The recent initiative by the West Bengal women and child development and social welfare department in association with UNICEF to roll out religious texts from different religions to spread childcare messages has received major accolades from different sections of the society.
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B'luru fire tragedy: K'taka govt announces Rs 5L compensation
The Karnataka government on Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the families of 13 people who were charred to death after a fire broke out at a firecracker shop-cum-godown in the outskirts of Bengaluru.
Fire breaks out at cracker shop in Bengaluru, 13 dead
Fourteen persons have escaped miraculously from the shop, located at Attibele in Anekal Taluk, before the fire engulfed it. Emergency services along with fire tenders rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.
Israel strikes 2 high-rise towers in Gaza used for housing Hamas assets
A senior Hamas leader said that the group has captured enough Israeli soldiers during an unprecedented attack against Israel to make Israeli authorities free all Palestinian prisoners from its jails, Al Jazeera reported.
Sexual harassment allegations motivated, false: Brij Bhushan tells court
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, on Saturday denied allegations of sexual harassment levelled by some women wrestlers, and claimed that one of them accused him as she failed to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.
PM Modi expresses shock over terror attack, says India stands in solidarity with Israel
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Prime Minister said, “Deeply shocked by the news of terrorist attacks in Israel. Our thoughts and prayers are with the innocent victims and their families. We stand in solidarity with Israel at this difficult hour.”
Sunak tells Trudeau he hopes to see 'de-escalation' in India-Canada tension
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that he hoped to see a de-escalation in diplomatic tensions between India and Canada after New Delhi asked Ottawa to withdraw its 41 diplomats by October 10 amid worsening ties.
ISRO preps first flight test to demonstrate crew escape system for human space mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for the first Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) to demonstrate the crew escape system as part of its human space mission called Gaganyaan.
Angry Maha farmers pelt Ajit Pawar's convoy with onions, tomatoes
Scores of angry farmers attempted to waylay Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s car and convoy, and pelted them with onions and tomatoes to draw his attention to their woes, here on Saturday morning.
Indian Oil, BPCL, HPCL to take a hit due to soaring crude prices: Moody’s
The report points out that the market margins of the three oil companies -- the difference between their net realized prices and international prices -- have already weakened significantly from the high levels seen in the April-June quarter of the current financial year.
In first four days of Oct, FPIs sold stocks for Rs 9,412 cr
The dominant factor impacting capital flows to markets in recent weeks has been the steadily rising US bond yields, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
Asian Games: India crosses historic 100-medal mark for first time as women's kabaddi team grabs gold
India made history by crossing the 100-medal mark in overall medals for the first time in the history of the Asian Games in the 19th edition of the Continental multi-nations, multi-discipline sports extravaganza that was first proposed and first hosted by India in New Delhi in 1951.
Cancellation is arbitrary: Raghav Chadha on Delhi court's order saying no vested right to govt bungalow
After a Delhi court vacated its interim order saying that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha does not possess a vested right to continue occupying a government Type-7 bungalow in Pandara Road after the allotment has been cancelled and privilege stands withdrawn, the latter termed it arbitrary.
Afghan Embassy, Consulates to remain open, say envoys after meeting MEA officials
Afghanistan's Embassy in Delhi and its Consulates in Mumbai and Hyderabad will remain open, senior envoys of the country have clarified after their meeting with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials.
Form ED-FIU-IT group to probe Maoist funding, Shinde urges Shah
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday urged the Centre to form a group comprising the Enforcement Directorate, the Income Tax Department, and the Financial Intelligence Unit to probe the funding of Maoist groups in the country.
'Can't stop govt from taking decision': SC adjourns hearing on pleas challenging Bihar caste census
The Supreme Court, hearing a batch of petitions against the caste survey by the Bihar government, on Friday said that it cannot stop the state government or any government from taking a decision.
Prabir, Singham, Parshad spread false narratives against Indian Government's Covid-19 response: Delhi Police FIR
The Delhi Police’s Special Cell in its FIR has alleged that NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, American Businessman Neville Roy Singham, historian Vijay Parshad and others actively propagated false narratives to discredit the efforts of the Indian Government to contain Covid-19 pandemic.
SC to constitute 7-judge bench to hear money bills issue soon: CJI
Appearing before the 3-judge bench comprising the CJI, Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, the Senior Advocate drew their attention to the matter of the money bills and said that a seven-judge bench was to be constituted.
RBI doubles gold loans limit to Rs 4L for UCBs under bullet scheme
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced an increase in the monetary ceiling of gold loans that can be granted under the bullet repayment scheme from Rs 2 lakhs to Rs 4 lakhs for urban co-operative banks (UCB) who have met the overall PSL target and sub targets as on March 31, 2023.
RBI retains repo rate; GDP growth at 6.5%, inflation at 5.4%
Announcing the decision of the MPC after its three-day deliberations, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday that the committee unanimously decided to keep the repo rate at 6.5 per cent.
Four killed in pharmaceutical factory blaze in Amritsar
At least four people, mostly labourers, were killed and 30 injured after a fire broke out at a pharmaceutical factory in Punjab’s Amritsar in the early hours of Friday, officials said.
6 dead, 40 injured in Mumbai high-rise parking lot fire
At least six people were killed and 40 others injured in a major fire that engulfed the parking lot of a high-rise in suburban Goregaon on Friday, the BMC Disaster Control said.
Shabir Ahmad Shah-led JKDFP banned for alleged anti-India and pro-Pakistan activities
The government on Thursday banned separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah's led Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for its alleged anti-India and pro-Pakistan activities.
India raised concerns with US over its Pak envoy's PoK visit: EAM
Speaking to mediapersons, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that India's position regarding the entire union territory of Jammu and Kashmir being an integral part of the country is well known.
'Rs.18,000-22,000 crore impact on Indian GDP by World Cup Cricket'
The Cricket World Cup being held in India will impact the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) with an additional output of about Rs 18,000-22,000 crore and the gross value added (GVA) will be about Rs 7,000-8,000 crore and will have a very minimal impact on the inflation, said a report by two economists of Bank of Baroda.