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Centre issues alert about online booking scams impersonating pilgrim services

The Centre on Saturday alerted the public about online booking frauds, especially those targeting pilgrims and tourists across the country.

Apr 19, 2025

Media reports on caste census are not wrong: K'taka Minister

Karnataka Law, Justice, Human Rights, Parliamentary Affairs, Legislation, and Tourism Minister H.K. Patil said on Thursday that media reports on the caste census are not wrong, and a final decision on the report is likely to be taken on May 2.

Apr 18, 2025

Harpreet Singh, responsible for terror attacks in Punjab, arrested by FBI

National Investigation Agency (NIA) charge-sheeted Harpreet Singh, accused of carrying out terror attacks in Punjab, has been arrested by the US security agencies – the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Enforcement and Removal Operations in California's Sacramento.

Apr 18, 2025

Murshidabad violence: Calcutta HC forms 3-member panel for rehabilitation of displaced people

The Calcutta High Court has directed the formation of a three-member committee for the identification and rehabilitation of people displaced by the violence which took place during the protests over the Waqf Act in Murshidabad district.

Apr 18, 2025

Rekha Gupta govt terminates AAP volunteers, other staff posted by Kejriwal, Atishi offices

Shameful: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on Waqf-related violence in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee's 'failure'

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday described the communal violence in West Bengal over the Waqf Act as "shameful" and a blot on the performance of her counterpart, Mamata Banerjee.

Apr 18, 2025

Delhi govt issues notices to 11 pvt schools for fee hike, account lapses

After issuing show-cause notices to 11 private schools for unfair fee hikes and irregularities in accounts, Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood on Thursday claimed a major victory against a top private school in Dwarka after a court ordered an inspection led by the District Magistrate.

Apr 17, 2025

Waqf Act row: No fresh appointments or de-notification of existing waqfs, Centre assures SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday recorded the undertaking given by the Union government that no fresh members would be appointed to waqf boards and the Central Waqf Council in terms of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 till the next date of hearing.

Apr 17, 2025

Father serves poisoned milk to 4 kids in Bihar before attempting suicide, three dead

Cop killed while attempting to prevent cattle smuggling in Bengal's Nandigram

Tension prevailed at Nandigram in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Thursday after a policeman was killed while attempting to prevent cattle smuggling in a locality.

Apr 17, 2025

Delhi Minister Sirsa reviews waste reduction work at Ghazipur landfill

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday inspected the Ghazipur landfill site in east Delhi and reviewed the progress of remediation work and assessed the current environmental and infrastructural conditions.

Apr 17, 2025

Robert Vadra's questioning by ED: A timeline of land deal case

Businessman Robert Vadra, son-in-law of former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, is facing the heat of the Enforcement Directorate's probe into a money laundering case linked to a land deal in Shikohpur, Haryana.

Apr 17, 2025

India can be global growth hub amid US-China tariff war: Industry leaders

As tensions continue to rise between the US and China over trade tariffs, Indian industry leaders believe this could be a golden opportunity for their country to position itself as a global hub for innovation and economic growth.

Apr 17, 2025

Congress deeply entangled in corruption, claims Meghalaya BJP

The BJP's Meghalaya unit launched a blistering attack on the Congress on Thursday, accusing it of being deeply entangled in corruption despite claiming to follow Mahatma Gandhi's principles.

Apr 17, 2025

Major drug bust in Delhi: Heroin worth Rs 1 crore seized, three arrested

Dealing a big blow to the drug traffickers and their narco-network, the Delhi Police Crime Branch on Thursday busted an interstate syndicate with its concerted efforts and recovered 341 grams of high-grade heroin, worth Rs one crore in the international markets.

Apr 17, 2025

CRPF leads nation's pledge to wipe out Naxalism by next year, says Amit Shah

With earnest commendation for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Union Home Minister Amit Shah proclaimed on Thursday that the nation has embraced a pledge that by the end of March 2026, Maoism will be wiped out from India. He was addressing an assembly of brave soldiers of the CRPF on the 86th 'Raising Day parade' of the force in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh.

Apr 17, 2025

Rahul Gandhi on two-day US visit from April 21

Amid mounting troubles for the Gandhi-Vadra families over money laundering investigations, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be travelling to the US next week.

Apr 17, 2025