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Digital Desk | Chennai, Oct 4 (IANS) A delegation of Tamil Nadu ministers is expected to travel to Kerala on Monday to continue discussions on the Anamalayar-Nallaru project, a longstanding demand of farmers seeking improved irrigation facilities in Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode districts. According to reports, the delegation will comprise state Water Resources Minister Anand, Revenue Minister Sengottaiyan, Public Welfare Minister Arunraj and Tourism Minister Rajesh Kumar. The ministers are exp

Digital Desk | Ranchi, Oct 4 (IANS) Police conducted simultaneous raids at several hotels and bars in Jharkhand capital Ranchi following complaints of alleged immoral activities and rampant violation of rules by bar and hotel operators. During the late Saturday night action at a hotel near Kachahari Chowk under the Kotwali police station area, police detained eight men and six women. Police suspect that some of those detained may have links to an alleged sex racket. The hotel management, employe

Digital Desk | Nagoya, Oct 4 (IANS) Former India trap shooter Rajeshwari Kumari has been unanimously elected as a member of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Athletes Commission, following the conclusion of the Athletes Committee elections at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya. Rajeshwari was nominated by the OCA Executive Board to represent the South Asian region. She became the second Indian to serve on the OCA Athletes Commission, joining Vice-Chairman Shiva Keshavan. She will represent the at

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Actress Bhagyashree recently enjoyed a date night with her husband Himalaya Dassani and shared a glimpse of their evening on social media. Taking to Instagram, the Maine Pyar Kiya actress shared moments from their outing and reflected on how date nights can help couples unwind and reconnect. Sharing their romantic photos, Bhagyashree wrote, Captured moments making memories. Date nights are so important to unwind, re kindle the joys of a relationship. While at

Digital Desk | Jerusalem, Oct 4 (IANS) Captain Smit Machchhar, the pilot who fought off an alleged attempt to seize control of a flydubai aircraft bound for Israel, has recounted the terrifying moments inside the cockpit when he realised that his co-pilot was attacking him. Machchhar, who sustained serious injuries during the incident, described the ordeal while speaking to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who invited the pilot and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to light a celebratory fl

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited FlyDubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to light a celebratory flame at Israel's next Independence Day ceremony, describing the Indian pilot who foiled a mid-air attack as a hero of India, Israel and the entire world, during a telephone conversation with him on Sunday. Captain, I want to invite you and my dear friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to light a celebratory fla

Digital Desk | Srinagar, Oct 4 (IANS) Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Indian Army's Udhampur headquartered Northern Command has chaired a comprehensive security review and coordination meeting in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city. The Army's Northern Command on Saturday on social media platform X said, Lietenant General Pratik Sharma, #ArmyCommandarNorthernCommand, chaired a comprehensive Security Review & Coordination Meeting at #Srinagar and

Digital Desk | New Chandigarh, Oct 3 (IANS) India skipper Shubman Gill expressed overall satisfaction with his team's 2-1 series-winning performance against the West Indies despite the five-wicket loss in the third and final ODI on Saturday, but admitted that fielding and death-overs bowling remain key areas that need immediate fine-tuning. Opting to bat, India piled up 351 for seven, thanks to a dominant second-wicket partnership of 137 runs between Rohit Sharma (92) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (57), f

Digital Desk | Chennai, Oct 3 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government, led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, has reiterated that recovery of overdue crop loans issued to farmers by cooperative societies has been temporarily suspended, following complaints that some borrowers were receiving telephone calls seeking repayment. In a statement, the government said the suspension applied to the collection of outstanding crop loans obtained through cooperative societies. It asked farmers to report any societ

Digital Desk | New Delhi: The meeting between Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and the foreign ministers of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 21 has been described as a historic occasion. In some way, it is: the Visegrad-4, the group of these four countries, has agreed to hold annual foreign minister-level meetings. It has also agreed to establish an annu

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Saturday said that it ordered immediate action against the sale of a Nestle dairy product after a laboratory analysis determined that a sample of Nestle Low Fat Dairy Whitener obtained from Bharat Hotels Ltd (The Lalit) was unsafe. The regulator subsequently issued a notice to Bharat Hotels Ltd and directed the hotel operator to prohibit the sale of the identified product pending further proceeding

Digital Desk | Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil called upon citizens to make cleanliness an integral part of daily lives, behaviour and collective responsibility, vowing not to litter and to prevent others from doing so, an official said on Saturday. Felicitating sanitation workers while participating in a Special Gram Sabha at Majigam village in Chikhli Block, Navsari District, Gujarat on Swachh Bharat Diwas on Friday, Patil asked everyone to make cleanliness a colle

