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11 Sep 2022

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: Unique 'curfew' in Srinagar as bears keep residents indoor

Fear gripped locals in Srinagar, Jammu Kashmir's capital city, as a black bear and her cub, were found roaming in the posh localities on Sunday.

11 Sep 2022

Bihar

Bihar: SP puts subordinates in lockup; police association demands FIR

A district police chief allegedly put five of his subordinates in lockup for two hours in Nawada Nagar police station in Bihar after finding their work dissatisfactory on Thursday.

11 Sep 2022

West Bengal

Kolkata: ED raids gaming app firm, unearths Rs. 18 crore

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided six locations in Kolkata over allegations of money laundering on, mobile gaming application E-Nuggets and unearthed cash worth Rs. 18 crore.

Queen Elizabeth II demise: Indian Tricolor flies half-mast in mourning

India is observing a one-day state mourning on Sunday as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday.

11 Sep 2022

RTI Act

No information under RTI as Agnipath files marked 'secret': Government

The Ministry of Defence refused to furnish the information sought under the Right To Information (RTI) on inter-ministerial deliberations regarding the Agnipath scheme which sanctions ad hoc military recruitment.

10 Sep 2022

India

Separated in 1947, Sikh brother, Muslim sister reunite at Kartarpur

After 75 years of separation since the Partition, a Sikh man from India and his Muslim sister from Pakistan finally reunited at Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, reported The Express Tribune.

IT sleuths seized our phones, cloned data, claim Oxfam, IPSMF

Global non-profit organization Oxfam India and the Independent and Public-Spirited Media Foundation (IPSMF), which funds media firms, have said that Income Tax (IT) officials confiscated its team members' phones to clone and retrieve data during its "survey" two days ago.

10 Sep 2022

Odisha

Heavy rains predicted in Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha; Bengaluru still inundated

Amid a week of heavy rains and knee-deep water throwing life out of gear in Bengaluru, the city is likely to continue receiving showers till Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted.

In Queen Elizabeth's memory: India declares state mourning on Sunday

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced that the government of India will observe a one-day state mourning on Sunday for Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away aged 96 on Thursday, as a mark of respect.

09 Sep 2022

Uttar Pradesh

Fines to muzzles: RWAs act tough amid dog bite cases

Times have become difficult for pet owners in high-rise colonies with residents' welfare associations (RWA) issuing arbitrary notices and imposing fines on them following a rise in cases of dog bites.

Booked under UAPA, Supreme Court grants bail to Siddique Kappan

The Supreme Court granted bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan on Friday.

09 Sep 2022

North Goa

Goa: Curlie's restaurant gets SC relief hours after being demolished

Authorities on Friday morning began demolishing the 'Curlie's' restaurant at Anjuna in North Goa before Supreme Court put a stay on it.

08 Sep 2022

Mumbai

Cyrus Mistry death: Car driven at 100kmph, highway under scanner

Business tycoon Cyrus Mistry's car was going at 100 kilometers per hour (kmph) before the driver hit the brakes, Mercedes revealed on Thursday.

Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging CAA on Monday

The Supreme Court will likely hear a batch of petitions contesting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, on Monday, according to Live Law.

08 Sep 2022

Tamil Nadu

19-year-old Chennai girl dies by suicide after failing NEET exam

In a horrifying incident, a 19-year-old Chennai girl died by suicide on Wednesday in Ambattur, Tamil Nadu after failing to clear the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET).

08 Sep 2022

Narendra Modi

Defense forces running out of weapons, courtesy 'Make In India'

In a shocking development, a new report claims that India's defense forces are 'running out of weapons' due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' policy.

08 Sep 2022

Andhra Pradesh

Mumbai: Breach in Amit Shah's security, man impersonates MHA staffer

A security lapse was exposed in Mumbai during Home Minister Amit Shah's visit after a 32-year-old man was caught impersonating a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) official.

08 Sep 2022

Uttar Pradesh

UP BJP leader allegedly kills neighbor over stray goat, arrested

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader allegedly thrashed a 62-year-old man to death in Uttar Pradesh earlier this week.

07 Sep 2022

India

Excessive use of antibiotics in India, over 47% unapproved: Study

Indians have been using antibiotics in excess with over 47% of formulations not permitted by the government drug regulator in 2019, a new study found.

07 Sep 2022

Bengaluru

Inundated Bengaluru braces for more rains in next 5 days

After being pounded by torrential rains for a week, it appears like the worst is yet to come for Bengaluru.

07 Sep 2022

Karnataka

Karnataka Minister Umesh Katti dies of heart-attack; one-day state mourning

In a shocking development for the political circles of Karnataka, Umesh Vishwanath Katti, the Food and Civil Supplies Minister in Karnataka government, died of a heart attack on Tuesday.

