NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at the Modi government over its economic policies and asserted that real development is when everyone progresses, there is a fair environment for business, a fair tax system and the income of workers increases. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, The truth of Modi Ji's developed India: Your hard work, whose profit? The wheel of the country's economy is turning with your sweat and blood, but are you getting your fair share in it? Just t

NEW DELHI: Describing it as another mighty blow to Naxalism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said 14 Naxalites were killed in a joint operation by the CRPF, SoG Odisha and Chhattisgarh Police along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border. With the resolve for a Naxal-free India and joint efforts of security forces, Naxalism is breathing its last today, Shah said. Another mighty blow to Naxalism. Our security forces achieved major success towards building a Naxal-free Bharat. Another mighty blow

UNNAO: A woman and her two children allegedly died of asphyxiation in the Bangarmau area of Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred when the family lit a brazier inside a closed room to stay warm, they added. Bangarmau Circle Officer (CO) Arvind Kumar said Alok Singh, a subedar in the Army currently posted in Ladakh, resided in the New Katra Mohalla of Bangarmau with his wife Rachna (35), their seven-year-old son Vaibhav, and four-year-old daughter Vaishnavi

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of abdicating his responsibilities by outsourcing Manipur to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The opposition party reiterated its demand for the PM to visit the violence-hit northeastern state, terming his absence a disastrous neglect of duty.The criticism came after Prime Minister Modi extended greetings to the people of Tripura, Meghalaya, and Manipur on their Statehood Day through a socia

RAIPUR: At least twelve Maoists, including several senior leaders, were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in the Kularighat forested terrain of the Mainpur region in Gariaband district, near the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border, approximately 160 km east of Raipur, a senior police officer reported on Tuesday. The encounter began yesterday, and by late evening , the forces had recovered the bodies of two women Maoists. More bodies were found this morning. The casualty count is expected

BHUBANESWAR: In a major operation, 12 more Maoists were killed during an exchange of fire with the Odisha and Chhattisgarh police forces, along with the CRPF, along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border in Gariaband district on Tuesday morning. Earlier, security personnel had neutralized two women cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist) in the early hours of Monday as part of the ongoing operation. The total number of Maoists killed in the ongoing inter-state operation mounted to 14, a senior officer said. I

PATNA : A resident of Bihar has lodged a case in a local court, alleging that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi caused him to drop a pail of milk resulting in a loss of Rs 250. The bizarre development has taken place in Samastipur district, where complainant Mukesh Chaudhary claimed that he received a shock upon hearing Gandhi's fight against the Indian state remark last week. I was in such a state of shock that my bucket full of five litres of milk, priced at Rs 50 per litre, slipped off my hand. Ra

MUMBAI: Mumbai police on Tuesday recreated the crime scene with the accused arrested for the knife attack on Saif Ali Khan at the actor's residence in upscale Bandra, an official said. A team of 20 officials reached the Satguru Sharan building in four police vans around 5.30 am and were on the premises for an hour, the official said. He said the police team entered the building through the front gate with the accused, Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir. Later, they also took him

LUCKNOW: A wanted criminal and his three associates were gunned down in an encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police in Shamli district, officials said on Tuesday. An STF inspector also suffered multiple gunshots in the exchange of fire that took place in the Jhinjhina area of Shamli district during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, a senior police officer said. On the intervening night of January 20-21, Mustafa Kagga gang member Arshad along with three o

MUMBAI: Multiple fingerprints of the accused have been collected from various spots as part of the probe into the January 16 knife attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, police said. Khan was repeatedly stabbed by the intruder inside his apartment at the Satguru Sharan building in upscale Bandra on Thursday, necessitating surgery. On Sunday, police arrested Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir, a Bangladeshi national who was staying in India illegally after changing his name to V

NEW DELHI: The government is working towards widening the portrayal of the nations societal and cultural landscape while still preserving the military and martial spirit of the Republic Day parade, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh stated on Monday. What is unique this time is that from a military character we want a broader societal, cultural programme. Last time, there were some 1,500 performances, but the public said that most of it was concentrated around the Presidential dias. Based on t