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) After Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla is the latest Bollywood celeb to 'salute' Captain Smit Machchhar for his bravery and presence of mind. Taking to her official X (Earlier known as Twitter) handle, Juhi wrote, Incredible courage and presence of mind. Salute Captain Smit Machchhar. Such bravery in a moment of grave danger. Wish you get well very soon! (sic) Earlier today, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan penned an appreciation post for

Digital Desk | New York, Oct 3 (IANS) It has become predictable for the leaders of Pakistan to sell a concocted narrative that hardly has any buyers. The saying that best describes this commonplace practice of the country's ruling elite from different parties is the more things change, the more they stay the same. As domestic politics remains gravely polarised and the economy is in shambles, the ruling alliance has been trying its best to utilise international platforms for its unsubstantiated

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Digital Desk | Guwahati, Oct 3 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the first clean room at the semiconductor assembly and test facility in Jagiroad has been completed and pilot chip production has commenced, marking a significant milestone for the states ambitious semiconductor project. Sarma said the facility is likely to be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December or January. Regarding the semiconductor facility, I came a few days ago. The c

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Marking a major milestone for Maharashtras literary landscape, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday unveiled the official logo and website for the Mumbai Book Festival 2026. The announcement marks the commencement of preparations for a six-day celebration of books, literature, art and culture scheduled to take place from Nov 24 to Nov 29, 2026, at the University of Mumbais Kalina Campus. Organised by the National Book Trust (NBT), India, under the Mini

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Oct 3 (IANS) The Accountant General (Audit-I), Karnataka, Jahangir Inamdar, has written to Chief Secretary Shalini Rajaneesh seeking disciplinary action against Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officer N. Mahesh Babu over alleged vulgar and threatening remarks against the Accountant General (AG) and the Principal Accountant General in connection with audit findings related to the Gruha Lakshmi scheme. In the letter accessed by IANS, Inamdar sought verification of

Digital Desk | Male, Oct 3 (IANS) Pakistans child-protection failure is most visible in the gap between detecting abuse and preventing children from being exposed to danger, a report has stated. It noted that the authorities can register an FIR, arrest a suspect, establish a committee, introduce a policy, announce a new framework or condemn an atrocity, but none of these measures can change the fact that the child had already been put at risk. Citing 1,914 cases of child abuse across Pakistan do

Digital Desk | Rajkot, Oct 3 (IANS) The Rajkot City Cyber Crime Police has arrested two men from Gujarats Ahmedabad within hours of registering a case involving the alleged digital arrest of an elderly woman doctor, with investigators finding that bank accounts linked to the accused were allegedly used to transfer around Rs 58.5 lakh in cyber fraud proceeds. The accused have been identified as Darshan Makwana, 34, a resident of Isanpur area in Ahmedabad and originally from Bhangadh village in Dh

Digital Desk | Amritsar, Oct 3 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Saturday appeared before the Akal Takht Sahib at the Golden Temple premises in Amritsar and sought forgiveness for paying condolence visit at Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's residence in August following his death. Three BJP MPs Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Kamaljeet Sehrawat and Yogender Chandolia had visited anti-Sikh riots convict Sajjan Kumar's residence after his death in August, inviting the ire of party

Digital Desk | New Chandigarh, Oct 3 (IANS) KL Rahul's career-best score of 129 not out off 87 balls, along with fifties from ex-captain Rohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad, powered India to 351/7 in the third and final ODI against the West Indies at the new PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh on Saturday. It was a strong recovery for India after Jayden Seales had reduced the hosts to 4/2 inside three overs. From there, Rohit took time before bringing out belligerent shots to hit 92 off 85 balls, laced w

Digital Desk | Anuppur, Oct 3 (IANS) A 32-year-old man allegedly killed four members of his family and injured four others in a stick attack at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Anuppur district on Saturday, police said. The incident took place in Amoda village under the local police station limits, where the accused, identified as Prem Singh Gond, was staying with his mother at his maternal grandparents' house. According to police, Prem Singh had assaulted village temple priest Gangaram on Friday n

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Relatives of Captain Smit Machchhar on Saturday said that the way he saved 170 lives on board flydubai flight FZ1073, despite being attacked by his co-pilot, will serve as motivation for aspiring pilots. Kishorbhai Machchhar, uncle of Captain Machchhar, said that though he has not spoken to his nephew, he has got to know from the latter's father that the pilot is now stable. I will go to meet him at his home in Dubai once he is discharged from the hospital...w

