Amravati, Oct 17 (UNI) Mild earthquake tremors were felt this afternoon in Shivangaon Fattepur village of Tivasa taluka in Maharashtra’s Amravati district, triggering panic among residents. No loss of life or property has been reported, officials confirmed. The tremors were experienced between 1:15 pm and 1:20 pm. Several residents reported utensils falling off shelves due…
Varanasi, Oct 17 (UNI) Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has received significant relief from the Varanasi MP-MLA Court in a case related to his statement about Sikhs during his visit to the United States. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (IV) (MP-MLA Court) Neeraj Kumar Tripathi today dismissed the…
Lucknow, Oct 17 (UNI) Defence Minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh today claimed that “India is rapidly moving towards the goal of self-reliance in defence production”. He said ,” There was a time when the country relied on other countries to meet its defence needs, and approximately 65 to 70 percent of defence equipment was…
New York, Oct 17 (UNI) The cast and creators of Netflix’s Stranger Things reportedly approached the show’s highly anticipated final season with some apprehension, concerned it might face the same fan backlash that famously marred HBO’s Game of Thrones finale. In a recent interview with Time magazine, star Finn Wolfhard revealed, “Everyone was pretty worried,…
Chitrakoot, Oct 17 (UNI) A massive pension scam amounting to Rs 120 crore has been unearthed in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, exposing deep-rooted corruption within the Treasury Department. The scandal involves fraudulent transactions made through the pension accounts of retired teachers, with officials colluding to siphon off government funds over a period of nearly seven years,…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia today expressed pride over the progress made by the region in the past year, saying its decadal GDP growth has been higher than the country’s average. Scindia chaired a joint media briefing on the one-year achievements (August 2024 – September…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI) The Congress today launched a sharp attack on the BJP-supported Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), alleging that the student body was involved in incidents of sexual harassment, abuse and violence in educational campuses, including the recent one at South Asian University. While citing a series of incidents, All India Mahila…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI) For the fourth consecutive day, Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘poor’ category, with forecasts warning of a further dip to ‘very poor’ on Diwali day as traffic congestion and changing weather conditions worsened pollution levels. Heavy traffic snarls across city roads ahead of Diwali festivities have aggravated the situation….
New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI) union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has issued directions for time-bound implementation of the two schemes — ‘Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission’ and the ‘Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana’, announced by PM Modi on October 11. To ensure the expeditious execution of the farmer-benefitting…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today reported that it conducted search operations at five locations across Hyderabad targetingfive Full Fledged Money Changers’ (FFMCs) for violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The FFMCs are Prism Forex Private Limited, Garuda Forex Services Private Limited, Sree Vimal Nath Forex Private Limited, Victory…
