Mumbai: A tragic accident marred Ganesh Visarjan celebrations in Saki Naka when a high-tension wire collapsed onto Khairani Road, killing one person and critically injuring four others. The incident occurred amid heavy crowds as a Ganesh idol procession faced traffic delays, and witnesses captured the terrifying moment on video, which quickly circulated on social media....
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has reinstated former Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Siddharth into the party with immediate effect, months after his expulsion for alleged anti-party activities. The BSP leader cited Siddharth’s public apology and commitment to the party as reasons for giving him another chance. In a post on X (formerly Twitter)...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Saturday felicitated Champa Raspeda, the first girl from the vulnerable Didyai tribe to clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). Champa, a resident of Amlibeda village in Malkangiri district, secured admission to the MBBS course at a government medical college after successfully qualifying for NEET. She visited...
Kolkata: Advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya on Sunday strongly criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government over the 2016 West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment scam, alleging that teacher jobs were “openly sold in the market” and the entire selection process was marred by “systematic fraud.” Speaking to ANI after the Supreme Court’s judgment,...
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar joined a beach cleanup drive at Juhu Beach on Sunday, September 7, a day after Ganpati Visarjan. The initiative also saw the participation of Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani. Videos circulating on social media captured Akshay personally collecting waste and visarjan...
Noida: A man has been arrested in Greater Noida for allegedly generating fake GST bills worth nearly ₹10 crore to fraudulently claim an input tax credit (ITC) of ₹1.8 crore. The accused, identified as Abhinav Tyagi from Moradabad and currently residing in Bisrakh, was taken into custody by the Noida Cyber Police on Saturday, September...
New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that the recent reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on agricultural equipment will significantly lower farming costs and enhance farmer profits. Speaking to the media in Bhopal, Chouhan explained that GST on bio-pesticides and micro-nutrients has been reduced, encouraging...
Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has announced its support for the Opposition’s Vice Presidential candidate, Justice B. Sudershan Reddy. Party president Asaduddin Owaisi confirmed the decision on Saturday, stating that Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had personally requested AIMIM’s backing. Taking to X, Owaisi wrote, “@TelanganaCMO spoke to me today and requested that...
Chandigarh: The devastating floods in Punjab have claimed three more lives in Amritsar and Rupnagar districts over the past 24 hours, raising the total death toll to 46 across 14 districts. Punjab’s Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian confirmed that three people remain missing in Pathankot district. In the last 24 hours,...
New Delhi: In a landmark reform, the government has abolished Goods and Services Tax (GST) on a wide range of weapons, military aircraft, and defence equipment, while drastically reducing GST on drones from 28% to just 5%. The move is expected to provide a major push to India’s defence manufacturing ecosystem. Chief of the Army...