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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday met 16-year-old Bharat Singh, who was praised by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his bowling skills, and said the boy would train at the cricket academy at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium (SMS). Mr. Singh hails from Rajsamand district of Rajasthan. Mr Gandhi on Wednesday retweeted a video in which the boy was seen honing his bowling skills using a fishing net. Impressed by his talent, Mr. Gandhi asked Mr. Gehlot to help him fulfill his dream. Mr. Singh met Mr. Gehlot at the Chief Minister's house in Jaipur. Mr. Gehlot said that Mr. Singh would get training from expert coaches at the cricket academy, adding that he would be provided with all facilities including accommodation and food.

The Trinamool Congress MLA's food and edible oil company has received a notice from the Enforcement Directorate regarding suspicious financial transactions between his company and two Kolkata-based channels, sources said. The dust has barely settled on the crores of money received from the actor-Instagrammer aide of suspended Trinamool minister Partha Chatterjee when another party MLA, Krishna Kalyani, is expected to be summoned by the Central Investigation Agency anytime. Mr Kalyani was with the BJP before defecting to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's side. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Trinamool Public Accounts Committee. Mr Kalyani, who owns Kalyani Solvex Pvt Ltd, a food firm established in 2002, had contested the 2021 assembly elections on a BJP ticket but defected to the Trinamool without resigning from the assembly. Enforcement Directorate sources said MLA's financial dealings with two Kolkata-based channels are under scrutiny for alleged money ...

One passenger was killed and 25 others injured when a road bus traveling from Delhi to Farrukhabad fell off a flyover in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district on Friday, police said. According to the police, the accident happened in the morning when the bus driver lost control of the steering wheel. Superintendent of Police (City) Kuldeep Singh told reporters that one passenger died on the spot, while the condition of five of the 25 injured passengers remains critical. The seriously injured were admitted to the medical faculty, SP said.

Over 1,10,670 Indians and OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) card holders have visited Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan using the Kartarpur cross-border corridor, the government said on Friday. A corridor connecting Dera Baba Sahib in India's Gurdaspur to a gurdwara in Pakistan's Kartarpur was opened in November 2019 in a historic people-to-people initiative. "Since its inauguration on November 9, 2019, more than 1,10,670 Indians and OCI card holders have used the Kartarpur Corridor to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur," External Affairs Minister V Muraleedharan said in Lok Sabha in writing. Answer the question. Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara is located in Pakistan's Narowal district across the Ravi River, about four km from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine. It is the final resting place of the founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak Dev, who spent the last 18 years of his life in Kartarpur. Muraleedharan said that representations have been taken to visit the ...

A month after being ousted as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and now trying to hold on to the Shiv Sena, Uddhav Thackeray suffered a political setback today, albeit with riders. His nephew Nihar Thackeray - not much of a political player until now - met and pledged support to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the rebel Sena leader who claims the party founded by Bal Thackeray, Uddhava Thackeray's father. Nihar Thackeray's father Bindumadhav Thackeray, who died in a road accident in 1996, was the eldest of Bal Thackeray's three sons; the other two are Jaidev Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray. Politically – and to some extent personally – the branches of the Thackeray family were not particularly close. For some time after he died in 2012, there was controversy over Bal Thackeray's will as well. Bindumadhav Thackeray was not active in politics - he was a film producer - and his son's meeting with Eknath Shinde is now seen as only a token step to claim Bal Thac...

Final year students who returned to India due to Covid and the Russo-Ukraine war and obtained their degrees from their institutes on or before June 30, 2022, will be allowed to take the foreign medical examination, the National Medical Commission said on Friday. When they qualify for the Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) examination, they will have to complete a compulsory rotational medical internship (CRMI) for two years instead of the existing one year, the NMC said in a public notice. Foreign medical graduates will be eligible for registration only after completing the two-year CRMI, it said adding the relaxation to foreign medical students is a "one-off measure" and will not be considered a "priority in the future". . "In accordance with the order passed by the Supreme Court on April 29, it is informed that Indian students who were in the final year of their undergraduate medical studies (had to leave their foreign medical institute and return to ...

