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A fake branch claiming to be of the State Bank of India (SBI) was unearthed in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district following which police booked its three operators, a police official said on Sunday. The bogus branch was being run in Chhapora village under Malkharauda police station limits, Sakti Additional Superintendent of Police Rama Patel said. Sakti, adjoining Janjgir-Champa district, is around 200 km from the state capital Raipur. The fraudulent banking unit was set up in a rented shop in a commercial complex on September 18, with posters and banners of SBI installed there, she said. Suspecting something was phoney, some locals complained about it. A team from SBI's regional office in Korba inspected the branch and found it to be fake, she said. After being alerted by the public sector bank on Friday, police raided the place, the official said. Five employees were found to be working in the fake branch. They claimed to have been hired through interviews, Patel said, adding...

The engine of a train hit a stone placed on the railway track in the Bairia area here on Saturday, officials said, adding that no damage was caused. The incident assumes significance as it was a fresh one amid several cases of gas cylinders, pillars etc being found on railway tracks in Uttar Pradesh. Public Relations Officer of the North Eastern Railway Ashok Kumar told PTI that on Saturday a stone was found on the railway track between on the Varanasi-Ballia-Chhapra rail section at 10.25 am. He said the cattle guard of the engine of the 15054 Lucknow-Chhapra Express going from Lucknow to Chhapra (Bihar). Kumar said that on seeing the stone placed on the track, the loco pilot applied emergency brakes. He said that after inspection, the train resumed its journey and the loco pilot did not report any kind of damage in this incident. SHO of the Bairia police station Ramayan Singh said the incident happened in front of Yadav Nagar of the Chand Diyar village before the Manjhi bridge o...

Lokayukta police on Friday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case, following the court order. Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge, meanwhile, came to Siddaramaiah's defence, stating that the party is standing with him and will support him. Siddaramaiah, who began his three-day visit to his home district of Mysuru, claimed that he was being targeted in the MUDA issue as the opposition is "scared" of him and said it's the first such "political case" against him. He also reiterated that he won't resign following the court ordering a probe against him in the case as he has done no wrong and asserted that he would fight the case legally. While Siddaramaiah is accused number one (A1) in the case, his wife B M Parvathi (A2), brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy (A3), Devaraju (A4) -- from whom Mallikarjuna Swamy purchased land ...

The Indian Army is enhancing the combat prowess of its artillery units along the frontier with China by procuring an array of weapons systems, including an additional batch of 100 K9 Vajra howitzers, swarm drones, loitering munitions and surveillance systems. Lieutenant General Adosh Kumar, the Director General of Artillery in the Army, said various futuristic platforms and equipment are being procured to bolster the capabilities of the artillery units considering national security challenges. "Today, we are modernising at a pace like never before and as per defined timelines," he told reporters ahead of the 198th anniversary of the Artillery Regiment on September 28. The development work is also in progress by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for hypersonic missiles, he said. Hypersonic missiles can fly at a speed of five mach or more than five times the speed of sound. Lieutenant General Kumar said a number of 155 mm gun systems, including K-9 V...

In a last minute intervention, Delhi LG VK Saxena overturned the postponement of elections for the last vacant seat of the standing committee and directed the MCD commissioner Ashwani Kumar to submit a report by 10 pm Thursday. Mr Saxena directed that the deputy mayor be made the presiding officer for the elections if the mayor refuses to hold the elections. In case the deputy mayor also refuses, the senior-most member of the House will preside over the elections, he ordered. Earlier in the day, following disruption over frisking of councillors, the election to MCD Standing Committee was postponed by the Mayor, who adjourned the meeting of the House till October 5. Mayor Shelly Oberoi claimed it was for the the first time a security check of the councillors had happened, and called it undemocratic and insulting for the members of the House. The LG order read, "The Commissioner is hereby directed to submit a report of conduct of elections of the sixth member of standing commit...

Ace fighter pilot Air Marshal SP Dharkar has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of Air Staff. He would be succeeding incumbent Air Marshal AP Singh, who has been designated as the next Chief of Air Staff. SP Dharkar would be assuming his new appointment after the new Chief takes over. SP Dharkar-- an experienced fighter pilot with over 3600 hours of flying. He is an alumnus of the Rashtriya Indian Military College Dehradun, National Defence Academy Pune, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and Air War College, USA. Commissioned in June 1985, he is a Qualified Flying Instructor, Fighter Strike Leader, and Instrument Rating Instructor and Examiner and has also been an Air Force Examiner. During his illustrious career, he has commanded a frontline fighter squadron and a Fighter Flying Training Establishment. He has instructional experience in conducting Professional Military Education for medium and senior level officers at the Defence Services Staff College and at the Coll...

