Highlights: KCR's daughter K Kavitha leaves ED's office after 9 hours of questioning in Delhi liquor policy case
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- Mar 11, 2023 10:16 pm IST
Fire breaks out at paint shop in Delhi's Jaitpur
Fire broke out at a paint shop in Jaitpur in Southeast Delhi, earlier on Saturday, ANI reported. 11 fire tenders were rushed to the spot and a dead body was recovered from the shop.
- Mar 11, 2023 08:59 pm IST
2 cheetahs out of 8 in Kuno National Park released into open forest
Two cheetahs, a male cheetah Oban and female cheetah Asha out of the 8 cheetahs that were released on September 17 in Kuno National Park from Namibia were released into the open forest on Saturday.
- Mar 11, 2023 08:20 pm IST
Delhi excise policy case: BRC MLC K Kavitha leaves ED office after 9 hours of questioning
BRS MLC and Telangana chief minister KCR's daughter K Kavitha left the Enforcement Directorate office after she was questioned for nine hours over Delhi liquor policy case.
- Mar 11, 2023 08:06 pm IST
Forest fire breaks out near Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway in Uttarakhand
Forest fire broke out at Bagwan near Maletha in Tehri district on the Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway in Uttarakhand on Saturday.
- Mar 11, 2023 07:21 pm IST
Chardham Yatra preparations start at Kedarnath Dham
The Rudraprayag district administration on Saturday started preparations for the Chardham Yatra which is set to begin on April 22.
"The district administration has started clearing the snow at the Kedarnath Dham and the pedestrian routes of Kedarnath," informed the officials.
In an earlier event, the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Council (UTDC) said that it would issue tokens for darshan during the Chardham Yatra, reported ANI.
- Mar 11, 2023 06:07 pm IST
Government appoints Siddhartha Mohanty as interim chairman of LIC: Report
The Indian government has appointed Siddhartha Mohanty as the interim chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) for three months starting March 14, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Mohanty is presently a managing director of the country's largest insurance company. The term of incumbent chairman MR Kumar ends on March 13, reported Reuters.
- Mar 11, 2023 05:09 pm IST
UP Cong to protest against 'rising' inflation, unemployment in state on Monday
The Uttar Pradesh Congress will stage a protest against alleged rising inflation, unemployment among other "raging issues" outside the Raj Bhawan here on Monday, the party said.
Talking to reporters, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Brijlal Khabri on Saturday said statistics indicate that the graph of injustice and atrocities has increased in the state but the BJP government is completely asleep.
Industrialist friends of the government are being helped with public money while the vice-chancellors of universities under the protection of the government are indulging in corruption, he alleged. (PTI)
- Mar 11, 2023 04:02 pm IST
Union health secy writes to States, UTs over rising H1N1, H3N2 cases
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in a letter to the States and Union Territories on Saturday expressed his concerns over the rising trend in other Influenza-like Illnesses & Severe Acute Respiratory Illnesses (ILIs/SARIs) being witnessed in some States/UTs across the country.
In the letter Bhushan said that it is important to raise community awareness regarding adherence to respiratory and hand hygiene, promoting early reporting of symptoms, and limiting the contact of those people who are suffering from respiratory illness, reported ANI.
- Mar 11, 2023 03:09 pm IST
'Infodemic' of misinformation and lies killed thousands across world: Anurag Thakur on COVID-19
Union minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday described the spread of misinformation and lies during the COVID-19 pandemic as "infodemic", and said thousands of people lost their lives due to it across the world. Thakur was speaking at the Youth 20 (Y20) consultation meeting organised at a private university in Pune city, reported PTI.
- Mar 11, 2023 02:09 pm IST
Meghalaya ministers allocated portfolios: Who got what?
Three days after the oath ceremony of the newly elected government in Meghalaya, the cabinet ministers were given their respective portfolios on Saturday, with chief minister Conrad Sangma keeping finance, forests and environment, information technology departments. Read more.