Safety of passengers is paramount and there can be no compromise in this regard, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on the repeated technical hiccups experienced by domestic airlines. Several incidents have been reported this year that have forced aircraft to either turn back to their home station or land at their destination with reduced safety margins. "We have taken decisive action, (regulator) DGCA has conducted spot checks and audits and several measures have been taken," the civil aviation minister said at a briefing. A total of 478 technical problems were reported in the last year - July 2021 - June 2022, the minister informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Thursday. "These technical glitches are reported by the flight crew when they receive an audio/visual warning in the cockpit or an indication of a malfunctioning/faulty system or when they have difficulty controlling/operating the aircraft," he further said. The DGCA o...

Three Congress leaders were today ordered to delete their tweets within 24 hours on allegations against BJP's Smriti Irani and her daughter in connection with a restaurant in Goa. The Delhi High Court also summoned the leaders over their allegations against the Union minister. Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Netta D'souza have been asked to delete their tweets and appear in court on August 18 in a defamation case filed by Smriti Irani. The Supreme Court said that if Congressional leaders fail to do so, the social media company, in this case Twitter, will have to remove the tweets. "The Delhi High Court has asked us to formally respond to the case filed by Smriti Irani. We look forward to presenting the facts to the court. We will challenge and refute the spin Ms. Irani is putting," Jairam Ramesh tweeted shortly after the court's order. Smriti Irani has been targeted by the Congress with allegations that her 18-year-old daughter runs an "illegal bar...

A woman was allegedly raped by her husband and his cousin and later divorced through 'triple talaq' for not giving dowry in Gonda, police said on Friday. The accused's husband, Mohammad Adnan from Lucknow, was arrested on Thursday and an FIR was registered against him and his cousin, who is on the run, they said. In her complaint, the woman alleged that her husband demanded dowry and beat her for it. Due to the alleged violence, she started staying at her mother's house, Superintendent of Police Akash Tomar said. On Tuesday, Adnan and his cousin went to his in-laws' house and after finding the woman alone, raped her, Tomar said. Adnan then beat her and divorced her through the banned practice of "triple talaq", police said. Efforts are on to nab the fleeing cousin, they said.

Two Muslim men from Bellare have been arrested in connection with the murder of BJP youth wing leader Praveen Nettaru. Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha district secretary in Dakshin Kannada, Praveen Nettaru, was killed in Sulia on 26 July. He closed his poultry shop and was returning home when he was attacked by men on motorcycles and carrying machetes. Local residents called the police, who took the thirty-two-year-old man covered in blood to the hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. There have been massive protests in several parts of Karnataka following the murder, as members of the BJP's youth wing say the party's state government has failed to protect them. Visuals of protesters surrounding BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel's car and him shouting have also gone viral. Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai strongly condemned the attack and promised a speedy investigation. In Bellare and Sulia, the protests were particularly angered by the Vishwa Hindu Pa...

An Uttar Pradesh court has granted Meghalaya police a two-day transit remand for BJP leader Bernard Marak, accused of running a brothel in his farmhouse. Mr. Marak will be taken to Meghalaya today. The BJP state vice president, who was earlier a militant, will now be taken to Tura and produced before a local court. He was arrested in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. The BJP, which is an ally of the ruling National People's Party, said it would hold a peaceful protest against the alleged harassment of its leaders by the state police. State BJP chief Ernest Mawrie said, "We will simultaneously hold a peaceful protest in Shillong and Tura against the harassment of our party functionaries," Mawrie said. Asked about Mr Marak's arrest, Mr Mawrie said: "Following this incident, the central leadership instructed us to conduct an investigation. We have done so and sent a report. We are awaiting their instructions." Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said the ma...

A no-confidence motion against the opposition BJP's Congress government in Chhattisgarh, where polls are due next year, was defeated by a vote in the state assembly. The House witnessed a heated debate on the no-confidence motion as opposition members targeted the Congress government for its "infighting", income tax raids in the state, alleged corruption cases and failure to fulfill its election promises. The State Treasury rejected the accusations, saying that the opposition had not come up with any specific problems. The BJP on Wednesday presented an 84-point "charge sheet" against the state government during a 13-hour debate on the motion, which was defeated by voice vote after midnight around 1:15 am. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel dismissed the opposition's allegations as false and said his government was creating social programs that "keep the individual at the center". Baghel said his government has been working in this direction ...

