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SC: SIR in many states, but Bengal alone has so many issues with it

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court observed on Tuesday that while SIR has been conducted smoothly in other states, it is West Bengal that has generated a spate of litigation relating to electoral roll revision. Read More

Congress gets notice to move out of Lutyens address

NEW DELHI: The Congress faces imminent eviction from its long-held national address at 24, Akbar Road, an exit that could end its presence in Lutyens’ zone. Read More

Gujarat government plans India’s third spaceport near Gir Somnath

NEW DELHI: After Sriharikota spaceport and the upcoming launch port at Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district, India’s third satellite launch centre is likely to come up in Gujarat. Read More

Chinook deploys Army’s heavy-duty assault bridge along western sector

NEW DELHI: Showcasing synergy among different wings of the armed forces, the Army’s combat engineering arm in collaboration with the Air Force has deployed a pontoon assault bridge using the Chinook heavy-lift helicopter during a join Read More

Study lessons from West Asia conflict to improve India’s def preparedness: Rajnath

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday chaired a review meeting with senior defence officials to take stock of the situation due to the West Asia crisis and said there was need to learn lessons from the conflict to impro Read More

At ‘Jan Aakrosh Rally’ CPM flags gas cylinder scarcity, price rise amid Iran-US-Israel war

NEW DELHI: At Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, a resolution was adopted at the ‘Jan Aakrosh Rally’, organised by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) demanding that the BJP-led union government must condemn the US-Israel attack on Iran and P Read More

UP Police arrests 6 more in Shrvasti iftar party case; total arrests now stand at 10

Shravasti (UP), Mar 24 (PTI): Police have arrested six more people in connection with allegedly cooking non-vegetarian food and disposing of the leftovers during an iftar party near the Sonpathri Ashram Temple here, taking the total arrests to 10, o Read More

Kerala: Viral woman accuses director of sexual misconduct

Kochi, Mar 24 (PTI): The young woman who shot to fame during a religious festival in northern India last year, on Tuesday, alleged that the director of her first film touched her inappropriately several times when she was a minor, and when she told Read More

Nation can advance only through inclusive development: Adityanath

Lucknow, Mar 24 (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that patriotism is not merely demonstrated through slogans, but rather through honest, diligent discharge of one’s duties. Read More

Ghaziabad: Three more arrested in Pak-linked espionage racket; arrests rise to 21

Ghaziabad (UP), Mar 24 (PTI): Police have arrested three more alleged members of a Pakistan-linked espionage racket that was sending sensitive information to the neighbouring country, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 21, an official Read More

12,732 raids conducted across UP since Mar 12 to check black marketing of LPG cylinders, 16 held

Lucknow, Mar 24 (PTI): To ensure smooth supply of petroleum products and LPG, the Uttar Pradesh government has conducted 12,732 inspections and raids across the state since March 12, an official statement said on Tuesday. Read More

Railways makes ticket cancellation rules stricter, brings stricter norms for quality construction

New Delhi: A last-minute change in plans will cost you dearly, as the railways have announced a revised rule linking refunds to the timing of ticket cancellations before the scheduled departure of trains. Read More