New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict in the suo motu case titled ‘In Re: City Hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price’, amid ongoing debate over its earlier directions on relocating stray dogs in the Delhi-NCR region. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N.V. Anjaria, which reserved its decision last week on relocating stray animals in Delhi and adjoining areas, wi…

Chandigarh/Gurugram, Aug 21 (IANS) The Chandigarh zonal office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it conducted search operations at four locations across Gurugram in Haryana under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002. The searches were carried out in connection with an ongoing investigation into a case involving cheating in the name of selling plots at cheaper rates and illegal cryptocurrency investments, where the public was lured with promises o…

Chandigarh, Aug 21 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema has demanded that the Central government release compensation of Rs 50,000 crore to the state to cover losses after GST implementation. After participating in the two-day meeting of the GST Ministerial Group on health and insurance, rationalising rates, and compensation cess, Cheema said that since the implementation of GST in 2017, Punjab has suffered a total financial loss of Rs 1,11,045 crore. He said that despite receiving appro…

Amaravati, August 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday directed officials to prepare a comprehensive plan to position the state as the logistics hub of India.As Telangana, Chhattisgarh, as well as parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Odisha depend on Andhra Pradesh’s ports, he said, the plan should ensure cost-effective cargo transport from these regions.He further stated that with Andhra Pradesh’s 1,053 km long coastline, the government has initiated a st…

Hyderabad, Aug 21 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Thursday said that it has arrested chartered accountant Sharad Chandra Toshniwal in connection with a Rs 792 crore Ponzi scheme disguised as an invoice discounting platform.The ED, Hyderabad Zonal Office, announced that it arrested Toshniwal under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with an ongoing investigation against Capital Protection Force Pvt. Ltd., Amardeep Kumar and others.Tos…

Chandigarh, Aug 21 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab on Thursday slammed the Centre, saying that the Modi government wants to strike off at least 10 lakh ration card holders in the state. AAP MLA and former minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal said that the BJP is deliberately targeting the people of Punjab. Removing such a large number of people from ration cards is a direct attack on the poor, Dalits and underprivileged sections of Punjab. We will not let this be implemented at any cost.He said the…

Latur (Maharashtra), Aug 21 (IANS) For Gayatri Ghodke, a resident of Ausa town in Maharashtra’s Latur district, having a permanent roof over her head once seemed like a distant dream. Struggling with a dilapidated house that leaked during monsoons and offered little comfort or safety, her family lived each day in uncertainty.But that changed when she became a beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) — the government’s flagship affordable housing scheme aimed at providing “housi…

Hyderabad, Aug 21 (IANS) Recent heavy rains and floods in Telangana caused extensive damage to roads across the state, resulting in losses to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore, officials said on Thursday.Officials of the Roads and Buildings Department provided the figures of the losses to Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy during a review meeting.The officials stated that several culverts, minor bridges, and stretches of highways were severely damaged.The minister directed officials to prepare a detaile…

Jaipur, Aug 21 (IANS) In a remarkable discovery, possible fossil remains of a flying dinosaur from the Jurassic era have been unearthed in Megha village, located in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. This surprising find has drawn attention from scientists and palaeontology enthusiasts alike, as it could shed new light on prehistoric life in the Indian subcontinent.According to geologist Dr. Narayan Das Inikhiya, the fossilised remains appear to be around 7 feet long and exhibit features resembling feathers,…

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Delhi Industries Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa will on Friday interact with budding engineers and motivate them to give the city its first Unicorn at the inaugural session of the Industrial Ideathon 2025 Grand Finale, an official said.Earlier, Sirsa inaugurated a state-of-the-art IoT and Fabrication Lab at Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), established under the CSR initiative of Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC).He s…