A man spotted moving suspiciously very close to the Line of Control (LoC) was fired upon by the Army in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Sunday. The suspect was later rescued and shifted to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, with bullet injuries.
Read MoreThe suggestion that Rahul Gandhi should not contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad, where the CPI is the principal opponent of Congress, has caused consternation in both parties. While Congress has rejected the idea and said a decision will be made later, the CPI has stated that this was just an opinion...
Read MoreCongress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed confidence that his party will win in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and has a strong chance in Rajasthan. He also stated that the opposition bloc was united and that the BJP would be surprised in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Rahul emphasized that the opposition was not just fighting...
Read MoreNew Jersey will soon get the world’s largest ever modern-era Hindu temple to be constructed outside India, PTI reported.Said to be a landmark of Hindu culture and architecture in the Western hemisphere, Akshardham would be formally inaugurated on October 8 under the guidance of BAPS spiritual head Mahant Swami Maharaj.
Read MorePakistan’s military has reportedly warned former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to stop accusing ex-generals and retired judges of conspiring to remove him from office in 2017. Sharif has recently criticized former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, former spymaster Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, and former judges Saqib Nisar and Asif Saeed Khosa. The military’s...
Read MoreJapan’s “Cool Biz” initiative, which encourages workers to dress in lighter and more casual attire during the summer months, is not only helping to reduce energy consumption but also serving as a model for other countries to combat greenhouse gas emissions. The initiative has been successful in Japan, with over 86% of workplaces participating,...
Read MoreThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a draft master direction on the treatment of wilful defaulters, allowing borrowers to remove the tag by reaching a compromise settlement with banks. The new rules aim to provide a transparent procedure for classifying borrowers as wilful defaulters while complying with the principles of natural justice....
Read MoreIndia ranks fourth in the world for scaleups, with 429 startups receiving over $50 million in venture capital investment, according to a report by Startup Genome. The US, China, and the UK are ahead of India in terms of scaleups, but India surpasses the UK in total VC investment and cumulative tech value investment.
Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi has called on people across India to participate in a one-hour voluntary labor initiative for cleanliness on October 1st. The initiative, called Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath (One Date One Hour Together), aims to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary. Garbage vans will make announcements and...
Read MoreBengal CM Mamata Banerjee has been advised 10 days’ rest along with restricted movement for a second knee injury in three months. She apparently hurt her left knee last week during her trip to Spain, adding to the ligament damage caused by her chopper making an emergency landing in north Bengal on June 27.
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