In a dramatic confrontation in Parliament today over Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury calling President Droupadi Murma "Rashtrapatni", Congress president Sonia Gandhi walked across the house to speak to the BJP MP. When Smriti Irani allegedly intervened, Sonia Gandhi said "Don't talk to me", according to sources. The heated exchange took place during a recess in the Lok Sabha, which was adjourned amid loud protests by BJP MPs against Soni Gandhi and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. "Sonia Gandhi, apologize," Smriti Irani said in the house as members of the ruling BJP held placards. "Sonia Gandhi, you approved the humiliation of Droupadi Murma. Sonia approved the humiliation of a woman in the highest constitutional office," the Union minister said. After the Speaker of the Lok Sabha adjourned the house, Sonia Gandhi was about to leave when she decided to go to the BJP MPs who were shouting slogans. Two members of Congress were with he...

earlier, ₹30 million in cash and five kilograms of gold ornaments were found in the second flat of West Bengal Chief Minister Partha Chatterjee's aide Arpita Mukherjee in Kolkata during a raid in connection with a school job scam. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided Ms Mukherjee's house in Kolkata's Belgharia area early on Thursday. The raids were conducted at Ms. Mukherjee's house in Kolkata's Belgharia area. So far, ED officials have recovered ₹50 crore in cash from Ms Mukherjee's two houses. Besides cash and gold, a huge amount of foreign currency was also recovered during the raids. During last week's raid, officials of the investigating agency recovered ₹21 crore in cash, gold bars worth ₹2 trillion and a huge amount of foreign exchange from another house in Kolkata owned by Ms Mukherjee. Nearly ₹30 crore in cash was recovered from Ms Mukherjee's second flat on Thursday. The ED arrested Mr. Chatterjee on Saturday in connection with t...

Superstar Rajinikanth today said he loves chess "most" and saluted chess players as Tamil Nadu prepares to host the 44th Chess Olympiad, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. Taking to her twitter using the hashtag #ChessOlympiad2022, the megastar said, "The game of chess I love the most... I wish all chess minds the best... God bless." Rajinikanth also posted an undated photo of himself playing chess and looking pensive. The 44th Chess Olympiad will be held in Mamallapuram, about 50 km from Chennai, from July 28 to August 10.

Today marks the seventh death anniversary of "Missile Man of India" Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam or Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Dr Kalam is praised for his contribution to the country's space and science projects, while also playing a key role in conducting the 1998 nuclear weapon test. He is credited with developing the Agni and Prithvi rockets and has inspired generations with his tireless work for the welfare of the country. Born in 1932 to a humble family in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Dr Kalam joined the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in 1958. He was then inducted into the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in 1969, where he worked as a project director. for SLV-III, India's first satellite launch vehicle. After returning to DRDO in 1982, he earned the title of India's Missile Man and created the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP). He tried to put India at par with other countries in terms of rocket techn...

As the Kanwar Yatra reaches its peak, police in parts of western Uttar Pradesh have donned the guise of Kanwariyas to join the processions to rein in law and order, according to officials. Hundreds of policemen in Muzaffarnagar, who wear saffron T-shirts with shorts or sweatpants, joined other "Bholes", as Kanwariyas are fondly called, officials said. During the Kanwar Yatra, devotees of Lord Shiva, especially in North India, walk to Haridwar, Gaumukh etc. in Uttarakhand to get water from the river Ganges in the auspicious Hindu month of Shravan. They then offer holy water to Lord Shiva at home. Security has been beefed up in the district with thousands of policemen on duty even as drones have been deployed for aerial monitoring and surveillance to maintain law and order, a senior official said. “Muzaffarnagar on the UP-Uttarakhand border is a key district for the annual pilgrimage of 'Shivbhakts' as every pilgrim on the Jatra to Uttarakhand must pass thro...

Trinamool Congress MLA Manik Bhattacharya arrived at the Enforcement Directorate office in Kolkata on Wednesday morning, even before he was asked to appear for questioning over his alleged involvement in the teacher recruitment scam. Mr. Bhattacharya, legislator from Palashipara in Nadia district and former president of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, was asked to be present at the ED office at the CGO complex in Salt Lake at 12 noon but reached there at 10 am. He will be questioned in the scam rocking the state from 11 am, ED sources said. Mr. Bhattacharya's residential premises were searched by Central Agency officials on July 22 and he was asked to appear for questioning before the Central Agency. Meanwhile, state minister Partha Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukherjee were taken to ESI Hospital in Joka for a medical check-up, sources said. The ED, which is probing the alleged money trail in the scam, has recovered over ₹20 crore in cash, apart from je...

