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PATNA: The latest Vital Statistics Report 2022 of the Civil Registration System (CRS) released by the Office of the Registrar General of India has revealed a sex ratio at birth of just 891 girls per 1,000 boys in Bihar.

AGARTALA: The Tripura Police on Monday arrested the father and brother of a Youth Congress leader Shahjahan Islam for his derogatory comments against Chief Minister Manik Saha, state government and other BJP leaders in connection with the celebration of Eid-al-Adha on June 7.

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former Maharashtra minister Aditya Thackeray on Monday sharply criticised Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw following a tragic train accident in Maharashtra in which 13 people fell from a moving train, resulting in the death of four and injuries to others. He called the incident unfortunate and accused the minister of being more focussed on 'reels' than responsibility, dubbing him the ‘Reel Minister.’

GURUGRAM: Air India has rolled out an integrated self-check-in and baggage-drop service for its passengers flying from India to all destinations operated by the airline in Europe, the UK and Canada. Air India was the first airline to have introduced this service from India to international destinations in the US and Australia, besides airports in the domestic network.

JODHPUR: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, on Monday, addressed a gathering of enthusiastic students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur, applauding the role of IITs in driving India's journey of technological advancement over the past seven-and-a-half decades.

KOLKATA: A single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, refused to conduct an urgent hearing of the petition challenging the May 30 notification of the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSCS) to fill vacant posts of teachers in state-run schools.

BHOPAL:  Anand, the fourth accused in the murder of Indore-based Raja Raghuvanshi during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, allegedly by his wife Sonam Raghuvanshi and her paramour Raj Kushwaha, has been arrested from Basari village in Bina, Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

SRINAGAR: To give a moral boost to Kashmir tourism post Pahalgam terror attack, eight judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court are visiting the valley along with their families.

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government is likely to take a decision regarding the National Investigation Agency (NIA) taking over the sensational murder case of history-sheeter and Hindu activist Suhas Shetty. The incident has led to serious communal strife in the coastal region.

CHENNAI: Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, L. Murugan, on Monday claimed that the ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu has gone into “panic mode” following Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent visit to the state.

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday asserted that the government would speed up the process of deporting illegal immigrants from the state to safeguard the indigenous community.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to two journalists from Madhya Pradesh who were allegedly assaulted and abused at the instance of Bhind's Superintendent of Police over their reporting on "illegal sand mining" in the Chambal river.

MUMBAI: At least one person and nine others were injured after falling from a moving local train near the Mumbra railway station close to the Maharashtra capital Mumbai.

NEW DELHI: Marking a significant milestone of 11 years of governance under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday hailed the achievements of the nation, especially in the defence and economic sectors.

PATNA: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has launched an attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, accusing him of ignoring a letter he has written regarding the inclusion of Bihar’s enhanced reservation quota in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution.

CHENNAI: The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places across parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry over the next few days, even as several interior districts continue to reel under above-normal temperatures.

NEW DELHI: Hitting out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has called for an investigation into the alleged historical ties between the Nehru-Gandhi family and China. He based his demand on “revelation” from declassified documents related to the 1961 Belgrade Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

JERUSALEM: People can improve their health through dietary and lifestyle changes even if they do not lose weight, according to an international study.

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, is moving decisively towards becoming a secure, self-reliant, and developed nation.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India has witnessed rapid transformations across diverse sectors in the last 11 years, and the NDA government, guided by the principle of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas’, has delivered pathbreaking changes with speed, scale and sensitivity.

CHENNAI: The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu has intensified preparations for the 2026 Assembly elections by expanding its digital outreach and grassroots engagement.

GUWAHATI: The Assam Congress said on Sunday that it will contest all 40 seats in the upcoming Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, scheduled for September, opting to go solo and ruling out any pre-poll alliances.

LUCKNOW: The Vidyut Karamchari Samyukta Sangharsh Samiti has decided to hold a Mahapanchayat of electricity consumers, farmers and electricity workers in Lucknow against the privatization of electricity at Lucknow on June 22.

NEW DELHI: Senior leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, and MLA Sanjeev Jha, visited the Madrasi Camp in Jangpura following the recent demolition drive that left hundreds of families homeless.

CHANDIGARH: The National Service Scheme (NSS), Panjab University, Chandigarh, today conducted a Plantation Drive under the theme “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” in Dhanas, an adopted village of PU, on the eve of Eid. The initiative was organised as part of the Environment Education Programme supported by the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology under the aegis of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.

SHIMLA: Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi underwent an MRI at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) Hospital in Shimla after she complained of restlessness, said a party leader on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asserted India's zero tolerance stance against terrorism and called upon the global community to uproot the menace.

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government, on Saturday, issued a notification extending the term of the One-Man Commission led by retired Justice John Michael D'Cunha. This extension is to facilitate the probe into the Chinnaswamy stampede tragedy, which claimed 11 lives on June 4.

NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has launched a stinging attack on the BJP, alleging that the party "match-fixed" the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections to secure a victory through large-scale electoral rigging.

RAIPUR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against a Maoist operative in connection with the targeted killing of Indian Army personnel Motiram Achala in Chhattisgarh, the agency said in a statement on Saturday.

BENGALURU: The Special Wing of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will begin its probe into the Chinnaswamy stampede tragedy, which claimed 11 lives on June 4, starting Saturday. Concurrently, the magisterial enquiry by the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban district is also progressing.

CHENNAI: In a major step towards environmental rejuvenation and urban resilience, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is set to lay the foundation stone in September for the ambitious Adyar River Restoration Project (ARRP).

PATNA: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, had a narrow escape as his convoy met with a major accident while returning from Madhepura to Patna. Three members of his security team sustained injuries in the mishap.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Muslims across Kerala were seen rushing to mosques and specially erected Eidgahs at various places in the state early on Saturday morning.

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended warm wishes to citizens on the occasion of Eid al-Adha or Eid al-Zuha, urging people to reaffirm their commitment to the nation with dedication and a spirit of service and harmony.