Alappuzha, April 6 Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a roadshow in Haripad constituency of Alappuzha district on Monday, campaigning for NDA candidate Sandeep Vachaspati days before the April 9 Kerala Assembly bypoll. Hundreds of NDA workers carrying BJP flags and wearing party headgear took part in the procession. Supporters raised slogans and waved cut-outs […]
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Chandigarh, April 4 The Punjab government has given taxpayers a final two-month window to clear old tax dues, extending its One Time Settlement (OTS) Scheme until 31 May 2026. The scheme, which was supposed to end on 31 March, has now been extended by the Bhagwant Mann government in what Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema […]
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Chandigarh, April 4 Punjab has stepped up preparations for a major revision of its electoral rolls, with officials saying groundwork is being completed in a phased manner ahead of a formal notification from the Election Commission of India. The exercise, known as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), is aimed at updating voter lists and ensuring […]
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New Delhi, April 3 The Delhi Police has cracked down on an illegal LPG cylinder hoarding operation in the Bawana industrial area, arresting one person and seizing 75 cylinders that were being stored and transported without any legal authorisation. The accused, Anil, 50, was taken into custody on Thursday after police received specific information about […]
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Mumbai, April 3 Ranveer Singh’s action-packed thriller, Dhurandhar The Revenge, has taken the global box office by storm, earning over ₹1,500 crore worldwide within just two weeks of its release, the makers announced on Thursday. Directed by Aditya Dhar and produced by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, the film has grossed ₹1,501 crore globally, making […]
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New Delhi, April 3 The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been formally declared a deemed-to-be university, empowering it to award its own degrees, officials said. “The Ministry of Education, on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC), has declared NCERT and its six constituent units as a deemed-to-be university under […]
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Pune, April 3 The Pune district child protection officer Mangesh Jadhav has written to city Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, raising concerns over songs by rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh, alleging that they “glorify alcohol, drugs and gun culture”. In his letter sent on Thursday, Jadhav urged the police to ensure that content performed during Singh’s […]
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Chandigarh, April 3 Punjab Congress leader Khushbaz Singh Jattana was killed on Thursday evening after a truck rammed into his stationary SUV in Sonipat district, police said. The accident occurred on the Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal Expressway when the SUV, reportedly halted due to a deflated tyre, was hit from behind by the truck, officials added. Jattana (45), […]
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New Delhi, April 2 More than 3.5 lakh Indian students are currently pursuing education in the United States, marking a decline of around 6.9 per cent compared to the previous year, the Parliament was informed on Thursday. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Kirti Vardhan Singh cited data from the US Department of […]
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Rahul Chawla Dharamshala, April 2 Commercial vehicles with yellow number plates will remain off the roads across Kangra district on April 6 as operators have announced a strike in Dharamshala. Taxi, auto, and bus operators from across the district will gather at Mahatma Gandhi Smriti Vatika to observe a day-long protest. Representatives of various taxi […]
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