Bhubaneswar, 13/8: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today, on the occasion of World Organ Donation Day, presented awards to family members of recipients of Suraj Award and felicitated volunteers, institutions and response forces for their support during Bahanaga train tragedy.     Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the emergence of human…

Chandigarh, 13/8: Ahead of Independence Day, officials on Sunday said the Punjab Police has busted a terror module with the arrest of three persons and also seized three pistols from them. State police chief Gaurav Yadav said the accused were associates of Czech Republic Gurdev Singh, a key operative of Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir Singh. ‘Punjab…

Thane, 13/8: In a shocking incident, 17 patients have died in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital at Kalwa in Thane city leading to massive protests on Sunday. Thane is the home district of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, located in the Thane-Belapur Road, is run by the Thane Municipal Corporation…

New Delhi, 13/8: Police will not be allowed to handcuff everyone who is arrested, as a new bill to replace the CrPC has now sought to consider the nature and gravity of the offence before taking such an action. The new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, introduced in Lok Sabha last Friday, seeks to clear…

Islamabad, 13/8: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz agreed on Saturday to name Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar as caretaker premier to oversee elections, the Prime Minister’s office said. Kakar, a lesser known politician from the southwestern province of Balochistan, will name a cabinet and head a government to steer the nuclear-armed nation…

Indore, 13/8: The Indore police said they have registered an FIR against ‘handlers’ of the ‘X’ accounts of senior Congress leaders including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, MP Congress chief Kamal Nath and former Union minister Arun Yadav over a post accusing the Madhya Pradesh. The letter claimed contractors in the state are being asked to pay…

Chennai, ,12/8: A spirited India eked out a fighting 4-3 win over Malaysia in the final to clinch the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament for the fourth time here on Saturday. Malaysia were aggressive in the first half as the Indians found it difficult to restrict their opponent. India converted the first PC in the…

Chattisgarh, 12/8: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will visit Chhattisgarh on Sunday to attend a state government event in Janjgir-Champa district, officials said on Saturday. Kharge will attend the “Bharose Ka Sammelan” programme to be held in Janjgir city at 1:30 pm, they said, adding that chief minister Bhupesh Baghel will also remain present.  

Patna, 12/8: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was out to destroy democracy in the country and position himself as a ‘maharaj’. Yadav, who holds health portfolio in the Nitish Kumar government, also accused Modi of ‘safed jhooth’ (blatant lie) in his address earlier in the day…