New Data Protection Bill, Digital India Act in pipeline: Centre

The Centre is working on a revision of the Data Protection Bill and a Digital India Act, the Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology and Communications, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said on Monday.

Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC notice on Ashish Mishra's bail plea

The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday on the bail plea of Ashish Mishra—accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri case and Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son.

06 Sep 2022

Nitin Gadkari

Cyrus Mistry death: Gadkari on seat belts, faulty road reports

Expressing shock at industrialist Cyrus Mistry's death in a car crash, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday blamed faulty road project reports for many accidents in India.

06 Sep 2022

Mansukh Mandaviya

Bharat Biotech's nasal COVID-19 vaccine receives drug regulator's nod

The nasal vaccine for immunization against COVID-19, developed by Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Bharat Biotech, has received the approval of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).

06 Sep 2022

Narendra Modi

India, Bangladesh to sign 7 pacts today boosting diplomatic ties

On the second day of Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina's four-day India visit, both neighboring countries are expected to sign at least six-seven agreements boosting diplomatic ties.

06 Sep 2022

Haryana

Haryana: Expensive cars, furniture missing from Sonali Phogat's farmhouse

The saga of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, actor, and social media celebrity Sonali Phogat's death keeps getting murkier.

06 Sep 2022

Road Accidents

Cyrus Mistry death: Last rites of industrialist in Mumbai today

The last rites of business tycoon and ex-Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry—who died in a car crash on Sunday—were performed at Mumbai's Worli Crematorium on Tuesday.

06 Sep 2022

Monsoon

Bengaluru rains: Schools go online, flights delayed, water supply hit

After a night of torrential rains on Sunday, Bengaluru witnessed heavy inundation on Monday, leading to water logging and many areas being submerged.

06 Sep 2022

Narendra Modi

'India can do a lot': Sheikh Hasina on Rohingya issue

On a four-day visit to India starting on Monday, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has said India is a vast country and can "do a lot" to help Bangladesh cope with the Rohingya refugee crisis.

05 Sep 2022

Telangana

Instagram Reel gone wrong: Teen hit by train, critically hurt

A Class 11 student who was reportedly trying to make an Instagram Reel while walking along a railway track got hit by a train near Telangana's Kazipet Railway Station.

05 Sep 2022

Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Water supply halted in 50 areas for 2 days

Amid torrential rains, the supply of drinking water will be affected in a number of areas of Bengaluru for two days: Monday and Tuesday.

05 Sep 2022

Yogi Adityanath

Fire guts Lucknow's Levana Hotel; 4 dead, 10 injured

A massive fire broke out at Levana Hotel in Lucknow's Hazratganj locality, killing at least four persons and injuring 10 others on Monday morning, reported News18.

05 Sep 2022

Maharashtra

Cyrus Mistry death: No seatbelt, car was overspeeding before crash

Cyrus Mistry, the former Tata Sons chairman who died in a car crash in Maharashtra on Sunday, was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt.

04 Sep 2022

Goa

Sonali Phogat death: Aide Sudhir Sangwan was running extortion racket

Investigation into the mysterious death of Sonali Phogat, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and actor, has revealed that her aide, Sudhir Sangwan, purportedly ran an extortion racket in her name.

04 Sep 2022

Madhya Pradesh

MP: Woman jumps into canal to rescue drowning man

A woman carrying her infant displayed exemplary courage when she put her 10-month-old on the ground and jumped into a swollen canal to rescue two men from drowning in Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday.

04 Sep 2022

Madhya Pradesh

Caught on camera: Karni Sena leader stabbed in Madhya Pradesh

In a shocking incident, a member of the right-wing organization Karni Sena was stabbed to death in Madhya Pradesh.

04 Sep 2022

Jharkhand

Delhi: Deoghar DC charged with sedition on BJP MP's complaint

The Delhi Police has filed a "zero FIR" charging sedition against the deputy commissioner of Jharkhand's Deoghar, Manjunath Bhajantri, and others following a complaint by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament, Nishikant Dubey.

Emerald Court residents reject Supertech's 'housing plan' at demolition site

A week after the Supertech twin towers' demolition, the Emerald Court residents' welfare association (RWA) has said they will object to any construction plan by the builder at the site of the twin towers.

03 Sep 2022

Haryana

Sonali Phogat's aide Sangwan was after her property, claims police

Sudhir Sangwan — the aide of BJP leader and TikTok star Sonali Phogat — who was arrested along with four others accused of conspiring and murdering her, is said to have been eying her property.