NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the frequent flyer PM is off to Kuwait while the people of Manipur continue to wait for him to visit the violence-hit state. Modi embarked on a two-day visit to Kuwait on Saturday to boost ties in a range of areas including defence and trade. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh, in a rhyming post on X, said, Such is their fate, As Mr.Modi refuses to find a date, The people of Ma

The Fort police probing the brawl that erupted between gangster Om Prakash and the rival gang led by Airport Dany during a DJ party held in a city-based bar on December 14, have issued notices to two more persons to appear for questioning on Friday. The Fort police have already arrested 12 people so far, which include Om Prakash and his rival Dany. Danys father Sajan used to be Prakashs friend, but their relation turned sour later and the two became rivals. The police said the notices were issue

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Thiruvananthapuram city police have enhanced surveillance on 790 people who have criminal antecedents and are prone to committing the offences again, within its limits. The police painstakingly collected the details of the offenders in a bid to pre-empt regrouping of criminal gangs, which can pose a threat to law and order situation. Highly placed sources said these men on their radar were being monitored on a day-to-day basis and because of that organised crimes have com

TIRUPPUR: Nearly three weeks have passed since three members of a family were beaten to death in a farm house near Avinashipalayam, yet district police are unable to make a breakthrough in the investigation despite forming 14 special teams. Meanwhile, police are educating people living in isolated houses on farm land to install CCTV cameras in their homes. In the wee hours on November 29, Deivasikamani, (78), his wife Amalathal, (75), and son Senthilkumar, (46) were beaten to death inside their

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Contrary to current tactics of highlighting the ruling fronts failures on different issues, the UDF will adopt a different line now: Convincing voters how it proposes to resolve their issues if voted to power. A high-level leadership meeting of the UDF held in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday adopted this modified tactical line. The UDF leadership has realised that parties lost their credibility and morality by raising a plethora of accusations against each other during election

BHOPAL:Money lost due to digital arrest -- the rising phenomenon of cyber fraudsters posing as enforcement agencies sleuths to extort money from targets -- has increased by more than 130 per cent within a year in Madhya Pradesh. The alarming statistics were shared by the state government on the second day of the ongoing winter session of the Vidhan Sabha in Bhopal on Tuesday. Responding to Congress MLA Pratap Grewals question about the cases of digital arrest and online fraud in the state during

KOCHI: An owner of a prominent budget-friendly hostel chain in Kochi is under investigation for allegedly duping several people of crores of rupees after luring them with false promises of huge profits and making them invest in opening new branches. The Elamakkara police have lodged multiple cheating cases against Sayid M K, 50, an active partner of the hostel chain having separate stay facilities for women and men, and four of his staff. The native of Thekke Trikaripur in Kasaragod is abscondin

PUDUCHERRY: A 36-year-old man has been arrested by Puducherry Cyber Crime police for defrauding people of over Rs 1 crore through a series of online scams. The accused, Abdul Sahith, who owns a shop in Chennai, is originally from Saram and resides in Kottakuppam with his wife. He allegedly used social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp to lure victims with promises of expensive goods at discounted prices. Over the past four years, Sahith targeted over 20 individuals from Tami

DHARMAPURI: As part of the union and state government programmes aiming to eradicate Tuberculosis by 2025, health department officials have planned to screen at least two lakh people in the district. Officials said around 100 screenings would be conducted daily. In 2023, a total of 1,686 people were diagnosed with TB in the district. So far this year, 1,404 have been diagnosed. Speaking on the matter, Deputy Director of the health department Dr Balasubramaniyam said, Tuberculosis is an air-borne

VIJAYAWADA: YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy reiterated that people have been vexed with the TDP-led NDA government in just six months as it has failed on all fronts. It is time we speak up against the false propaganda and diversion politics, he said. Addressing the local body leaders from Prakasam district on Wednesday, Jagan accused Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of engaging in diversion politics to cover up the NDA governments failures. We have taken up the agitation path to highlight the

SANGAREDDY: Former minister T Harish Rao on Wednesday advised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to change the lives of people instead of redesigning statues. He was referring to the redesigning of the Telangana Talli statue by the Congress Government recently. Harish Rao dared the chief minister to remove Telangana Talli statues erected across the state. It is better if the chief minister focuses on improving the lives of the people instead of redesigning statues. Has anyone in the past changed the

VIJAYAWADA: APCC President YS Sharmila Reddy criticised Union Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy for his remarks on the Kadapa Steel Plant, calling them a betrayal of the people of Andhra Pradesh. Posting on social media platform X, Sharmila called it ridiculous that the Union Minister claimed no proposal for the plant had been received, despite it being mandated under the AP State Reorganisation Act. She accused the Modi government of shirking its responsibility and questioned the silence of Andhra

