allowances for MLAs
Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, on Wednesday announced a five-fold increase in the annual coverage under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme, raising it from ₹5 lakh to ₹25 lakh per beneficiary…
Punjab Police arrest three Bambiha gang members deported from Malaysia (Lead)
Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against transnational organised crime, the Overseas Fugitive Tracking and Extradition Cell (OFTEC) of the Counter Intelligence Wing, with assistance from Central agencies, secured the deportation of three…
Shekhar Ravjiani celebrates father’s 75th birthday amid loss of his brother: There’s pain that words cannot really touch
Mumbai, August 19 (IANS) Singer-composer Shekhar Ravjiani marked his father Hasmukh Ravjiani’s 75th birthday on August 18, with an emotional note which celebrated his life and spirit. The singer acknowledged that the occasion came at a difficult time for…
Kolkata fire: Bengal govt to conduct audit of hotels, lodges in Mirza Ghalib Street area
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) After the fire incident at a hotel on Mirza Ghalib Street in central Kolkata, which claimed nine lives, the government has decided to conduct an audit of all the hotels and lodges in the same locality, the West Bengal Minister of…
BRS leader Harish Rao under house arrest, stopped from visiting TIMS
Hyderabad, Aug 19 (IANS) Police in Hyderabad placed BRS Deputy Leader in Telangana Assembly, T. Harish Rao, and some other party leaders under house arrest on Wednesday to stop them from visiting Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS). Tension…
Tara Sutaria croons ‘Tum Hi Aana’ during midnight jam session
Mumbai, August 19 (IANS) Actress and singer Tara Sutaria took a trip down memory lane as she shared a glimpse of a late-night jam session at home. She was seen crooning the popular song ‘Tum Hi Aana’ from her 2019 film ‘Marjaavaan’. Tara shared a video…
Gujarat approves 12-hour shifts at Micron’s Sanand semiconductor facility, caps working week at 48 hours
Gandhinagar, Aug 19 (IANS) Gujarat has approved 12-hour work shifts at Micron Semiconductor Technology India Private Limited’s semiconductor facility in Sanand, allowing the plant to operate longer shifts while retaining the statutory 48-hour weekly…
ISKP seeks to create Caliphate mindset in India through AI; eyes bots for radicalisation
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) is making a major shift in its digital operations and this is proving to be a worry for the Indian security agencies who are battling a major problem of radicalisation. The security…
Neeti Mohan shares four-generation family picture as her family matriarch ‘Baa’ turns 94
Mumbai, August 19 (IANS) Singer Neeti Mohan celebrated her grandmother and family matriarch’s 94th birthday. She shared a heartwarming family picture featuring her husband and actor Nihaar Pandya and their son Aryaveer. Taking to her social media…
‘Manuvadis pained as Dalit has become minister’: Nagendra accuses Oppn of disrupting K’taka Assembly despite govt call to discuss issue
Bengaluru, Aug 19 (IANS) Responding to BJP and JD(S) disrupting the Assembly proceedings and demanding his resignation in connection with the tribal welfare case, Minister for Planning and Statistics, B. Nagendra, on Wednesday accused the Opposition of…