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Taking cognisance of the Malviya Nagar restaurant fire in Delhi, which claimed 21 lives, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday ordered special security inspection of hotels and commercial establishments in the state.The Chief Minister directed officials from all development authorities, police departments, Public Works Department (PWD), and fire departments, along with several other…

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday urged supporters not to gather at Delhi airport when he arrives in India on June 6, saying the overwhelming response to his campaign had exceeded expectations and that a large crowd could cause inconvenience to the public and security personnel.He said after arriving at the…

NEW DELHI: A victim at the centre of the alleged sexual harassment and forcible conversion case involving Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) Nashik unit told police she was gradually convinced that accepting Islam would reduce her mental stress, according to a chargesheet filed in the case.“I was convinced that if I accepted the Islamic religion, my…

Manoj Jha (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Thursday confirmed that he assisted the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in holding a presser at the Constitution Club, but added that he was informed only that they wanted to hold a press conference and that he was not told “anything else.”A…

Industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla on Thursday praised the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, saying the century-old organisation has consistently stood by society and the nation through its work over the years.Birla made the remarks while addressing the concluding function of an RSS volunteers’ training camp in Nagpur, where RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat delivered the keynote address.“Amid challenges,…

NEW DELHI: India has, for the first time, surpassed the US to become the world’s second-largest market for annual solar capacity additions, the ministry of new and renewable energy said on Wednesday.Quoting the latest International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) report, the ministry said India added more than 37 GW of solar capacity in calendar year…

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran on Thursday sought to end speculation over K Annamalai’s political future, insisting that the former state chief has neither resigned from the party nor spoken to anyone about launching a new political outfit.According to news agency PTI, Nagenthran said reports claiming Annamalai had quit the BJP were…

In the run-up to the West Bengal election, a video of Mamata Banerjee chastising Ritabrata Banerjee had gone viral, drawing widespread amusement. At a SIR protest meeting, Ritabrata had gone into an oratorical flourish before Mamata, in her own inimitable manner, cut him off publicly and asked him to focus on the burning issue of…

NEW DELHI: In a dramatic political twist, AJUP founder Humayun Kabir on Thursday offered former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee a route back to the state Assembly from Rejinagar, just months after breaking away from the Trinamool Congress and campaigning against her government.Also Read | Mamata, Abhishek and 14 days of turmoil: How TMC’s…

NEW DELHI: The first graduating batch of the BTech programme in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, IIT-Roorkee, has recorded 100% placements among students who participated in the campus recruitment process.Students from the inaugural batch secured offers across technology, finance, analytics and research-oriented sectors, with…