CHANDIGARH,JULY 17 : Months ahead of the assembly polls, Haryana’s BJP government announced Wednesday a 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers in the recruitment of constables, forest guards and jail wardens, along with quotas in other posts. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini also said that the government will provide interest-free loans of up to Rs […]Continue Reading
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PUNE,JULY 17 : Puja Khedkar, the probationary IAS officer, secured a disability certificate using a false address and a fake ration card, documents accessed by India Today showed. Khedkar submitted an address of ‘Plot No. 53, Dehu-Alandi, Talwade’ to the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) Hospital, claiming it was her residence in Pimpri-Chinchwad. However, it Continue Reading
MUSCAT, JULY 17 : A Comorian-flagged oil tanker capsized off Oman on Monday, the sultanate’s Maritime Security Centre (MSC) said, adding that a search was under way for its missing crew of 16. The MSC, which is run by the Omani defence ministry, did not specify the cause of the capsize. In a post on […]Continue Reading
BIHAR,JULY 16 : Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani’s father, Jitan Sahani, was murdered on Tuesday in Darbhanga, Bihar. According to the details, Sahani was killed inside his home, from where his body was recovered in a mutilated condition. The incident was confirmed by Darbhanga Superintendent of Police (SP), Jagunath Reddy. Wimbledon 2024However, a Continue Reading
SRINAGAR, JULY 16 : Four army personnel, including an officer, who were critically injured in a gunfight with heavily armed terrorists, succumbed to injuries in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir early Tuesday, official sources said. The encounter took place when the troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group of J&K Police launched […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JULY 15 : Bollywood actor Rakul Preet Singh’s brother Aman Preet Singh and 4 others were arrested by Hyderabad Police on Monday in connection with an alleged drugs case, officials said. Aman along with the other accused were arrested earlier in the day after Telangana Anti-Narcotics Department found that 2.6 kgs of cocaine […]Continue Reading
GUWAHATI, JULY 15 : Four months elapsed since the Centre notified the rules for the implementation of contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) but only eight persons applied for citizenship in Assam under this amended law. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the media on Monday that of the eight, only two appeared for the “interview”. […]Continue Reading
CHENNAI, JULY 15: The BJP’s strength in Rajya Sabha has come down to 86 after four nominated members retired on Saturday. The strength of the NDA in the Upper House fell to 101, which is below the current majority mark of 113 in the 245-member House, multiple reports said. The current strength of the Rajya […]Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD,JULY 15: The Pakistan government will ban jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party for its alleged involvement in anti-state activities, it was announced on Monday. Khan, 71, has been lodged at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on account of multiple cases against him. Tarar said that clear evidence was available to impose […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JULY 15 : A national think-tank on nutrition, comprising independent medical experts, pediatricians and nutritionists, has written an open letter to 16 celebrities, including Aamir Khan, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Ranveer Singh and MS Dhoni, urging them to stop promoting unhealthy food products high in sugar, salt and fat contents. The Nutrition Advocacy […]Continue Reading
