A BJP leader in this Uttar Pradesh district died after three unidentified men allegedly injected him with a poisonous substance, police said. Circle Officer (Gunnaur) Deepak Tiwari said, "Gulfam Singh Yadav (60) was sitting at his farm in Daftara village under Junawai police station limits on Monday evening when three men arrived on a motorcycle and injected him with a substance before fleeing." "Yadav was being taken to Aligarh for treatment but died on the way. So far, no formal complaint has been received from the victim's family. A police team has been deployed to investigate the case," he added. Tiwari said Yadav was associated with the BJP. He had contested an assembly bypoll on a BJP ticket. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
11 March,2025 12:08 PM IST | Sambhal | PTIPrime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Mauritius late Monday night on a two-day State visit. He will attend the National Day celebrations as the Chief Guest on March 12. The Ministry of External Affairs stated that the visit is towards strengthening "India-Mauritus enduring ties." "Strengthening India-Mauritus enduring ties! PM @narendramodi has embarked on a 2-day State visit to Port Louis, Mauritius. PM will participate as the Chief Guest at Mauritius' National Day Celebrations & also meet Mauritian leadership & dignitaries," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated in a post on X. In his departure statement on Monday, PM Modi said that he looks forward to the opportunity to engage with the Mauritius leadership during his visit to elevate bilateral partnership and strengthen friendship for security and development in the Indian Ocean Region. He called Mauritius a "close maritime neighbour, key partner in the Indian Ocean and a gateway to the African continent." "At the invitation of my friend, Prime Minister Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, I am embarking on a two-day State Visit to Mauritius to participate in the celebrations of the 57th National Day of Mauritius. We are connected by history, geography and culture. Deep mutual trust, a shared belief in the values of democracy, and celebration of our diversity are our strengths," he said. "The close and historical people-to-people connect is a source of shared pride. We have made significant strides in the past ten years with people-centric initiatives," he added. He expressed confidence that the visit would build on the foundations of the past and open a new and bright chapter in the India-Mauritius relationship. "I look forward to the opportunity to engage the Mauritius leadership to elevate our partnership in all its facets and strength our enduring friendship for the progress and prosperity of our peoples, as well as for security and development in the Indian Ocean Region, as part of our Vision SAGAR," he said. PM Modi is travelling to Mauritius at the invitation of his Mauritian counterpart, Navinchandra Ramgoolam. He will attend the National Day celebrations of Mauritius on March 12 as the Chief Guest. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) press release, a contingent of Indian Defence Forces and a ship from the Indian Navy will participate in the celebrations. PM Modi last visited Mauritius in 2015. During his visit, PM Modi will call on the Mauritius President, and Prime Minister and hold meetings with senior dignitaries and leaders of political parties in Mauritius. He will also interact with the members of the Indian-origin community and inaugurate the Civil Service College and the Area Health Centre, both built with India's grant assistance, according to MEA press release. A number of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) will be exchanged during the visit. "India and Mauritius share a close and special relationship rooted in shared historical, cultural and people to people ties. Further, Mauritius forms an important part of India's Vision SAGAR, i.e., Security and growth for All in the Region," the MEA statement read. "The visit will reaffirm the strong and enduring bond between India and Mauritius and reinforce the shared commitment of both countries to enhance the bilateral relationship across all sectors," it added. Earlier, Indian High Commissioner to Mauritius, Anurag Srivastava, called the relationship between the two countries "truly special" and expressed that he expects agreement in areas of maritime security and capacity building. "This is a truly special relationship and this relationship has matured into a very strong, robust and multifaceted partnership. This partnership spans areas like maritime security cooperation, development partnership, capacity building, health and education and various other areas," Srivastava told ANI. "In the meetings between the two Prime Ministers, we anticipate that there will be very important agreements and announcements that will be made following these meetings. It is expected that there would be agreements in the areas of maritime security in order to take forward a maritime security partnership, as well as in areas like capacity building and others," he added. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
11 March,2025 11:41 AM IST | New Delhi | ANILok Sabha Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi met Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Monday. During his address in the Parliament, Rahul Gandhi while speaking in the Lok Sabha stated that the House needs to discuss the issue of voters list. He said, "Question is being raised on the voter list in every states. In Maharashtra, questions were raised on black and white voter list. The entire opposition is just saying that there should be a discussion on the voter's list." Priyanka Gandhi, on the other hand, took to social media platform X and said the government should allow discussion on the issue in Parliament. She further said the reports of the voter list manipulation only appeared before elections and are "very dangerous" for democracy. "The way reports of voter list manipulation comes before every election, it is very dangerous for our democracy. The entire opposition in the Parliament wants a detailed discussion on the voter list. This discussion is very important for the protection of democracy and the Constitution. The government should give up its stubbornness and allow this discussion done," Priyanka Gandhi said in her post. She also shared the demands made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha that there should be a discussion on the voters list issue. Earlier on March 6, a delegation of the Trinamool Congress met Election Commission officials in Kolkata regarding their complaints about the same Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number. However, ECI has clarified that having the same Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number doesn't mean there are duplicate or fake voters. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
