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INDORE: At least 32 people have fallen ill due to suspected water contamination in a locality in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city, prompting the administration to collect samples of drinking water for testing, officials said on Tuesday. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav directed the administration of Indore, the cleanest city in the country, to ensure prompt and quality treatment for all patients. Talking to PTI, Indore District Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani

MUMBAI: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has decided to bank on the Covid-19 period work during his tenure and unfold his party campaign around it for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election scheduled for January 15, 2026. The Shiv Sena (UBT) president released a 40-page booklet, named Mumbai Model, that highlights the then government's effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 in Dharavi, Asias largest slum, located in Mumbai. The Mumbai Model has mentioned the de

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party does not go among the people merely to win elections, but to serve them and resolve their problems, asserted the partys Working National President, Nitin Nabin, on Friday during his visit to Assam. Addressing BJP workers during his first visit to the state after assuming charge as Working National President, Nabin, known for his accessibility to the public and party workers, said, We do not go among the people just to win elections, we go to solve the proble

ADDIS ABABA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday underscored the outcomes of his Ethiopia visit, calling the signing of multiple agreements a significant step in strengthening a bilateral partnership focused on growth and people-centric development Modi arrived in Ethiopia on Tuesday on his maiden bilateral visit, during which the two countries elevated their historical ties to the level of 'Strategic Partnership'. He also held wide-ranging talks with his Ethiopian counterpart, Abiy Ahmed

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram slammed the Union government increasing practice of using Hindi words, written in English script- in the titles of Bills introduced in Parliament, calling it an affront to non-Hindi-speaking citizens and states. In a post on X, the former Union minister said that such titles make it difficult for non-Hindi speakers to identify, understand, or even pronounce the names of Bills and Acts. I am opposed to the increasing practice of the government using Hindi word

GUWAHATI: Five of a nine-member group are missing after they reportedly ventured into the Brahmaputra River off Guwahatis Kharghuli area on Wednesday afternoon. According to locals, a group of nine people had visited Bhakti Kutir, a Krishna temple near the river, where the incident occurred. Around 12:50 pm, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) received a call reporting that four to five people were missing. The caller said there were eight to nine people and four to five of them were mis

AHMEDABAD: BJP MLA Prakash Varmora in a recent video remarked that characterless, alcohol-drinking and gambling people are entering politics, giving Congress a new opportunity to target the ruling BJP amid the ongoing liquor ban debate and internal dissatisfaction. The video, which surfaced from a recent religious event in Dhrangadhra, shows Varmora declaring that public trust has weakened due to such elements infiltrating the political system. In the circulating video, BJP MLA Prakash Varmora i

LUCKNOW: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Monday, urged people to remain alert, ensuring proper verification of individuals before hiring him/her for a job at home or commercial establishments. This comes amid the campaign going on in Uttar Pradesh to identify Bangladeshis and Rohingya residing and working illegally in the state, along with the setting up of detention camps. He said that illegal immigrants could not be given protection at any cost. The state government had commenced an extensi

Heated exchanges between Trinamool Congress and BJP members were witnessed in the Lok Sabha on Friday when TMC member Shatabdi Roy said Bangla-speaking people were being deported to Bangladesh and asserted that language cannot be the consideration for authorities for taking such steps. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the House in Bangla, she referred to the case of a person being deported to Bangladesh in Odisha. When Krishna Prasad Tennati, chairing the proceedings, asked Roy to place her

KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has announced that it will provide two lakh rupees financial assistance to bereaved families of the 39 persons who allegedly passed away due to panic and stress triggered by the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, made the announcement releasing the report card of her governments performance during the past 14 years. Mamata claimed that 39 people have died in the State due to SIR-induced panic, including cases of suic

NEW DELHI : India has an estimated 25.61 lakh people living with HIV (PLHIV), the second largest number globally in 2024, although the annual HIV incidence rate remains very low in the country, according to a government report released on Monday to mark World AIDS Day. The India HIV Estimation 2025 technical report, released by Union Health Minister JP Nadda, states that in 202425, 73% of newly detected HIV-positive persons reported acquiring the infection through heterosexual transmission. This

