India

Punjab Police launch mega drive against goons across state

20 May 2023 05:22 AM IST

On Friday, the Punjab Police conducted large-scale raids across the state, mobilizing a force of 3,000 personnel to target individuals with criminal backgrounds and involvement in anti-social activities. These raids were conducted under the instructions of Punjab’s Director General of Police (DGP), Gaurav Yadav. Special DGP (law and order) Arpit

Acute shortage of bureaucrats impeding administrative work

20 May 2023 05:10 AM IST

An acute shortage of IAS officers in Haryana continues to remain in discussion as it affects the functioning of the government as well as administrative work on a large scale. Although the Government of India allotted officers to the state, the scenario remains unchanged as a lot of officials get

SC gets two new judges: Justice Mishra, Justice Viswanathan take oath

20 May 2023 04:59 AM IST

Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate Kalpathy Venkataraman Viswanathan were on Friday administered the oath of office as judges of the Supreme Court by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. The new judges were administered the oath of office during a ceremony at the apex court’s auditorium.With the swearing-in

Sameer Wankhede plea cites SRK: ‘Please show some kindness, I beg you as father’

20 May 2023 04:54 AM IST

Former NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede, accused of demanding a bribe from Shah Rukh Khan for not implicating his son Aryan Khan in the 2021 drugs-on-cruise case, has claimed in his petition that the superstar praised the officer’s “integrity” and pleaded with him to be kind to Aryan. As per

Haryana govt to overweight, pot-bellied cops: ‘Shape up or go to police lines’

20 May 2023 04:50 AM IST

The Haryana policemen who are “overweight” and have pot bellies will be transferred to Police Lines, according to an order issued by Haryana’s home and health minister Anil Vij on Thursday, keeping the fitness of personnel in view. The overweight police personnel and officers can join back the duty after

Karnataka swearing-in today, Congress turns it an Opposition show of strength

20 May 2023 04:11 AM IST

Exactly a week after Congress’s emphatic win in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah is all set to take oath as Chief Minister for the second term today, along with his deputy D K Shivakumar and a group of legislators as Ministers. Siddaramaiah, the 75-year-old, will become the CM for the second time after

Monsoon advances in Andaman Sea, Nicobar islands

20 May 2023 03:53 AM IST

Southwest monsoon has advanced over Southeast Bay of Bengal, Nicobar Islands and South Andaman Sea on Friday, setting the stage for the four-month rainy season crucial for the country’s farm economy. Earlier this week, the weather office said the onset of monsoon over Kerala, marking its entry into the mainland,

4 Tips for Choosing a South African Online Casino

20 May 2023 03:41 AM IST

The online casino industry is expanding fast in South Africa – there are so many platforms to choose from that it is sometimes overwhelming. For a casual casino player who just wants to play for the laughs or someone who is aiming to claim serious jackpots, the right online casino

PM Modi’s Principal Secy participates in high-level panel in NY on reducing disaster risk in landlocked developing countries

20 May 2023 03:04 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Principal Secretary PK Mishra participated in a high-level meeting in New York where he talked about scaling up resilience and reducing disaster risk in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs). The high-level panel was organised by the government of Botswana. The panelist during the meeting recognised several challenges

Gauhati HC slams Assam education dept for failing to enforce RTE in state Guwahati:

20 May 2023 01:47 AM IST

The Gauhati High Court recently chastised the Assam education department for failing to enforce the Right to Education (RTE) Act in the state. A Bench of Chief Justice (CJ) Sandeep Mehta and Justice Mitali Thakuria recently directed the concerned authorities to ensure that admissions are provided in accordance with the

Sharp increase: Domestic airlines carried 1.29 crore passengers in April

20 May 2023 01:34 AM IST

Domestic airlines flew 1.29 crore passengers in April, a rise of more than 22 per cent compared to the year-ago period, according to official data released on Friday. However, the domestic air traffic number last month at 128.88 lakh was marginally lower than the 128.93 lakh recorded in March. In

Now, CUET-UG on 29 May due to poor law and order status : Manipur

20 May 2023 01:29 AM IST

The Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) has been deferred to 29 May in Manipur in view of the poor law and order situation, the National Testing Agency (NTA) said on Friday. The second edition of the undergraduate entrance exam is set to begin across the country on 21 May. While