Akshay Shinde, accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case who died in an alleged shootout, had said he would not spare anyone after grabbing a pistol inside a police van, an official claimed on Tuesday. He retaliated in self-defence as Akshay Shinde's demeanor suggested he would kill everyone, said inspector Sanjay Shinde, who shot the accused dead. Mumbra police here registered a First Information Report against Akshay Shinde for 'attempt to murder' for opening fire on a police officer. The FIR is based on the complaint of inspector Sanjay Shinde, investigating officer of the SIT formed to probe the sexual assault of two kindergarten girls at a school in Badlapur, the case in which Akshay Shinde (24) was the accused. In his complaint, inspector Shinde said he was also conducting probe into another offence registered by Badlapur police on a complaint by Askhay's first wife, accusing him of sexual harassment and unnatural sex. On Monday evening, a police team took ...

The forest department in Udaipur district, with the help of the Army, has captured two leopards, bringing a sigh of relief to residents of Gogunda town where three people were killed in attacks by the big cats last week, officials said on Tuesday. The leopards were captured in separate cages on Monday night, they added. The traps were set following a wave of panic in the community after the rise in deaths due to leopard attacks. In response to the fatalities, which included a 16-year-old girl, a 50-year-old man, and a 40-year-old woman, the forest department launched a search operation with local police, according to officials. A team from the Indian Army was also called in on Saturday to trace the animals. Cages were strategically placed at six locations in the area, they said. Gogunda police station SHO Shaitan Singh Nathawat said the leopards were rescued and transported to Sajjangarh Biological Park in Udaipur city by the forest department team. Nathawat said prima facie, one...

The Karnataka High Court has introduced strict guidelines for live-streaming of judicial proceedings to prevent unauthorised sharing of clips on social media platforms. The incident stems from remarks made by a single judge recently. These comments, made during a live-streamed hearing, sparked widespread criticism after video clips went viral. To address this, the High Court has issued a note titled, "Prohibitions and Restrictions on Usage of the Recording or Live Stream," which is now displayed at the beginning of live-streamed sessions. The note prohibits any unauthorised recording, sharing, or dissemination of live-streamed proceedings and archival data, including on social media and messaging platforms. Only authorised individuals or entities are permitted to handle such recordings. The court also warned that anyone found violating these rules would face legal consequences under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, the Information Technology Act, 2000, and contempt of cour...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed tens of thousands of Indian-Americans in a grand community event at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island. The chants of "Modi, Modi" filled the stadium as the prime minister walked on stage to address people of Indian origin. The Prime Minister started his speech with the chants of "Bharat Mata ki Jai!" . He began by saying that even the 'Namaste' has gone from being local to global, and credited the Indians settled overseas for it. A series of cultural performances entertained the people gathered at the stadium, who were enthused as they waited for the Prime Minister's arrival. During his speech, Prime Minister fondly recalled his previous community events in the United States - 2014 at the Madison Square Garden, 2016 in San Jose, California, 2018 in Houston, Texas, 2023 in Washington and now in Long Island. He credited the Indians settled in the United States. He said that they have been the bridge betwe...

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Saturday said he will undertake an 11-day penance to propitiate Lord Venkateswara for the alleged adulteration of animal fats in Tirupati laddus. The actor-politician said he will begin the ritualistic penance from Sunday at Sri Dasavatara Venkateswara Swamy temple at Namburu in Guntur district. "After undertaking the 11-day penance, I will visit Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy," said Mr Kalyan in a post on 'X', and appealed to the deity to grant him the power to do the ritualistic sanitisation to undo the alleged sins committed by the erstwhile YSRCP government. ఏడుకొండలవాడా..! క్షమించు •11 రోజులపాటు ప్రాయశ్చిత్త దీక్ష అమృతతుల్యంగా... పరమ పవిత్రంగా భావించే తిరుమల లడ్డు ప్రసాదం- గత పాలకులు వికృత పోకడల ఫలితంగా అపవిత్రమైంది. జంతు అవశేషాలతో మాలిన్యమైంది. విశృంఖల మనస్కులే ఇటువంటి పాపానికి ఒడిగట్టగలరు. ఈ పాపాన్ని ఆదిలోనే పసిగట్టలేకపోవడం… — Pawan Kalyan (@PawanKalyan) September 21, 2024 Further, the Janasena foun...