11 March,2025 11:41 AM IST | New Delhi | ANIWelcome to Mid-Day's Top News at this hour! We bring you a curated selection of the most significant and compelling news from around the globe. Stay informed with the latest developments in the nation, Mumbai, entertainment, sports, and more. Let's dive into the headlines shaping our world today. Delhi: Three charred to death as hut catches fire in Anand Vihar The Delhi Fire Services received a distress call at 2.22 am on Tuesday and dispatched three fire tenders to the scene. The flames were brought under control by 2.50 am. At 3.10 am, the station officer confirmed that three charred bodies were recovered from inside the hut. Read More "Malhar certification will ensure 100 percent Hindu meat traders": Maharashtra Minister Nitish Rane Maharashtra Minister Nitish Rane has launched 'Malhar certification' to identify meat shops run exclusively by Hindu traders, claiming it will ensure no adulteration and promote financial empowerment within the community. Read More Deepika Padukone exudes elegance in a bespoke Louis Vuitton outfit for Paris Fashion Week 2025 As the global brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton, Deepika exuded elegance and sophistication in a bespoke outfit from the fashion house with the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower. Read More "Really proud being a captain of this team": Rohit Sharma Champions Trophy-winning captain Rohit Sharma reveals what India players have to endure; credits boys for ignoring stress and focusing on job at hand. Read More Nifty lost 130 points, Sensex down by 417 points in opening session after strong sell-off in U.S. markets Indian stock markets declined sharply during the opening session on Tuesday following the strong sell-off in U.S. markets, reacting to the "Trump Uncertainty Discount" that is affecting global supply chains. The Nifty 50 index opened at 22,345.95 with a decline of 114.35 points or -0.51 per cent, while the BSE Sensex lost 371.29 points or -0.50 per cent to open at 73,743.88. Read More
11 March,2025 09:56 AM IST | MumbaiFour infiltrators from Bangladesh have been nabbed and deported to the neighbouring country, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma said. They have been identified as Abdul Kabir, Bodhiur Rahman, Md Tayub and Abdul Kalam. In a post on X after Monday midnight, the CM said, "4 illegal infiltrators held and deported... Continuing with their efforts to combat infiltration, @assampolice apprehended 4 Bangladeshi nationals and pushed them back across the border. Great work team!" Sarma, however, did not mention where they were nabbed or through which border district they were deported. The CM had earlier claimed that 305 infiltrators from Bangladesh have been nabbed and sent back to their country in the last seven months and the state government was committed to an "infiltration-free Assam". The BSF has intensified its vigil along the 1,885-km India-Bangladesh border in the Northeast since disturbances began in the neighbouring country last year. Assam Police were also maintaining a high alert along the border to ensure that no person could enter the state illegally, an official said. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
11 March,2025 09:48 AM IST | Guwahati | PTIThree men were charred to death after a massive fire gutted a hut near the AGCR Enclave at Anand Vihar in east Delhi, a fire official said on Tuesday. The Delhi Fire Services received a distress call at 2.22 am on Tuesday and dispatched three fire tenders to the scene. The flames were brought under control by 2.50 am, the official said. At 3.10 am, station officer Feroz confirmed that three charred bodies were recovered from inside the hut. The victims have been identified as Jaggi Kumar, 34; Shyam Singh, 36, and Jitender Kumar, 35, all residents of Auraiya district in Uttar Pradesh. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
11 March,2025 09:36 AM IST | Delhi | PTIThe Border Security Force (BSF), Tripura, apprehended 29 Bangladeshi nationals along the border between March 6 to 10, a release stated.The BSF troops of Tripura Frontier in different operations apprehended 29 Bangladeshi nationals and seven Indian nationals including Indian tout from different locations of Tripura: Lankamura under PS Airport, Nischintpur under PS Amtli, Harnakhola under PS Mohanpur, Railway station Agartala under District West Tripura, Railway station Churaibari & Dharmanagar under district North Tripura, Sabroom under PS Subroom under District South Tripura and LK Para under District Gomati of Tripura, the release stated.Furthermore, BSF battalions have conducted over nine village coordination meetings in border areas to address the concerns of the local population.The BSF continues to enhance its surveillance and intelligence capabilities to ensure the safety and security of the nation, the release stated.BSF Tripura also enhanced surveillance along the international border to prevent smuggling and trans-border crimes along the international border.In the first week of March 2025, BSF troops successfully thwarted several smuggling attempts and seized a significant quantity of narcotics, cattle, rice, and other contraband items worth Rs 2.88 crore and 280.67 kilograms of ganja was also seized.To prevent smuggling and other crimes along the IB and for better coordination with counterparts, BSF has conducted 61 simultaneous coordinated patrols and organized multiple border coordination meetings with BGB at various levels, the release added. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
