Evening news wrap: PCB chief defiant over Asia Cup trophy row; TVK suspends Vijay’s rallies across TN & more | India News

ACC President Mohsin Naqvi fiercely refuted claims of apologising to BCCI regarding the Asia Cup trophy, accusing Indian media of “fabricated propaganda.” TVK has suspended Vijay‘s campaign trail across Tamil Nadu, canceling upcoming rallies and instructing district secretaries not to seek police permissions. This decision follows Karur stampede that resulted in death of 41 people….

Read More

‘RSS stood with British’: Congress says INC ‘fought for freedom’; reminds PM Modi of VD Savarkar’s allegiance | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress questioned Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh‘s (RSS) contribution to the nation as it celebrated its centenary on Wednesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi terming the journey “glorious.”The grand old party dug into history, pointing out RSS ideologue VD Savarkar’s “friendly relations with the British” while Congress “fought for freedom.”“Congress fought for freedom, RSS stood…

Read More

PM Modi to inaugurate Navi Mumbai Airport on Oct 8; Gautam Adani oversees final preparations | India News

PM Narendra Modi and Navi Mumbai International airport (ANI images) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) will finally get its long-awaited second airport — which will eventually overtake the existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Int’l Airport (CSMIA) in traffic handling capacity — this month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA)…

Read More

Mallikarjun Kharge hospitalised: Son says planned pacemaker implant procedure; 83-year-old leader stable | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday after doctors advised him to have a pacemaker implanted.His son, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge, tweeted, “Sri Kharge was advised pacemaker to be implanted and is admitted to the hospital for the planned procedure. He is stable and doing well.“Kharge,…

Read More

10,786 farmers and agri labourers committed suicide in India in 2023, Maharashtra reports the highest 38% of them followed by Karnataka at 22% : NCRB | India News

NEW DELHI: A total of 10,786 persons involved in farming sector (consisting of 4,690 farmers/cultivators and 6,096 agricultural labourers) have committed suicide in 2023, accounting for 6.3% of total suicides victims (1, 71,418) in the country, shows the NCRB report of the ministry of home affairs.The number of such suicides, however, declined by more than…

Read More

‘Blatant lies’ portraying Sonam Wangchuk as anti-national: Wife Angmo | India News

Gitanjali J Angmo during a press conference at the Press Club of India (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Condemning the allegations made against climate activist Sonam Wangchuk as “blatant lies”, Gitanjali Angmo, his wife and co-founder of Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh, said Tuesday that the narratives being built to project him as an “anti-national” were…

Read More

Environment-related offences increased by 30%, tobacco-linked crimes dominate the green violation figures in 2023 | India News

Air pollution (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: India reported 68,994 environment-related crimes in 2023 which is over 30% higher than the total number of such crimes (52,920) reported in 2022, shows the latest Crime in India report released by the home ministry’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) this week.Nearly 86% (59,279) of environment-related crimes, however,…

Read More