A rape accused, out on bail, shot dead his victim here, police said on Friday, adding that the man along with another person have been detained. Additional Superintendent of Police Shrish Chandra said, "A 17-year-old girl was shot dead in the Kaila Devi police station area on the night of September 18. A case has been registered against two men." The main accused, Rinku 20, had raped the girl and a case was registered against him in Ghaziabad police station in February. He came out of the jail on bail earlier this month, he said. According to a complaint filed by the victim's family, the minor girl was shot dead while she was returning home on a motorcycle with her brother and mother. The family alleges that Rinku along with another person intercepted them and opened fire, the police said. "We are looking into all aspects of the shooting incidents. CCTV footage of the area are also being gathered," the officer said. (Except for the headline, this story has ...

Amid a social media storm over the death of a young employee at tax consultancy major EY allegedly due to work pressure, Deloitte has formed a three-member external committee, which includes former revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj, to look into practices, policies and processes concerning employees, its South Asia CEO Romal Shetty said on Friday. Shetty said to manage the work pressure within the organisation and have an open work culture, Deloitte has a chief happiness officer and takes strictest action for any bad behaviour within the organisation. Deloitte is one of the four major global tax consultancy firms. Besides Deloitte and EY, the other major firms are PwC and KPMG. "... Very unfortunate, very tragic, young child losing her life. We are in the client service business and in the client service business there will always be deadlines... having all of those pressures," Shetty told PTI in an interview. Anna Sebastian Perayil, who passed her CA exam in 2023 and worked ...

A disturbing video has gone viral on social media, showing two men allegedly assaulting security guards, including a female staff member, at Jaypee Hospital in Noida's Sector 126. The violent attack was captured on video and circulated on social media, prompting police to file a First Information Report (FIR) against the suspects. The altercation began when the security guard denied entry to the men, identified as Akshay Sehgal (33) and Vaibhav Sehgal (27), without an attendant card. However, the men forcibly tried to enter the lift lobby, despite the guard's opposition. When confronted, they violently assaulted the security guard, kicking and punching him. A female security staff member intervened, only to be pushed to the ground. Undeterred, she quickly got up and attempted to stop the attackers again. Despite bystanders and hospital staff intervening, the accused continued their assault. Watch the video here: This only happens in Noida. Where dehaatis got rich due to re...

A two-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in her house in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday, police said. The accused was identified as Shiv Kumar (50), they said. According to the complaint filed by the rape survivor's family, the accused, Shiv Kumar (50) was their tenant and took the child while she was playing and raped her. Circle officer, Rupali Rao said that an FIR was lodged at the Nai Mandi police station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section 65 (2) (rape on a woman under twelve years of age and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The accused was caught by the family members and has been arrested, Mr Rao added. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

An e-auction featuring an exquisite array of gifts and mementos received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi began on Tuesday and will continue till October 2. More than 600 gifts and mementos are being auctioned online by the Union Ministry of Culture. ''This extraordinary collection mirrors India's rich tapestry of culture, spirituality, history, and politics,'' Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Monday while briefing the media about the auction. Individuals keen to partake in the e-auction can register and participate via the official website -- https://pmmementos.gov.in/. According to the ministry, a poignant section of the auction pays tribute to India's valiant warriors and freedom fighters, celebrating the glorious chapters of the nation's history. A key feature of the auction is the sports memorabilia from Paralympic Games, 2024. This is the sixth edition in a series of successful auctions of Prime Minister mementos, initially lau...

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said there is a need to hit hard at subtle discrimination against women and urged the "male society" to change its mindset before it is too late. He also condemned the rape-murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata and said people must condemn remarks that the incident was of "symptomatic malaise". Addressing the News 18 She Shakti Conclave 2024 in Delhi, the vice president said after the women's reservation law comes into force, more women will be part of decision-making and governance. There will be less disturbance and disruptions (in Parliament and state legislatures), he said. People who term women as the weaker sex are wrong, he asserted and said women empowerment will be boosted by women themselves. Mr Dhankhar was of the view that education cuts into inequality. "Gender discrimination has vanished but has assumed certain forms. Overt discrimination can be fought but not subtle discrimination. We have to hi...