BENGALURU: Beer prices have been revised in the state. The revised prices came into effect on Monday. The state government issued a draft notification regarding increase in duty on beer on August 23, 2024. The final notification on the same was issued on January 8. Beer prices will, henceforth, depend on the content of alcohol. It has been categorised into two slabs, depending on the alcohol content. The Excise Duty (ED) on mild beers with alcoholic content less than or equal to 5% v/v has been

Justice (R) C T Ravikumar , who became the fourth Dalit judge to be elevated to the Supreme Court, retired on January 5 after serving three years in the top court. He tells Suchitra Kalyan Mohanty about his struggles, journey to the top court, challenges he faced as a Dalit judge, and other issues confronting the judiciary. Excerpts: Humility sets you apart. How would you describe your elevation to SC as a judge, considering your background from a marginalized community? I will always be gratefu

BENGALURU: In a rare celestial event, seven planets of the Solar System will align by March this year. Six of the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will begin to come into alignment on Tuesday (January 21), while Mercury will join on February 28. While Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye, Uranus and Neptune will require a telescope to observe the alignment, which is called the planetary parade. Dr BR Guruprasad, Director of Jawaharlal Nehru P

NEW DELHI: As the Congress is set to hold Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan rally in Karnatakas Belagavi, the party reiterated its demand that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat must apologise for the anti-national statement he delivered on the freedom movement. Though the rally was to take place on December 27, it was suspended due to the passing away of former PM Manmohan Singh on December 26. The campaign to protect Constitution was organised in tune with the resolution passed by the Congress Working Co

LUCKNOW: The proposed meeting of Yogi cabinet at Mahakumbh on Wednesday, January 22, is likely to provide a major boost not only to the economic development of Prayagraj but also to neighbouring districts. The meeting, set to take place at the Integrated Command and Control Centre, is expected to approve several key proposals that will transform the city. One of the major proposals on the table is likely to be one pertaining to creation of a new religious circuit including Prayagraj and Varanasi

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, along with the Gandhi family, has reportedly shortlisted a few names for the next Maharashtra party chief. The prominent names circulating include MLC Satej Patil and Congress MLA Amit Deshmukh. Both Patil and Deshmukh have requested time to consider their interest in the position. The fact that the party is not in power is seen as a deterrent, making leaders hesitant to pursue this top state party position. Responsibility of managing the office and rejuven

DEHRADUN: In a significant citizen science effort, a bird counting campaign at the Asan Wetland in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand has yielded impressive results, with volunteers identifying 5,225 birds across 117 different species. According to sources in the forest department, The event organised on Sunday, by a dedicated team of 35 participants divided into five groups, aimed to monitor both domestic and migratory bird populations in the area. Under the leadership of bird expert Sanjay Sondh

BENGALURU/HASSAN : Shooting of Kannada film Kantara Chapter-1, the prequel to 2022 blockbuster Kantara, promoting forest protection and human and wildlife co-existence, has come under the forest departments scanner with the production house Hombale Films being slapped with a fine of Rs 50,000 for illegally dumping film set items into Sakleshpur forest before starting ongoing shooting from January 7-25. The film unit has also been accused of blasting and axing of trees, during the shooting of the

PATNA: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday expressed concern and anguish over the planned disruption of House proceedings, the decline in the number of sittings, and the erosion of dignity and decorum in legislatures across the country. Delivering the inaugural address of the 85th All India Presiding Officers Conference (AIPOC) in the Bihar Legislature premises in the state capital, Birla asserted that legislatures were forums for debates and discussions, and legislators were expected to fulfil

NEW DELHI: Various resident doctors associations, which had led nationwide demonstrations in the country to protest the barbaric rape and murder of the woman resident in a state-run hospital in Kolkata last year, on Monday expressed their unhappiness with the court judgment that awarded life imprisonment, instead of death sentence, to the convict, citing that it was not in the rarest of the rare category . According to the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA), which was the first a

