A situation report of the UNHCR released on Friday said that in August alone, returns increased by 254 per cent, while deportations rose by 191pc as compared to July, coinciding with the start of the third phase of the 'Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan' (IFPR).
The sleuths of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption of Assam police caught a government employee red-handed while he accepted a bribe of Rs 5000 from a person in his office in Guwahati, officials said.
Later, after visiting the flood-affected areas in Firozpur district, Warring cautioned that the situation remains serious while blaming the government and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of "negligence".
Responding to the persistent challenge of stray dog bites and human-animal conflicts in urban areas, the Urban Development Department (UDD) of Uttar Pradesh has released an updated circular with stringent measures for stray dog management. The directive builds on previous guidelines and targ
Addressing a press conference at Punjab Bhawan, he said that incessant rains in Punjab and neighbouring hill states have triggered large-scale devastation, affecting nearly 2,000 villages and over four lakh citizens, while 46 lives have been lost across the state.
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foremost priority is safeguarding India's interests, stressing that "no compromise will be made on that," while responding to US President Donald Trump's positive remarks on India-US ties.
"The trucks are being dispatched. This flood is a result of the failure of the state government and the central government, and it is the state of Punjab that is bearing the brunt. The government is not providing information regarding damages to crops and farms, loss of life and livestock
Two newborns undergoing treatment at MY hospital were bitten by rats on the intervening night Sunday and Monday (Sep 1) and one of them died on Tuesday (Sep 2) morning while another child also succumbed on Wednesday afternoon (Sep 3).
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain went down 0:5 against Busra Isildar of Turkey in the second round of the women's 75kg category, while Hitesh Gulia's spirited fight was not enough to avoid a 1:4 loss against Finn Robert Bos of the Netherlands in the men's 70kg bout at the Wo
While speaking to the media, CM added that a two-day seminar is being organised, bringing together doctors from across the state to discuss effective ways to prevent cancer.
Rahul Ahri and Rahul Sethpal registered High Fives for the defending champions, while Mayank Saini also contributed to the team to help them register a 37-32 win.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Saturday slammed YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, accusing him of not having "spine" to question the "RSS government in Delhi" while Andhra farmers are in deep distress due to urea shortage and crashing crop prices.