The idea of One Country One Election -- under discussion for long in the corridors of parliament -- will be implemented during the current tenure of the Narendra Modi government, sources have said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mentioned this in his Independence Day speech this year and the government is committed to implementing it, sources said. The government has already formed a committee under the chairmanship of former President Ramnath Kovind, which has submitted its report.  The panel has recommended simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies as a first step, which would be followed by synchronised local body polls within 100 days. It is likely that the Law Commission will also recommend it soon. The Commission is likely to recommend that all three tiers of government -- Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies like municipalities and panchayats -- have simultaneous polls starting 2029 and a provision for unity government in cases like hung house...

Tripura police are investigating the lynching of Gautam Das, allegedly by BJP Yuva Morcha leaders. Despite a direct complaint from his father, no arrests were made initially. Opposition parties criticized the police's inaction. Following intervention by the Chief Minister, four suspects were eventually arrested and jailed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing his first poll rally in J&K ahead of the coming elections, on Saturday cited his government's efforts to bring peace and development to the troubled region as he lashed out against the "most corrupt" Congress and the other dynastic parties like the NC and the PDP, who had "sinned" against the people by depriving them of their rights and allowed terrorism to flourish. In his address at the rally in Doda district, the PM said, "The Congress is the most dishonest and misleading political party in the country. And its 'Royal Family' (the Gandhis) is the most corrupt political family of the country." "The petty politics and mean thinking of the Congress leaders became clear during the Congress President's (Mallikarjun Kharge) visit to J&K recently. He said if their party had 20 more seats in the Lok Sabha, they would put BJP leaders, including Modi, in jail... 2014, 2019, and 2024. After 60...

The Bengaluru police has filed a chargesheet in the second case registered against former MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of rape and sexual assault, in a special court here. Revanna is currently under judicial custody at Parappana Agrahara Jail here, and a Special Investigation Team is probing four separate cases against him, officials said on Friday. According to police, the second case against Prajwal Revanna was filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on May 1 after a 44-year-old former member of the Hassan Zilla Panchayat accused him of repeatedly raping her. In a statement, police said the SIT team conducted a comprehensive investigation of the case and during the probe, more than 120 witnesses were interrogated and statements of victims, key witnesses were recorded. "A 1691 page comprehensive chargesheet has been filed against former Hassan Lok Sabha constituency MP Prajwal Revanna. The chargesheet has been submitted to a special court here after ...

A 30-year-old woman from Mumbai has been arrested by Telangana's Cyber Security Bureau for allegedly trafficking youth from India to Cambodia to be kept as cyber slaves there. The woman, who worked with the director of a Chinese-owned company, was paid Rs 30,000 for every person that she managed to trick and send to the country.  'Cyber slave' is a term used for youth who are taken to a country by deceit, after being promised a legal employment opportunity, and are forced to participate in cyber frauds, sometimes under a threat of violence and confinement. Their passports are taken away, shutting off any way of returning home, and they are told there is a contractual obligation to stay. Sometimes, they are also 'sold' to other agents, often Chinese, for a price. In July, the Indian embassy in Phnom Penh had said it had rescued 14 Indians who had been pushed into cyber crime in Cambodia. The embassy had said that, in collaboration with Cambodian authorities, it had...

A man, his two sisters and 11-month-old nephew were killed on Thursday in Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar-Bhatapara district on suspicion that a member of the family was practising black magic, a police official said. The murders took place at 6pm in Chharchhed village under Kasdol police station limits and a man and his two sons have been detained and are being interrogated, he added. "Chaitram Kaivartya (47), his sisters Jamuna (28) and Yashoda (30), and Jamuna's son Yash were killed with sharp weapons and a hammer. We have detained Ramnath Patle and his two sons. They are from the same village. Patle's daughter had taken ill recently and he suspected it was due to black magic practised by Chaitram Kaivartya's mother," the official said. "Chaitram's mother was not at home when the attack, allegedly by Patle and his two sons, took place. Further probe into the incident is underway," he added. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edit...