Digital Desk | London, Oct 3 (IANS) As Saudi Arabia reportedly weighs a major offensive to retake the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Yemen's Houthi movement, Pakistan once again finds itself at the crossroads of a complex strategic dilemma, balancing allies, domestic realities and regional diplomacy despite possessing one of the Muslim world's most capable militaries. Recent statements by Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar suggest that members of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement are sti

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Rajya Sabha (Upper House) members Raghav Chadha and Swati Maliwal, who have recently migrated from AAP to BJP, have been nominated to the Committee on External Affairs and to the Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, respectively, in the freshly reconstituted Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees for 2026-27. Nishikant Dubey, another BJP leader, retains chairmanship of the Committee on Communications and Information Techn

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Oct 3 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of the Opposition (LoP) R. Ashoka on Saturday charged the state government with indulging in goondaism and alleged that the police were being used to target BJP workers who had submitted Form 7 applications. Form 7 is an application prescribed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for objecting to the inclusion of a person's name in the electoral roll or seeking the deletion of a name from the voter list. Speaking to reporters after a m

Digital Desk | Patna, Oct 3 (IANS) Amid the ongoing political activity surrounding the Bihar Legislative Council elections, JD(U) MLA Anant Singh of Mokama on Saturday embarked on a nearly 200-km-long Jan Ashirwad Yatra in support of Jan Suraaj candidate Anuj Singh in the Patna Graduates constituency. The yatra began from Anant Singhs residence in Patna and passed through parts of Nalanda before proceeding towards Nawada. At several places, party workers and supporters gathered to welcome him, w

Digital Desk | Abu Dhabi, Oct 3 (IANS) Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai and the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Saturday visited the brave Indian pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, Smit Machchhar, in the hospital and praised his courage. During a visit to Captain Smit Machchhar the flydubai pilot who embodied the highest degrees of courage, responsibility, and care for human life. From us, and from the leadership of the nation, he has our full appreciation and

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) PMSETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs) has identified 850 ITIs, including 172 Hub ITIs and 678 Spoke ITIs, and approved 14 ITI clusters in one year of implementation, an official factsheet said on Saturday. Planned skill labs further extend vocational exposure to students, the statement said, adding that the programme aims to upgrade 1,000 Government ITIs through a HubandSpoke model and to strengthen five Nat

Digital Desk | Bhopal, Oct 3 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday set a target of taking Madhya Pradesh's milk production to 50 crore litres over the next three years, calling for modern infrastructure and scientific improvement of cattle breeds to drive the state's dairy sector. Addressing a state-level Gopalak Sammelan at BHEL Dussehra Maidan in Bhopal, HM Shah said the expansion of dairy production would not only strengthen the rural economy but also help improve t

Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat with cultural icons and Sundeep Bhutoria at an Ek Mulakat session in Kolkata celebrating Prabha Khaitans legacy Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 3: In

Digital Desk | Bidar (Karnataka), Oct 3 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) have arrested a 24-year-old youth from Bidar district of Karnataka for allegedly having links with a Pakistan-based terrorist and other suspected subversive elements, police said on Saturday. The arrested person has been identified as Vishal Kumar Metre, a resident of Yanakura village in Bhalki taluk of Bidar district in north Karnataka. According to the police, the NIA arrested Vishal on October 1 in coordina

Digital Desk | Jaipur, Oct 2 (IANS) During his visit to Rajsamand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State President Madan Rathore criticised the Congress, saying that the party had experienced fragmentation in the past, remains fragmented at present, and will continue to face such divisions in the future. Rathore said the public had become disillusioned with the Congress because, in his view, the party lacked a clear policy and vision for taking the country forward. He said that when mismatched alli

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Sep 12 (IANS)Karnataka's Agriculture Department has seized 680 bags of subsidised fertiliser worth around Rs 18 lakh near Siruguppa in Ballari district, with preliminary investigations indicating that the stock was being diverted to Kerala, officials said on Saturday. The department's vigilance squad conducted a late-night raid on Thursday, following directions from Agriculture Minister P.M. Narendra Swamy to intensify action against the illegal trade and diversion of a

Bengaluru, Aug 26 (IANS) Amid intense speculation over the possible resignation of Karnataka Minister for Planning and Statistics, B. Nagendra, BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Wednesday stepped up the attack on the state government, alleging that big fish and whales were behind the alleged Valmiki Corporation irregularities case and warning the ruling []