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of misleading the Parliament and the people on the Wayanad disaster. His statement that the state government submitted the detailed report on Wayanad disaster late is not factual. It is unfortunate that the Union government wanted to evade the responsibility of allowing financial aid by converting it into a controversy. This is not the first time Amit Shah has done this, Pinarayi said at a press confere

HYDERABAD: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that the idea of Telangana Talli is not just a statue but an emotion shared by all the people of Telangana, which includes a population of four crore. The Chief Minister also extended birthday wishes to Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, on behalf of the people of Telangana, from the Legislative Assembly, for fulfilling the aspirations of the people by granting a separate state. He made these remarks in the State

CHANDIGARH: Around 800 stranded people were rescued from Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh after heavy snow on Sunday night. As many as 87 roads were closed for traffic following snowfall across the state. In the first in two decades, Shimla and adjoining tourist towns of Kufri and Fagu yesterday evening experienced the season's first snowfall in early December, with the hospitality industry eyeing a surge of tourists. The Lahaul-Spiti police rescued around 800 stranded people, among the rescued

COIMBATORE: Coimbatore-based consumer forum, Citizens Voice, urged the government to regulate norms to transfer property rights owned by senior citizens in old age homes. In a seminar conducted by the forum on Senior Living Communities: Challenges & Triumphs on Sunday, they said several private administrations that run communities for senior citizens violate norms while transferring the property of their inmates after their demise. Former judge of Madras High Court S Baskaran inaugurated the sem

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday hit out at the opposition, accusing it of misleading people about electronic voting machines and not accepting their mandate. Talking to reporters, Shinde said the ruling Mahayuti alliance won the November 20 assembly polls because of its work, and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi must accept the people's mandate and support the government in development works. The Mahayuti combine of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP swept the recently

KOLHAPUR: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the Opposition should not lose heart over its rout but go back to the people who do not seem to be enthused by the massive victory of the BJP-led Mahayuti in the Maharashtra elections. The Opposition's priority would be to ensure that all the election promises made by the ruling alliance, including increasing the financial assistance to women under the Ladki Bahin scheme from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,100, are implemented at the earliest, he said

VIJAYAWADA: Uttar Pradesh government has invited Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and people of Andhra Pradesh to take part in the Mahakumbh scheduled to take place from January 13 to February 26 at Prayagraj. The invitation to this effect from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was handed over to Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday by UP Deputy Chief Minister Kesav Prasad Maurya who was accompanied by BJP State in-charge Siddharthnath Singh. During the meeting, Ganga water was ceremonious

VELLORE: In his response to VCK deputy general secretary Aadhav Arjunas take on dynasty politics that had paved the way for heated debates in political circles, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin asked, Who is CM by birth? Here, we are elected by the people. Democracy prevails in Tamil Nadu. That individual (Arjuna) has spoken without even basic knowledge. Arjuna was sharing the dias with actor-turned-politician Vijay during the launch of a book on BR Ambedkar - when he said a chief minist

During his visit to Chandigarh, where he dedicated to the nation the successful implementation of the three new criminal laws - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam - which came into effect on July 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi resonated with the residents of the city by stating, When I come to Chandigarh, I feel I am among my own people. He said the identity of Chandigarh is linked to Goddess Chandi, a symbol that embodies truth and justi

NEW DELHI: The terms wheelchair bound, handicapped parking, and etarded are frequently used in media reporting about people with disabilities. However, these phrases can reinforce negative stereotypes and do not accurately reflect the dignity and potential of the millions of people they describe. To address this issue, a groundbreaking handbook or toolkit has been introduced specifically for journalists, guiding them on appropriate and respectful language when discussing the disability sector.

AGARTALA: Action was taken against four police officers and seven people were arrested in connection with the breach of premises at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, police said on Tuesday. Three sub-inspectors were suspended and a deputy superintendent of police was 'closed', asking him to report to the police headquarters, for alleged negligence in duty, SP of West Tripura Kiran Kumar K told PTI . A suo moto case was registered at the New Capital Complex (NCC) police statio

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday alleged that the unnatural verdict in Maharashtra, which saw Mahayuti winning big in assembly polls, has delayed the selection of chief minister for the last eight days. Raut indicated that differences in Mahayuti forced caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde to go to his village in Satara district amidst the government formation efforts. Notably, a key Mahayuti meeting scheduled on Friday was put off as Shinde headed to his native village,