NEW DELHI: In an important move towards strengthening bilateral ties, India and France have agreed to a joint assessment of maritime security threats in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). In a joint declaration, the two said, India and France agreed to develop a joint assessment of the threats to maritime security in the region; to counter illicit maritime activities, including piracy and armed robbery, maritime terrorism, contraband smuggling, Illegal Unreported and Unregulated fishing, hybrid as w

MANGALURU: In a major breakthrough, Mangaluru city police cracked one of the biggest heists of Kotekar co-operative bank within 60 hours and arrested three prime accused said to be part of a notorious gang from Mumbai's Dharavi. On January 17, between 1pm and 1.20pm, an armed robbery was committed by unknown masked individuals at the Kotekar Vyavasaya Seva Sahakari Sangha (N), K.C. Road, Talapady Branch, under Ullal Police Station limits on the outskirts of Mangaluru on the same day of chief min

Speaker: We've got a very special guest joining us now on ( Sony) Extraaa Serve from Melbourne Park. We've got the 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. Novak, firstly, congratulations. Your 61st Grand Slam quarterfinal. I mean, these records are unthinkable to most human beings, but you seem to continue to do the unthinkable. Your Indian fans are showing a lot of love towards you. And an Indian superstar alongside me, Sanja Mirza, has a few questions for you as well. Sania Mirza: Hi,

CHANDIGARH: Farmer leaders on Monday urged the Union government to advance the proposed meeting on February 14 with them. Swaran Singh Pandher, convener of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, said farmers were told that February 14 was fixed for the meeting as the model code of conduct was in force till February 9 in view of the assembly elections in Delhi. If the Centre could announce the constitution of 8th Pay Commission and no objection was raised by the Election Commission, then what is the problem i

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held meetings on Sunday with his counterparts from Australia and Japan in Washington. They discussed bilateral issues as well as matters related to the four-member QUAD group, which also includes the United States. A QUAD ministerial is in the offing, and it would be one of the early multilateral assignments for the incoming Secretary of State Marco Rubio under the second term of the Donald Trump administration, once he is confirmed by the US Co

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Greeshma, who was awarded capital punishment in the Sharon murder case , is the youngest person in the state to receive the death sentence. She has become the third woman to be sentenced to capital punishment and is the second woman on death row in the state. Rafeeqa Beevi, awarded capital punishment in the Mulloor Shanthakumari murder case last year, is the other woman convict on death row. With the verdict in the Sharon murder case, the total number of inmates on death row

GUWAHATI: A team of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) has achieved a milestone by completing the Arunachal Pradesh leg of the Brahmaputra River Rafting Expedition. The sheer power and scariness of the currents had deterred all previous attempts to navigate this route. Out of the 916-km journey planned, the team navigated 240 km of the river, rafting through one of the most dangerous stretches in the world. This section, from Gellingthe first Indian village whe

RANCHI: Students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, located in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, are set to give a band performance during the Republic Day celebrations on 26 January. Among three schools chosen nationwide to perform on the rostrum at Kartavya Path, this Jharkhand school earned its place alongside schools from Tripura and Sikkim. Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Education Minister Ramdas Soren, and other senior state officials have congratulated the team on this remarkable

BENGALURU: Operation of commercial flights will be partially disrupted at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) from February 5 to February 14 due to the upcoming Aero India 2025 event in the City, said sources. The air space in Bengaluru airport will be shut down for a total of 47 hours during this period in the morning and afternoon with an average closure period of three hours. The 15th edition of Aero India, Asias largest military aviation exhibition, will be held from February 10 to 14 at

PATNA: Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani, who is in the state capital to attend the 85th All India Presiding Officers' Conference (AIPOC), was rushed to Indira Gandhi Institute of Cardiology (IGIC) in the early hours of Monday after he complained of uneasiness. Devnani is better now and has expressed his willingness to go back to Rajasthan, Bihar Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav said. The Rajasthan Assembly Speaker had complained of uneasiness in the morning after which he was immedi

