Lucknow/Deoria: Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Amitabh Thakur was arrested on Wednesday in connection with an alleged fraud and forgery case concerning the allotment of an industrial plot in Deoria district dating back to 1999. Following his arrest, Thakur was remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody by a court in Deoria, officials confirmed. Thakur’s arrest

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Shillong: In a landmark move aimed at enhancing financial security and stability for educators outside the regular government system, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday announced that the state government is in the final stages of approving a comprehensive overhaul of the salary structure for nearly 20,000 ad hoc and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with his Israeli counterpart, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Wednesday, during which both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to peace in the Middle East and discussed ways to further strengthen the India-Israel strategic partnership. The conversation also underscored the shared determination of the two countries to combat

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New Delhi: The question of whether hydrogen-fuelled trains are costlier than conventional trains has become a matter of public interest, especially as India takes its first steps toward introducing green hydrogen-powered rail technology. Addressing this issue in a written statement to the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasized that comparing the costs of

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken a significant step in cracking down on one of the most audacious cyber fraud cases in recent memory, filing a chargesheet against five Gujarat-based individuals accused of defrauding people across the country through a sophisticated scam known as “digital arrests.” According to official statements, the scam generated illicit proceeds

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The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), custodian of the world-renowned Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Andhra Pradesh, has been struck by yet another controversy — this time involving a massive fraud in the procurement of silk shawls used in sacred temple rituals. After facing scandals involving adulterated ghee and alleged theft of foreign currency from the

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Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh on Wednesday reaffirmed the force’s unwavering readiness to counter any hostile action against the country, declaring that the IAF is fully prepared to deliver a decisive response to any “misadventure” attempted by enemy nations. Speaking in Dibrugarh during an aerial display organised as part

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Five individuals remain missing after being swept away by the powerful currents of the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati on Wednesday, in what has become a deeply distressing incident for the local community. A group of nine people, who had ventured into the river for a ritual dip, were suddenly plunged into danger when what seemed

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The catastrophic fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa, which killed 25 people in the early hours of Sunday, has rapidly evolved into one of the state’s most high-profile criminal investigations in recent years. As the Goa Police continue to piece together the events leading up to, during, and after the

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Amaravati | December 10, 2025:YSRCP chief Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will meet Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer on December 18 to submit one crore signatures collected statewide against the proposed privatisation of ten new government medical colleges in the state. According to a party statement, Jagan will brief the Governor on “widespread public opposition” to the NDA coalition government’s move and formally hand

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