Haridwar, Aug 2 (IANS) As the Kanwar Yatra progresses, authorities in Uttarakhand's Haridwar have put in place extensive cleanliness, security and crowd-management measures to ensure the smooth conduct of the annual pilgrimage and provide a safe and hassle-free experience for the lakhs of devotees arriving in the holy city.
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) Following the arrest of Jaish‑e‑Mohammed (JeM) associate Hamim Mondal from his rented accommodation in Burdwan town of East Burdwan district, BJP MLA from Durgapur Purba Constituency, Chandra Sekhar Banerjee, on Sunday asked people to verify the background before renting out their properties.
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The deployment of AI in China is progressing at a much faster pace, triggering concerns of more job losses in an uncertain labour market, a media report said.
Noida, Aug 2 (IANS) Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the Noida Authority following the death of a four-year-old boy after he fell into an uncovered water tank and died, officials said on Sunday.
Meerut, Aug 2 (IANS) BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on Sunday visited several villages in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, and interacted with farmers about the impact of the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme launched by the Centre.
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) India's Ambassador to the US, Vinay Kwatra, has said that the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) was signed in a spirit of goodwill and friendship in 1960, but Pakistan spent 50 years dismantling this, and its abeyance "merely acknowledges what Pakistan's conduct had already destroyed".
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The BJP-led NDA leaders on Sunday urged for action against independent MP Pappu Yadav and other opposition MPs for the act put up by them at the Parliament complex which portrayed the alleged embezzlement of donations made at Ayodhya's Ram Temple, while calling it an "insult" to the Parliament. However, the INDIA bloc leaders hit back, questioning the donation theft allegations.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) India's installed solar power capacity has surged by a massive 50-fold from a mere 3 GW in 2014 to scale the 162.15 GW mark till June 30, 2026, marking the dawn of a new era in renewable energy, according to a factsheet issued by the government on Sunday.
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police on Sunday found a tailoring shop owned by Hamim Mondal, a suspected Jaish‑e‑Mohammed (JeM) member, who was arrested from a posh housing colony in Burdwan town in West Bengal's East Burdwan district.
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) Following the instructions of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, the Enforcement Branch and Kolkata Police raided various markets across the state, including Kolkata, on Sunday to keep vegetable prices under check after rates skyrocketed in the last few weeks.