CHANDIGARH: The next leader of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) is yet to be determined, piquing the curiosity of committee members. In the first general elections of HSGMC held on Sunday, 22 out of 40 wards were won by independent candidates, including one independent who won the seat unopposed. Members watch with keen eyes to see who will form the executive body. In the HSGMC elections, Jagdish Singh Jhinda-led Panthic Dal (Jhinda) won 11 seats, the Haryana Sikh Panthic D

NEW DELHI: Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta on Monday raised in the Supreme Court the issue of halal certification of non-meat products such as iron bars and cement, asking why should non-believers be made to pay higher cost for halal-certified products. The law officer made the submissions before the apex court which was hearing the pleas challenging a notification prohibiting the manufacturing, storage, sale and distribution of food products with halal certification within UP, except fo

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to Union Health Minister J P Nadda and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, flagging the plight of hundreds of patients and their family members huddled on the footpath and subway outside AIIMS here and sought concrete steps to resolve this humanitarian crisis. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha also urged the central government to take concrete steps to strengthen the public healthcare system in the upcoming budget and increase the necessary re

KOCHI: Kerala is attending the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting at Davos (Jan 20-24), as the CPM-led government continues its efforts to engage with global leaders and multinational giants to invest in the state. This is the first time that Kerala is participating in the World Economic Forum, held at the Swiss ski resort of Davos. WEF, which is into its 55th edition this year, is hosting some of the world's wealthiest and most powerful people. Industries Minister P Rajeeve, who is lea

The custody of a four-year-old boy, the son of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash, who died by suicide in December, and his estranged wife Nikita Singhania, will remain with his mother, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, according to an NDTV report. The decision came after a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and SC Sharma spoke with the child via a video link. The case revolved around a plea filed by Anju Devi, the boy's grandmother and Atul Subhash's mother, who had sought custody of her grandson , th

NEW DELHI: Indias first global CAR T-cell therapy for adult B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL), a kind of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system, has been launched in the country, offering new hope to patients facing aggressive blood cancers. Qartemi, the countrys first global CAR T-cell therapy for adult B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL), uses genetically modified T-cells to fight cancer. It was launched by Immuneel Therapeutics, Indias leading cell and gene therapy start-up, backed

VIJAYAPURA: A brick kiln owner and his assistants were accused of beating up three workers of the kiln on Monday. The incident took place three days ago. However it came to light after a video of the incident went viral. According to Rural police, the incident took place in Gandhi Nagar area of the city on Sindgi road. Three laborers, Sadashiva Madar, Sadashiva Babaladi, and Umesh Madar, from Chikklaki village in Jamkhandi taluk were subjected to a brutal attack by the brick kiln owner, Khemu Ra

AHMEDABAD: In a stunning fusion of craftsmanship and admiration, a Surat-based diamond businessman has created a striking replica of Donald Trump using a 4.30-carat lab-grown diamond. As the former president is set to be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States today, January 20, his influence is felt not only in America but also across India. In a remarkable feat of dedication, five skilled jewelers from Surat spent 60 days meticulously crafting the diamond image, as a unique gift to

RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh State Election Commission on Monday announced the simultaneous schedules for conducting the urban bodies and the 3-tier panchayat elections in the state. Chhattisgarh becomes the first state to synchronise elections with one state-one election preparations apparently being worked out by the Commission. The urban bodies polls will be held in one phase on February 11 and counting of votes on February 15. The elections for the panchayats would be held in three phases and sc

Back-to-back western disturbances induced good rainfall in major wheat-producing regions have relieved the government, as the country has been facing a wheat production crisis for the past three years. Indias major wheat producing areas including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh have so far received normal rainfall. Scientists say the rainfall will increase wheat productivity and acreage and save farmers investment for at least one irrigation. For the past three years, adverse w

