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Pune’s Monsoon Nightmare: City Paralyzed, Four Perish

July 25, 2024 Editor

Pune District Collector Suhas Diwase has ordered schools in the city to be shut down amid incessant rain. Four died in rain-related incidents in Pune on Thursday amid heavy downpour and incessant overnight rain. Water entered several residential areas in Pune, with the Indian Meteorological Department issuing a red alert for the city. District Collector Suhas Diwase has ordered schools in the city to be shut down amid incessant rain and waterlogging. Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said that he spoke to officers to put Indian Air Force and Army on…

UPSC Exam Scandal: Congress Accuses BJP-RSS of Systematic Takeover

July 21, 2024 Editor

New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the government of India over alleged misconduct in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), urging the prime minister and minister for personnel to address the issues transparently. Kharge accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of systematically taking over India’s constitutional bodies, thereby harming their reputation, integrity, and autonomy. “The BJP-RSS is systematically taking over India’s constitutional bodies, damaging their reputation, integrity, and autonomy! The multiple scandals plaguing the UPSC are a national concern,” Kharge tweeted. These accusations…

Kanwar Order Controversy: Owaisi Alleges Anti-Muslim Bias; BJP Draws Jinnah Parallel

July 21, 2024 Editor

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that the order reflects the visceral hatred against Muslims in India. The Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments’ direction to dhabas and restaurants along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners’ names has triggered a massive row, with the Opposition calling the order discriminatory. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that the order reflects the visceral hatred against Muslims in India. “Fear on UP’s Kanwar routes: This is the reality of hatred for Indian Muslims. Credit for this visceral hatred goes to political parties, leaders of Hindutva…

Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre over terror attacks in J&K: ‘Soldiers bearing brunt of BJP’s wrong policies’

July 16, 2024July 16, 2024 Editor

The Jammu region, which remained relatively peaceful between 2005 and 2021 after security forces wiped out decades-long terrorism, witnessed 11 attacks in the last 78 days. The Congress on Tuesday hit out at the Centre after four army personnel, including a Major-rank officer, were killed in an encounter in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday night. Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi blamed the continuous loss of lives on BJP’s “wrong policies”, adding that the incidents were “sad and worrying”.“It…

Historic Move: Palitana Bans Non-Vegetarian Food, Sets Global Precedent

July 15, 2024 Editor

Palitana, a city in the Bhavnagar district in Gujarat, has made history by becoming the first city in the world to ban the sale and consumption of non-vegetarian food. Non-veg food is illegal here. This landmark decision marks a significant cultural and religious shift in the region, reflecting the strong influence of Jainism and its principles. The ban in Palitana encompasses the sale and consumption of meat and the butchering of animals for meat, making these actions illegal and punishable by law. This move followed persistent protests by around 200…

Tragedy on the Expressway: 18 Killed as Bus Collides with Milk Tanker in UP

July 10, 2024 Editor

At least 18 people have died in an accident on the Lucknow expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district. At least 18 people died, and over 15 have been injured as a sleeper bus rammed into a milk tanker on the Lucknow-Agra expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district on Wednesday morning. The incident took place near Gadha village when the bus travelling from Bihar to Delhi collided with the tanker while attempting to overtake. The impact of the collision caused the bus to overturn. According to officials, the bus was carrying…

Spotlight on Awas Yojana: Maharajganj District Authorities Investigate Alleged Irregularities

July 9, 2024 Editor

11 women hailing from UP allegedly took the first instalment amount of ₹40,000 from the government under the PMAY scheme and ran away with their lovers. Several women from Uttar Pradesh reportedly misused the central government’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme, which provides poor and middle-class families with assistance in building a permanent home. According to media reports, as many as 11 women hailing from Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district allegedly took the first instalment amount of ₹40,000 from the government under the PMAY scheme, left their husbands, and ran…

Hathras Horror: Stampede Claims Over 100 Lives at Religious Gathering

July 2, 2024 Editor

At least 107 people, including mostly women, died in a major stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district on Tuesday At least 107 people, including mostly women, died in a major stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district on Tuesday. The incident took place when a religious preacher was addressing his followers at a specially laid tent in the Rati Bhanpur village within the Sikandra Rau area of Hathras district. According to the police, prima facie, it appears that suffocation at the venue led…

New Delhi Airport Tragedy: One Dead, Six Injured in Terminal 1 Roof Collapse

June 28, 2024June 28, 2024 Editor

Fatal Incident: One Dead, Six Injured in Terminal 1 Roof Collapse

Four vehicles, including cabs, were damaged after a portion of the Delhi airport’s Terminal-1 roof collapsed on cars amid heavy rain. New Delhi: At least one person was killed and six others injured after a portion of the roof of the Delhi airport’s Terminal-1 (T1) collapsed on cars amid heavy rain this morning. All departures from Terminal 1, which has only domestic flight operations, have been temporarily suspended, the civil aviation ministry said. “Heavy rain in early morning today has resulted in the collapse of the canopy of Delhi airport…

Owaisi’s ‘Jai Palestine’ Chant Causes Stir in Indian Politics

June 26, 2024 Editor

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi stoked a major controversy in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday during his swearing-in as the Member of Parliament (MP) by raising a slogan in favour of Palestine. The Hyderabad lawmaker soon after taking oath as MP in the 18th Lok Sabha, chanted ‘Jai Palestine’ in the House, thereby inviting quick backlash from the treasury benches and also leading to chaos in the House. BJP members created an uproar over Owaisi chanting ‘Jai Palestine’ slogans and demanded that it be expunged from the…