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IRCTC website and app down, ticketing services not available

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Tuesday said ticketing services were not available on its website and mobile application due to technical reasons.

Jul 25, 2023

Cong seeks unopposed election for Oommen Chandy's son, CPI(M) in catch-22 situation

A week after the demise of Kerala's former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the state Congress president K. Sudhakaran has made a request to elect the late leader's son, Chandy Oommen unopposed from the Puthuppally Assembly constituency, thus putting the ruling CPI(M) in a catch-22 situation.

Jul 25, 2023

Heavy Rains in Karnataka: 5 dead, Kushalnagar and Belagavi inundated; Alert issued for week ahead

Five people have lost their lives due to rain related tragedies in different regions of Karnataka as heavy rain threw life out of gear and flood water inundated the residential areas of Kushalnagar and Belagavi cities.

Jul 25, 2023

Manipur Violence: Suspended AAP's Sanjay Singh continues sit-in protest in Parliament premises

AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, who was suspended for the remaining Parliament's Monsoon Session for unruly behaviour on the Manipur violence issue, continued his sit-in protest on Tuesday also.

Jul 25, 2023

High alert for heavy rains issued in Karnataka for week ahead; all DCs asked to be prepared [details]

Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Monday said that a high alert has been issued for the week ahead in the state amid prospects of heavy rains and the District Collectors have been asked to be in a state of preparedness, he said.

Jul 25, 2023

Youth watching Karnataka waterfall slips from rock into water, search underway [details]

In a tragic incident, a young man watching a waterfall in Karnataka's Udupi district, while slipped into the river from the rock he was standing on and went missing on Monday, police said.

Jul 24, 2023

Three regional parties of J&K to remain neutral amid NDA, I.N.D.I.A's effort to muster support [details]

Despite having considerable clout in some pockets of J&K, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Altaf Bukhari, and Sajad Lone prefer to maintain a distance from NDA and opposition.

Jul 24, 2023

Amid uncertainty over Assembly polls, opposition focussing on ULB, Panchayat polls in J&K [details]

Elections for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to be held after the Amarnath Yatra. Terms of Srinagar and Jammu Municipal Corporations would end in November this year.

Jul 24, 2023

'U are in Karnataka, learn Kannada': Picture with message written on auto goes viral

A user on Twitter has shared a picture of an autorickshaw with an inappropriate message written on it, stating that everyone should know Kannada if they are in the state and not show "attitude" as they come to "beg" there.

Jul 24, 2023

Space: Indian rocket PSLV to orbit 7 Singaporean satellites on July 30

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching seven Singaporean satellites on July 30 using its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

Jul 24, 2023

Centre ratifies 8.15% interest rate for EPF subscribers for 2022-23

The Centre on Monday ratified the 8.15 per cent interest rate on deposits under the Employees Provident Fund (EPFO) scheme for 2022-23.

Jul 24, 2023

SC stays ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque, gives Anjuman committee time till 5 p.m. Wednesday

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that a Varanasi court's direction allowing an extensive survey of the Gyanvapi mosque by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will not be enforced till 5 p.m. on Wednesday, saying that "some breathing time" should be given to the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee for appeal.

Jul 24, 2023

A la Seema Haider? Married Rajasthan woman reaches Lahore to meet FB friend

At a time when Seema Haidar from Pakistan is making news for crossing boundaries and barriers to reach India to meet her love, Rajasthan's Anju Rafael, a married mother of two, has also crossed the border to meet her Facebook friend.

Jul 24, 2023

Monsoon misery: After flash-flood massive relief operation starts in Ladakh, many families affected in Jammu [details]

97 families from Jammu and Kashmir's Gharkhal village of Akhnoor sub-division were shifted to safer places after a bundh collapse on the river Chenab

Jul 24, 2023

Carcasses of 3 chinkaras found in Jaisalmer

Wildlife activists have found the carcasses of three chinkaras in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district

Jul 24, 2023