Both the BJP and the Congress on Tuesday appeared to be satisfied with the Panchayati Raj election results in four districts of Rajasthan. The State Election Commission announced the results for 4 districts — Baran, Karauli, Ganganagar and Kota. As many as 278 Congress candidates emerged victorious while the BJP…
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday appealed to the Congress and the JD(S) legislators not to oppose the anti-religious conversion bill as it is in the interest of the nation and has to be passed unanimously. “I request the Congress and the JD(S) leaders not to oppose the the…
ATamil Nadu policeman, identified as Alexander, was shunted out of regular police duty after he was caught on camera threatening a shop owner in Tirupur. He was transferred to the Armed Reserve Unit. An internal probe has been ordered against him. Alexander is accused of harassing a shop-owner, identified as Jaffer, in…
The Karnataka police are all geared up to open the doors of opportunities for transgenders by inviting applications in the ongoing recruitment to appoint special reserve subinspectors and Scene Of Crime Officers (SOCOs). As per the report published by the Times of India, the Additional Director General of Police…
Avnitha Reddy, an MBA graduate from Telangana, became the first Indian to scale Russia’s highest peak, Mt Elbrus, in winter. She achieved the feat on December 7. Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is her next target. In a statement to The Hindu, Avnitha said that she was delighted to achieve the feat in…
In a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi remarked on Tuesday that incidents of lynching were unheard of before the BJP came to power in 2014. “Before 2014, the word ‘lynching’ was practically unheard of. #ThankYouModiJi,” tweeted Rahul Gandhi. Reacting to Rahul Gandhi’s…
Adoctor from Madurai Government Hospital, Tamil Nadu, was killed in a car accident on Monday when he tried to overtake a bus. Karthikeyan, the doctor who was driving the car, was crushed under another bus after colliding with it. A video of the incident showed Karthikeyan trying to overtake a state bus at high speed.…
Intense cold conditions paralysed daily life in Rajasthan as the mercury dipped to sub-zero temperatures in several parts on Monday. Jobner in the state’s Jaipur district reported the lowest minimum temperature of -3 degree Celsius. In Fatehpur, the minimum temperature was -2.5 degrees Celsius, whereas in Churu and…
Parts of Telangana experienced intense winter chill as temperatures dipped to single digits on Monday. Aliabad recorded a minimum temperature of 7.8 degree Celsius. The Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS) said the minimum temperature hit single digits in nine out of the 33 districts in 24 hours up to…
Prasar Bharati and Indian Council for Cultural Relations on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, through which the two entities will now be promoting Indian culture. As per the information available, the performances of eminent artists associated with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will be…