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Mahakal Temple priest stopped from entering garbhgriha
BHOPAL: A major controversy has erupted in BJP ruled Madhya Pradesh after a senior priest alleged that he was denied entry into garbhgriha (sanctum sanctorum) of the world-famous Mahakal Temple on Friday owing to the presence of ruling…
77-year-old pontiff of the Madurai Aadheenam no more
MADURAI: The 77-year-old pontiff of the Madurai Aadheenam, Arunagirinatha Gnanasambantha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, breathed his last at a private hospital here at 9.15 pm on Friday. He was undergoing treatment for respiratory illness.…
Twitter is attacking India’s democratic structure: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Aug 13 (UNI) Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a scathing attack on social media platform Twitter, which locked his account on August 7, calling it an attack on India's democratic structure.
"By…
Twitter shifts its India head Maheshwari to US
New Delhi, Aug 13 (UNI) Social media giant Twitter, which has been embroiled in controversies here, has shifted its India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari to the US.
The social media platform has been in the eye of storm on several…
Kerala HC: Cardinal must face trial in 2018 Church land scam
The Church panel had found that the diocese had lost Rs 90 crore in dealings which allegedly involved black money.
Allahabad HC quashes detention of 3 under NSA in UP cow slaughter case
Ordering their release, the court in its August 5 order observed: “There was no material for reaching the conclusion that the petitioners/detenues would repeat the activity in future”.
Day after monsoon session: Govt fields 8 ministers, alleges threats
The ministers, including Cabinet ministers Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Pralhad Joshi, Bhupendra Yadav, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Anurag Thakur, as well as Ministers of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal and V…
Flood situation worsens in Varanasi, Prayag Raj
Varanasi, NewonRadar Bureau: Several areas of holy city Varanasi, the Parliamentary Constituency of PM Modi were inundated by heavy rains and overflowing rivers. Many tributaries of Ganga have also been overflowing and adding to woes…
TMC to Opposition: Don’t take us for granted, skips opp meet
New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) The Trinamool Congress on Thursday said it should not be "taken for granted" and skipped an Opposition meeting, but stressed that the Opposition was united, as it slammed the government over bulldozing Bills in the…
Delhi govt adds 300 ICUs, Telemedicine centre to its Covid care centre
New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) The Delhi government has upgraded one of its temporary Covid-19 care with 300 ICU beds and a telemedicine centre. Delhi's health minister Satyender Jain inaugurated the facility on Thursday and called it "the most…
Govt. demands apology from Opposition for unruly scenes in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) The Centre on Thursday fielded seven ministers to counter Opposition's allegation that ''outsiders'' were brought to Rajya Sabha for ''manhandling'' MPs on Wednesday, saying only Parliament security was present, and…
Drone-manufacturing unit with Rs. 581 Cr coming up in UP
New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) In a push to government's Make-in-India initiative and defence production, two companies namely Encore Research Lab LLP and Allen & Alvan Pvt Ltd would invest Rs 550 crore and Rs 30.75 crore respectively to set…
No change in petrol, diesel prices on Thursday
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices in the country remained static for the 26th consecutive day on Thursday.
Accordingly, in the national capital, petrol continues to be sold for Rs 101.84 per litre, while diesel is also being sold at the…
My target is to achieve 100 km per day of highway construction: Gadkari
NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said infrastructure development is very important for the country and his target is to achieve the pace of 100 km per day in highway construction.
Addressing a virtual event organised…
Minister writes to PM over ‘attacks on religious minorities’ in Bangladesh
Minister of state for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shantanu Thakur, has written to Prime minister Narendra Modi highlighting recent alleged attacks on religious minorities in Bangladesh. Thakur is a BJP Lok Sabha MP from Bongaon.…
Rallies in Haryana: Cornered by farm stir, BJP puts its might behind Tiranga
With its back against the wall due to intense farmer agitation over the past eight months, the ruling BJP is putting its entire might behind its “Tiranga Yatras” in Haryana. Till now as many as 51 yatras have been organised after first such…
Gujarat Govt’s 5-year celebrations: ‘Over 48 lakh people got benefits worth Rs 5,065 cr’
In the programmes held between August 1 and 9 on the occasion of completion of five years of Vijay Rupani government in office, around 48.56 lakh beneficiaries were provided various benefits worth Rs 5065 crore, said an official release…
Setback for ISRO as GSLV-F10/EOS-03 mission fails due to performance anomaly in cryogenic stage
SRIHARIKOTA: Indian Space Research Organisation's second mission of the year to place an earth observation satellite by a GSLV rocket faced a setback as the mission could not be accomplished fully due to performance anomaly in the cryogenic…
Congress alleges Twitter handles of five senior leaders, including Randeep Surjewala, locked
Close on the heels of temporary suspension of Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account, the Congress on late Wednesday claimed that similar action was taken against the handles of five senior leaders, including media head Randeep Surjewala.
The…
Kerala announces Rs 2 cr, promotion for P.R. Sreejesh
Facing criticism for not honouring new Indian hockey icon P.R. Sreejesh, the Kerala government, after the weekly cabinet meeting, on Wednesday announced that it will give a cash award of Rs 2 crore and a promotion to him.
Sreejesh, the…
