New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, his entire Cabinet, Congress MPs and state legislators on Wednesday staged a day-long dharna at Jantar Mantar, demanding Presidential assent for two Bills passed by the state legislature for enhancing reservation for backward classes to 42 per cent in education, employment and local bodies.Top Congress leadership stayed away from the protest but leaders of INDIA partners extended their support.AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge an…

Varanasi, Aug 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visiting his Lok Sabha constituency during the weekend, launched a wide range of development projects worth over Rs 2,200 crores and also released the 20th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, benefitting crores of farmers. When PM Modi reached Varanasi on August 2, he met several shopkeepers of the holy city, who lined up at the airport and the streets to give him a warm welcome. These are the same people who…

Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 6 (IANS) With the Centre setting a target to eliminate sickle cell anaemia from the country by 2047, Health Department officials in Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur are working tirelessly to contribute to this national mission. The responsibility of achieving this ambitious goal has been entrusted to the Health Department, which is carrying out extensive ground-level work.Teams of healthcare workers are visiting villages, schools, and hostels in the district to raise …

Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Archana Sankara Narayanan, India’s leading freediver, has achieved another milestone by breaking two national records at the Manado Apnea competition in Indonesia held from August 1 to 3. Archana reached 38 metres in Constant Weight Bi-Fins (CWTB) and an unprecedented 40 metres in Constant Weight (CWT), becoming the first Indian woman to cross the 40-metre mark in a competitive freediving event. The achievement strengthens her position as India’s deepest female freediver an…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday issued an advisory cautioning the public about a rise in cyber frauds and financial scams involving misuse of its name.According to the authority, the fraud includes impersonation of TRAI officials through calls, messages, forged documents, and fraudulent letterheads to threaten or mislead individuals and coerce them into sharing personal information or transferring money.”Any such outreach allegedly in the nam…

Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the BJP, on Wednesday, completed the process of selection of district presidents for all the 42 organisational districts in the state.While the state unit of the BJP announced the names of presidents for 38 organisational districts in the state quite some time ago, the announcement of the names for four districts, namely Darjeeling in Darjeeling district, Barrackpore and Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district, and Ghatal in West Midnapore district, wa…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Post Operation Sindoor, there was a lull in rogue drones entering Indian territory. However, recent sightings in Punjab of drones once again put the security agencies on high alert.The problem, however, this time is that the drones are different and far more capable than the ones that were being sent in earlier. They fly at higher altitudes and are capable of penetrating Indian territory more deeply.Recently, three pistols and over 1 kilogram of heroin were seized after t…

Patna, Aug 6 (IANS) In a shocking broad daylight robbery, a gang of six armed criminals looted jewellery worth Rs 12 lakh in Bihar’s Gopalganj district on Wednesday. The armed criminals struck at Surbhi Jewellers in the Dharamparasa market under the Manjha police station area.The gang, riding three motorcycles, stormed into the shop and held the shop owner, employees and customers hostage at gunpoint.They have fired several rounds, created panic before fleeing with the looted ornaments.The incid…

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Two senior IAS officers on Wednesday were appointed as the General Manager of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), mainly due to a lack of coordination between the departments led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and another by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. However, the opposition has slammed the government, accusing it of a “turf war.”The Shinde-led Urban Development Department issued an order giving additional charge to Ashwini Joshi as the GM.J…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while inaugurating the newly constructed Kartavya Bhawan in the heart of the capital, came down heavily on previous governments for facilitating what he termed as one of the “biggest beneficiary frauds” in the country’s history.Highlighting the game-changing impact of the JAM trinity, Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile, the Prime Minister revealed that nearly 10 crore fake beneficiaries were identified and removed from various welfare schemes.”Pe…