Wicket legend Adam Gilchrist has questioned the growing dominance of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises in world cricket, saying the current trend of their "monopolization" is dangerous. Gilchrist's comments come amid reports that Australian batsman David Warner could opt out of the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) this season and sign up for the more lucrative UAE T20 league. Interestingly, three IPL franchises – Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals – have all invested in teams in the UAE T20 league. "They can't force David Warner to play in the BBL, I understand that, but letting him go - or another player, let's not pick Warner because there will be other players on the radar - it's all part of this global dominance that these IPL franchises are starting to create because they own a number of teams in the Caribbean Premier League," Gilchrist told SEN's Whateley Radio Show. "It's a bit of a dangerous g...

There is no shortage of creative people in the world who continue to share their talents on the Internet. Content creators have taken advantage of the many platforms available for this purpose. The most popular of these is YouTube, where billions of videos will keep you engaged for days, if not weeks. Some of these videos stand out - such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers' version of the popular Sufi song "Patakha Guddi". The remixed song is one of the most viewed videos on YouTube. The video was posted by musician Andre Antunes, a guitarist and YouTube personality from Portugal. It shows the Nooran sisters singing an A Cappella version of "Patakha Guddi" during an interview with a Punjabi channel, with an Antunes split screen matching the guitar soundtrack of various Red Hot Chili Peppers songs. The musician is known on YouTube for remixing viral videos and TV interviews with heavy metal songs. The songs he used in the remix of the Nooran sisters' vi...

The Allahabad High Court today denied bail to Ashish Mishra, son of junior Union Home Minister Ajay Mishra, in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. Ashish Mishra sought fresh bail after the Supreme Court on February 10 set aside the bail order granted by the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court. The apex court then directed the high court to decide on his bail application after giving adequate opportunity to the victim. Accordingly, the high court again heard his bail plea and after completing the hearing on July 15 reserved the order and fixed the date of its verdict for today. Four farmers were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh in October last year during a protest against the now repealed farm laws. Ashish Mishra was reportedly sitting in one of the cars at the time. Soon after, violence broke out in the area resulting in the death of two BJP workers and a driver. The eighth victim was a journalist.

As summer temperatures rise across the United States, authorities are implementing innovative ways to keep their citizens cool. A report in the Independent said authorities in Los Angeles, California and Arizona are covering sections of roads with a coating designed to cool the asphalt. The report states that the coating absorbs and then radiates a ton of heat. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said these technologies are being used across the country to reduce the heat island effect. The normal daytime temperature in US cities is 38 degrees Celsius. When the mercury gets above that level, the asphalt gets much hotter, around 50 degrees Celsius. This coating helps pavements reflect more sunlight than standard asphalt, making them noticeably less hot as a result. A report in the Independent said the coating can keep the temperature 12 degrees Fahrenheit lower than the standard temperature during the afternoon. Since the road emits less heat, the surroundings are also...

Opposition vice-presidential candidate Margaret Alva claimed politicians' calls were being monitored by "Big Brother", an apparent reference to the government. Ms Alva had earlier said she could not make or receive calls after speaking to some "friends in the BJP". Since then, Ms. Alva claimed, calls to her cellphone have been diverted and she has been unable to make or receive them. "The fear that 'Big Brother' is always watching and listening permeates all conversations between politicians across party lines in the 'new' India. MPs and party leaders carry multiple phones, frequently change numbers and speak in hushed whispers when meeting. Fear is killing democracy." she said in a tweet. Last night she posted a tweet addressed to two government telcos. "Dear BSNL/ MTNL, After talking to some friends in BJP today, all calls to my mobile are diverted and I can't make or receive calls. If you restore the phone. I pro...

