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26 Oct

Pushkar Singh Dhami Government Drives Tourism Boom Across Uttarakhand, Pilgrimage and Adventure Activities Soar

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaadventure tourism, Char Dham Yatra, homestay operators, pilgrimage growth, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Uttarakhand tourism

Dehradun, October 26 – The Uttarakhand government’s focused efforts have significantly boosted tourism and pilgrimage activities across the state. According to the Tourism Department, over the past three years, more than 23 crore tourists have visited Uttarakhand, marking a notable surge in both domestic and international visitors.Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami highlighted that tourism forms the backbone of Uttarakhand’s economy, providing direct benefits to local communities. “Tourism and pilgrimage activities not only generate income for the state but also support livelihoods for homestay owners, hotel and dhaba operators, women’s self-help groups, and transport service providers,” he said.The state’s tourism sector…

26 Oct

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Clarifies US-Pakistan Ties Won’t Undermine India Relations

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndia, World NewsIndia-US partnership, Marco Rubio, South Asia diplomacy, US-Pakistan relations

Doha [Qatar], October 26, 2025: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has dismissed concerns that Washington’s expanding strategic engagement with Pakistan is aimed at sidelining India, affirming that the US’ “deep, historic, and important” partnership with New Delhi remains intact.Speaking to reporters en route to Doha, Qatar, Rubio acknowledged India’s concerns due to longstanding tensions with Pakistan but emphasized that the US engages multiple nations based on shared interests. “I don’t think anything we’re doing with Pakistan comes at the expense of our relationship or friendship with India,” he said.Rubio highlighted India’s diplomatic maturity, noting that New Delhi maintains relations…

26 Oct

Tejashwi Yadav Vows to Repeal Waqf Amendment Act If INDIA Bloc Wins Bihar

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaINDIA bloc, Tejashwi Yadav, Waqf Amendment Act

Katihar, Bihar — In a significant pre-election pledge, Tejashwi Yadav, the Chief Ministerial candidate for the opposition INDIA bloc, announced that his government would repeal the Waqf (Amendment) Act if the alliance secures victory in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.Addressing a rally in the Muslim-majority district of Katihar on Sunday, Yadav criticized Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for allegedly aligning with communal forces, accusing him of enabling the spread of divisive politics in the state. He stated, “My father, Lalu Prasad, never compromised with communal forces. But Nitish Kumar has always supported them. Because of him, RSS and its affiliates are…

26 Oct

US deports Bishnoi gang fugitive Lakhwinder Singh, Haryana Police makes arrest

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsHaryana, India, World NewsArrested, Gangster, Haryana Police, Lakhwinder Lucky, Lawrence Bishnoi, USA

National Times Bureau :- The Haryana Police’s Special Task Force (STF) has made a significant breakthrough in its crackdown on organised crime by arresting gangster Lakhwinder Singh, alias Lakha — a close aide of Lawrence Bishnoi — following his deportation from the United States. Lakha, a native of Titram village in Kaithal district, had reportedly been running operations from the US since 2022 under the instructions of Anmol Bishnoi, police said. He is accused of involvement in about a dozen cases of extortion and firing linked to organised crime across Haryana and Punjab. Officials said several FIRs were filed against…

26 Oct

Doctor suicide row: Cop accused of sexually assaulting doctor arrested

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaDoctor, suicide

National Times Bureau :- Police sub-inspector Gopal Badane, accused of sexual assaulting a woman doctor who died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Satara district, was arrested on Saturday evening, hours after a co-accused was taken into custody. PSI Badane later surrendered at the Phaltan Rural Police Station, Satara SP Tushar Doshi said. Bankar, who has been accused of mentally harassing the victim and now faces charges of abetment to suicide, was presented before a Satara district court, which remanded him to four days of police custody. The victim, a doctor from Beed district in the Marathwada region who was working at…

25 Oct

Supreme Court to Examine if POCSO Act Applies to Women Accused of Sexually Assaulting Minor Boys

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaArchana Patil, gender-neutral law, POCSO Act, Supreme Court

New Delhi, October 25, 2025: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, are gender-neutral and if a woman can be prosecuted under the Act for sexually assaulting a minor boy.A Bench comprising Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma issued a notice to the Karnataka Government while staying the criminal proceedings against a woman, Archana Patil, who faces charges under the POCSO Act. The case will determine whether the Act’s wording allows female offenders to be prosecuted for sexual assault against boys.Patil, 48, is accused…

25 Oct

Uttarakhand CM Approves Over ₹96 Crore for Infrastructure and Housing Projects

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiahousing quarters, infrastructure projects, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Uttarakhand

Dehradun, October 25, 2025 — Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, has sanctioned a series of allocations exceeding ₹96 crore for major infrastructure and housing developments across the state. A government release confirmed that funds have been approved for road reconstruction, housing quarters, water supply systems and public-amenity buildings. Among the key approvals, ₹ 51 crore has been earmarked for the construction of 120 Type-II residential quarters (Block-C) at the Police Lines complex in Race Course, Dehradun. In addition, ₹ 54 crore has been sanctioned for 120 Type-II residential quarters at the IRB Second Battalion in Dehradun. A multi-storey…

25 Oct

Assam CM Warns Parents of ‘Love-Jihad’ Accused Will Face Arrest Under New Law

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaAssam government, Himanta Biswa Sarma, love-jihad law

Guwahati, October 25, 2025 — The government of Assam has announced that parents of individuals accused under the state’s forthcoming “love-jihad” legislation could face arrest if they harbour or support the accused, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.The statement comes as the state prepares to introduce in the upcoming assembly session bills to tackle what the government defines as “love-jihad” and polygamy. “We will hold not only the perpetrators but those who enable them accountable,” the Chief Minister said, emphasising that families of accused persons must not act as safe havens or obstruct enforcement of the new law. The proposed…

25 Oct

Five killed, several injured as speeding SUV mows down pedestrians in Agra

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaAccident, Agra, Big news, Car, India, SUV

National Times Bureau :- In a tragic incident, a speeding SUV ran over pedestrians killing five people and leaving two injured on Saturday, said police officials. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Shesh Mani Upadhyay, five critically injured persons were rushed to Sarojini Naidu Medical College, where doctors declared all five brought dead. The deceased have been identified as Babli (33), Bhanu Pratap (25), Kamal (23), Krishna (20), and Bantesh (21). Police said Bhanu Pratap worked as a parcel delivery agent for a private company. The eyewitnesses revealed that the speeding car rammed into a divider before veering off…

25 Oct

Doctor suicide row: Four-page suicide note reveals chilling details, MP accused of pressuring her to issue fake certificates

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaDoctor, Maharashtra, Mp, Police, Satara, suicide

National Times Bureau :- The doctor who died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Satara district and accused a police officer of raping her four times also left behind a four-page suicide note. In it, she alleged that she was pressured to issue fake fitness certificates for accused individuals in police cases and faced harassment when she refused. The letter further claims that the pressure came not only from police officials but also, in one instance, from a Member of Parliament and his two personal assistants. The 26-year-old medical officer, posted at the Phaltan sub-district hospital, had written on her palm that…