GUWAHATI: Manipur government on Monday constituted state and district levels committees to strengthen the ongoing efforts for rehabilitation and resettlement of the people who were internally displaced by the ethnic violence. The government made an announcement on the constitution of the panels through a statement, issued hours after the internally displaced persons (IDPs) had launched a month-long protest demanding their resettlement at their original homes by this month. The statement said the

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded Tamil as a great language and a source of pride for India, while highlighting the countrys achievements in agriculture, science, defence, tourism and indigenous products during his Mann Ki Baat radio address. Focusing on the upcoming fourth edition of the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi from December 2, Modi urged citizens to participate and learn the language. In Tamil, he said, Tamil kalachaaram uyarvanathu, Tamil mozhi uyarvanathu, Tam

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly radio broadcast Mann Ki Baat on Sunday, not only described Tamil as a great language and the pride of India, but also spoke about a range of the countrys achievements across several fields, including scientific advancements from space to the ground level, agriculture, honey production as an economically empowering subsidiary agro-initiative, and other sectors including tourism. Indias growing strength in the drone and defence sectors, as we

NAGPUR: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday expressed concern over the declining use of Indian languages and mother tongues, saying the situation has reached a point where some Bharatiya people do not know our own languages. Speaking at a book release event in Nagpur, Bhagwat appealed to society to introspect on the erosion of linguistic heritage. There was a time when entire communication, sharing, daily business was in Sanskrit. Now, some American professor teaches us Sanskrit, when in reality w

Hundreds of displaced people, seeking to return to their homes, clashed with security forces in Manipur's Imphal East district on Saturday. The displaced people, who have been staying at different relief camps after ethnic violence broke out in May 2023, were stopped by security forces at Yaingangpokpi when they were marching towards their homes at Gwaltabi, located on the periphery of the district. As the situation escalated, security forces lobbed several rounds of tear gas shells to disperse

LUCKNOW: SP president Akhilesh Yadav has made a fresh attack on the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying it was a ig conspiracy against the people of the country that could push citizens into a state worse than the colonial era. Posting a 20-second video on the SIR process on his official X handle on Thursday evening, Yadav appealed to all opposition parties, including allies of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), to unite and expose this

IMPHAL: Hundreds of internally displaced people (IDPs) staying in relief camps here clashed with security forces at Pukhao and near Dolaithabi Dam in Imphal East district on Monday as they attempted to return to their native homes, officials said. IDPs from Ekou, Dolaithabi and Yengkhuman localities, who had been staying in relief camps, attempted to march towards their homes but were stopped by security forces. The security forces fired tear gas shells to disperse the protesters, they said. The

NEW DELHI: Calling for the world to show zero tolerance towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, India on Tuesday said that there can be no justification or whitewashing of terror at the SCO Heads of Government meeting. It is imperative that the world display zero tolerance towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. There can be no justification, no looking away, and no whitewashing. As India has demonstrated, we have the right to defend our people against terrorism and

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Bihar election results have taught a lesson that the aspirations of the people from the government are very high and they trust political parties with good intentions. Delivering the sixth Ramnath Goenka Lecture, Modi said be it the central government or state governments led by regional parties, their primary focus should be development. The results of the Bihar elections have once again taught a lesson on the high aspirations and ambit

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Rajasthan authorities for their failure to control pollution in the Jojari River, saying the suffering that has been caused to two million people was unbelievable. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a suo motu case concerning contamination of the Jojari River water. The harsh reality that is going on at the spot is alarming, the bench said, adding, The suffering which has been caused to the people is unbelievable. It w

PATNA: As Bihar braces for the counting of votes tomorrow, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Sunil Singh on Thursday issued a strong warning to election officials, cautioning against any attempt to manipulate the people's mandate, otherwise he same scenes witnessed on the roads in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka will be seen on the roads of Bihar as well. Singh claimed that in the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, many RJD candidates were forcibly defeated, and urged vigilance to ensure such inci

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that his government was steadfast in freeing encroached lands from infiltrators and restoring them to the indigenous people. He said that due to rampant encroachment, ethnic and tribal communities in Goalpara and Kamrup districts had lost oth their political and economic rights. The indigenous people are the true custodians of Assam's 'Jaati, Maati and Bheti' (nationality, land and the foundation of the state). It is our solemn pledge to e