MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday appealed to citizens to preserve and nurture the knowledge shared by the state's saints and icons, calling it a responsibility. Maharashtra produced not just warriors, but protectors of dharma, visionaries of the nation, and architects of modern India, he said. Though we may not be the direct descendants of Dnyaneshwar, Shivaji Maharaj, Savitribai Phule and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, we are the carriers of their intellectual legacy. With

CHENNAI: The decision to hurriedly relocate the Redhills MTC bus stand to a vacant ground near a garbage dumping site opposite Puzhal lake along GNT Road to make way for the construction of a new bus stand, is inconveniencing hundreds of commuters. Commuters, many carrying luggage, are forced to stand in the scorching heat and rain due to the absence of shelters. Apart from a stench emanating from the nearby garbage site and no markings for platforms or bus bays, commuters are forced to stand in

NEW DELHI: Terming the framing and implementation of the three new criminal laws as the biggest reform in Independent India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that they are framed in such a way that all rights of citizens are protected and no criminal goes unpunished. Speaking at a function here to mark the one year of implementation of the three laws - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), Shah asserte

IMPHAL: The Manipur Police on Tuesday said security forces have launched search operations to arrest the gunmen who killed four people in an ambush in Churachandpur district a day ago. An FIR has been registered in connection with the killing of the four people, and security has been tightened to prevent any escalation of violence, a police statement said. Operations have been launched by security forces to arrest the culprits involved in the incident. An FIR has been registered in connection wi

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Nervazhi translates to the right path in English. That, essentially, was Shaila Begums concern. An office assistant at the Vanchiyoor court, Shaila is visually impaired and finds it difficult to identify places while travelling, especially by bus. Unlike the metro system, where announcements are made before each station, there are no such mechanisms in buses. For visually impaired individuals, commuting thus becomes a worrisome affair. In January, Shaila spoke about the ordea

ALAPPUZHA: Why would anyone be jailed for bathing? Most certainly, if that happens inside an overhead water tank and ends up blocking the supply of water to more than 50,000 people! Thats precisely what three intoxicated youths did at Pallippuram in Alappuzha on Saturday evening. The revelry has landed them behind bars for 14 days. According to the police, the trio K Jayaraj (27) of Panavally, Athul Krishna (27) and Yadukrishnan (25), the last two from Thaikkattusserysneaked into the 24-metre-h

SRINAGAR: Three Kashmir-based political parties have come together to form a new political alliance named the Peoples Alliance for Change. The alliance comprises the Peoples Conference, led by MLA Sajjad Gani Lone; the Peoples Democratic Front (PDF), headed by former MLA Hakim Mohammad Yasin; and the Justice & Development Front (JDF), a newly-formed party comprising former members of the now-banned Jamaat-e-Islami. The announcement was made at a press conference in Srinagar by JDF President Sham

People think I am the next Lalu Prasad: Tej Undeterred by his ouster from the family and expulsion from the party for six years, Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad and RJD MLA, now claims that there are conspiracies against him as people recognise him as the next Lalu Prasad. I would like my brother Tejashwi Prasad Yadav to become the CM after the elections later this year. I aim to play the role of a kingmaker, Tej said. He, however, made it clear that he would not change

KOLHAPUR: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Friday said that the people of Maharashtra are not anti-Hindi, but it is not right to impose the language on young students in Class 1-4. Speaking to reporters here, he said 55 per cent of the country's population speaks Hindi, and one cannot ignore it. A language row erupted in Maharashtra after the state government last week issued an amended order stating Hindi will generally be taught as the third language to students in Marathi and English medium

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday alleged the BJP is trying to create a divide among people based on language and accused the ruling party of imposing a 'language emergency' in Maharashtra. Talking to reporters here, the former Maharashtra chief minister insisted his party, a former BJP ally, was not opposed to Hindi, but asserted it was certainly against the language's imposition in the predominantly Marathi-speaking state. We don't oppose or hate any language, but that

SHIMLA: Search operations have been intensified to trace 10 people missing since the flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in Himachal's Kangra and Kullu districts, officials said on Thursday. Two persons died while about 20 were feared swept away due to heavy rains on Wednesday evening but some of the missing people have since been rescued. In Manuni Khad in Kangra district, around 15-20 workers stationed at a labour colony near the Indira Priyadarshini Hydroelectric project site were feared sw

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), in collaboration with the Madras School of Social Work, recently released the final report of a city-wide homelessness survey titled Data for Dignity. While the survey identified around 13,529 homeless individuals across 2,837 locations in Chennai, the report recommends strengthening housing policies, enhancing social protection systems, addressing structural discrimination, and fostering community engagement. The report, calling for coordinated in