AHMEDABAD: Drugs worth lakhs of rupees have been seized in Gujarat once again, with the latest bust by the ATS netting MD drugs worth Rs 27 lakhs. The operation, carried out in the sensitive Ahmedabads Laldarwaja area of the city, led to the arrest of one accused who was in possession of the drugs. Following this, the Gujarat ATS has launched an investigation, suspecting the involvement of more individuals in the broader drugs racket. Acting on a tip-off, the Gujarat ATS targeted a youth named F

Renowned for his dexterity in giving traditional artistry a modern twist, and the creative force behind many celebrated looks like Oprah Winfrey's memorable pink and orange Kanjeevaram saree, the slinky jersey saree that Lady Gaga donned during her debut performance in India, and Kim Kardashian's dusty peach lehenga at the Ambani wedding, Tarun Tahiliani, is one of India's most popular designers right now. In the city recently for a showcase of his new wedding collection, 'Baaraat' with Tasva, h

The family of the RG Kar Hospital murder victim expressed their desire for justice rather than compensation, following a court order directing the West Bengal government to pay Rs 17 lakh to them. The family stated, We dont want compensation, we want justice, as reported by news agency ANI after the court directed the West Bengal government to pay the compensation. Since the victim died while on duty in the hospital, her place of work, it is the responsibility of the state to pay compensation to

SRINAGAR: A soldier has been killed in the ongoing encounter with militants in Zaloora, Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmirs Baramulla district on Monday. Sources said an army jawan was injured in the gunfight with the militants. The injured soldier was evacuated to army hospital in Srinagar, where he succumbed to the injuries. It is the first gunfight of 2025 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to police, a contingent of police, CRPF and army launched a joint cordon and search operation in Gujarpattu,

GUWAHATI: Curfew was clamped in areas falling under the Mawkynrew village in Meghalayas East Khasi Hills district on Monday following an incident of mob violence involving a school. The police said the Ramakrishna Mission School at Mawkynrew was established in 2022 after a no objection certificate was issued by the then Sardar (village chief) of Mawkynrew but the incumbent Sardar stood opposed to it. A mob of some 250 people went to the school to dismantle it. However, we thwarted the attempt, S

BASTI (UP): A 34-year-old Muslim man here converted to Hinduism to marry his girlfriend with whom he had an affair for the past 10 years, changing his name from Saddam to Shivshankar, police said on Monday. SHO of Kotwali police station Devendra Singh said that three days ago, the woman had lodged a case against Saddam and his family members in the police station for rape, forcing her to have an abortion, raping her on the pretext of marriage and threatening to kill her. But now both have marrie

Iga Swiatek showed no mercy as she ended lucky loser Eva Lys's historic run at the Australian Open on Monday, the world number two marching into the quarter-finals 6-0, 6-1. There was to be no happy ending to Lys's incredible story against the ruthless five-time Grand Slam champion from Poland, who will meet either Emma Navarro or Daria Kasatkina for a place in the semi-finals. There's a lot to improve. I don't feel like I'm in my peak yet, said Swiatek, who has dropped only two games in her las

BHOPAL:Two cops in Mandsaur district of western Madhya Pradesh have been suspended for being part of birthday celebrations featuring a habitual offender, who is reportedly accused in multiple cases of the NDPS Act. The two cops, identified as Jagdish Thakur and Sunil Tomar, are both assistant sub inspectors of police (ASIs) who were posted at the Nai Abadi police station of Mandsaur district. The two ASIs were suspended by the Mandsaur district police superintendent Abhishek Anand, after the vir

BENGALURU: Metro services were disrupted for 25 minutes on the Green Line on Monday morning after a 49-year-old former Air Force employee jumped onto the railway tracks at Jalahalli metro station in the face of an approaching train. Smart action by women guards on Platform 2 in stopping the train immediately through emergency systems saved the mans life. He did not sustain any major injury, according to initial information received. The man reportedly jumped on the tracks at 10.25 am when a trai