Big June-July rain deficit in 9 states, excess in 6 others | India News

Big June-July rain deficit in 9 states, excess in 6 others | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Skewed distribution of rainfall in June-July saw nine states, including Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Odisha and Bihar, facing a significant rain deficit in the range of 20-49% whereas six states, including four in the south peninsula, reported excess to large excess of cumulative rainfall during June 1-July 20.State-wise, Jharkhand reported the…

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BJP netas, allies back UP on kanwar route name display | India News

BJP netas, allies back UP on kanwar route name display | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Several BJP functionaries and allies from Bihar, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh have rallied behind Uttar Pradesh govt’s directive requiring eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners’ names.Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi from Bihar on Saturday defended the UP order, asserting that he saw “nothing wrong” with the directive. “What…

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Animal iris used for fake Aadhaar cards? Rajasthan seeks CBI investigation | India News

Animal iris used for fake Aadhaar cards? Rajasthan seeks CBI investigation | India News

[ad_1] JAIPUR: Rajasthan govt has called for a CBI inquiry into production of fake Aadhaar cards, following alarming allegations that animal irises and toe prints were being used in place of human biometrics in Sanchore and other districts bordering Pakistan.State parliamentary affairs minister Jogaram Patel said Saturday that govt will launch an statewide campaign, forming…

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Jindal group takes action against senior executive following molestation allegation; probe initiated | India News

Jindal group takes action against senior executive following molestation allegation; probe initiated | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A Jindal Group company sent a senior executive on administrative leave following allegations of molestation by a female passenger on a flight and a third-party investigation has been initiated. Meanwhile, Vulcan Green Steel, the steel arm of Vulcan Green, which is part of the Naveen Jindal-led Group of companies, expressed deep concern…

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NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case: CBI arrests ‘mastermind’, 2 MBBS students who acted as ‘solvers’ | India News

NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case: CBI arrests ‘mastermind’, 2 MBBS students who acted as ‘solvers’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested the alleged “mastermind”, a B.Tech graduate, and two MBBS students who acted as ‘solvers’ in the NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case. The arrests were made a day after the arrest of Surabhi Kumari, a first-year MBBS student at Ranchi’s Rajendra Institute of Medical…

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