Ahead of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee meeting was held on Sunday at the party headquarters in Delhi. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President and Union Minister JP Nadda, and Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Jalgaon in Maharashtra today to felicitate 11 lakh new āLakhpati Didisā who achieved the mark during the third term of his government.
25 Aug, 21:37 (IST)
A series of eight education fairs, across the country, starting in Hyderabad on August 16, 2024, and concluding in New Delhi here today, were organised by the US Embassy and four consulates. The fair gave students an opportunity to meet representatives from more than 80 accredited universities for undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate programmes.
25 Aug, 19:59 (IST)
A major train accident was averted in Bijnor when the coupling of the Dhanbad-bound Kisan Express broke, splitting the train into two near Seohara railway station in the early hours of Sunday.
25 Aug, 16:53 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called crimes against women an āunpardonable sinā, adding that the guilty should not be spared. The prime minister's remark comes amid the ongoing nationwide protests against the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital.
25 Aug, 15:27 (IST)
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) today said that around 100 Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck and eliminated thousands of Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels aimed at northern and central Israel. The IDF also stated that they would defend their civilians and Israel.
25 Aug, 13:53 (IST)
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and vice president of National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah will contest the upcoming assembly elections from the Ganderbal constituency. The announcement was made by Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, a Lok Sabha member, and Nasir Aslam Wani, NC provincial president, today, August 25, in the presence of Omar Abdullah and Mian Altaf Ahmad, senior NC leader and MP from the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency.
25 Aug, 11:41 (IST)
Two people were killed in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul district today, August 25. "Two persons died in an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing factory at Natham in Dindigul district," Dindigul SP Pratheep said. However, he said that the exact reason behind what caused the explosion is not clear
25 Aug, 09:47 (IST)
Union Minister Jitendra Singh praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his decisive leadership in restoring peace and normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), noting that the "historic decision of abrogation of Article 370 brought citizenship rights to a vast population in Jammu and Kashmir who were deprived of it for the last seven decades.
25 Aug, 07:56 (IST)
Pavel Durov, billionaire co-founder and chief executive of Telegram, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris in France on Saturday evening, August 24, for alleged offences related to the popular messaging app. It is reported that Durov was travelling aboard his private jet and was targeted by an arrest warrant in France. The Russian-born entrepreneur lives in Dubai and holds dual citizenship of France and the United Arab Emirates.
Mumbai, August 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Jalgaon in Maharashtra today to felicitate 11 lakh new āLakhpati Didisā who achieved the mark during the third term of his government. A statement on Saturday said Modi would also release a revolving fund of Rs 2,500 crore that would benefit about 48 lakh members of 4.3 lakh self-help groups (SHGs). He will disburse bank loans of Rs 5,000 crore, which will benefit 25.8 lakh members of 2.35 lakh SHGs, it added.
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic visit to Ukraine, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi mocked him for his 'hug diplomacy', saying "kabhi Ukraine bhagenge kabhi Russia". The Congress MP made these remarks during his address at the 'Samvidhan Samman Sammelan', held in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Saturday. This comes after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar defended PM Modi embracing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visits to their nations, citing a "cultural gap".
In a significant move aimed at supporting women police personnel, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced that policewomen in the state will be allowed to choose their postings for three years upon returning from a one-year maternity leave. The decision, announced on Friday, is expected to provide much-needed relief to policewomen juggling professional duties and childcare. Chief Minister MK Stalin highlighted that the new policy would enable policewomen to select postings in districts where their parents or in-laws reside, thereby easing the burden of childcare after their maternity break.
A stabbing rampage in which a man killed three people and wounded eight others at a festival in the western German city of Solingen was a possible act of terrorism, an official said on Saturday. Police were searching for the assailant, who was still at large after Friday evening's attack. They said they had detained a 15-year-old person and were investigating whether this person had a link to the attacker.
North Korea vowed on Saturday to advance its nuclear capabilities, reacting to a report that the United States had revised its nuclear strategic plan. The country will "bolster up its strategic strength in every way to control and eliminate all sorts of security challenges that may result from Washington's revised plan", the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
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