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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, May 11: Insurance sector regulator IRDAI has given conditional approval to Hinduja Group firm IndusInd International Holdings Ltd (IIHL) for the takeover of debt-ridden Reliance Capital. We are happy to acknowledge the receipt of approval from IRDAI yesterday (May 10, 2024) on the auspicious occasion of Akshay Tritiya. The approval is subject to certain regulatory, statutory, and judicial clearances/compliances, an IIHL spokesperson said in a statement. IIHL stands committed to

JAMMU, May 11: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday released the sketches of six terrorists, who infiltrated from Pakistan into Basantgarh area of Udhampur district and killed a village defence guard in a gunfight before fleeing deep into the forest, officials said. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Udhampur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Joginder Singh announced the first breakthrough in the case with the arrest of an overground worker, who had provided logistic support to t

JAMMU, May 11: District Magistrate, Sachin Kumar Vaishya has issued public notice regarding the initiation of proceedings under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.PC) as specified in Section 12 of the Public Safety Act (PSA). Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Senior Superintendent of Police has informed that Gulzar Ahmad alias Lahu, son of Bashir Ahmad, against whom a detention order has been issued under the PSA vide no. PSA 20 of 2022 dated 24.11.2022, is [] The post

JAMMU, MAY 11: District Collector, Sachin Kumar Vaishya on Saturday convened a meeting with principals of the schools operating in the district to discuss the safety of students during transportation. The DC emphasised that the safety of children is the topmost concern of the district administration and that no unauthorised or unsafe transportation of students would be tolerated. He also cautioned parents that they would be held equally responsible in case of any mishaps occurring due to overcro

BARAMULLA, May 11: Justice Sanjeev Kumar Shukla, Judge, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, who is also Administrative Judge of Baramulla, visited Baramulla to take stock of the overall functioning of the courts and issues pertaining to the legal services in the territorial limits of district Baramulla. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Principal District and Sessions Judge, Mohammad Ashraf Malik; Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Minga Sherpa and others accorded a warm welcome

KOLKATA, May 11 : Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said here today that BJP targets 35 out of 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the ongoing general election. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp In an elaborate interview to a News agency on the eve of Prime Minister Narenda Modis four neck-to-neck public rallies here tomorrow , Dr. Jitendra Singh said, only those who have followed the election of 2019 and the subsequent State Assembly election can [] The post BJP Targets 35 Out Of

Mumbai, May 11: The Cotton Association of India (CAI) on Saturday estimated cotton exports to rise about 27 per cent to 28 lakh bales during the 2023-24 crop year ending September. In the 2022-23 crop season (October-September), cotton exports were at 22 lakh bales, CAI said. One bale is equal to 170 kilograms. The demand for Indian cotton went up as the prices ruled 8-10 per cent lower than the international prices during December 2023 till March 2024. Our cotton [] The post Indias cotton expor

SRINAGAR, May 11: Create a political space, mobilise people, find forces in the country who can ally with us and unite - this is National Conference (NC) candidate from the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdis roadmap for restoration of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp We need to fight it politically, we need to mobilise people, Mehdi told PTI in an interview. First encourage our people to express their opinion [] The post Create Politi

SHILLONG, May 11: Senior IPS officer Idashisha Nongrang has been appointed as Meghalayas first woman DGP, officials said on Saturday. Nongrang will replace LR Bishnoi who will retire on May 19, they said. The Meghalaya Security Commission, chaired by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, selected Nongrang out of the three officers approved by the UPSC last month for the role of police chief, a senior home department official informed PTI. The other two officers recommended by the UPSC were RP [] The p

SRINAGAR, May 11: Amir Ahmad Bhat, the Democratic Progressive Azad Party candidate in the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, wants to tap the tourism potential of Jammu and Kashmir for the benefit of the people and accuses his rivals of peddling misleading narratives over Article 370 issue. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp His prominent challengers in the seat are Aga Syed Ruhulla Mehdi, fielded by the National Conference to retain the traditional bastion of the party, PDPs Waheed-ur-Rehman

JAMMU, May 11: A soldier was gunned down allegedly by his father-in-law over some matrimonial dispute in Jammu and Kashmirs Reasi district on Saturday, police said. Village Defence Guard (VDG) member Doulat Ram allegedly fired his .303 rifle on his son-in-law Amit Singh, an army soldier, at Kembal Danga village, causing chest injuries to him, they said. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Ram, a resident of Panasa village, had come to meet his son-in-law, who was posted outside [] The

DE Web Desk JAMMU, May 11: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted searches at six locations across Jammu province in Pakistan-backed conspiracy to spread terror in the region, an official statement said. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Extensive searches were conducted in Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar districts of the region by the NIA teams in a case relating to the conspiracy by banned terrorist organisations and their offshoots to carry out violent attacks wi

SRINAGAR, May 11: As the campaigning for Srinagar Lok Sabha seat ended on Saturday, NC chief Farooq Abdullah accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of harassing his party workers and spreading fear among people so that the BJP could win elections. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp The police are calling elders and youths and then tells them they are with Hurriyat and others. In reality, they are trying to create fear among you, Abdullah said addressing a public [] The post J&K

NEW DELHI, May 11: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday attacked the Congress, saying the approach of the party towards terrorism has been soft. You saw it during the ten years of UPA rule led by the Congress how terror attacks were tolerated proper response was not given, the senior BJP leader said. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp They believed in sending dossiers to Pakistan to the extent that you will recall that handlers of the Mumbai attack [] The post Congress App

