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Siddaramaiah cabinet expansion on Saturday; CM sole decision-maker: Surjewala

Even as discussions here on the cabinet expansion of the Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka entered their second day, Congress General Secretary and state in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday said several names have been deliberated upon and swearing in will take place on Saturday as earlier announced.

May 26, 2023

To snap communication links of detained terrorists call-blocking system is to be installed in all 14 jails across J&K [details]

Mobiles and electronic gadgets were earlier recovered from inmates of the highly fortified Kot-Bhalwal Central Jail of J&K.

May 26, 2023

Mortality of fish in Kashmir's Dal lake worry experts; Rare alligator gar fish suspected

Hundreds of dead fish floating on the waters of the Dal Lake in J&K's Srinagar on Friday caused concern among the public and the experts over the ecological health of this water body.

May 26, 2023

Completion of hydropower projects in J&K priority; Indus Water Treaty task force reviews progress [details]

The Indus Water Treaty task force conducted a second high-level meeting to review the progress of hydropower projects in J&K and emphasized timely competition to better utilize India's rights under the Indus Water Treaty.

May 26, 2023

Rocket attack on Ukraine medical clinic kills 1, injures 15

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said that a person was killed and 15 others were injured during a Russian rocket attack on a medical clinic in the city of Dnipro.

May 26, 2023

Amid opposition's boycott call, Azad defends construction of new Parliament building [details]

The veteran politician reminded that it was during the tenure of the then Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao that the idea of constructing a new Parliament building was floated.

May 26, 2023

Ailing AAP leader, former Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain finally gets bail

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail for six weeks to Satyendar Jain, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former cabinet minister in the Delhi government, on medical grounds.

May 26, 2023

Rahul Gandhi's talk show at Stanford University, chat with techies on May 31

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who is scheduled to leave for the US on May 28, will hold a chat programme in California and a talk programme at the Stanford Graduate School of Business on May 31, a party source said.

May 26, 2023

FBI documents reveal plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II in 1983

Newly released Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) documents have revealed an alleged plot to assassinate the late Queen Elizabeth II while she was a visit to the US in 1983, the media reported on Friday.

May 26, 2023

Death of six cheetahs at Kuno prompts NTCA to set up high-power committee to monitor project

The death of six cheetahs, including three newborn cubs, within a period of two and half months at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP) has prompted the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to form a high-level screening committee for the Centre's ambitious 'Project Cheetah'.

May 26, 2023

Indira Canteens to fully reopen in K'taka; can newly-formed govt overcome budget woes [details]

The Indira Canteens, a famous project of the previous Congress regime in Karnataka for the urban poor, are about to gain a new lease on life, with the government making plans to reopen them.

May 26, 2023

FIR against BJP's Ashwath Narayan over "finish-off Siddaramaiah" remark; Mysuru MP revolts

The Karnataka Congress filed a FIR against former minister and BJP MLA CN Ashwath Narayan for his statements against CM Siddaramaiah, just a few days after setting up the government in Karnataka.

May 26, 2023

Massive reshuffle in J&K Police; 32 senior officers transferred [details]

After the successful conclusion of the G20 summit in Kashmir, the Union Territory administration conducted a massive reshuffle in the police department by transferring 32 SP-level officers.

May 26, 2023

TedxGateway returns to Mumbai; 25 speakers, Big Idea Scholarship Pass & more [details inside]

TedxGateway 2023 features a lineup of 25 speakers with remarkable ideas to inspire the future. Read all about it here.

May 26, 2023

G20 marks beginning of new era of peace, growth in J&K; LG Manoj Sinha calls it historic [details]

Congratulating the people of J&K for their overwhelming participation in the summit, J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that it is a sign of the rise of new and emerging Jammu Kashmir.

May 25, 2023