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UP Chief Minister Vows To Continue Crackdown On Mafia, Criminals

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 14, 2024, Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asserted that action against mafias and criminals will be intensified in the state.

Plane With Bodies Of 45 Indians Who Died In Kuwait Fire On Way To Kerala

Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Friday June 14, 2024, New Delhi

A special Air Force aircraft has taken off from Kuwait carrying the bodies of 45 Indians, who died in a massive fire in the Gulf country two days ago.

BJP Leader Clears Row Over Interaction With Amit Shah In Viral Video

Press Trust of India | Friday June 14, 2024, Chennai

BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday said senior party leader Amit Shah asked her to "carry out political and constituency work intensively", a day after a video of her interaction with the Union home minister surfaced on the social media.

Kuwait Building Fire: Plane Carrying Bodies Of 45 Indians To Land In Kochi

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 14, 2024, New Delhi

India will bring back the bodies of 45 of its nationals killed in a devastating fire in Kuwait City on Wednesday by a special flight which will land in Kochi on Friday morning before heading for Delhi, the Indian Embassy in Kuwait said.

"Vendetta Politics": BJP Slams Congress Over Arrest Warrant Against BS Yediyurappa

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 14, 2024, Bengaluru

The Karnataka BJP on Thursday accused the Congress government in the state of pursuing vendetta politics in the POCSO case involving former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in retaliation for dragging Rahul Gandhi to court in a defamation case.

Cricketer-Turned-MP Yusuf Pathan Gets Notice For Encroachment In Gujarat

Press Trust of India | Friday June 14, 2024, Vadodara

The BJP-ruled Vadodara Municipal Corporation in Gujarat has issued a notice to former India cricketer and recently elected Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP from Baharampur Yusuf Pathan for allegedly encroaching on a plot of land.

4 Forest Workers Killed While Extinguishing Fire In Uttarakhand

Press Trust of India | Friday June 14, 2024, Dehradun

Four forest workers were killed and four were injured while extinguishing a fire at the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary under the Civil Soyam Forest Division in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Thursday.

Country's Enemy Will Get Befitting Reply: J&K Top Cop After Terror Attacks

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 14, 2024, Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir top cop RR Swain has said Pakistan is trying to disturb peace in the Union Territory through its mercenaries, but the country's security forces would give a befitting reply to the enemy.

6 Dead, 1,500 Tourists Stranded Amid Landslides, Heavy Rainfall In Sikkim

Press Trust of India | Friday June 14, 2024, Gangtok

At least six people were killed and 1,500-odd tourists stranded as massive landslides triggered by incessant rainfall caused devastation in northern Sikkim's Mangan district, officials said on Thursday.

IIT Mandi Study Finds Cancer-Causing Pollutants In Himachal Groundwater

Asian News International | Friday June 14, 2024, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi and Jammu revealed the presence of cancer-causing pollutants in the groundwater of Himachal Pradesh's Baddi-Barotiwala (BB) industrial area.

Record US Visas To Indian Students In 2023, Number Likely To Rise This Year

Press Trust of India | Friday June 14, 2024, New Delhi

After issuing a record 1,40,000 student visas last year, the US consular team in India is all geared up to meet the expected rise in several applications from Indian students in 2024, a senior official at the embassy in Delhi said.

Liquid Improvised Explosive Device - New Threat Emerging In Jammu And Kashmir

Press Trust of India | Thursday June 13, 2024, Srinagar

Liquid explosives seem to have made a comeback in Jammu and Kashmir militancy theatre after 17 years as a recent raid by police in the Union territory led to the recovery of such "difficult-to-detect (d2d)" Improvised Explosive Devices.

Mercedes-Benz To Invest $360 Million In Maharashtra, Says Minister

Reuters | Thursday June 13, 2024, Mumbai

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz will invest 30 billion rupees ($360 million) in the Indian state of Maharashtra, the state's Industries minister Uday Samant said in a post on X on Thursday.

Priyanka Gandhi From Wayanad? Poll Debut May Finally Happen, Say Sources

Reported by Manoranjan Bharati, Edited by Rohit Paul | Thursday June 13, 2024, New Delhi

Speculation over Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's electoral debut had reached a crescendo ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, only to be completely deflated when she decided against contesting. The buzz has started gathering steam again.

Lok Sabha Speaker's Election On June 26, Names Can Be Proposed Till June 25

Press Trust of India | Thursday June 13, 2024, New Delhi

The Lok Sabha will elect its new Speaker on June 26 for which notices for motions supporting candidates can be submitted by members by noon a day prior, the Lok Sabha secretariat said on Thursday.