Patna, Aug 6 (IANS) At least seven Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were suspended in Bihar by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, for alleged dereliction of duty and refusal to follow the stipulated guidelines.The BLOs were suspended by the Patna District Election Officer cum District Magistrate, with immediate effect.The reasons cited for the BLOs’ suspension include their absence from duty, ignorance of standard procedure and arbitrary decision-making, and no consultation with sen…

Mangaluru (Karnataka), Aug 6 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) is likely to complete the excavation work on Wednesday at the 13th and final marked burial site in Dharmasthala, in connection with the mass grave allegations case. Preparations are underway for excavation at the 13th site, located near the Netravathi-Ajikuri Road.Sources also stated that the team will continue excavation at a newly-identified spot, now marked as burial site number 14. Authorities recovered multiple bones f…

Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) At least two people were killed and three others injured in a high-intensity blast at an oxygen-making unit in Punjab’s Mohali, near here, on Wednesday, police said. Around 25 employees were present in the unit, located in the Industrial Area in Phase 9, when the blast took place.High Tech Gases Private Limited supplies medical oxygen to the PGI, Chandigarh, and other government hospitals in the region.The cause of the blast is yet to be known.Senior police and civil adm…

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Shiv Sena(UBT) on Wednesday came out in support of Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and raised questions about the Supreme Court’s observations, terming them “wrong in every manner”.”What has the Supreme Court achieved by making its observation that a ‘true Indian’ would not make a remark like China had occupied 2,000 square kilometres of Indian territory and Chinese troops were thrashing Indian soldiers in Aunachal Pradesh,” the Uddhav Thackeray ca…

Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) The BJP MPs from West Bengal are all set to raise the issue of the attack on the convoy of the leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, at Cooch Behar in West Bengal. “One of our members will raise this issue on the floor of the Parliament and will seek discussions on the issue,” confirmed a BJP Lok Sabha member from West Bengal.According to him, while the Trinamool Congress is so vocal about creating a “false narrative” on alleged harassment …

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted raids at 11 locations in the national capital and three states in connection with a global cyber fraud case involving Rs 260 crore. The ED conducted the raids under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act based on FIRs registered by the Delhi Police and the Central Bureau of Investigation.The raids were taking place in Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Gurugram (Haryana), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), and DelhiThe fraudsters cheated f…

Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu has achieved a landmark economic growth of 11.9 per cent in real terms for the fiscal year 2024-25, marking the first instance of double-digit growth in over a decade. Celebrating the feat, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday said that the state’s goal of becoming a US$1 trillion economy by 2030 is now well within reach.The impressive growth figures were released by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), placing Tamil Nadu at…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Delhi Police’s Anti Auto Theft Squad (AATS) has arrested a man involved in the chain snatching of Congress MP R. Sudha Ramakrishnan in the Chanakyapuri area of the national Capital. The AATS recovered a gold chain weighing 30.90 grams (snatched from the complainant), two stolen scooties and four mobile phones from the possession of the accusedActing on the complaint, the police conducted a detailed analysis of CCTV footage from the incident route, gathered information…

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday pegged India’s CPI inflation at 3.1 per cent for FY2025-26, as the steady progress of the monsoon and robust kharif sowing are expected to keep food prices in check.RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said, “The inflation outlook for 2025-26 has become more benign than expected in June. Large favourable base effects combined with steady progress of the southwest monsoon, healthy kharif sowing, adequate reservoir levels and comfortabl…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki of Japan, with Speaker Om Birla leading a commemorative tribute at the start of the session. Recalling the devastation unleashed on August 6 and 9, 1945, Speaker Birla said the House “reiterates its commitment to the elimination of nuclear weapons and the pursuit of lasting world peace.”Members observed a minute’s silence in memory of the over 2,10,000 lives lost …