The Madhya Pradesh government has signed a five-year agreement with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to manage and run the state's cooperative dairy federation and its associated milk unions. The move has sparked a political row, with the Congress drawing a parallel with the Amul-Nandini milk controversy from Karnataka's assembly elections. The Opposition alleges that this agreement is an attempt to hand over Madhya Pradesh's popular Sanchi milk brand to Gujarat's Amul, a claim the government strongly denies, terming it a baseless dispute aimed at confusing the public. Milk Production in Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh currently produces around 5.51 crore liters of milk daily, contributing 9-10 per cent of the country's total milk production. The state has a significant livestock population, with 2.19 crore cattle making up 9 per cent of India's total. Of this, 51 per cent are indigenous cows, 42 per cent are buffaloes, and 7 per cent are crossbred ...

Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha announced a retrofitting plan for the 151-year-old heritage building of Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital. Built in British architecture, this historic structure will be preserved to maintain Tripura's cultural legacy while ensuring it continues to serve the community with modern healthcare facilities.

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and molested by a property dealer in Delhi's Nihal Vihar area, officials said on Tuesday. The accused identified as Safaraz is a resident of Vandana Vihar. He has been detained and is being interrogated, they said. The girl's mother told police that her daughter went missing from her house on Sunday. She accused Sarfaraz of abducting her. According to police, the girl was found on Monday evening and it is suspected that she was sexually assaulted. Police said the local residents alleged that some more girls in the area were molested by the accused who lured them with money. Meanwhile, the accused has been booked under Sections 75(1) (sexual harassment) and 79 (insult modesty of a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and 8/12 of the POCSO Act. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

The mother of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder victim accused a district official of offering money, opposing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's denial. Banerjee dismissed these claims as slander and part of a conspiracy by the Centre and left parties. She also noted that Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal offered to resign.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Tarlochan Singh was allegedly shot dead by some unidentified attackers in Khanna in Ludhiana district on Monday evening, police said. Tarlochan Singh (60), who hailed from Ikolaha village, was attacked when he was returning home from his farm. He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead. Tarlochan Singh was the president of the AAP's kisan wing in Khanna. Police said efforts were on to trace the accused, and added that an investigation was underway. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

A government school principal was arrested after he allegedly deleted Ganesh Chaturthi greetings posted on the school WhatsApp group, which triggered protests by people of the village, officials said on Sunday. Villagers held demonstrations outside the school, demanding the removal of Shafi Mohammed Ansari, principal of government senior higher secondary school at Laturi village, they said. The principal allegedly removed posts that had a picture of Lord Ganesh from a school WhatsApp group. Parents and teachers are part of the group, DSP Narendra Nadar said. SHO at Bapawar Police Station Uttam Singh said Ansari was arrested for disturbing communal harmony. He was granted bail and released later in the evening, the officer said. The situation in the village remained normal and peaceful, the SHO said. According to police, a man posted a Ganesh Chaturthi greetings message on the WhatsApp group, which the principal deleted. The group is named School Management Development Committee or...

An underworld don serving life sentence in the Almora district jail was offered 'diksha' by seers in the prison premises recently to initiate him into monkhood, claimed a man who mediated between the don and the seers. Don Prakash Pandey, also called PP, has a number of criminal cases pending against him including those of extortion, robbery and murder. Two seers accompanied by the man who mediated between the gangster and the seer community reportedly went inside the jail premises on September 5 to perform the 'diksha' ceremony during which Pandey was offered a rudraksha garland and a sacred beads necklace (kanthi) to wear. Vedic mantras were also chanted in his ears. The don was renamed as Prakashanand Giri by the seers who introduced themselves as being associated with the Panch Dashnam Juna Akhara, which is headquartered in Haridwar and has its ashrams in the Kumaon region. After coming out of the jail complex, the seers and mediator Krishna Kandpal held a press...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met with Akie Abe, the wife of Japan's late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and fondly recalled his close friendship with Shinzo Abe. PM Modi also expressed his appreciation for Akie Abe's ongoing engagement with India. Sharing a post on X, he wrote, "Pleased to meet Mrs. Abe this afternoon. Recalled my close personal friendship with former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan." "Abe San's belief in the potential of India-Japan relations will remain a source of enduring strength for us. Deeply appreciate Mrs. Abe's continuing association with India," the post on X further read. Earlier in the day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also held a meeting with Akie Abe. He recalled memories of Shinzo Abe and his commitment to "friendship" between India and Japan. He also said that the strategic vision of the former Japanese Prime Minister will serve as a guiding light for the ties between India an...