A 15-year-old girl allegedly stabbed a differently-abled man to death in Chhattisgarh's Raipur in a road rage incident. The minor was riding a two-wheeler and after failing to respond to the horn, she assaulted the hearing-impaired victim who was riding the bike. The incident took place in Kankalipara area on Sunday. The fifteen-year-old was riding a scooter with her mother. She repeatedly honked her horn in an attempt to overtake the victim, Sudam Lader, who was riding a bicycle. Mr. Lader, 40, did not hear the horn. Thinking he was ignoring her, the girl stopped the scooter and started yelling at Mr. Lader. The girl then allegedly stabbed Sudama Lader in the neck with a knife she was carrying. He was taken to the nearest hospital but died on the way. She then sped off, leaving her mother behind. She was nabbed in the Mandir Hasaud area and the weapon used in the crime was also recovered from her possession, police said.

The aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), conducted 53 spot checks of 48 SpiceJet aircraft between July 9 and July 13 and found no major safety violations, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said on Monday. "However, as a precautionary measure, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed SpiceJet to operate certain identified aircraft (10) only after confirming to the regulator that all reported defects/malfunctions are rectified," Singh said in a statement. written reply in the Rajya Sabha. SpiceJet aircraft were involved in at least eight incidents of technical malfunction during an 18-day period starting June 19, after which the DGCA issued a notice to the airline on July 6 saying that "poor internal safety oversight" and "inadequate maintenance actions" had led to reduced safety reserves . Just three days after the notification was issued, the regulator began conducting spot checks o...

India has reported 16,866 new cases of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said on Monday. The country reported 20,279 new infections on Sunday. A total of 41 deaths were reported with 18,148 recoveries in the last 24 hours. The active number of cases in India currently stands at 1,50,877. Its daily positivity rate is 7.03 percent. According to the ministry, 16,82,390 doses have been administered under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive in the last 24 hours. A new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination was launched on June 21, 2021. Vaccination efforts were boosted by availability of more vaccines, better visibility of vaccine availability for states and UTs to better plan and streamline vaccine. Supply Chain. As part of a nationwide vaccination drive, the Government of India is supporting states and UTs by providing them free of cost vaccines against COVID. In a new phase of universalization of vaccination against COVID-19, the Union government will procu...

 Uddhava Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction has asked the Supreme Court to prevent the Election Commission from deciding who is in control of the party - whether Mr Thackeray or Chief Minister Eknath Shinde - until a decision is taken to disqualify the MLAs who rebelled against Mr Thackeray. former Chief Minister of Maharashtra. After forming the government with the support of the BJP, Team Shinde claims it is the "real Shiv Sena". The Election Commission has asked both the Sena factions to provide documentary evidence and written statements by August 8 to prove who represents the Maharashtra party. Only then will the election commission discuss the matter. In a petition to the Supreme Court, Thackeray's team said the Election Commission cannot decide which group represents the Shiv Sena until it is clear what will be the disqualification of the rebel Sena MLAs - who jumped from Gujarat to Assam to Goa last month in a political operation - and dethroned Mr. Tha...

The public must be aware that every child is also an individual who has a right to his mental and physical development, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in Kerala's Palakkad district said on Monday, citing a recent incident of moral policing in which school children were attacked. at the bus stop. CWC Palakkad chairman M V Mohanan told the TV channel that "the general public is yet to come to the realization" that every child, irrespective of their age, is not just a child but also an individual who has a right to their mental and physical development. "We have to create awareness among people about it," he said. Referring to the recent incident of morality police at Mannarkkad bus stand not far away, he said that a report has been sought from the District Child Welfare Officer, who has also been directed to ensure that the assaulted children are given necessary medical treatment and counseling, if required. The District Legal Services Authority (DL...

India's first tribal president, Droupadi, was named after a character from the epic "Mahabharata" by her teacher at school. In an interview with a video magazine, Odia had revealed some time ago that her Santhal name 'Puti' was changed to Droupadi by a teacher at school. "Droupadi was not my original name. It was given to me by my teacher who was from another district, not my native Mayurbhanje," President Murmu told the magazine. Teachers in the tribal district of Mayurbanjh traveled from either Balasore or Cuttack in the 1960s, she claimed. "The teacher didn't like my previous name and changed it forever," she said when the magazine asked why she was called Droupadi, a name similar to a 'Mahabharata' character. She also mentioned that her name was changed several times - from "Durpadi" to "Dorpdi". She stated that names do not die in Santhal culture. "If a girl is born, she takes her grandmothe...

