Guwahati, Aug 7 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that the financial support initiative for girls — the second phase of Nijut Moina scheme was launched across 35 districts to include four lakh female students. Taking to social media platform X, the Chief Minister added, “Thirty-five districts — four lakh girls — infinite possibilities — zero child marriage.” He added that the distribution of forms under the scheme has begun, aiming to support girls in continuin…

Hyderabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar will appear before Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the phone-tapping case, as a witness.He has requested the SIT to examine him and his personal assistants at 12 noon on August 8 after the SIT issued a notice, requesting him to intimate date and time of his convenience for the examination.Ahead of his appearance before the SIT, the minister met some officials of his ministry. He also had discussion with …

Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) The office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) West Bengal, has communicated to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday that the ground work is ready to begin the process of beginning the special intensive revision in the state.An insider from the CEO’s office said that the communication on this count was sent to the ECI’s headquarters in Delhi after the CEO’s office compiled the reports sent by different district election officers on the ground-level prepared…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Low demand of tribal products in the market, delayed utilisation of funds by state Implementing Agencies, and market linkages are the key challenges faced by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India, the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday. TRIFED, a national-level apex organisation under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, received a financial assistance of Rs 111.70 crore in 2024-25, said Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Durgadas Uikey in a …

Patna, Aug 7 (IANS) In a disturbing case of harassment, three youths have been arrested in Patna for secretly clicking photos and making obscene videos of a woman and allegedly using them to mentally harass and blackmail the victim, officials said on Thursday. The incident took place in the Patliputra police station area of the capital city.According to an official, the victim showed courage and approached the police on August 6 after enduring days of mental harassment by the accused, who were a…

Bhopal, Aug 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will disburse relief funds to those affected by natural disasters, excessive rainfall, and floods in Madhya Pradesh on Friday. “The assistance will cover losses such as human casualties, livestock deaths, damage to houses, and other types of destruction,” Chief Minister’s office said in statement on Thursday.The disbursement will be done through a single-click transfer during a video conference from the Chief Minister’s residence, Samatva Bhavan in…

Jaipur, Aug 7 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Udaipur Police in Rajasthan have exposed a cyber fraud gang that was duping American citizens by posing as loan providers. Acting on the instructions of Superintendent of Police Yogesh Goyal, a team under the supervision of Additional SP Gopal Swaroop Mewada and CO Suryaveer Singh Rathore, carried out the operation.According to SP Goyal, the gang was operating from a villa in Nadra village of Nai, Udaipur. They were using technical tools to obtai…

Bengaluru, Aug 7 (IANS) Responding to charges by the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi said that before accusing the Election Commission of India, Congress must first explain how it won the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections. Speaking to the media in Delhi on Thursday, Joshi said: “If there were irregularities in EVMs and Election Commission functioning in the Lok Sabha elections, as alleged, then …

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received a telephone call from Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, reaffirming the momentum generated during PM Modi’s recent visit to Brazil and underscoring the shared commitment to deepen the India-Brazil Strategic Partnership.The leaders recalled their meeting last month in Brasília, where they agreed on a comprehensive framework to expand cooperation across key sectors, including trade, technology, energy, defenc…

Hyderabad, Aug 7 (IANS) As many as 32 students of a medical college in Hyderabad were found to be consuming drugs after Telangana’s Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) arrested two persons on allegations of supplying drugs.A total of 82 consumers of ‘ganja’ (cannabis) were identified and they included 32 students of Medicity Medical College.The officials conducted drug test on 24 students and nine of them including two girls tested positive. All of them are staying in the c…