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Year Ender: 10 years of 'Make in India' initiative hit new peaks in 2024

A decade after its launch, 'Make in India' has broken several records and in 2024, the mission further cemented its success as one of the most impactful economic initiatives in the country.

Dec 31, 2024

K'taka BJP leaders conduct poster drive against Priyank Kharge; detained

The Karnataka Police detained BJP leaders in Bengaluru for carrying out a poster drive against state Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister, Priyank Kharge in connection with the contractor suicide case involving his close aide.

Dec 31, 2024

BJP will never go into hands of one family: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam govt to begin transfer of employees through online portal

The Assam government will open a mutual transfer portal for its grade 3 and 4 employees, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Dec 31, 2024

RG Kar tragedy: CBI to interrogate videographer recording autopsy of victim

Year Ender: Bengal's shocker RG Kar case in 2024 saw massive protests amid shoddy probe claims

2024 was an eventful year for West Bengal for several reasons, but the incident that rocked the state and the country was the ghastly rape and murder of a woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata within the premises

Dec 31, 2024

Leopard spotted at Infosys campus in Mysuru, techies asked to work from home

The management of IT giant, Infosys, has instructed employees working at its Mysuru campus in Karnataka to work from home after a leopard was spotted prowling on the premises on Tuesday.

Dec 31, 2024

Chetna remains trapped in Rajasthan borewell on 9th day of rescue operation

The wait to rescue Chetna, the 3-year-old girl, trapped in a 700-foot deep borewell in Rajasthan's Kotputli, got longer as the rescue operation faced delays after it was found that the tunnel had been dug in the wrong direction, bringing in difficulty to trace the location of the girl.

Dec 31, 2024

K'taka cylinder blast: One more Ayyappa devotee dies, death toll rises to 8

The death toll in the cylinder blast tragedy in Karnataka's Hubballi rose to eight as another victim succumbed to burn injuries

Dec 31, 2024

Anna varsity sexual assault case: NCW to submit report to Centre

The National Commission for Women (NCW) will submit a report to the Government of India on the sexual assault case that occurred at the Anna University campus. NCW member Mamta Kumari and her team returned to Delhi after conducting a two-day investigation into the sexual assault that took place on the Anna University campus on December 23.

Dec 31, 2024

PM Modi to oversee e-distribution of 58 lakh property cards across 50,000 villages

In a poetic style, PM Modi wishes New Year to aspirational India

Reflecting the mood of a confident India eager to march ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished a Happy New Year to countrymen in a post on X and recounted the remarkable progress and transformation achieved in 2024.

Dec 31, 2024

Serious breach of oath, insults Constitution: CM Vijayan on Nitesh Rane's 'mini-Pak' remarks

Kerala Chief Minister on Tuesday criticised Maharashtra BJP Minister Nitesh Rane's "mini-Pakistan" statement, saying it is a serious breach of oath that insults the country's Constitution.

Dec 31, 2024

PM Modi's journey through 2024 in pictures

The year 2024 witnessed a series of momentous occasions which will be etched in the annals of history with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the forefront.

Dec 31, 2024

Farmers protest: SC grants additional time to Punjab govt to hospitalise Dallewal

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till January 2 the hearing on a contempt plea seeking action against the Chief Secretary of Punjab for not complying with its earlier orders, where the Punjab government was directed to hospitalise farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal.

Dec 31, 2024

Bengaluru gears up for New Year celebrations, elaborate security arrangements

Silicon City Bengaluru is gearing up for New Year celebrations as the countdown to welcome 2025 begins.

Dec 31, 2024

Jeju Air crash stokes fears of tarnished image for budget carriers

Concerns are mounting within the low-cost carrier (LCC) industry that the image of budget airlines could be tarnished in the wake of the recent Jeju Air crash, according to industry watchers on Tuesday, with industry players fearing a decline in demand for air travel.

Dec 31, 2024

New Year's Eve: 25,000 cops, drones and CCTV deployed in Chennai

The Tamil Nadu Police have deployed 25,000 personnel equipped with drones and CCTV surveillance to ensure law and order during New Year's Eve celebrations in Chennai and its suburbs.

Dec 31, 2024