LUCKNOW, JULY 19 : The controversy over the display of owners’ names on eateries falling on the Kanwar Yatra route is far from over with the UP government’s decision drawing flak from various quarters including a BJP leader, allies and the opposition. The UP government issued directives on Friday making it mandatory for shopkeepers and […]Continue Reading
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WASHIM, JULY 19 : Controversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar on Friday moved out of Washim, shortly after the UPSC initiated a series of actions against her, including registration of a police case for availing attempts in the civil services exam by faking identity. “Judiciary will take its course,” Khedkar, accused of misusing power and privileges […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JULY 19 : Microsoft users globally, including many in India, have reported massive outages in services on Friday, with outage tracking website Downdetector showing users flagging disruptions across various services. The outage wrought havoc on global computer systems, grounding flights in India and the US, derailing television broadcasts in the UK, and impacting Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JULY 19 : Former United States President Donald Trump took centre stage at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. While accepting the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, he stated, “Tonight, with faith and devotion, I proudly accept your nomination for President of the United States.” Recalling the assassination attempt, Donald Trump Continue Reading
PATNA, JULY 18 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested five people, including four MBBS students of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Patna, in connection with the NEET-UG question paper leak case. The AIIMS-Patna students have been accused of helping the notorious ‘solver gang’ of Nalanda solve the leaked question […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JULY 18 : Big-hitting batter Suryakumar Yadav was on Thursday named captain of the Indian T20 team for the three-match series against Sri Lanka starting July 27. ODI skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are also included in the 50-over series against the same team next month. Shubman Gill has been named vice-captain […]Continue Reading
Uttar Pradesh, July 18 : Four people have tragically lost their lives after the Dibrugarh Express (15904) derailed in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district, as confirmed by UP Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak to PTI. Eight coaches including four AC coaches of the Chandigarh- Dibrugarh Express derailed in UP’s Gonda on Thursday. The derailment happened between Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JULY 18 : Two new judges — Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice R. Mahadevan — were sworn in as Judges of the Supreme Court on July 18, Thursday, taking the number of judges to 34, the actual sanctioned strength of the top court. They were sworn-in as Judges of the apex court […]Continue Reading
Maharashtra, July 18 : A 27-year-old reel star, Aanvi Kamdar, died after she fell into a gorge while making a video in Maharashtra’s Raigad district. The Mumbai-based chartered accountant was on a monsoon outing with seven friends at the time of the accident. According to a police official, Kamdar slipped into the 300-foot-deep gorge near […]Continue Reading
RAIPUR, JULY 18 : Two jawans of the Special Task Force (STF) were killed and four personnel injured in a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists near Mandimarka forested terrain at Tarrem in strife-torn Bijapur district, about 380 km south of Raipur, the police said on Thursday. “Based on a tip-off about […]Continue Reading
