States

Liberty General ventures in Surety Insurance segment

14 Nov 2025 | 8:54 PM

Chennai, Nov 14 (UNI) Private non-life insurer Liberty General Insurance Ltd on Friday announced its entry into the Surety Insurance segment targeting the construction and infrastructure financing ecosystem. With IRDAI enabling Surety products as an alternative to bank guarantees, Liberty’s entry supports India’s ambition to expand infrastructure capacity, ease liquidity pressure on contractors, and build a more diversified risk-transfer framework.

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NGT steps in after Kasol ‘paradise-to-landfill’ video; seeks detailed compliance on waste rules

14 Nov 2025 | 8:53 PM

Shimla / New Delhi, Nov 14 (UNI) Days after the Himachal Pradesh High Court intensified its scrutiny of unscientific garbage dumping in Kasol, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a comprehensive set of directions in a parallel matter arising from a viral media report that described the hill station’s transformation “from paradise to landfill”.

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Special programmes held across 21,000 Village Organisations on state's Silver Jubilee Foundation Day

14 Nov 2025 | 8:50 PM

Ranchi, Nov 14 (UNI) Marking the Silver Jubilee of State's Foundation Day, the Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS), under the Rural Development Department, organised special programmes simultaneously across more than 21,000 Village Organisations (VOs) in the state. Rural women associated with Sakhi Mandals, along with local public representatives, participated enthusiastically in these community events. The discussions across VOs focused on state's 25-year development journey, socio-economic changes, and the growing leadership of women in rural governance and livelihoods.

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Five members of a family found dead inside locked room in Shravasti

14 Nov 2025 | 8:45 PM

Shravasti, Nov 14 (UNI) Five members of a family were found dead inside their locked bedroom in Shravasti on Friday morning. The deceased included a husband, wife, and their three children. The incident took place in Manihar Purwa village under the Ikauna police station area.

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Delhi blast: J&K Police launch valley-wide crackdown on vehicle dealerships

14 Nov 2025 | 8:44 PM

Srinagar, Nov 14 (UNI) Days after the Delhi car terror blast, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday launched an extensive valley-wide verification drive, inspecting car dealerships, second-hand vehicle vendors, and scrap dealers across multiple districts. They also conducted checks at fertilizer outlets in some areas to prevent misuse of ammonium nitrate.

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Tejashwi marks third consecutive victory in Raghopur

14 Nov 2025 | 8:40 PM

Patna, Nov 14 (UNI) RJD leader and Grand Alliance’s chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav secured a win from the Raghopur constituency in Vaishali district, defeating his nearest rival, BJP candidate Satish Kumar, by 14,532 votes.

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Veteran Tamil Film Director V Sekhar passes away

14 Nov 2025 | 8:33 PM

Chennai, Nov 14 (UNI) V. Sekhar, renowned Tamil film director known for his family-oriented and socially relevant films,
passed away today evening after prolonged illness.

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J&K CM vows to make Jammu Tawi Golf Course national destination

14 Nov 2025 | 8:27 PM

Jammu, Nov 14 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today reiterated his government’s resolve to position Jammu Tawi Golf Course (JTGC), Sidhra, as a premier national destination for golfers.

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AIADMK terms NDA victory in Bihar polls historic, BJP says TN will have similar result in 2026

14 Nov 2025 | 8:24 PM

Chennai, Nov 14 (UNI) The main Opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, a principal ally of the BJP, today termed the
NDA's landslide victory in Bihar Assembly polls as historic and congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi, even
as the BJP said this would reflect in 2026 Assembly polls in TN and would see similar result.

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Santosh Deshmukh murder case: Beed special court denies discharge to four murder accused

14 Nov 2025 | 8:23 PM

Beed, Nov 14 (UNI) The special court in Beed has dismissed the discharge petitions filed by four accused in the December 2024 Massajog village sarpanch murder case, observing that there is adequate prima facie evidence to proceed with the trial.

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Former Bihar Congress chief blames seat sharing delays and poor strategy for Grand Alliance’s setback

14 Nov 2025 | 8:21 PM

Patna, Nov 14 (UNI) Describing the election outcome as 'disappointing and painful', senior Congress leader and former Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) president Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Friday said that seat sharing delays and poor strategies were significant shortcomings of the Grand Alliance's (GA) poor performance.

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NDA sweeps Bihar: Modi–Shah strategy, Nitish’s leadership, Chirag’s vote bank prove decisive

14 Nov 2025 | 8:20 PM

Patna, Nov 14 (UNI) The strategic campaign crafted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, CM Nitish Kumar’s undisputed leadership, and Chirag Paswan’s ability to shift the Paswan vote bank (5-6%) to alliance partners together fashioned the ruling NDA’s landslide win in the Bihar Assembly elections.

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Bihar voted for development, says Tawde

14 Nov 2025 | 8:14 PM

Patna, Nov 14 (UNI) Bihar BJP in-charge Vinod Tawde today said the NDA’s historic victory in the Assembly elections showed strong support from the youth, farmers and women.

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Uttarakhand police fetches wanted fugitive from UAE with Interpol help

14 Nov 2025 | 8:11 PM

Dehradun, Nov 14 (UNI) Uttarakhand police succeeded in bringing back wanted fugitive Jagdish Punehta from United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the help of CBI and Interpol after more than six months of efforts with the assistance of International Police.

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NDA victory celebrated at Bihar BJP office

14 Nov 2025 | 8:10 PM

Patna, Nov 14 ( UNI) After the NDA’s massive victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, party leaders today celebrated the event at the BJP office in the state capital Patna.

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