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PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination Tuesday from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, aiming for a larger victory margin compared to his previous two wins in 2014 and then in 2019. The Prime Minister got down from his car at the gates of the district collectorate and walked to the...
Read moreWholesale inflation hit 13-month high in April
New Delhi: The wholesale inflation rose to a 13-month high of 1.26 per cent in April fuelled by rising prices of food articles, especially vegetables, amid expectations of RBI holding interest rates in the policy review next month. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation has been rising for two months in a row. It was 0.20 per cent in February and 0.53 per cent in March. WPI inflation was 0.79...
Read moreHC junks penalty order against Tata Chemicals and others over ‘substandard iodized salt’
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has quashed an order issued by the Food Safety Appellate Tribunal in Maharashtra's Buldhana in 2016, imposing penalty on Tata Chemicals Limited and other companies for "manufacturing and selling substandard iodized salt". In his order, Justice Anil L Pansare of the bench also directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to issue appropriate advisories or circulars to ensure procedural...
Read moreElgar Parishad case: Supreme Court grants bail to Gautam Navlakha
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday granted bail to activist Gautam Navlakha in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti refused to extend the stay imposed by the Bombay High Court order on the bail granted to Navlakha in the case. It also directed Navlakha to pay Rs 20 lakh towards expenses for security in house arrest. "We are inclined to not extend the...
Read moreFiring outside Salman Khan’s home: One more member of Lawrence Bishnoi gang arrested
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have arrested one more member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in connection with firing outside superstar Salman Khan's residence here last month, officials said Tuesday. The accused, identified as Harpal Singh (34), a resident of Fatehabad in Haryana, was apprehended by a team of the Mumbai crime branch from his hometown Monday evening, an official said. Singh was brought to Mumbai in the early hours of Tuesday...
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Odisha: Independent candidate arrested for attacking BJP’s Berhampur MP candidate
Berhampur: Berhampur Assembly independent candidate Siva Shankar Das was arrested and sent to jail Tuesday for allegedly attacking BJP’s Berhampur Lok Sabha candidate Pradeep Panigrahi on polling day Monday. Both Pradeep and Siva Shankar got into a heated argument at Gosani Nuagam Sunday during polling at the Utkalmani UP School booth in the first phase of the...
Domestic passenger vehicle sales up 1.3% at record 3,35,629 units in April: SIAM
New Delhi: Passenger vehicle wholesales in India rose to record levels in April driven by strong demand for utility vehicles, automobile industry body SIAM said Tuesday. The overall passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers rose 1.3 per cent year-on-year to record levels of 3,35,629 units in April, as compared to 3,31,278 units in April 2023. Utility...
Wholesale inflation hit 13-month high in April
New Delhi: The wholesale inflation rose to a 13-month high of 1.26 per cent in April fuelled by rising prices of food articles, especially vegetables, amid expectations of RBI holding interest rates in the policy review next month. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation has been rising for two months in a row. It was 0.20...
Joe Biden signs bill banning US imports of Russian uranium
Washington: US President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that will prohibit US imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that Biden signed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, which is aimed at "reducing, and ultimately eliminating, our reliance on Russia for civilian nuclear power." Having...
India sends fresh consignments of relief materials to flood-hit Kenya
New Delhi: India Tuesday sent fresh consignments of relief materials containing 40 tonnes of medicines and other supplies for the flood-affected people of Kenya. The HADR (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief) consignments were sent to the African nation in a military transport aircraft. "The second tranche of HADR material containing 40 tonnes of medicines, medical supplies and...
Ananya Panday shares ‘forgotten photos’ of her in bikini
Mumbai: The Gen-Z diva Ananya Panday shared some unseen 'forgotten' pictures as a throwback Tuesday post, which are mostly from her beach vacations. The actress, who has 24.6 million followers on Instagram, shared a series of photos, featuring her posing in various bikinis. In the snaps, Ananya is seen wearing a sky blue coloured bikini, a pink...
HC junks penalty order against Tata Chemicals and others over ‘substandard iodized salt’
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has quashed an order issued by the Food Safety Appellate Tribunal in Maharashtra's Buldhana in 2016, imposing penalty on Tata Chemicals Limited and other companies for "manufacturing and selling substandard iodized salt". In his order, Justice Anil L Pansare of the bench also directed the Food Safety and...
Contentious Kotia witnesses robust voter turnout of 76.53% in Odisha polls
Koraput: The disputed Kotia panchayat area, which both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh claim to be part of their territory, witnessed a robust voter turnout of 76.53 per cent in the simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the eastern state Monday. The turnout was better than that of 2019, when 74.77 per cent of the voters had...
Barcelona beat Real Sociedad to return to second in LaLiga
Madrid: FC Barcelona returned to second place in LaLiga after a 2-0 home win over Real Sociedad Monday night. This win helped Barcelona rebound from their 4-2 defeat to Girona last week, moving them above their Catalan neighbors with three games remaining in the season. Real Sociedad dropped to seventh place, behind Real Betis in their efforts...
Antony Blinken makes unannounced visit to Ukraine
Kyiv: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived unannounced for a visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv Tuesday. "Blinken arrived in Ukraine today to meet with senior Ukrainian officials and highlight the United States' enduring support for Ukraine," US Department of State spokesman Matthew Miller said. While in Ukraine, Blinken will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime...
