Ethnic violence has forced many to remain away from their homes: Manipur CM
Imphal, July 6 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday said it was unfortunate that many people are still unable to live in their own homes because of the ethnic violence that has affected the state. Distributing financial…
JeM module case: Gujarat ATS reconstructs sequence of events with three accused
Banaskantha, July 6 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday took three of the eight accused arrested in the alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) module case to Bhagal village in Palanpur of Banaskantha district, as part of its ongoing…
SC declines urgent hearing on PIL over alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined an urgent hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking action over alleged derogatory remarks made against Prophet Muhammad in a viral social media video, asking the petitioner to…
‘Maharashtra paralysed by rain’, Supriya Sule seeks state emergency
Pune, July 6 (IANS) Following widespread disruption across Maharashtra due to torrential rainfall, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) National Working President and MP Supriya Sule on Monday issued a sharp critique of the state…
Six militants, four drug smugglers arrested in Manipur; arms, ganja seized
Imphal, July 6 (IANS) Security forces in Manipur have arrested six militants belonging to two different banned insurgent outfits and four persons with 239 kg of contraband ganja (marijuana) during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. A senior…
Govt amends legal metrology rules for high‑capacity scales to ease compliance burden
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Department of Consumer Affairs has amended the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011 to reduce the mandatory standard‑weight requirement for verification of high-capacity weighing instruments by introducing a scientific,…
Deeply touched: PM Modi thanks Indonesian President Subianto for warm welcome at airport
Jakarta, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that he is “deeply touched” by the warmth of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, who received him at the airport in Jakarta as he kicked off his three-day State Visit to…
K’taka govt plotting to derail HMT revival package: Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru, July 6 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday accused the Karnataka government of conspiring to derail the Centre’s efforts to revive HMT, alleging that the state government was using the Forest…
India’s steel production clocks 5.9 per cent growth in April-June
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India’s production of finished steel during June this year went up to 13.8 million tonnes, which represents a 6 per cent increase over the corresponding figure of 13 million tonnes in the same month last year, according to…
AIADMK cadres urge EPS to bring TTV Dhinakaran back to party fold
Chennai, July 6 (IANS) AIADMK functionaries have urged party General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) to consider bringing Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) General Secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran back into the AIADMK, arguing that such a move…