The Trinamool Congress will focus on peoples issues in the ongoing winter session of Parliament and it does not want the proceedings to be disrupted over one issue, deputy leader of the party in the Lok Sabha Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said on Wednesday. While the Congress is raising the issue of Gautam Adani being charged in an alleged bribery case in the US, the TMC said it will be focusing on issues like deprivation of central funds to Bengal and the situation in Manipur. TMC will sharply focus on

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted people on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution. Taking on X, PM Modi posted, Happy Constitution Day to all countrymen on the auspicious occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Indian Constitution. #75YearsOfConstitution 75 - #75YearsOfConstitution pic.twitter.com/pa5MVHO6Cu Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 26, 2024 Home Minster Amit Shah also extended a greeting of 'Constitution Day', he affirmed

AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad police have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly posing as an IAS officer and using fake documents claiming to be from various government departments to defraud people, an official said on Sunday. Mehul Shah, an engineer who manages two schools in Vankaner, Morbi district, is accused of earning lakhs of rupees through fraudulent means, said Crime Branch Inspector J.K. Makwana. The accused posed as a senior government official and contacted Pratik Shah, a car rental busin

NAGPUR: Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said leaders of the Opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance targeted him personally as well as his party, which the people of the state did not like. The people's reaction resulted in the Opposition facing a rout in the state assembly elections, said the BJP leader whose party put up its best-ever performance by winning at least 130 seats. Along with the people of (rest of) Maharashtra, the people of Vidarbha region and the

NEW DELHI: BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday hailed his party's victory in Maharashtra assembly polls and byelections in various states as historic and said people have put their seal on the Prime Minister's vision for the country's development, rejecting the opposition's politics of division and appeasement. Addressing an event organised at the BJP headquarters after the results of the elections, Nadda accepted people's mandate in Jharkhand and asserted that his party will play the role of co

IMPHAL: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh expressed grief over the killing of six people by suspected Kuki militants last week and asserted that his government would not rest until the culprits are brought to justice. He said search operations were underway for the killers of three women and three children whose bodies were recovered from a river in Jiribam district last week. The chief minister also said the killing of women and children is a crime against humanity. Singh, in a video message

KOLKATA: Rights activist Irom Sharmila believes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's direct intervention is essential to resolving the crisis in violence-hit Manipur, warning that the reimposition of the draconian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in six police station areas in the northeastern state could escalate the unrest further. Sharmila appealed to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh to take moral responsibility for the unrest and step down, while urging the Centre to hold a referendum to

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that while previous governments used to frame policies to suit vote bank politics, the current dispensation has ensured that people's faith in government is restored. Addressing the HT Leadership Summit, the prime minister said his government is moving forward with the mantra of progress of the people, by the people and for the people. When in many countries governments change with every election, people in India elected our government for

NEW DELHI: According to a report by Lancet, people with diabetes - both type 1 and type 2 - are two to three times more likely to develop depression and 20% more likely to develop anxiety than those without diabetes. The report further highlights that disordered eating or abnormal eating patterns are twice as common in people with type 1 diabetes. Among women with type 1 diabetes, diabulimia (insulin omission to lose weight) is the most common eating disorder, while binge eating is more common i

AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said some people were trying to divide the society for their vested interests and need to be defeated, and stressed on the need for unity and integrity to make India a developed nation by 2047. He was virtually addressing a gathering of devotees at Vadtal in Gujarat's Kheda district on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Shree Swaminarayan Temple in the town. Unity among citizens and integrity of the nation is important to make India a devel

SRINAGAR: In his first speech in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly after being elected as Chief Minister in the states first Assembly polls post Article 370 abrogation, Omar Abdullah on Friday said people of J&K want to live with honour, so the Centre must restore full fledged statehood. He termed the resolution on restoration of J&Ks special status and constitutional guarantees passed by Assembly as historic resolution, stating that there is something in the resolution, given how Prime Minister Narend

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday slammed the BJP over its leader Devendra Fadnavis' remarks on Rahul Gandhi showing a 'red-covered' copy of the Constitution, and said the people of Maharashtra and the country will give a befitting reply to the anti-Constitution and anti-reservation BJP. His remarks came after Fadnavis asked what message Rahul Gandhi wanted to give by showing a red-covered copy of the Constitution of India. Fadnavis also accused the Congress leader of bu

NEW DELHI: Alleging that the BJP favoured the Adani Group in setting up a power plant in Jharkhand in 2015, the Congress on Tuesday said the state polls are a contest between a government that works for the people and another that works to please Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cronies. In a post on X, Congress general secretary in charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh said that in June 2015, the Modani Group started the process of setting up a coal power plant spread across 10 villages in

