President Droupadi Murmu appointed Governors to nine states late Saturday night, stating that the dates of appointment would be effective from the date they take charge. Veteran BJP leader Santosh Gangwar, who was not given the ticket to contest from Bareilly in the recent Lok Sabha elections after having won the seat six consecutive times, has been appointed Governor of Jharkhand. He is an OBC from the Kurmi caste, which seems to have veered away from the BJP in UP and Bihar in the parliamentary polls. Former Lok Sabha MP…
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Argument between two groups of inmates escalates in Tihar, 2 injured | Delhi News
An argument between two groups of prisoners in Tihar over the use of phones escalated on Friday, a knife was out and two undertrial prisoners were injured after they were stabbed, said officials. Lovely (22) and Lavesh (22), who were in the same cell, were accused of murder in the same case in 2020. During the investigation, police found that one group – comprising prisoners inmates Lokesh, Nitin, Himanshu, and Abhishek — had a scuffle with Lovely and Lavesh over the use of the phone in the cell, said officials.…
Maharashtra govt mandates Sandes app for all official communications | Mumbai News
The Maharashtra government has mandated that all its employees use the indigenously developed Sandes mobile app for official communication. The move aims to enhance the safety and security of government operations and improve the ability to detect any misuse. Launched by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) in 2021, Sandes is an instant messaging platform similar to WhatsApp. It supports various forms of communication for anyone with a mobile number or email address. As part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign under the Digital India programme, Sandes is managed by the Government…
Cutting down rivals | The Indian Express
Powerful leaders tend to cut down potential rivals and alternative power centres. Even PMs Pandit Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi ensured that possible challengers in the party were systematically put down. Narendra Modi follows the mould and this characteristic became more pronounced after his 2019 victory. In 2014, when Modi first won an absolute majority for his party, he swiftly pensioned off seniors like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and M M Joshi, removing them from the party’s powerful decision-making parliamentary board. In his first term, there was…
India’s Day 2 schedule at Paris 2024 Olympics: Manu Bhaker, women’s archery team in medal contention; PV Sindhu and Nikhat Zareen begin their campaigns | Sport-others News
Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur India’s wait for an archery medal has been long and painstaking but in Paris, the team events have shaped up well. First to go will be the women’s trio, who are in QF action and two wins away from a potential medal. SHOOTING 10m Air Pistol Women’s Final: 3.30 pm IST Manu Bhaker After the heartbreak in Tokyo, Manu did well on Saturday to come through qualification and reach the final. On Saturday, she will face a tough ask in a loaded field to…
After he fled to Thailand, key accused in Hisar showroom shootout incident held | Delhi News
Over two weeks after the Haryana Special Task Force (STF) arrested wanted gangster Rakesh alias Kala Khairampuriya after deportation from Thailand, his aide — wanted in a shooting incident in Hisar — who stayed with Khairampuriya abroad was arrested on Saturday, said police. Rohit, the main accused in the shootout at a Mahindra showroom in Hisar last month, allegedly supplied weapons and conducted a recce at the showroom, according to officials. Officials said he landed at Bangalore airport from Thailand and was later arrested after he was brought to Delhi.…
Paris Olympics 2024, India Vs New Zealand Live Score: Black Sticks lead 1-0 in first quarter | Hockey News
IND Vs NZ Paris Olympics 2024 Hockey Live: India men’s hockey team will kick-start their Paris Olympics campaign against New Zealand on Saturday. The expectations are high from the Indians after they managed to break a 41-year-old medal jinx at the Tokyo Olympics by bagging a historic bronze. Our senior reporter Mihir Vasavda is in Paris to cover the Olympics. Please click here to watch the Paris Games drama unfold through Mihir’s eyes and words. The Indians are clubbed along side reigning champions Belgium, mighty Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and…
Life and death in the heat. What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs | World News
In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she was outside a hospital waiting for her diabetic cousin who was in a room without air conditioning. On Wednesday, there were 21 heat-related deaths at Beni Mellal’s main hospital as temperatures spiked to 48.3 degrees (118.9 degrees Fahrenheit) in the region of 5,75,000 people, most lacking air conditioning. “We don’t have money and we don’t have a choice,” said Ouhbour, a 31-year-old unemployed woman from Kasba Tadla, an even warmer…
State treasury has no money, says Sharad Pawar on Ladki Bahin scheme even as Ajit puts a brave face | Mumbai News
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Saturday the state treasury has no money even as Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who also holds the finance and planning portfolio, said money will never be a problem to implement the Mahayuti government’s ambitious Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme. “The state treasury has no money…It is possible that one or two instalments will be given before the Assemby elections to turn public opinion in their favour,” said Sharad Pawar while talking at a book release at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Saturday. Sharad Pawar’s jibe…
Riddhima Kapoor says daughter Samara’s presence on Instagram worries her because of the ‘not so nice’ comments: ‘She posts everyday’ | Bollywood News
Entrepreneur Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, who is the sister of actor Ranbir Kapoor, says her daughter Samara being active on Instagram often makes her watch out for her, as the teenage is vulnerable to vicious comments of trolls online. Riddhima said she has asked her daughter that if she wants to be on Instagram, she has to make her account private but the teenager refuses to do so as she wants to get more “followers”. “At times it worries me, because she is (active) a lot on social media, she posts…