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States/UTs delete 2.49 cr ration cards since 2020: Centre in RS

New Delhi: States and Union Territories have deleted 2.49 crore ration cards since 2020 due to various reasons, including ineligible beneficiaries, the Central government said on Tuesday. In a written reply to…
Man accused of cruelty, giving triple talaq to wife within 3 days of marriage

Thane: A case has been registered in Bhiwandi tehsil of the district against an Uttar Pradesh resident for allegedly harassing his newly-wed wife for dowry and giving her triple talaq within three…

DoT’s order to pre-install Sanchar Saathi app receives pushback

In response to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)’s order requiring phones to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app, Indian digital advocacy organisation Internet Freedom Foundation filed a Right to Information (RTI) with the…
Opposition MPs protest against SIR in Parliament complex

New Delhi: Several opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday staged a protest in the Parliament House complex against the SIR…
Judiciary will see through political vendetta: Congress on FIR in Herald case

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday attacked the Modi government over the filing of a fresh FIR in the National Herald case and said it is confident that the judiciary will see…
Sanchar Saathi App: Know everything about the mandatory pre-loaded mobile app

The Department of Telecom has directed manufacturers and importers of mobile handsets to ensure that its fraud reporting app, Sanchar Saathi, is pre-installed in all new devices within 90 days. According to…
19-year-old man dies by suicide in Thane after family delays marriage plans

Thane: A 19-year-old youth allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Thane district, apparently due to mental stress over his family’s insistence on postponing his marriage, police said on Tuesday. The incident took…

Thane meat shop owner held for selling beef illegally

Thane: Police have arrested a 38-year-old meat shopkeeper in Maharashtra’s Thane district for allegedly selling beef in violation of the law, officials said on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off about illegal meat…
UP: District topper commits suicide hours before class 12 pre-board exam

Kanpur: A 17-year-old student who had topped his district in the 2023 class 10 board examinations allegedly committed suicide, just hours before he was to appear for his class 12 physics pre-board…
Show of unity: Siddaramaiah visits Shivakumar’s residence for breakfast

Bengaluru: In an apparent display of unity, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday visited his deputy D K Shivakumar’s residence for breakfast, just days after the two broke bread in the wake…
Man posing as CMO official, 3 others booked for duping jeweller of Rs 2.8 cr

Mumbai: Mumbai Police have registered a case against a man, who allegedly posed as an officer at the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), and three others for allegedly cheating a jeweller of Rs…
Congress terms DoT’s Sanchar Saathi pre-install order ‘unconstitutional’

New Delhi: The Congress has rejected the directions of the Department of Telecommunications on pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app in new mobile handsets as unconstitutional, and demanded its immediate rollback. Congress…
Chennai Metro train halts inside tunnel, commuters forced to walk on track

Chennai: A Chennai Metro train on the Blue Line was stranded inside a tunnel near Puratchi Thalaivar Dr M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro early Tuesday morning, forcing passengers to walk nearly 500 metres…
Delhi’s air quality deteriorates again, AQI at 331

New Delhi: After offering only a brief respite, Delhi’s air quality deteriorated once again on Tuesday, slipping back into the ‘very poor’ category following two days in the ‘poor’ range. As of…
SIR in Bengal: No single deceased or duplicate voter in 2,208 booths, says ECI

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI), till Monday evening, has identified 2,208 polling booths in West Bengal which do not have a single deceased voter or duplicate voter having names in…