Bengal: Police parade Trinamool leader in half pants and T-shirt
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Jahangir Khan, who had withdrawn from the Falta Assembly re-poll, was paraded by police in half pants and a T-shirt on the roads of the constituency in South 24 Parganas district on Thursday. The police…
Gujarat: Cop risks life to save man who allegedly consumed poison in locked flat
Gandhinagar, June 11 (IANS) Surat police personnel rescued a man from a locked seventh-floor flat after he allegedly consumed a poisonous substance in an attempt to take his own life, officials said on Thursday. The incident occurred on the evening of…
Constitute panel for hill state to assess RDG loss, Himachal CM pleads to Niti Aayog
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to constitute a high-level committee for hill states to assess the losses incurred on account of discontinuation of the Revenue…
Tripartite accord unlocks hydrocarbon potential in Assam-Nagaland border belt
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) A tripartite agreement to facilitate exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons and other mineral resources along the Assam-Nagaland border was signed on Thursday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Petroleum…
India continues to be among world’s fastest-growing major economies: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that India continues to be among the world’s fastest-growing major economies, with GDP growth projected to remain robust at around 7 per cent over the medium term.…
Transform demographic dividend into development dividend: PM Modi urges states
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged states to transform India’s demographic dividend into a ‘development dividend’ by investing in education, skilling and capacity-building of young people, as he chaired the…
Bhumi Pednekkar expresses her wish to shoot a film in Sikkim
Gangtok, June 11 (IANS) Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekkar, who is on a three-day visit to Sikkim, expressed her wish to shoot a film in the beautiful state. “I really hope I get to do a film here and come back to Sikkim,” she said. She…
Keke Palmer says her son has changed her life
Los Angeles, June 11 (IANS) Singer-actress Keke Palmer is exploring motherhood, and is discovering new things about the phase. The actress has shared that motherhood is way better than she could ever describe. The ‘Hustlers’ actress became a…
BIS rolls out new standard protocol for seed banks to help farmers
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published a new Indian Standard — IS 20201:2026 to introduce a comprehensive, structured management framework for Community Seed Banks (CSBs) across the country, according to an official…
SC says municipal body not liable under MVA for injuries caused by falling tree branch
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday held that a municipal authority cannot be saddled with liability under the Motor Vehicles Act (MVA) for injuries caused by the fall of a tree branch on a stationary autorickshaw during heavy rain,…