THRISSUR: In the last decade, around 10,000 people have been part of the Kerala Bird Monitoring Programme and uploaded seven lakh checklists (of birds observed during a 15-minute walk) -- spotting, identifying and documenting common and rare birds in Kerala. So far, 559 species have been recorded in the state, thanks to 34 NGOs and their coordinators, who became part of the initiative out of a sheer interest for birds and nature. It was in 2015 that the Kerala Agriculture University (KAU), backe

AHMEDABAD: The staggering scale of educated unemployment in Gujarat has come into sharp focus. Over 5.42 lakh aspirants have applied for just 2,389 Revenue Talati Class-3 posts, revealing an intense desperation for government jobs. Simultaneously, more than 2.48 lakh candidates are preparing for the written exam to fill 12,000 Lokrakshak Dal constable posts, highlighting the fierce competition. In a notable shift, the state has raised the bar for Talati posts, making a graduation degree mandator

AHMEDABAD: The National Food Security Act mandates the State to guarantee food access for every citizen, from the womb stage to adulthood. However, the system meant to safeguard this right in Gujarat is cracking. Startling data from the States own IPDS portal reveals that nearly 10 lakh beneficiaries were not able to receive ration during April, May, and June 2025, largely due to incomplete KYC formalities. This massive lapse exposes the gap between policy promises and on-ground delivery, leavin

RAIPUR: The Vishnu Deo Sai cabinet embarked on a singular initiative -- Chintan Shivir 2.0 -- where all state ministers shared their experiences, lessons learnt, accounts from the field, as they got an opportunity for introspectionon an attentive, thoughtful platform. Cited as no ordinary government meeting, the two-day extensive deliberations and exchange of better ideas held at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur campus is exclusively designed for the ministers to reflect on their

RAIPUR: The Vishnu Deo Sai cabinet embarked on a singular initiative -- Chintan Shivir 2.0 -- where all state ministers shared their experiences, lessons learnt, accounts from the field, as they got an opportunity for introspectionon an attentive, thoughtful platform. Cited as no ordinary government meeting, the two-day extensive deliberations and exchange of better ideas held at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur campus is exclusively designed for the ministers to reflect on their

NEW DELHI: With fresh violence rocking parts of Manipur, the Congress on Sunday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his insensitivity to the suffering of people in the state. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the pain, distress, and agony of the people of Manipur continues unabated as five districts of Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Katching, and Bishnupur in Manipur have been rocked by violence in the last 24 hours. A day after violent protests erupted in M

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, instead of introspecting on the defeat in the 2024 state assembly polls, has been repudiating the mandate given by the people because they rejected him. The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha is preparing his excuses for future defeats in the upcoming assembly elections, including Bihar, Fadnavis said in his articles published in the Indian Express and Marathi daily Loksatta. On Saturday, Gandhi, in

KOLKATA: West Bengal reported over 100 new COVID cases, according to official data available on Thursday morning. As per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 106 new COVID cases were detected in the state in the last 24 hours. At present, there are 538 active cases in the state, the data showed. During the same period, 61 people also recovered from the infection, it said. The toll remained at one with no new deaths reported.

WASHINGTON: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading an all-party delegation to the US, stressed that there can be no dialogue with Pakistan with a gun pointed at our head. He warned that the action taken by India now can be taken again if Pakistan does not control terror elements on its soil. During an interaction session at the National Press Club in the US on Wednesday (local time), Tharoor said he thinks the US has understood that India has a clear position that there will be o talks with

SRINAGAR: The President of India has promulgated the Union Territory of Ladakh Reservation (Amendment) Regulation, 2025 and reserved 85 percent jobs in the region. A gazetted notification stated that, In exercise of the powers conferred by article 240 of the Constitution read with sub-section (2) of section 58 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Regulation made by her. This Regulation may be called the Union territory of Ladakh

Thirty-four people were evacuated from landslide hit Chhaten in North Sikkim on Tuesday, officials said. Two MI-17 V5 helicopters completed the evacuation mission landing safely at Pakyong Airport near here with 34 people on board, officials said. A team of 23 NDRF personnel has joined the operation to rescue six soldiers missing after a landslide hit an Army camp in North Sikkim. The NDRF team is equipped with satellite phones and essential emergency equipment. A landslide, triggered by heavy r

Hundreds affected by floods in Manipur

NEW DELHI : People of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are part of the Indian family and the day is not far when they will return to India's mainstream voluntarily, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. Laying out India's policy approach towards Pakistan, Singh said New Delhi has edesigned and redefined its strategy and response to terrorism and that possible dialogue with Islamabad will be only on terrorism and PoK. In an address at the CII Business Summit, the defence minister large