The national capital breathed clean air for 128 days of the first half of 2024, according to a Delhi government report. The report by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) said that the "Good days' (good/satisfactory/moderate days together) during the January-July, 2024, period was 128. The number of 'good days' from August 1 to August 20 was 20, it said. The number of 'good days' referring to air quality, increased from 159 in 2018 to 206 in' 2023, it said. An air quality index (AQI) between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe". The identified sources of air pollution are vehicular and industrial emissions, open burning and other combustion sources. The report cited various steps taken by the Delhi government to mitigate air pollution in the city. A total of 385 dedica...

A 28-year-old man was run over by a school bus while he was crossing the road in south west Delhi's Vasant Kunj south, police said on Wednesday. The victim, Manoj Kumar (28), was sporting earphones when the incident took place near Mahipalpur flyover on Tuesday afternoon, they said. The bus driver, Jasbir Dahiya (42), was arrested from the spot, said a police officer. Manoj is survived by his wife and two children, who live in Uttar Pradesh's Agra. He used to live in Delhi's Rangpuri and worked at the IGI Airport as a security guard, he added. The officer said the victim was returning home from his job when he was hit by a school bus carrying children from a school in Dwarka Sector-23. During the course of investigation, it is suspected that the victim was wearing the ear phones due to which he could not notice the bus coming from the other side, the police said. Manoj died on the spot, they said. An eyewitness at the spot quickly intervened and apprehended the bus d...

Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday indicated that the floods in Telangana cannot be declared as "national calamity" as sought by the state government even as he said the Centre would extend all possible help to the state. The Telangana government should use the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to help the flood-hit people and that the Union government would provide more funds after Central teams visit the state and ascertain the losses, he said. "It's (national calamity) not there anywhere... We are helping. Whatever is the name (of calamity). We have to provide relief to people and help them," he told reporters here. "The SDRF is with the state government. They should spend that fund and help people. The Central government's teams will come to Telangana and undertake spot visits. We will give additional amounts on the basis of their report," Reddy said. There is also provision for extending help to the flood victims for loss of l...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kick-started the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) massive membership drive on Monday by enrolling himself as the party's first member. Amid BJP's massive membership drive, an old and undated picture of PM Modi shared by 'Modi Archive' has become the talking point on social media, eliciting people's interest and also evoking reactions on how he has always led from the front. 'Modi Archive', a popular social media handle on X, claims to narrate the journey of PM Modi through archival pictures, videos and newspaper clips. On Monday, it shared the picture of a young Narendra Modi participating in a blood donation drive. Captaining the picture, it wrote, "BJP worker Narendra Modi rolling up his sleeves for a blood donation drive organised by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha." "Leading by example, since day one," it added. Leading by example since day one! BJP worker @narendramodi rolling up his sleeves for ...

Parliamentarian and author-philanthropist Sudha Murthy on Sunday said although she has read a book set in Parliament way back in the 1980s, about Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, since so much has changed about India and the Parliament since then, that she would not mind writing about it. "Although, I have to finish my term as a Rajya Sabha member first, before I could attempt to do that," said Murthy on Sunday. Ms Murthy was in conversation with fellow author and actor Twinkle Khanna, at the celebration of the launch of her 300th book title - and 46th book - 'Grandpa's Bag of Stories' here. The event was organised by Bengaluru-based Lit Spirit Foundation. But in her immediate list of wishes is a book on 'shlokas' that her grandfather used to recite, she said. "Like the one my grandfather used to recite when someone went travelling or stepped out of the house," said Ms Murthy. Ms Murthy also said it is not likely that she will not set her stories in...

Two security guards were on Saturday arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and other staff at a hospital in Cossipore area of the metropolis, police said. The guards were likely in an inebriated condition, officials said. "The matter is being probed. We have arrested them after receiving a complaint from the hospital authorities," an officer of Cossipore Police Station said. A senior official of the hospital claimed that the guards had also threatened him with dire consequences. "The two guards were intoxicated and assaulted the doctors and hospital staff. They have done this earlier, too, and we had complained to the health department in this regard," he said. The hospital currently has 11 such security guards, he said. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)