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll campaign in Jharkhand, the Congress on Monday asked him about the promises he has made to the people of the state and said he should fulfil them before seeking a single vote. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed a set of three questions to the PM, reminding him of his promise of setting up the Korba-Lohardaga and Chatra-Gaya railway lines, besides setting up engineering and medical colleges in Jharkhand. Assembly elections in Jhar

NEW DELHI: Colourful lights decked up buildings and diyas (earthen lamps) dotted houses as people across the country celebrated Diwali with great enthusiasm on Thursday. In the national capital, Delhiites defied the firecracker ban as the city's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category with an AQI of 327 at 9 pm. Keeping up his tradition of celebrating the festival with soldiers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sir Creek near the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district and offer

SRINAGAR: People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said the Union Territory Foundation Day is a lack day for the people of Jammu and Kashmir as it marks disenfranchisement and not development. J&K Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra also termed the foundation day as a lack day and said that expecting the people to celebrate it is asking for too much. The lieutenant governor administration on Thursday celebrated the fifth foundation day of J&K UT. What has happened to

BANIHAL: Four people were killed and as many were injured in two separate road accidents in Ramban and Reasi districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. A cab bearing a Punjab registration number plunged into a deep gorge near Magarkoot along Jammu-Srinagar in Ramban district around 7 am, killing the driver and a female passenger on the spot, the officials said. They said four other passengers, Neha (35), Aman (36), Manisha (40) and Megna (35), all residents of Maharashtra were

PUNE: Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar, who would be facing off with his nephew Yugendra Pawar on the family turf of Baramati, on Friday said he had faith in the constituency's voters who have always supported him. The rival NCP(SP) led by Sharad Pawar on Thursday announced the candidature of 32-year-old Yugendra , son of Ajit's younger brother Shrinivas Pawar, from Baramati, setting the stage for a high-profile contest. Assembly elections will be held in Maharashtr

NEW DELHI: Days after India and China firmed up an agreement on patrolling by their militaries along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, the Congress on Wednesday said it expects that the disengagement will restore the status quo ante as it existed in March 2020 and asked the government to take the people of India into confidence on the matter. The opposition party's assertion comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping's bilateral talks on the margins of the BRICS summit

GOLAGHAT: Around 200 people have fallen ill due to food poisoning after consuming snacks during an obituary function of a deceased in Assam's Golaghat district, officials said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday night during a gathering at the memorial ceremony of the mother of Pradip Gogoi at Pasghoria village of Uriamghat in the Sarupathar area. According to an official, the guests were served with traditional 'jalpan' (snacks with puffed rice and cream) during the function. The peo

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said the Supreme Courts role as a peoples court must be preserved for the future, but this does not mean it has to fulfil the Oppositions role in Parliament. Addressing the first Supreme Court Advocates On Record Association conference in South Goa, Chandrachud, who would demit office on November 10, said derogatory language, particularly against women, has no place in courts, and insensitive words can perpetuate stereotypes and dispro

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said Parliament was using artificial intelligence and related technologies for record-keeping and making speeches by members and other information available to the people in their mother tongue. Addressing the concluding session of the 149th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Birla said in a multilingual society like India, it is necessary to facilitate MPs to speak in their preferred languages. He highlighted the imperati

United Nations, United States: More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program report said Thursday, with children accounting for over half of those affected. The paper published with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) highlighted that poverty rates were three times higher in countries at war, as 2023 saw the most conflicts around the world since the Second World War. The UNDP and the OPHI have published their Multidimen

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed satisfaction with the BJPs success in the recent Haryana assembly elections during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. He emphasised the importance of good governance and tangible development achievements in securing electoral victories, stating, kaam bolta hai aur acche kaam ko hi logon ka vote milta hai (work speaks for itself and good work gets peoples votes). In his about 25-minute address to Union ministers, the PM highlighted the need for them

MUMBAI: Legendary industrialist Ratan Tata' s body was on Thursday morning taken from his house in a hearse, decked with white flowers, to the NCPA in south Mumbai where it would be kept for people to pay their last respects. Before the hearse started from Tata's home, located a couple of kilometres away from the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), the Mumbai Police band played a tune as a mark of respect to him. As the news of Tata's demise spread, people from different walks of life ga

NEW DELHI: There are some people who are cheating innocent people in the name of Ayurveda, spreading misleading information and making false claims, which not only harm the money and health of the public but also defame this traditional medical system, said President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday. Speaking at the eighth foundation day of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) here, she said that people associated with different systems of medicine often claim that their system is the best. It is g