GUWAHATI: The Assam government on Wednesday announced providing arms licenses to indigenous people living in vulnerable and remote areas. Addressing a press conference after chairing a cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the arms licences would be given to tackle unlawful threats from hostile quarters. Assam is a very difficult and sensitive state. The government of Assam has taken a very important decision today in our cabinet. We have decided that we will give arms licence

NEW DELHI: India gave a firm, resolute and measured response by destroying terror centres and launchpads in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, and the country's right to defend its people against terrorism has also been recognised by nations across the world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. In his address at an event held at the Italian embassy here, he also recalled the solidarity expressed by Italy following the arbaric terror attack on April 22 in which 26 lives were

AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a sharp attack from Bhuj, said Indias fight is with cross-border terrorism, not Pakistans citizens. He said the fight is with those who fuel and fund terrorism, slamming Pakistans rulers for turning terrorism into profit. He also contrasted Indias rise as the worlds fourth-largest economy with Pakistans fall. Calling out the armys terror links, Modi warned of dark days ahead for Pakistan if its youth dont break free from this path. His remarks came whi

SRINAGAR: The TMC on Thursday called for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, saying the local government should be fully empowered. A five-member delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at his residence on Wednesday, immediately after their arrival in the city. We believe that statehood is a legitimate aspiration of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. We firmly believe that statehood must be fully restored to Jammu and Kashmir, said TMC Rajya

SAMBHAL (UP): An alleged fraud under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme has come to light in a village here, with over a dozen individuals shown as labourers and wages withdrawn in their names. The scam was unearthed in Atarasi village under the Panwasa block of Sambhal district, officials said. The current village head, Sunita Yadav, is accused of generating job cards in the names of deceased villagers and withdrawing wages by falsely showing 'work completed

CHANDIGARH: The border villages of Punjab witnessed a gradual return to normalcy on Monday. Explosions have stopped. Drone sightings have ceased. No more blackouts...Markets teemed with people but schools remained shut two days after the ceasefire announced between India and Pakistan. Nonetheless, people remained cautious. While talking to a cross section of people the common refrain one heard was that, Pakistan cannot be trusted. The state shares a 553-km border with Pakistan. The migrant worke

Residents across border districts in Punjab including Amritsar, Pathankot, and Ferozepur, spent a tense night on Thursday as authorities enforced a complete blackout in response to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Blackouts were also imposed in Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, and other regions, with power supply cut off in Chandigarh, the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana for about two hours until midnight. The precautionary measures followed a fresh wave of attempted attacks

A fire broke out in a garment showroom located on the ground floor of a residential building on Peddar Road in south Mumbai early Monday morning, civic officials said. The blaze was brought under control after over two hours of firefighting operations. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the fire was reported at around 6.38 a.m. in the showroom situated in the Shukhshanti building, a six-storey residential structure. While no casualties were reported, eight residents and f

SRINAGAR: Amid the ongoing crackdown on militants in Jammu and Kashmir after the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed, local police have advised people to disassociate themselves from the J&K Awami Action Committee (AAC) and J&K Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (JKIM), both banned under UAPA. Srinagar police on Wednesday made announcement through the mobile Public Address System informing people that J&K government has declared J&K AAC and JKIM as banned outfits and that strict action will

Prasanna Kumar Bhat, a software engineer from Karnataka, shared a harrowing account on X of how he and his family narrowly escaped the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22. Along with around 35-40 others, Bhat was guided to safety by his brother, a senior Indian Army officer, as gunshots rang out and chaos unfolded in the picturesque Baisaran valley. The quick thinking and calm actions of the army officer saved their lives and those of others caught in the attack. On the fateful day, Bha

CHANDIGARH: Ensure exemplary punishment for the Pahalgam terror attack perpetrators but spare the regular folks from bearing the brunt. That was the common refrain among Pakistani visitors at the Attari-Wagah land route racing to exit India ahead of a short deadline. India has announced that all visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be revoked from April 27 and advised Indians residing in Pakistan to return home at the earliest, as tensions between the two countries escalated over the Pahalga

CHANDIGARH: A pastor and 12 others have been booked for rape and kidnapping at Dera Baba Nanak police station in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, following a complaint by a 22-year-old woman. Sources said that the victim in her complaint alleged that the accused pastor, Manjit Singh, used to beat her up and forced her to convert. In her complaint, she alleged that Sawar Masih procured her ID from her cousin brother, Napinder Singh and started following her on the social media platform. On January 19,

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police on Monday registered a case and arrested two individuals in connection with a WhatsApp group chat that allegedly expressed support for jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh and detailed plans to target senior political leaders. Screenshots of the chat, which surfaced on social media, reportedly included discussions about attacking Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu, and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Sin

