Mumbai, 2/10: : A helicopter crashed in the Bavdhan area of Pimpri-Chinchwad area of Pune on Wednesday morning. At least three persons were on board. All three — the pilot, co-pilot, and engineer — are dead. The private helicopter, which was traveling from Oxford Golf Resort to Mumbai, crashed in the hills. Hinjewadi police and…
New Delhi, 1/10: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday recovered a “live” improvised explosive device (IED) from Assam’s Lakhimpur district. The explosive, placed by ULFA (I) terrorists as part of their conspiracy to disrupt this year’s Independence Day, was recovered early this morning by an NIA team, according to an official statement. …
Chennai, 1/10: More than 4,000 exotic small turtles that were allegedly smuggled from Malaysia were seized at the international airport here, the Customs department said on Tuesday. Two individuals were arrested under the relevant sections of the Customs Act, 1962. Acting on specific inputs that some exotic wildlife animals were being smuggled into the country,…
Bhubaneswar, 1/10: Minister Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Krushnachandra Mahapatra, today conducted an in-depth inspection of the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bus Terminal (BSABT) in Baramunda, Bhubaneswar. Accompanied by senior officials including BDA Vice Chairman Dr. N. Thirumala Naik, the Minister aimed to assess and enhance passenger services, infrastructure, and safety measures at the terminal….
Lucknow, 1/10: In a development that is likely to trigger a new religious controversy in the country, the idols of Sai Baba were removed from several temples in Varanasi after a few saffron outfits and some senior Hindu seers objected to their presence. According to the reports, the idols of Sai Baba were removed from…
Chennai, 1/10: Tamil Nadu police on Tuesday said it has detained around 600 Samsung Electronics workers and union members for organising a street protest, as a strike at the South Korean firm’s home appliances plant in Tamil Nadu state entered its fourth week. More than 1,000 workers have disrupted operations and protested in a makeshift…
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: KIIT and KISS founder Dr. Achyuta Samanta has been awarded the much coveted Mahatma Award India 2024 by Aditya Birla Group.The Mahatma Award is conferred by the Aditya Birla Group on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 every year. Achyuta Samanta, the founder of KIIT and KISS is an educationist and social…
Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth, who was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai following a stomachache, was stable on Tuesday, sources in the medical facility said. Though the private hospital has not issued a medical bulletin till now, sources told IANS that the actor was stable and undergoing a procedure at the Cathlab of the hospital.Rajinikanth was…
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Tuesday, was conducting raids and search operations at two locations in Kolkata in connection with a financial irregularity case registered in Bihar’s capital city, Patna. Sources said the raids and search operations at the two locations are parts of similar exercises by the central investigating agency at some other cities…
Itanagar: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday reaffirmed the Central government’s commitment to the development of Arunachal Pradesh and the entire northeastern region, pledging continued financial and administrative support for future projects.Inaugurating five infrastructure projects under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) virtually from Itanagar, FM Sitharaman said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already given…
