Families displaced by Telangana power plant stage protest, demanding jobs
Hyderabad, Aug 3 (IANS) People displaced by the Yadadri Thermal Power Station in Telangana’s Nalgonda district on Monday staged a protest, demanding jobs in the plant. Carrying placards and banners and raising slogans in support of their demands, the…
K’taka cabinet expansion: After Cong nod, 20 MLAs to be sworn in today as ministers; GS Patil new Speaker
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Aug 3 (IANS) Bringing an end to months of speculation and prolonged political suspense, the Congress government on Monday finally decided to expand the Karnataka Cabinet, with the party high command approving the induction of 20…
Inside ISI’s pan-India influencer network to spread falsehoods, shape narratives post ‘Op Sindoor’
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Pakistan has been making a major push to build a massive influencer network in India. The push to build this pan-India network continues despite the Indian agencies busting many such modules in recent months. The decision to ramp…
Delhi couple killed after roof collapses in New Usmanpur; child survives
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) A couple was killed after the roof of a ground-floor room collapsed at a house in H Block, Jai Prakash Nagar, under the New Usmanpur police station area in northeast Delhi on Sunday night, officials reported on Monday, adding…
Jharkhand CID conducts raids over 20 locations in JPSC exam irregularities, ex-chairman summoned again
Ranchi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Jharkhand Crime Investigation Department (CID), which is probing alleged irregularities in the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) Civil Services Preliminary Examination, launched a major statewide crackdown on…
My acquittal proves Olympians can lie, says ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Monday said that the court verdict in the wrestlers’ sexual harassment case was a “victory of the junior players” and proves that…
J&K govt sanctions Rs 10.95 crore for preservation, upgradation of religious sites in Anantnag
Srinagar, Aug 3 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Monday that it has approved two projects worth Rs 10.95 crore for the preservation and upgradation of important religious sites in Anantnag district. Office of the J&K Chief Minister,…
Heavy rains fill Cauvery catchment dams as north Karnataka battles severe drought
Bengaluru, Aug 3 (IANS) Even as Karnataka remains locked in a dispute over the sharing of Cauvery river water with Tamil Nadu, the state is witnessing a striking weather contrast. While incessant rainfall has lashed the Cauvery catchment and the Western…
Assam govt to rope in IIT Guwahati experts to check river erosion
Guwahati, Aug 3 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the state government will rope in experts from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-Guwahati) to prepare a scientific and long-term strategy to tackle the…
Manager of absconding Birbhum stone-quarry owner Tulu Mondal, arrested
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) The Birbhum District Police on Monday morning arrested Sitesh Pramanik, the manager of an absconding stone-quarry owner from the district, Tulu Mondal a.k.a. Mohammad Nazibuddin. Last week, the Birbhum District Police arrested Minar…