BHUBANESWAR: Around 12 people were detained from Odisha's Jharsuguda district on Monday in connection with the violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, police said. They were nabbed by a Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police, a senior Odisha Police officer told PTI. Among those apprehended were two sons of Ziaul Sheikh, one of the prime suspects in the murder of a man and his son in Murshidabad's Jafrabad, he said. After being detained, they were taken to the Banharpali polic

SRINAGAR: National Conference president and three-time former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday termed the flash floods and landslides in J&Ks Ramban, in which three persons were killed, as a natural disaster. He also said statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would definitely be restored. On flash floods and landslides in Ramban, Abdulah said, It is a major disaster and I am hopeful that the Government of India and the Prime Minister will take note of it and give maximum assistance of the a

DIPHU (Assam): A couple were killed and their three children grievously injured in an attack by unidentified persons in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, police said on Sunday. The attack took place at the residence of Julo Munda in Munda Basti in Namburnadi tea estate in Barpathar area on Saturday night. Police said Julo Munda and his wife Panchami were beaten up by the miscreants and kidnapped from their residence. The three children of the couple, aged between 9 and 13 years, were also assaulte

KOLKATA: Stating that the BJP and the RSS initiated a vicious false campaign in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the people to maintain peace, and stressed that the majority and the minority communities must take care of each other. Referring to the violence in Murshidabad , Banerjee said hese forces were using the backdrop of an unfortunate incident that happened on provocation to play divisive politics. BJP and its allies have suddenly become very aggressive in We

KOLKATA: A delegation of the National Commission for Women (NCW), led by its chairman Vijaya Rahatkar, met the riot-affected people in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Saturday and assured them that all steps would be taken by the Centre to ensure their safety in future. The affected women narrated their plight during the violent days and demanded that permanent BSF camps be set up in select areas of the district and an NIA probe into the communal clashes which claimed three lives. The NCW

Language debates are unfolding across the country, particularly in the southern states, where language is deeply intertwined with regional identity, cultural heritage, and pride. Supreme Court bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran, while dismissing a petition on Urdu signage, emphasised that language reflects people and communities, not religion. What Was The Petition filed? Varshatai Sanjay Bagade, a former councillor from Patur town, filed a petition challenging the use of U

SRINAGAR: Ex-RAW chief A S Dullat, in his upcoming book The Chief Minister and the Spy , revealed that former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah privately backed the Centre's decision to scrap Article 370 despite publicly opposing the move. People's Conference chairman and MLA Sajad Gani Lone remarked on this matter, saying that it ow seems 2024 was a prize for services rendered in 2019. On August 5, 2019, the Centre scrapped Articles 370 and 35A which granted special status and privileges to J

DUBAI: There is a serious gap between decision makers and people they cater to, and this gap is widening, said Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on the concluding day of the Global Justice, Love and Peace Summit, held in Dubai on April 12 and 13. Satyarthi was talking to PTI on the sidelines of the summit on Sunday. In a session held late Sunday evening, Satyarthi, along with 11 other Nobel Laureates, shared their experiences in tackling bureaucracy and societal apathy in their journey towa

NAGPUR: A fire broke out in an aluminum foil manufacturing unit in Umred MIDC in the Nagpur district, as per the fire department. The fire claimed the lives of five people. Two people died in the hospital during the treatment, while the death of three missing people has also been confirmed, as per Superintendent of Police (SP), Nagpur Rural, Harsh Poddar. Earlier in the day, a total of six people had been injured and two of them were in critical condition and had been shifted to the Nagpur Gover

NEW DELHI: Antibiotic use is the top reason for side effects among people, a latest national survey has said. However, the survey conducted on over 17,000 people in 303 Indian districts found that it is not just antibiotics, followed by syrups or other medicines, that cause side effects in people who consume them, but Ayush medicines, too, especially Ayurveda medicines. The survey by LocalCircles, a community social media platform, found that one in two people have experienced side effects from

AHMEDABAD: The Congress on Wednesday said its idea of nationalism binds people together, while the pseudo-nationalism of the BJP-RSS seeks to divide them. The party made the assertion in its 'Nyaypath' resolution adopted at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session held here on the banks of the Sabarmati river. The resolution focused strongly on defining the party's take on nationalism and contrasting it with that of the BJP. Of course, the territorial integrity of India depicts our nation

GWALIOR : Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said the new Waqf law will prevent the misuse of properties and ensure the Waqf land is used for the development of people. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha last week after marathon debates in both Houses of Parliament. President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the bill on Saturday. The Act aims to streamline the management of Waqf properties (assets permanently donated by Muslims for religious or charit