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  • 11:48 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    India's first long-range side swing revolver launched, can hit targets up to 50 m

    The country's first long-range side swing revolver 'Prabal' with "twice the range of other revolvers" was launched on Friday for civilians and arms dealers. Manufactured by the state-owned enterprise Advanced Weapons and Equipment India (AWEIL) based in Kanpur, the Prabal revolver boasts of a firing range of up to 50 metres, officiating director Rajiv Sharma said.

  • 11:47 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Govt's new design for fertilizer bags carries PM Modi's appeal to farmers to reduce use of chemical crop nutrients

    The government has released a new cover design for fertilizer bags with an appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to farmers to reduce the use of chemical crop nutrients, official and industry sources said on Friday.

  • 11:46 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Man thrashes mobile shop owner to death over monetary dispute in Ghaziabad

    A man thrashed a mobile shop owner to death with a baseball bat over a monetary dispute here, police said. The body was recovered and police arrested the accused on Friday. Ayush Sharma, a gym trainer, killed Dixit Pal (26) for allegedly not returning Rs 3.5 lakh paid by the accused a fortnight ago to bring expensive phones from abroad, they said.

  • 11:46 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Maharashtra: Protesting tardy probe into suicide of brother and his wife, man chops off finger

    Alleging that the police were not taking any action against the culprits who drove his brother and sister-in-law to suicide, a 43-year-old man on Friday chopped off his finger on camera in Maharashtra's Satara district. If the state government did not take action, he would chop off a body part every week, said Dhananjay Nanavare in a video which went viral.

  • 11:25 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    CM Gehlot directs officials to form panel on Kota student suicides

    Expressing concern over the rising cases of student suicide in Kota, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday directed officials to form a committee to provide suggestions on preventing them. The committee will be composed of all stakeholders, including representatives from coaching institutes, parents and doctors, and it will submit its report in 15 days, Gehlot said.

  • 11:25 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Decision to be taken soon for assistant police personnel's service extension: Jharkhand CM

    Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday said his government was concerned about the future of assistant police personnel engaged in 12 Maoist-hit districts and announced that a decision would be taken soon for the extension of their services.

  • 11:24 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Three more held in JU student death case; univ sends exhaustive report to UGC

    Three more persons were arrested on Friday in connection with the death of a first-year undergraduate student after being allegedly ragged and sexually harassed last week, taking the total number of senior students and ex-students apprehended in the case which has hit national headlines to 12.

  • 10:42 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Man beaten to death in Rajasthan's Kotputli-Behror, two others injured

    A man was beaten to death a group of people while two others were injured in the incident in Kotputli-Behror district of Rajasthan, police said on Friday. While the deceased man's family have alleged that forest department personnel thrashed him and two others, police said they are yet to ascertain facts. The incident happened on Thursday night in Narol village.

  • 10:42 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    UP: Man tied to tree, thrashed; six booked after video goes viral

    Six persons were booked on Friday for allegedly beating up a man who trespassed into a neighbour's house in a village here, police said.

     

  • 10:41 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Chandrababu Naidu exhorts intellectuals to utilise their experience for AP's progress

    TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday told a gathering of intellectuals to use their experience to bring progress to Andhra Pradesh. Speaking at the 'Pragathi Kosam Praja Vedika' (People's platform for progress) seminar at Amalapuram in Konaseema district, as part of 'Bhavishyathuku Guarantee' (guarantee for the future) programme here, he said anything can be achieved if awareness is created among the masses.

  • 9:14 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    India to showcase growth story to global CEOs in B20 summit this month

    India will showcase its growth story to the Global CEOs, who are coming to participate in the three-day B20 summit, beginning from August 25, a senior government official said on Friday.

  • 5:11 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Maharashtra govt scraps casino act, decides to give ration under 'Anand Shidha' scheme

    The Maharashtra government on Friday decided to scrap a more than 45-year-old Act connected to casinos and also announced that it would provide ration under the 'Anand Shidha' scheme for Ganpati and Diwali festivities to above poverty line as well as orange card holders in 14 districts which have witnessed farmer suicides.

  • 3:55 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Chikungunya virus' 'invisibility shield' may lead to vaccines or treatments: Study

    Researchers have found that the virus responsible for chikungunya fever can spread directly from cell to cell, an advance that could help in developing effective vaccines or treatments for the debilitating and increasingly common mosquito-borne disease.

  • 3:53 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    India's first state-of-the-art 3D post office opens in Bengaluru

    India's first 3D-printed post office built with a robotic printer using 3D printing technology that deposits concrete layer-by-layer in accordance with computerised 3D model drawing input was inaugurated in the city on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the effort in a tweet saying that it represents the spirit of a self-reliant India.

  • 2:52 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Union Minister reacts to Bihar journalist's killing, slams Nitish govt over law and order

  • 2:05 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha protests against Jadavpur University student death stopped by police

  • 12:11 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah plants fourth crore sapling at CRPF Group Centre in Greater Noida

  • 10:55 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Bandipora Police arrests LeT terrorist under PSA for involvement in anti-national activities

  • 10:53 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Bihar: Journalist shot dead in Araria

  • 10:48 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Kerala: Over 30 people injured after private bus overturns near Kanimangalam in Thrissur

  • 10:47 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    UP STF arrests man for collecting illegal weapons under conspiracy with Pakistani intelligence agency

  • 10:39 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Kerala: Man arrested after he entered ladies' washroom in mall wearing burqa and filmed videos

  • 9:29 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    NIA carries out raids in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian in connection with terror-funding case

  • 9:24 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Rupee rises 7 paise to 83.02 against US dollar in early trade

  • 9:21 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Karnataka: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates India's first 3D-printed post office building

  • 9:20 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Delhi Legislative Assembly to discuss NCT Amendment Act 2023 in House today

  • 9:20 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Delhi Legislative Assembly to discuss alleged scam in construction of Dwarka Expressway in House today

  • 9:19 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary to travel to Gandhinagar to participate in G20 Health Ministers’ meeting

  • 8:40 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Communist Party of India Marxist General Secretary Sitaram Yechury leaves for Manipur

  • 7:53 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Karnataka: Bengaluru Airport Customs recovers crude gold concealed in baggage of passenger

  • 7:39 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    NIA raids underway in Bathindi area of J&K

  • 7:33 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Jammu & Kashmir: Sopore Police arrests two Lashkar-e-Toiba Over Ground Workers

  • 6:23 AM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    J&K: Administration flags off first batch of pilgrims for Budha Amarnath Yatra from Jammu