JAIPUR: A technical investigation will be conducted by the Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT), Pune, into the Jaipur fire incident, which claimed 22 lives and left many injured, said officials here on Friday. The CIRT officials will visit the site to identify the cause of the fire, determine accountability, assess technical lapses, and provide … Read more
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will host a ‘Kisan Sammelan’ (farmers gathering) at his official residence in Bhopal on Saturday (October 18), the state government said in a statement on Friday. The event will see the participation of nearly 2, 500 farmers from several districts, including Narmadapuram, Bhopal, Sehore, Rajgarh, Raisen and Vidisha … Read more
PATNA: Amid the hectic political activity in Bihar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the latter’s official residence in Patna on Friday. The two leaders discussed key issues related to the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, including the NDA’s election campaign strategy and the nomination of candidates. The … Read more
JAIPUR: The state High Court has granted bail to three accused, including NSUI State President Vinod Jakhar, in connection with the ruckus during the ‘Shastra Poojan’ event of RSS at Rajasthan University. The bench of Justice Anoop Dhandh granted the bail. Earlier, both the trial court and the Additional District Magistrate’s Court had rejected their … Read more
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday decided to watch the much-anticipated film ‘Haal’, starring Shane Nigam, which has run into a censorship crisis. The film’s troubles began after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) instructed the makers to remove a scene featuring beef biryani and dialogues related to a ceremonial salute. During the hearing, … Read more
MYSURU: Responding to Infosys founders Narayan Murthy and his wife Sudha Murty submitting a declaration that they would not provide information for the ongoing controversial socio-economic and academic survey, commonly known as caste census, saying that they do not belong to the backward classes, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that Narayan Murthy is … Read more
NASHIK: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that there was a time when the country was dependent on other countries to meet its defence needs, and nearly 65-70 per cent of the defence equipment was imported. “But today, this situation has changed; now India is doing 65 per cent manufacturing on its own soil … Read more
GANDHINAGAR: In a major reshuffle of the Gujarat cabinet, senior BJP leader Harsh Sanghavi was on Friday sworn in as the new Deputy Chief Minister. The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Mahatma Mandir here, where 25 ministers were inducted into Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s new cabinet. Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office and secrecy to the … Read more