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उत्तराखंड के उत्तरकाशी में एक निर्माणाधीन सुरंग का एक हिस्सा ढहने से 41 मजदूरों के फंसने की घटना को शनिवार को 14 दिन हो गए हैं. घटना के दिन से ही बचाव अभियान शुरू हो गया था. यह अभियान जारी है और इस बीच कई बार आशा की किरणें देखी गईं, अधिकारियों ने नई-नई समय-सीमाएं बताईं. यहां तक कहा गया कि मजदूरों को सुरंग से निकालने में "बस कुछ ही घंटे बाकी" हैं. हालांकि अप्रत्याशित रुकावटों के चलते यह साफ हो गया कि रेस्क्यू टीमों की सबसे अच्छी योजनाएं विफल हो गई हैं और फंसे हुए मजदूरों को बचाने के प्रयास अब रविवार को फिर से शुरू होंगे. अमेरिकी ड्रिलिंग मशीन में कई दिनों के बाद तीसरी खराबी आ गई है. उसे शुक्रवार को सुरंग से निकाला गया है. राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण के सदस्य लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल (सेवानिवृत्त) ने शनिवार को कहा, "इस ऑपरेशन में लंबा समय लग सकता है." उन्होंने कहा, "जब आप किसी पहाड़ पर काम कर रहे होते हैं, तो सब कुछ अप्रत्याशित होता है. हमने कभी कोई समय सीमा नहीं दी." एनडीटीवी ने अब तक के बचाव अभियान की समय-सीमा पर एक नजर डाली. ऐसे कई मौके आए जब ऐसा लगा कि बा...

ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Saturday emphasised the necessity of deregulating unnecessary controls in the space sector to foster improved growth. He also attributed India's significant progress in the space industry to the opening up of the sector. Speaking to media here during the celebration of 60 years since India's first sounded rocket launch, Somanath highlighted that the involvement of the private sector in space science development has led to remarkable expansion in India's satellite-building capabilities. "Earlier, it was only ISRO for the development and production of satellites, launch vehicles, and related technologies. ISRO has only 17,000 people and a budget of Rs 13,000 crore. It remained so for all these years," S Somanath said. He said that India now has more than 130 startups in the space sector, with some companies boasting a workforce of 400 to 500 employees and a turnover ranging from Rs 500 to 1000 crores. "Some of them are paying be...

Amid protests and walkouts by opposition BJP and Congress members, Speaker Pramila Mallik on Friday adjourned Odisha Assembly sine die on Friday, at least 26 business days ahead of its schedule. The Winter Session of the Assembly which commenced on November 21 was scheduled to conclude on December 30. The Assembly secretariat had notified about 30 business days during this session. Government chief whip in Odisha Assembly Prashanta Muduli of BJD brought a motion to adjourn the House sine die for the remaining period. The proposal was supported by treasury bench members Sashi Bhusan Behera and Bhupinder Singh. The House could transact for only four days of which two days were wasted because of din over the Cabinet's decision to allow ST people to transfer their land to non-tribals and another day remained closed after making obituary reference to late members of the Assembly. The MLAs of the opposition BJP and Congress, however, strongly opposed the move and staged a walkout to ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called the Cabinet Secretary and other officials and instructed them to expedite the process of sub-categorisation in reservation for the Madiga community, government sources said. According to sources in the government of India, the Prime Minister also instructed the officials to expedite the committee formation for reservation to Madiga community. Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi, a community organisation of Madigas, is one of the biggest constituents of scheduled castes in Telugu states. Since 2013, PM Modi has closely interacted with Manda Krishna Madiga, whose organisation MRPS has been demanding internal reservations within the Scheduled Caste (SC) category. The MRPS was established in July 1994 in Edumudi village, Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, under the leadership of Manda Krishna Madiga and others, with the aim of implementing internal reservations. Earlier in the month, PM Modi said that the BJP has stood with the Madiga comm...

