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Bengal panchayat polls: Governor CV Ananda Bose summons SEC to Raj Bhavan

Kolkata/UNI: In the wake of violence at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district over filing of nomination two days back for the coming three-tier Panchayat election in West Bengal, Governor C V Ananda Bose on Saturday summoned State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha to Raj Bhavan to apprise him of the situation.

President Droupadi Murmu reviews CGP at Air Force Academy in Hyderabad

Hyderabad/UNI: President Droupadi Murmu reviewed the Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal near here on Saturday.

Centre revamps Nehru Memorial Museum, renames it Prime Ministers’ Museum to exhibit achievements of all Indian PMs

New Delhi: The Centre has renamed the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society to Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society to exhibit the achievements of all the prime ministers of India since independence.

Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh suffers from schizophrenia; on medication for depression and obsessive compulsive disorder: Report

New Delhi: Khalistan supporter and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, who was arrested by Punjab Police two months ago, suffers from schizophrenia, a mental disorder that affects one's interpretation of reality, India Today reported citing sources.

'Where's your ideology now?' Devendra Fadnavis attacks Uddhav Thackeray over Karnataka school syllabus changes

Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Friday took on former ally Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, for being silent on Congress removing Veer Savarkar and Hedgewar from the school syllabus in Karnataka.

Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar offers to donate Rs 10 cr for education of children orphaned in Odisha train mishap

New Delhi: Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who is currently lodged in jail, has written a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw offering to donate Rs 10 crore for the education of children orphaned in the Odisha train accident.

Andhra Pradesh: Class 10 boy burnt alive after petrol poured on him

Amaravati/IBNS: A Class 10 student was burnt alive allegedly by a man who had been harassing his sister in Andhra Pradesh's Bapatla district.

Abhishek Banerjee's 2-month-long mass outreach campaign concludes in Bengal

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee's two-month-long "Jono Sanjog Yatra" ahead of the three-tier Panchayat election concluded at Kakdwip in Bengal's South 24 Parganas on Friday.

Five Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorists involved in labourer Deepu’s killing arrested: Jammu and Kashmir Police

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have solved the murder of a labourer by arresting five Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants who were allegedly involved in the killing.

UP: Boy charred to death, sister injured as house catches fire

Bahraich: A three-year-old boy was charred to death and his elder sister was injured when a thatched house caught fire in Ramgaon area of Bahraich district here in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, police said here.

Upcoming Modi's visit to U is an example of accelerated collaboration between India, US: Envoy Eric Garcetti

Chennai: United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, who is on his first official visit to Chennai, hailed the strong and growing Indo-US ties, particularly South India, and said the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to US is a prime example of accelerated collaboration between the two countries.

Narendra Modi to lead International Day of Yoga event in New York

Washington DC/Cairo/New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit USA and Egypt from 20 to 25 June 2023, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Friday.

Uttar Pradesh man slams son on ground, child dies

Kaushambi: A man killed his newly born child by slamming him on the ground allegedly in an inebriated state in the Saini area of Kaushambi district here in Uttar Pradesh, police said here on Friday.

PM Modi to pay state visits to US, Egypt

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay state visits to the US and Egypt from June 20 to 25. This will be his first visit to Cairo.

Deliberate on undertaking collective action to achieve global food security: PM Modi to Agriculture Ministers

Hyderabad/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called upon the Agriculture Ministers to deliberate on how to undertake collective action to achieve global food security.

Karnataka: Congress govt to repeal APMC Act enacted by previous BJP regime

Bengaluru/UNI: The Congress government in Karnataka has announced that it would repeal the amendments to the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees (APMC) Act implemented by the previous BJP government.

Bihar: Newly inducted minister in Nitish cabinet, Ratnesh Sada, takes oath

Patna/UNI: Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday administered oath to newly inducted Minister Ratnesh Sada of the cabinet headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Manipur: Union Minister Ranjan's house set ablaze in Imphal

Imphal: Unknown persons have set ablaze the residence of Union Minister R K Ranjan at Kongba Nandeibam Leikai here in Manipur, police said on Friday.

Karnataka HC warns of shutting down Facebook in India if not compliant with probe agencies

Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Karnataka High Court has warned social media platform Facebook that it would be shut down all over India if it does not cooperate with Indian agencies.

Jammu and Kashmir: Gun battle rages near LoC in Kupwara

Srinagar: An encounter is underway between militants and security forces near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday, police said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Five terrorists die during Kupwara encounter

Kupwara: At least five terrorists were killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara region on Friday, police said.

Kashmir: Five foreign militants killed as infiltration bid foiled in Kupwara

Srinagar/UNI: Security forces shot dead five suspected foreign militants in an encounter close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday.

Air Force called in to douse Bhopal building fire raging for 9 hours, PM Modi briefed

Bhopal/IBNS: A massive fire has been on for over nine hours in a multi-storied building in the Satpura Bhawan that houses various government offices in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal. 

Ayodhya Ram Temple's ground floor construction to be completed by October: Reports

New Delhi/IBNS: The ground floor of the three-storied Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be completed by October this year, media reports said.

Four boys feared drowned near Mumbai's Juhu beach, search ops on

Mumbai/IBNS: Four boys were feared drowned in the sea near Mumbai's famous Juhu beach on Monday.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra promises five guarantees for election-bound Madhya Pradesh

Jabalpur/IBNS: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Monday launched the election campaign for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly polls to be held later this year and announced five guarantees for the people of the state.

Cyclone Biparjoy: PM Modi directs officers to ensure 'safe evacuation' of people in vulnerable locations

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday asked officials to ensure the safe evacuation of all people in vulnerable areas and the maintenance of all essential services as he chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness of the Centre and the Gujarat government to deal with the impending "extremely severe cyclonic storm" ‘Biparjoy’.

Uttarakhand hosting India, Maldives joint military exercise

New Delhi: The 12th edition of joint military exercise “Ex Ekuverin” between the Indian Army & the Maldives National Defence Force has commenced at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand from June 11 to 24.

PM Narendra Modi chairs high level meeting to review preparedness on Cyclone ‘Biparjoy'

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting today to review the preparedness of Ministries/Agencies of Centre as well as Gujarat to deal with the situation arising out of the impending Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’.

Mumbai: Four die in road mishap on Expressway

Mumbai: Four people died and as many seriously injured after their car rammed into the divider near Khambale Shivar in Sinnar taluka on the Nashik stretch of the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway in the early hours of Monday.