Mayawati calls Ram Temple embezzlement case serious and concerning; seeks transparent system for managing donations
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief, Mayawati, on Tuesday reacted to reports of alleged irregularities involving offerings at the Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya, calling the matter…
Amarnath Yatra: Jammu Traffic Police issue strict route restrictions from July 2
Jammu, June 30 (IANS) Traffic restrictions are being imposed in J&K’s Jammu from July 2, a day ahead of the start of the annual Amarnath Yatra. Officials said that with the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra-2026 (SANJY-2026) set to commence on July 3, the…
Desperate SFJ looks to target Punjab polls with major disinformation campaign
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Elections in Punjab are slated to be held in February next year, but the poll fever in the state is already high. As political parties gear up to face the elections, a major disinformation campaign in the state is being planned…
Govt extends last date for filing GST Appellate Tribunal appeals to July 31
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The government has extended the deadline for filing appeals before the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) to July 31 after representations from stakeholders over technical difficulties caused by a surge in filings…
Calcutta HC rejects Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool faction’s plea to fast-track hearing in bank accounts case
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, rejected the plea from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction seeking a fast-track hearing on its petition challenging the freezing of three bank accounts of…
Lohagad Fort murder: Chetan to undergo ‘gait analysis’, crime scene reconstruction today
Pune, June 30 (IANS) Advancing the investigation into the Ketan Agarwal murder case, the police will conduct a ‘gait analysis’ of the second accused, Chetan Chaudhary, on Tuesday, officials said. Siya Goyal and Chetan Babulal Chaudhary are…
Shamli man who converted to Islam returns to Hinduism; says, ‘made decision after seeing pain of my parents’
Shamli, June 30 (IANS) Ayush Malik, a Shamli resident whose conversion to Islam had led to an investigation under the Uttar Pradesh anti-conversion law, has now returned to Hinduism. His family said the decision was made voluntarily after he realised the…
Two NSCN-K militants surrender in Arunachal as security forces intensify peace efforts
Itanagar, June 30 (IANS) Two militants belonging to the NSCN-K (Nikki Sumi) faction surrendered in Arunachal Pradesh following sustained efforts by the armed forces to promote peace and stability in the region, officials said on Tuesday. A defence…
Juvenile gharial sighting signals revival of Assam’s river ecosystem: Himanta Sarma
Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) The sighting of a juvenile gharial in the Kekaidong River in West Karbi Anglong has been hailed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as a significant indicator of the state’s improving riverine ecosystem and ongoing…
Jagan Gurjar murder: Kin stage sit-in outside Ajmer hospital, demand CBI probe
Jaipur, June 30 (IANS) Family members of slain dacoit Jagan Gurjar staged a sit-in outside the mortuary of JLN Hospital in Ajmer on Tuesday, refusing to accept his body and demanding a CBI probe into his murder inside the high-security Ajmer jail.…