‘Not to let fame get overhead’: Paris Olympics bronze winner Aman Sehrawat
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Aman Sehrawat brought India’s only medal in wrestling at the 2024 Paris Olympics when he won the bronze medal in the men’s 57kg category. The 21-year-old has been at the fabled Chhatrasal Akhada since he was 11 and has always had his eyes set on an Olympic medal. The words […]
Govt support, private investments to propel India as global space leader: Experts
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) With apt support from government and private investments, India will emerge as a global space leader, said experts on Friday on the first National Space Day. India is celebrating its maiden National Space Day [NSpD-2024] on August 23 with the theme “Touching Lives while Touching the Moon: India’s Space Saga.” […]
Delhi Police arrest murder accused who jumped bail given during pandemic
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested Vinod Sahani, an accused in a 2016 robbery and murder case, who jumped bail in 2020 and had been on the run since then. Vinod Sahani had been evading arrest for four years after being granted bail during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was […]
SC fixes Sep 5 for hearing CM Kejriwal’s pleas
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday fixed September 5 for hearing pleas filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking bail and challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged excise policy scam. A bench, headed by Justice Surya Kant decided to adjourn the […]
Centre steps up tribal outreach under Rs 24,000 crore PM-JANMAN scheme
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs on Friday kicked off its Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign and beneficiary saturation camps to reach out to habitations of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in 194 districts across the country, under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN). The stepped-up campaign […]
Desilt SGNP lakes to augment water supply for Mumbaikars, says Piyush Goyal
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal on Friday called for desilting the two fresh water lakes inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) to augment the drinking water supply for the people of Mumbai. Visiting the lush green SGNP this morning along with forest officials, Goyal, 60, who is […]
Water flows above danger mark in many Bihar rivers; rain continues unabated in 17 districts
Patna, Aug 23 (IANS) The Meteorological Department of Patna issued a warning for ‘moderate’ to ‘heavy’ rainfall in 17 districts of Bihar on Friday even as many rivers are in spate in the state with the water levels flowing above the danger mark. Residents in these areas, especially in Patna, Bhojpur, Arwal, Jehanabad, Gaya, Nalanda, […]
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: CBI starts preliminary process for narco-analysis test
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Possibilities have surfaced that narco-analysis or polygraph test might be one of the key routes adopted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials in furthering their ongoing investigation into the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital rape and murder case. Sources said the central agency sleuths have started the preliminary […]
Documents show CM Siddaramaiah’s wife rejected compensation, says Kumaraswamy on MUDA scam case
Bengaluru, Aug 23 (IANS) Contradicting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s stand that the acquisition of 3.16 acres of land belonging to his family in Kesare village on the outskirts of Mysuru city was not known to them, fresh documents have surfaced allegedly showing that the CM’s family not only knew about it but also his wife, Parvathi […]
Sabrina Carpenter reacts to Adele’s “Espresso” compliment
Los Angeles, Aug 23 (IANS) Singer Sabrina Carpenter is on cloud nine after seeing Grammy winner Adele’s reaction to her song “Espresso”. Sabrina was present on Jimmy Fallon’s show, where the host spoke to Carpenter about Adele and thinking about the song “Espresso” before she went to bed. He then showed the singer a clip […]