11 March,2025 09:26 AM IST | Agartala | ANIThe museum at the Shri Ram temple complex, depicting the life of Lord Rama, will be operational within a year, said Nripendra Mishra, the Chairman of the Construction Committee of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra.Speaking to reporters on Monday, Mishra stated that they have signed an MoU (memorandum of understanding) with a company that is into technologies used in museums."We have signed an MoU with a company which is into technologies used in museums. They need a script based on which they will tell how and where immersive technology, artefacts, etc, will be done. This process will take about two months. After this, we will float a tender for the construction of the gallery... In total, it will take a year for the museum to become operational..." Mishra said.Meanwhile, speaking about the temple's security arrangements, the chairman stated that this is the most important construction work from the security point of view, and hence, they have decided to make permanent boundaries.He said that it would take almost a year to complete the construction of the wall boundaries."This will be the most important construction work from the security point of view. The fencing all around is made of steel wire and its verticals. But now it has been decided that the total boundary which will be more than four kilometres, will be made permanent...The wall will be built like the boundary wall is built in the police headquarters for security purposes. Its height will be around 14-16 feet. This construction work will be started from the northern gate. It will take about a year to be built," Mishra told ANI.On March 8, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Construction Committee Chairman Nripendra Mishra said that the Holi festival will affect the construction of the Ram Temple complex, and it is likely to be completed by around April 15. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
11 March,2025 09:09 AM IST | Ayodhya | ANIThirteen persons have been arrested in connection with clashes in Madhya Pradesh’s Mhow town after stone pelting at a rally celebrating the Indian cricket team’s victory in the ICC Champions Trophy final, officials said on Monday. Four persons suffered injuries in the incident which took place late Sunday night, Indore Collector Ashish Singh told reporters. According to police, there were five incidents of violence in different areas of the town, located in Indore district, and three cars and several two-wheelers were and set a blaze. The collector said the police have so far arrested 13 persons on charges of indulging in arson and violence in Mhow town, where the situation is currently under control. So far, 13 persons have been arrested and an FIR registered in the matter. Action under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) will also be taken against some of them, he said. SundayDay incidents of violence and arson took place This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
11 March,2025 08:49 AM IST | Indore | AgenciesTamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday strongly hit out at Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, alleging he spoke with “arrogance” considering himself a king and asked him to control his tongue. His remarks come over Pradhan’s remarks that the Tamil Nadu government was “dishonest” on the issue of implementing the PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) cheme. Stalin made it categorical that the Tamil Nadu government did not come forward to implement the Centre’s PM Shri scheme and when that is the case, he said nobody could persuade him further in this regard. DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi “The Tamil Nadu government had initially agreed to sign the MoU. But now they have changed the stand. Many non-BJP-ruled states, including Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, have signed the agreement,” Pradhan had said. “They are dishonest and they are ruining the future of the students of Tamil Nadu. They are doing politics,” he added. Pradhan said the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government has changed its stand on implementing the centrally-sponsored scheme which envisaged strengthening the schools managed by central, state or local bodies. Taking strong exception to the minister’s remarks, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) members registered strong protests by raising slogans against the central government. Following this, Lok Sabha proceedings were on Monday adjourned for about 30 minutes after DMK members protested DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi expressed her strong disapproval and called Pradhan’s remarks as “uncivilised”. “I am very pained and hurt that the minister in his reply in the Parliament has called the members of Parliament, the Tamil Nadu government, and the people of Tamil Nadu uncivilised,” she said in Lok Sabha. DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran refuted claims made by Pradhan that Tamil Nadu had agreed to sign the National Education Policy (NEP). This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
11 March,2025 08:49 AM IST | New Delhi | AgenciesThe Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed heated exchanges between opposition and treasury benches on Monday as members raised various issues, including the killing of civilians in Kathua and the Gulmarg fashion show controversy. As the House assembled for the day, members of the National Conference, People’s Democratic Party, and two Independents stood up and raised the issue of the fashion show, terming it “obscene” and alleging that it hurt sentiments. The MLAs demanded a probe into the facilitation of such a show during Ramzan. PDP MLA Mir Mohmmad Fayaz raised the demand, and NC MLA Tanvir Sadiq also raised the issue. The fashion show held in the winter tourist resort of Gulmarg during the fasting month of Ramzan has evoked widespread criticism, with Kashmir’s chief priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, saying that “obscenity” in the name of tourism promotion will not be tolerated. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has ordered an inquiry into the matter. ‘No role of government’ Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also condemned the Gulmarg fashion show, emphasizing that it should not have been conducted, particularly during the month of Ramzan. Speaking in the Assembly, Abdullah said, “A private party was organised, a fashion show was organized there. from what I saw, it should not have been organised at any time of the year, let alone the month of Ramzan.” Abdullah clarified that the event was a private party and was organised without government permission. Designers apologise Designer duo Shivan & Narresh on Monday issued an apology saying they deeply regret any hurt caused by their presentation during the holy month of Ramzan.Following criticism, the fashion designers posted a statement of apology on X. “We deeply regret any hurt caused by our recent presentation in Gulmarg during the holy month of Ramadan. Our sole intention was to celebrate creativity and the ski & apres-ski lifestyle, without any desire to offend anyone or any religious sentiments.” This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
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