The probe into the deepfake video of actor Rashmika Mandana has hit a dead end as social media platforms have shown their inability to share information about individual(s) who have allegedly made the deepfake profiles. As per sources, the accused removed and deleted the account from the social media platforms. The officials said that the account could have been created with a fake identity and Virtual Private Network (VPN) could have been used to upload the deepfake videos. Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on November 18 said that notices were issued to all social media platforms directing them to take necessary steps to identify and remove such content. As per the officials, though the police detained a few suspects, none of them created the deepfake video in question rather they only shared the video. The investigation into the matter is still underway, the officials said. Delhi Police has received a response suggesting their inability to ...

A retired officer of the Indian Army was allegedly duped of over Rs 3 lakh by a travel agent in Gurugram, police said on Friday. The travel agent made the booking for Mauritius after taking Rs 3,68,500 online from the retired officer, but later cancelled the booking and got the refund fraudulently, they said. Major (Retd) Naresh Kumar Mawa, a resident of Sector 23 in Gurugram, in his complaint, said that he had to go to meet his son, who is pursuing a medical course in Mauritius, and contacted a travel agent named Krishan Kant Sharma, a resident of Rajasthan's Jaipur, police said. "I had made a total payment of Rs 3,68,500 to the travel agent through UPI payments in parts, but the agent cancelled the tickets after booking them including total stay without informing me and made a fraud of this amount. He switched off his phone and is not reachable," Major (Retd) Mawa said in his complaint. An FIR was registered against the travel agent following the complaint under sec...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said for the first time in the 'Amritkaal' of India's independence, the country has come out of the mentality of slavery and is moving ahead with the feeling of pride for its heritage. He was addressing the 'Mirabai Janmotsav', organised here to celebrate the 525th birth anniversary of the poet and Lord Krishna devotee. "Today for the first time in the 'Amritkaal' of India's independence, the country has come out of the mentality of slavery, PM Modi said. "We have taken the pledge of 'Panch Pran' from the Red Fort. We are moving ahead with the feeling of pride for our heritage," he said. Mentioning Mirabai, he said, "Our country has always been the one that worships women power". PM Modi also released a commemorative stamp and coin in the honour of Mirabai and attend a cultural programme, in which Hema Malini performed. Before attending the event, the prime minister paid obeis...

Incriminating documents indicating "suspicious and unaccounted" transactions worth several crores of rupees were seized after searches were conducted against Congress candidate from Telangana's Chennur seat Vivek Venkatswamy, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleged on Wednesday. The raids were launched under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) on Tuesday at four locations, including the politician's residences in Hyderabad, office premises of his company Visaka Industries Ltd. in Hyderabad and that of Vigilance Security Services Pvt. Ltd. in Ramagundam, and his temporary place of residence at Hitech City in Mancherial district where he was present, the federal probe agency said in a statement. With declared assets of more than Rs 600 crore, the 65-year-old former MP is the richest politician contesting the assembly polls in Telangana. The 119 assembly seats of the state will go to polls on November 30. The former MP, early this month, had resigned from the ...

The Karnataka government on Tuesday appointed senior IAS officer Rajneesh Goel as the next Chief Secretary, with incumbent Vandita Sharma due to retire at the end of November. Mr Goel, a 1986-batch IAS officer, is currently the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) in the Home Department of the Government of Karnataka. In May this year, after the Congress government came to power, he was given concurrent charge of the post of ACS to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. "Dr Rajneesh Goel IAS, (KA:1986), Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home Department, Government of Karnataka is appointed as Chief Secretary to Government of Karnataka" as the incumbent "Smt. Vandita Sharma IAS is retiring from service on superannuation on 30.11.2023," an official notification said. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/lIW46nv via IFTTT

