Bhubaneswar woman gangraped by burglars, two detained
Bhubaneswar, Oct 2 (IANS) In a shocking incident, two robbers allegedly sexually abused a woman by holding her toddler hostage at knifepoint in Bhubaneswar. As per the reports, the incident happened in an apartment in the Maitri Vihar area of the city during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. The victim works in a […]
RG Kar ‘threat culture’: Internal probe panel recommends strong action against 37
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) The internal probe committee, constituted following allegations of “threat culture” at R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, has finally submitted its report recommending strong disciplinary action against 37 people. The internal probe panel was investigating 59 individuals including senior and junior doctors, against whom there were complaints of carrying […]
BJP chief concludes ‘Sewa Pakhwada’, takes part in Swachhata Abhiyan
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, BJP President J. P. Nadda emphasised the significance of the party’s ‘Sewa Pakhwada’ initiative which began on September 17 and concluded on Tuesday with the Swachhata Abhiyan. Highlighting Mahatma Gandhi’s call for cleanliness, Nadda stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned the cleanliness campaign […]
Nation remembers Lal Bahadur Shastri; Prez Murmu, PM Modi pay tributes
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in paying tributes to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary. President Droupadi Murmu paid homage to Lal Bahadur Shastri at his memorial in Vijay Ghat in the national capital. In a post on social media […]
PM Modi participates in Swachhata, urges citizens to contribute to the cause
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Marking the occasion of the 155th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to India’s founding father and emphasised afresh some of his cherished ideals. Taking to X on Wednesday, the Prime Minister expressed: “Today, on Gandhi Jayanti, I took part in Swachhata related activities with […]
Two pilots, engineer killed as Mumbai-bound helicopter crashes in Pune hills
Pune (Maharashtra), Oct 2 (IANS) At least three persons, including two pilots and an aircraft engineer, were feared killed after a helicopter flying over the Bavdhan area in Pune crashed in the hilly terrain, officials said here on Wednesday. The chopper had taken from Oxford Golf Club for a flight to Juhu Airport in Mumbai […]
Ahead of Haryana polls, controversial Dera Sacha Sauda chief out on 20-day parole
Chandigarh, Oct 2 (IANS) Just three days ahead of the Haryana Assembly polls, the state government on Wednesday released controversial Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on parole for 20 days, the 11th time since his conviction in August 2017 for raping two of his disciples. He was released from the high-security Sunaria […]
DMK ally VCK’s liquor prohibition conference today in TN’s Kallakurichi
Chennai, Oct 2 (IANS) The INDIA bloc member and DMK ally, the VCK, is holding a women’s conference on liquor and drug prohibition at Ulundurpet in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi district on Wednesday, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The conference at 5 p.m. will urge the state government to establish a timeline for the complete […]
VHP slams Manish Sisodia over viral ’tilak’ video, seeks AAP’s clarification
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) national spokesperson Vinod Bansal on Wednesday slammed former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, sharing a video where the AAP leader is seen wiping off a ‘Tilak’ from his forehead. The video, circulating on social media, shows Sisodia attending a public event where ‘Tilak’ was applied […]
Prez, PM lead nation in paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other dignitaries paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 155th birth anniversary at Rajghat on Wednesday. On this day, Gandhi’s message of non-violence and upholding the truth is commemorated in India and all over the world. President Murmu in a post […]
