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Crackdown on e-rickshaws: 11K inspected, 2,800 challaned, 224 seized in a month

LUCKNOW, May 1 -- By the time curtains came down on a month-long official campaign against unregistered auto- and e-rickshaws, at least 224 such commuter vehicles had been seized, and hundreds of othe... Read More


Iran foreign minister Araghchi to visit India May 7-8

India, May 1 -- Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who recently offered to mediate between India and Pakistan, is set to travel to New Delhi next week for discussions on trade and economic... Read More


KMC in a mess

Nepal, May 1 -- On April 4, 2025, the inevitable happened. The simmering conflict between Balendra Shah (Balen), the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) and Sunita Dangol, the Deputy Mayor, exp... Read More


SC reaffirms ban on tree felling within 5 Km of Taj Mahal

New Delhi, May 1 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday reiterated its 2015 directive restricting the felling of trees within a five-kilometre aerial radius of the Taj Mahal in Agra, emphasising that no tre... Read More


"India is land of billion plus stories, over billion storytellers...": PM Modi hails Indian cinema's global legacy at WAVES 2025

Mumbai, May 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially inaugurated the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 today at the Jio World Convention Centre, calling it a historic moment... Read More


Thane ANC busts MD-making unit in Ayodhya, arrests three

India, May 1 -- The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Thane police has dismantled a mephedrone (MD)-making unit being run in Uttar Pradesh and arrested three accused, including a postgraduate in chemis... Read More


Rahul Gandhi demands martyr status for Pahalgam attack victims, requests PM to "respect sentiments of families affected"

New Delhi, May 1 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded martyr status for the 26 victims of the deadly Pahalgam attack and requested the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "respect the sent... Read More


Telangana HC restrains GHMC, revenue officials from interfering with Banjara Hills property

Hyderabad, May 1 -- Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Wednesday issued interim orders restraining officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and the revenue ... Read More


Patna: Poster congratulating Lalu, Tejashwi put up outside RJD office as Centre announces caste census

Patna, May 1 -- A poster congratulating Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and party leader Tejashwi Yadav was put up outside the party's state headquarters in Patna on Thursday, follo... Read More


Will hunt down terrorists behind Pahalgam attack, says Amit Shah at Delhi event

India, May 1 -- Home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the government will hunt down those behind the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam and the terrorists will have to answer for the ... Read More