राजस्थान के कोटा के कोचिंग संस्थानों (Kota Students Suicide) में छात्रों की बढ़ती आत्महत्या की घटनाओं के लिए सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने उनके माता-पिता को जिम्मेदार ठहराया है. सुप्रीम कोर्ट (Supreme Court) ने कहा कि छात्रों के बीच बढ़ती आत्महत्याओं के लिए कोचिंग सेंटर्स (Coaching Institutes) को दोषी ठहराना उचित नहीं है, क्योंकि माता-पिता की उम्मीदें बच्चों को जान देने के लिए मजबूर कर रही हैं. सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सोमवार को यह टिप्पणी मुख्य रूप से राजस्थान के कोटा में छात्रों की बढ़ती आत्महत्याओं को लेकर की है. इस साल अब तक कोटा के अलग-अलग कोचिंग संस्थानों में 24 छात्रों के सुसाइड की खबरें आई हैं. 'समस्या अभिभावकों की है' जस्टिस संजीव खन्ना की अध्यक्षता वाली दो जजों की बेंच ने प्राइवेट कोचिंग सेंटर को रेगुलेट करने और उनके लिए एक स्टैंडर्ड तय करने के लिए कानून बनाने की मांग करने वाली याचिका पर विचार करने से इनकार करते हुए ये टिप्पणी की. अदालत ने कहा, "समस्या अभिभावकों की है, कोचिंग संस्थानों की नहीं." शीर्ष अदालत ने कहा कि ये नीतिगत मामला है. बच्चे अपने मां-बाप की उम्मीदों प...

In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday held that a high court or sessions court can grant anticipatory bail for a limited period to a person apprehending arrest in connection with an FIR registered outside their territorial jurisdiction, saying it was necessary to protect a citizen's right to life, personal liberty and dignity. The top court in its order, having wide ramifications in criminal matters where accused apprehend arrests in cases lodged in other states, laid down several conditions for grant of such a relief. “We are of the view that considering the constitutional imperative of protecting a citizen's right to life, personal liberty and dignity, the High Court or the Court of Session could grant limited anticipatory bail in the form of an interim protection under Section 438 of CrPC in the interest of justice with respect to an FIR registered outside the territorial jurisdiction of the said court,” a bench comprising justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal ...

भारत और ऑस्‍ट्रेलिया के बीच क्रिकेट विश्‍व कप फाइनल (India vs Australia Final) देखने के लिए प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी (PM Narendra Modi) भी पहुंचे. इस मुकाबले में ऑस्‍ट्रेलिया ने भारत को छह विकेट से हरा दिया. पीएम मोदी ने शानदार जीत पर ऑस्‍ट्रेलिया को शुभकामनाएं दी हैं. साथ ही पीएम मोदी ने ऑस्‍ट्रेलिया के खिलाडी ट्रेविस हेड को उल्‍लेखनीय खेल के लिए बधाई दी है. उन्‍होंने भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के विश्‍व कप हारने के बाद कहा कि हम आज और हमेशा आपके साथ खड़े हैं. पीएम मोदी ने एक्स पर एक पोस्‍ट में लिखा, ,"प्रिय टीम इंडिया, विश्व कप के दौरान आपकी प्रतिभा और दृढ़ संकल्प उल्लेखनीय था. आपने बहुत अच्छे जज्बे के साथ खेला और देश को बहुत गौरव दिलाया. हम आज और हमेशा आपके साथ खड़े हैं." Dear Team India, Your talent and determination through the World Cup was noteworthy. You've played with great spirit and brought immense pride to the nation. We stand with you today and always. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 19, 2023 प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और ऑस्ट्रेलिया के उप प्रधानमं...

A national-level woman athlete on Sunday claimed that she did not get a government job as per the sports policy of the Haryana government. Renu Chhikara met Home Minister Anil Vij at his residence and sought his intervention in the matter. The athlete from the Sonipat district had won a bronze medal in the national-level athletic competition two years ago. Renu Chhikara claimed that even after two years, she has still not been given a job as per the outstanding sportsperson quota in the state's sports policy. Whereas 25 other players have got jobs. According to norms of the quota, she should have been appointed to the post of coach in the sports department, Renu Chhikara said. She said despite being eligible for this post, her application was rejected. Mr Vij assured the player of all possible help and sent his application to the additional chief secretary of the sports department. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a...