- Mar 11, 2023 01:18 pm IST
Pakistan attends Chief Justices meet of SCO via video conferencing
Justice Munib Akhtar of the Supreme Court of Pakistan addresses the meeting of Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of Member States of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), via video conferencing.
- Mar 11, 2023 01:12 pm IST
Raids happening because Opposition is united: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
- Mar 11, 2023 12:31 pm IST
BRS workers protest against Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay for remarks against BRS MLC K Kavitha
BRS workers and supporters protest against Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay for his reported derogatory comments against BRS MLC K Kavitha. The protesters also burnt his effigy.
- Mar 11, 2023 11:59 am IST
Net direct tax collection as of March 10 reaches ₹13.73 lakh crore: CBDT
Net direct tax collection as of March 10 reaches ₹13.73 lakh crore, 83 pc of the revised target for FY23: CBDT
- Mar 11, 2023 11:12 am IST
K Kavitha reaches ED office for questioning in excise policy probe
K Kavitha has reached the ED office for questioning in excise policy probe.
- Mar 11, 2023 10:36 am IST
CBI summons Tejashwi Yadav today for questioning in land-for-jobs case
CBI has summoned Tejashwi Yadav today for questioning in land-for-jobs case. This comes a day after his Delhi's residence was raided by ED in the same case.
- Mar 11, 2023 10:15 am IST
Meghalaya portfolio allocation: CM Conrad Sangma keeps Finance, Forests & Environment, Home (Political) Dept
- Mar 11, 2023 09:23 am IST
Defence forces halt ALH Dhruv fleet operations in wake of Navy accident
In the wake of the accident off the Mumbai coast two days ago, the defence forces have halted the operations of the ALH Dhruv helicopters till the time investigators find the reason for the incident and precautionary checks are carried out.
- Mar 11, 2023 08:57 am IST
Over 6 kg gold recovered from 11 passengers who arrived from UAE
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted 11 pax who brought 6.62 kgs of gold from Sharjah on an Air Arabia flight on March 10. It was recovered from their pockets, shoes & rectum. The gold is worth ₹3.8 crore, ANI reported.
- Mar 11, 2023 08:18 am IST
Over 1 kg heroin recovered in 'soap cases' along Assam-Mizoram border; 3 held
"1.300 kg of heroin from a vehicle in Karimganj along the Assam-Mizoram border. We recovered 100 soap cases containing drugs from the secret chambers of the vehicle," SP Karimganj told news agency ANI. Three people were apprehended in the matter.
- Mar 11, 2023 07:59 am IST
Meta gearing up for more layoffs, likely to match last year's tally: Report
Meta Platforms is planning additional layoffs to be announced in multiple rounds over the next few months, which could match the 13% job cut tally from last year.
- Mar 11, 2023 07:30 am IST
Hindenburg controversy: MSCI ESG flags 'governance issues' across Adani Group's entities
MSCI ESG Research said on Friday it recently changed some of its environmental, social and governance assessments of Adani Group entities, after the Indian conglomerate was caught up in a short-selling storm in recent weeks. Read more.
- Mar 11, 2023 06:47 am IST
China's Xi nominates Li Qiang to become premier: Report
China's Xi Jinping who secured his third term as president on Friday, nominated Li Qiang to become premier, media reports said.
- Mar 11, 2023 05:42 am IST
US regulators pull plug on Silicon Valley Bank
US regulators on Friday (local time) shut down Silicon Valley Bank, as markets fretted over possible contagion from the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis.
- Mar 11, 2023 05:31 am IST
‘Sinister’: Kharge reacts on ED searches on premises of Lalu Prasad's family
“Modi government is making a sinister attempt to kill democracy by misusing ED-CBI against opposition leaders,” said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on ED searches on premises of former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad's family.
- Mar 11, 2023 05:26 am IST
Gold rods weighing about 500 grams worth nearly ₹27 lakh seized from passenger
AIU Trichy seized short cylindrical shaped gold rods weighing 494 grams of 24 karat purity, valued at ₹27,42,688 from a male passenger who arrived from Singapore on March 9, ANI reported quoting Trichy Customs.