PM Narendra Modi congratulates Japan’s newly elected PM Sanae Takaichi

New-Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Sanae Takaichi on her election as Japan’s prime minister and said he looked forward to working closely to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two nations.Takaichi is the first woman Prime Minister of Japan. She will formally assume office later in the day after a meeting with…

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210 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh

Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh): As many as 210 Naxalites, including a Central Committee member of the Maoist organisation, surrendered before the police and paramilitary forces in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district, officials said. The Naxalites also handed over 153 weapons, including 19 AK-47 rifles, 17 self-loading rifles, 23 INSAS rifles, an INSAS LMG (light machine gun),…

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AI171 crash: Pilot’s father approaches Supreme Court demanding independent and fair probe

New Delhi: Father of late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was the Pilot-in-Command of the Air India pilot in a June crash in Ahmedabad that killed 241 people, has approached the Supreme Court seeking a retired judge-monitored fair, transparent, and technically sound probe into the crash of Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. Pushkaraj Sabharwal, aged 91,…

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Andhra: Police launch manhunt after assault on woman in moving train

Guntur: A woman passenger was brutally attacked by a man on the Guntur-Peddakurapadu section of the railway route in a moving train, police said. South Central Railway officials stated that the incident happened on Tuesday. The victim had boarded the train from Rajamahendravaram and was travelling alone in her coach. When the train reached the…

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Durgapur gang-rape: Odisha State Commission for Women to visit West Bengal

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: A team of Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) may soon visit West Bengal to enquire about the health condition of the medical student, who was allegedly gangraped by some men in the Durgapur area of the neighbouring state. Addressing media persons during a press conference in Bhubaneswar Sunday, Sovana Mohanty, Chairperson of the OSCW,…

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PM Modi lays foundation stones for Rs 160-cr fishery projects in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday virtually laid the foundation stones for two fishery projects worth around Rs 160 crore in Odisha. He laid the foundation stones for the fishery projects while launching the Rs 24,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY) and a Rs 11,440-crore Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses in Delhi. The fishery…

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Chandigarh’s DGP Constitutes Six-Member SIT To Probe Suicide By IPS Officer Of Haryana Cadre

Chandigarh: Chandigarh’s Director General of Police (DGP) Sagar Preet Hooda on Friday constituted a six-member special investigation team (SIT) to probe the alleged suicide by 2001-cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Haryana cadre Y. Puran Kumar on October 7. A day earlier, the Chandigarh Police registered a first information report (FIR) with charges of abetment…

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20-year-old girl found dead at her residence in Telangana

Medchal-Malkajgiri: In a shocking incident, a 20-year-old second-year degree student was found dead by hanging in her residence on Thursday morning. According to reports, the police revealed that the deceased girl has been identified as Mounika. Reportedly, the girl’s family members had alleged that her volleyball coach who has been identified as Ambaji. He had been…

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