In President Droupadi Murmu's speech to Parliament after he was sworn in, a school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district – more than 1,400 km from the swearing-in ceremony venue – got special mention. About 25 years ago, before her political career began, President Murmu was a teacher at the Sri Aurobindo Integral Education and Research Center in Rairangpur. Between 1994 and 1997, she taught all subjects at the school and took no salary. Elected councilor of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 1997, she began a political journey that saw her hold various administrative positions and paved the way to the highest office in the land. Jubilation and pride filled the school as she was sworn in as the first female tribal and second female president of the country. Ravindra Patnaik, president of the school committee, said, "Her Excellency Madam President Droupadi Murmu taught here from 1994 to 1997 and her politics started from there." Mr. Patnaik said that Droupadi Murmu di...

Latest reports have been coming in from the world of sports where Indian men hockey team are all set for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham. According to the reports coming in celebrations were held last night for the Indian Men's Hockey team before their departure for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham, in England. According to the sources the Commonwealth Games will be beginning July 28 to August 8. The sports persons have also visited a temple and have offered prayers. (Picture credits: Sports Authority of India)

Latest reports having coming in from the national capital of the country New Delhi where Sadhu Vijay Das of Rajasthan died in Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital late last night.  According to the reports coming in Sadhu Vijay Das of Rajasthan has set himself ablaze on July 21 in Deeg in Rajasthan. According to reports coming in from ANI the body will be handed over by the hospital administration later this morning as stated by Sanjay Goyal, SDO Pahari (Bharatpur). According to sources he was protesting over increasing stone mining in the state.

Latest reports happen coming in from United States of America where cases of viral disease of monkeypox have now been transmitted first time in a toddler and an infant. According to health authorities while speaking to Reuters have said that cases of the viral disease Monkeypox in the United States have been identified for the first time in children. According to reports a toddler in California and an infant who is not a U.S. resident have been identified as being suffering from Monkeypox as stated by health authorities while speaking to Reuters.

Latest reports have been coming in from Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu where Police personnel have been deployed outside Kallakurichi Govt Medical College and Hospital. According to reports coming in the police personnel have been deployed outside Kallakurichi Govt college and Hospital where the body of the deceased class 12th girl will be given to her parents today. According to sources the death of the girl led to violence and vandalism at a school in Kallakurichi on July 17. According to the reports coming in from Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu where Senior police officials have  reached Kallakurichi Government Hospital.  Police personnel deployed, and barricading done to block the vehicles outside the hospital premises  On the other hand the Mother of the deceased class 12th girl have signed the official documents at Kallakurichi Government Hospital as her body was handed over to the family for last rites. The body of the deceased c...

The Congress has planned another show of strength by holding protests across the national capital as Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi appears before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday in the National Herald case, party spokesperson Jairam Ramesh claimed that the Delhi Police was preventing the media from entering the headquarters Congress parties. Mr. Ramesh accused the Delhi Police of showing "haughtiness" and said it reflected the mindset of the Modi government. "Since the early hours of the morning, the Delhi Police - apparently taking orders from the Union Home Minister - has been preventing the media from entering the Congress party headquarters. This condescension was only to be expected and reflects Modi's mindset." Sarkar,” he tweeted. Police made elaborate arrangements and barricaded Akbar Road as the party headquarters is located at 24, Akbar Road. Congress leader Manickam Tagore tweeted, "Congress office headquarters ...

Indian businessman Gautam Adani has overtaken Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to become the world's fourth-richest person, according to Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires List. The 60-year-old business magnate's net worth reached $115.5 billion on Thursday, eclipsing Mr. Gates' $104.6 billion fortune. With $90 billion, compatriot Mukesh Ambani is at number 10 on the list. Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, who was involved in a huge controversy after his attempt to buy Twitter only to later abandon it, tops the list with $235.8 billion. The Adani Group chairman is known for turning a small commodities business into a conglomerate including ports, mines and green energy. "Some of Adani Group's listed shares have soared more than 600% in the past two years on bets that its push for green energy and infrastructure will pay off as Prime Minister Modi looks to revive the $2.9 trillion economy and meet India's goal of zero carbon clean energy by 2070.” B...