Meet Babar Mudasir: Singer who sings to help poor and needy
Here is a name music lovers swear by in Kashmir, while youth are fascinated by his mellifluous voice, and for the poor and needy Babar is a generous helper.
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Kashmiri student’s innovation in cars can curb rising road accidents death in country
Srinagar: A young student from Kashmir's Ganderbal district has come up with an innovation that if it is used in cars then it can curb one of the major driving violations in the country and save people from dying in car accidents.
PM Narendra Modi, German Chancellor Scholz hold talks
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held talks here on Saturday during which they reviewed the progress on key outcomes of the last bilateral Inter-Governmental Consultations and also discussed ways to boost defence and economic cooperation.
Seven killed in road accident in Odisha
Bhubaneswar/UNI: As many as seven people were killed in a road accident on NH 16 near Neulpur Central bank under Dharmasala Police station in Jajpur district in the wee hours on Saturday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in India, to hold talks with PM Modi
New Delhi/UNI: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived here Saturday on a two-day State visit and was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan, ahead of his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ex-BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case: Main witness shot dead, gunners critical
Prayagraj/UNI: The main witness in former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal murder case, Umesh Pal, was shot dead and his two security guards were critically injured in an attack by unidentified persons in Dhumanganj area on Friday, a senior police officer said here.
Maharashtra: Woman commits suicide with her nine-year-old son
Kolhapur: A woman committed suicide with her none-year-old son, by jumping into a canal of Dudhganga river in this district,on Friday.
Madhya Pradesh: 8 die, 12 hurt as lorry rams buses
Sidhi: At least eight people died and a minimum of 12 sustained grievous injuries when a speeding cement-laden truck plowed into three stationary buses late Friday on the Sidhi-Rewa road in this district’s Churhat Police Station limits.
UP: Key witness in 2005 BSP MLA murder case shot dead, 2 guards injured; CCTV captures attack
Prayagraj/IBNS: A witness in the murder case of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA in Uttar Pradesh was shot dead in Prayagraj on Friday.
Massive erosion of wealth as Hindenburg effect continues to pummel Adani stocks
Mumbai: In just a month, the portfolios of Adani investors have been affected by a report from Hindenburg Research, causing a Rs 12 lakh crore loss, ET reported.
Seven J&K labourers die in Uttar Pradesh roof collapse
Meerut (UP)/Jammu/UNI: Seven labourers from Jammu and Kashmir were killed and 30 others injured when the under-construction roof of an Uttar Pradesh cold storage owned by former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Chandra Veer Singh collapsed here in Meerut district on Friday, top administrative and police sources said.
Employment is the biggest solution to drug problem in Punjab: Bhagwant Mann
Mumbai/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Friday said the state government is implementing proper measures to increase employment in the state.
CBI recovers huge assets in alleged bank fraud case
New Delhi/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recovered huge assets including cash, gold bars and coins, besides documents during a two-day search in various locations including Bangalore, Ghaziabad and Delhi in a case related to alleged bank fraud, the federal probe agency said on Friday.
Civilian injured after being shot at in south Kashmir's Anantnag
Srinagar/UNI: A civilian was injured in a suspected militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday evening, official sources said.
Delhi civic body witnesses punches, kicks as massive fight breaks out between AAP, BJP over one vote
New Delhi/IBNS: A massive fight broke out between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillors inside the house of Delhi's civic body after the Mayor declared one vote invalid in the election to six members of a key municipal committee.
Assam: Five dead in fatal road accident
Guwahati: As many as five people were killed in Assam's Sonitpur district in a fatal road accident on Friday, police said.
Uttar Pradesh: Farmer beaten to death by sons
Bulandshahr: A farmer was beaten to death by his two sons and their brother-in-law allegedly for property in Agauta area of Bulandshahr district here in Uttar Pradesh, a senior police officer said here on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh: Couple killed in Moradabad mishap
Moradabad: A couple was killed when a motorcycle was hit by a canter truck in Bilari area of Moradabad district here in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, a police officer said.
After backlash, Pakistani actor Ali Zafar slams Javed Akhtar's 'Mumbai attack' comment
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar has slammed Javed Akhtar for saying the Mumbai attackers are roaming freely in Islamabad after the former faced backlash at home over hosting the celebrated Indian lyricist-poet, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police arrest 2 smugglers with narcotics in Kupwara
Srinagar: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested two hardcore smugglers and recovered narcotics from them, believed to be smuggled from across the border, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said.
VBU convocation: Rajnath Singh calls upon students to innovate, develop latest technologies
Shantiniketan/UNI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called upon the students and youth to innovate, develop new technologies and set up new enterprises, research establishments and start-ups to help the Government accelerate efforts towards making India a more powerful and self-reliant nation.
India abstains in UNGA on Ukraine vote, questions UNSC's effectiveness
New Delhi/UNI: India on Thursday abstained on a vote in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that demanded Russia leave Ukraine, even as India’s ambassador pointedly asked the global audience whether the world is anywhere near a solution acceptable to both sides, and whether the UN body, especially the Security Council, has not been rendered ineffective to address challenges to global peace and security.
Supreme Court dismisses plea for menstrual leave for women in schools and workplaces
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday in its order dismissed a plea filed by a lawyer, seeking menstrual leave for female students and employees; after noting that it is a policy matter; and we could not pass any order.
Supreme Court rejects plea to gag media on Adani-Hindenburg issue
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday said it won't issue any directive to stop the media from reporting on Adani-Hindenburg issue and that it will soon pass an order on the matter as it had already reserved its verdict on the constitution of a committee to look into the episode.
Robust digital infrastructure transforms governance and ease of living in India: PM Modi
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India has created a highly secure, trusted, and efficient public digital infrastructure in its digital payments ecosystem over the past few years.
PM Modi ended vices of casteism, appeasement, dynastic rule: Amit Shah
Bengaluru/UNI: The emergence of new political leadership from across the socio-economic spectrum has resulted in the crumbling of the age-old vices of casteism, appeasement and dynastic rule, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in poll-bound Karnataka.
First Hindi writer from Arunachal Pradesh receives Vishwa Hindi Samman
Aalo/Arunachal Pradesh: Jumsi Siram from Arunachal Pradesh received recognition through the Vishwa Hindi Samman, during the 12th World Hindi Conference in Fiji from February 15 to 17.
PM Modi urges G20 to focus on most vulnerable citizens
Bengaluru/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged G20 members to focus their discussions on the most vulnerable citizens of the world and stressed that global economic leadership can win back the confidence of the world only by creating an inclusive agenda.
Chhattisgarh: 11 die as truck, pickup vehicle collide in Arjuni
Balodabazar-Bhatapara/Chhattisgarh: Eleven people, including a couple of minors, died and approximately a dozen sustained injuries in a collision involving a truck and a pickup vehicle within this district’s Arjuni area during the intervening night, law-enforcement authorities confirmed on Friday.
Arunachal Pradesh police bust insurgent camp, recover arms-ammo
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh police have busted an insurinsurgent group camp along the Indo-Myanmar border and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition