MEA reaffirms Arunachal Pradesh as integral part of India, rejects China’s claims

March 19, 2024 02:38 pm | Updated 02:38 pm IST Days after the Chinese military reiterated its claim over Arunachal Pradesh, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on March 19 said, “Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India.” “We have noted …...Read More

James Smith: Showjumper suspended over horse welfare concerns

A Scottish showjumper has been suspended from competing amid an allegation he used an outlawed training method at a European event. James Smith has been barred from national and international competitions after being accused of jumping a horse that was allegedly being "rapped". Welfare concerns were raised over photographs reportedly …...Read More

Sanjay Mukherjee appointed new DGP of West Bengal by ECI

March 19, 2024 02:25 pm | Updated 02:25 pm IST IPS officer Sanjay Mukherjee has been appointed the new West Bengal Director-General of Police (DGP) by the Election Commission of India (ECI), a day after the election body transferred the State’s current DGP Rajeev Kumar. Mr. Mukherjee‘s appointment by the …...Read More

Lenders pledge banking hub upgrade amid political row over cash access

Britain’s biggest high street lenders have pledged to upgrade dozens of shared banking hubs and commit to more than 100 new locations amid a growing political row over access to cash. Sky News has learnt that Bim Afolami, the City minister, convened a group of industry stakeholders and MPs on …...Read More

Gang of three arrested from Gwalior for armed attempt to rob Bengaluru jewellery store

March 19, 2024 02:24 pm | Updated 02:24 pm IST - Bengaluru The Kodigehalli police have cracked the attempted armed robbery of Lakshmi Jewellery in Devi Nagar and arrested four members of the gang with the help of the local police as soon as they reached Gwalior railway station in …...Read More

BWSSB seeks CSR funds for innovative water projects in Bengaluru to combat water crisis

March 19, 2024 02:16 pm | Updated 02:16 pm IST - Bengaluru Amidst a severe drinking water crisis, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has called for Expression of Interest (EOI) from corporates to take up projects with new cutting-edge technologies to alleviate the water situation in the city …...Read More

Intermittent fasting could lead to much higher risk of cardiovascular death, study says

Intermittent fasting may radically increase the risk of death due to cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. The study by researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine in China looked at intermittent fasting, a popular diet pattern that involves alternating between periods of fasting and eating. Past …...Read More

Explosives found in tractor parked opposite school in Bengaluru

March 19, 2024 01:55 pm | Updated 02:18 pm IST - Bengaluru Bellandur police discovered a bunch of gelatin sticks and an electrical detonator stored in a box in a tractor parked at a labour shed opposite a school at Chikkanayakanahalli in Bengaluru on the night of March 17. Police …...Read More

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLA Sita Soren resigns from party

March 19, 2024 01:31 pm | Updated 01:31 pm IST In a blow to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Sita Soren, who is party MLA from the Jama Assembly seat from Dumka, tendered her resignation from the party on March 19, citing allegations of being sidelined along with her family. …...Read More

Madras High Court orders conduct of daily puja at sealed Droupadi Amman Temple in Villupuram district

March 19, 2024 01:27 pm | Updated 01:27 pm IST - CHENNAI The Madras High Court has ordered the conduct of daily pujas at the Dharmaraja Droupadi Amman temple in Melpathi village in Villupuram district on the condition that no one but the priest would be allowed to enter the …...Read More