Kolkata, May 11: Bajaj Auto Ltd, the worlds most valuable two-wheeler and three-wheeler company, and Flipkart, one of Indias leading e-commerce marketplaces, on Saturday announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the latters last-mile delivery operations. This collaboration signifies a significant step towards a greener future for the Indian e-commerce landscape, according to a media statement here. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed

NEW DELHI, May 5: Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL) hopes to acquire a lithium block in Australia this year, a top official said on Saturday. KABIL, a joint venture of three PSUs to scout for mineral assets overseas, has been working in Australia for the last year, Mines secretary V L Kantha Rao said. KABIL (Khanij Bidesh India Ltd) has the responsibility to look at other countries. We have to increase our efforts in Australia. We will have to ensure [] The post Khanij Bidesh India may acquire lit

ISLAMABAD, May 11: Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salmans much-anticipated visit to Pakistan has been deferred for unspecified reasons, according to media reports on Saturday. He was earlier expected to arrive in Islamabad on May 19 on a two-day visit, Geo News reported. Commenting on the visit of the Saudi crown prince, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch on Friday clarified that details of the visit will be made public as soon as a schedule is worked out between [] The post Saudi

ISLAMABAD, May 11: In the latest military reshuffle, a new corps commander was appointed on Saturday for the Peshawar and Mangla Corps, signalling a renewed focus of the Pakistan Army on countering militancy in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Maj Gen Omer Bukhari on his promotion as a three-star (lieutenant) general has been appointed as the commander of the Peshawar-based XI Corps. He will replace Lt-Gen Hassan Azhar Hayat Khan, who will retire later this month. Chief of Logistics Staf

LONDON, May 11 : Prince William on Friday offered a positive assessment of his wifes health, a hospital administrator said, in one of the royals few comments about Kates condition since she announced that she was undergoing treatment for cancer. William was on a solo tour of St Marys Community Hospital on the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the Cornish coast in southwestern England. He travelled there to break ground for a new building that will include inpatient treatment [] The post Prince

SRINAGAR, May 11: The National Conference (NC) on Saturday accused the administration in Jammu and Kashmir of revoking permission for the partys boat rally and roadshow in the interior area of Dal Lake here on flimsy reasons to allow a BJP-aligned proxy party to campaign in the same location. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp The partys chief spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq said the NC had applied for permission for a boat campaign rally and roadshow in Mir Behri Dal [] The post J&K Admin

Himachal Pradesh, May 11 : In a special evacuation operation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday airlifted an American national from Himachal Pradesh after she suffered a spinal injury while trekking. According to IAF, a Cheetah helicopter was launched for the casualty evacuation, and the women trekker was successfully airlifted from the treacherous terrain of Teesri village of Himachal Pradesh. Later on, she was brought to Chandigarh for further medical attention. Based on the request of th

NEW DELHI, May 11: Imagine avoiding all of the traffic snarls to travel to an important event on the opposite side of town for a cost that isnt much more than an Uber trip. The ePlane Company, an IIT Madras-incubated firm, is developing an all-electric vertical take off and landing (VTOL) air taxi for just this purpose. If it is successful, it will be among the worlds first. The institutions critical role in promoting an innovative culture was praised by [] The post Anand Mahindra Gives A Shout

New Delhi, May 11: Union Minister and BJP candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said on Saturday that India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become a global case study on how to emerge as a resilient economy amid myriad of challenges. Taking on X social media platform on the anniversary of the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests, Chandrasekhar said that technology is the medium for empowering people. It is the mainstay of making India Aatmanirbhar. On this day [

SULTANPUR (UP), May 11: BJP leader Maneka Gandhi on Saturday indicated that her son Varun Gandhis writings that were sometimes critical of the Government may have cost him the partys Lok Sabha ticket from Pilibhit but asserted that he would do very well even without it. In an exclusive interview with PTI at her residence here, the former Union minister and BJPs Sultanpur candidate also said Varun Gandhi wants to come and campaign for her but a decision on that [] The post Cant think of one other

New Delhi , May 11 : SAARC Secretary-General Golam Sarwar arrived in New Delhi for an official visit to the country from May 11 to 14. Welcome to India! SAARC Secretary General Md Golam Sarwar arrives in New Delhi on his first official visit to India. An opportunity to further strengthen cooperation in South Asia, said the Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, on Saturday. He is scheduled to meet the Minister of State for External Affairs, [] The post SAARC Secretary

Bengaluru, May 11: Air India on Saturday announced it has appointed SIA Engineering Company Limited as its strategic partner for the development of its base maintenance facilities here. As part of the partnership, Air India will work closely with SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC) on the planning, construction, development and operationalisation of its base maintenance facilities here, they said. In a statement, Air India said, Projected to be ready in 2026, the facilities will comprise bot

NEW DELHI, May 11: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that all opposition leaders, including his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and RJD leader Tejashvi Yadav, will be in jail if the BJP wins the Lok Sabha polls. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Addressing his party workers at the AAP headquarters here, Kejriwal asserted the BJP will not return to power and said the INDIA bloc will form the government [] The post Al

ISLAMABAD, May 10 : Pakistans newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar will embark on a three-day official visit to China on May 13, during which he will meet top Chinese leaders and comprehensively review bilateral relations, including the upgradation of the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Dar, who is also the foreign minister, will co-chair the 5th Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers Strategic Dialogue with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, Pakistans M

DE Web Desk Samba, May 11: In a significant move to crackdown on criminal gangs operating in Samba district, the police have detained and imprisoned two notorious criminals, including the leader of the Gataru gang, Sumit Jandyal, alias Gataru, under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA). Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp The detained individuals, Sumit Jandyal, famously known as Gataru, and Sourav Gupta, both sons of Om Parkash from Vijaypur district in Samba, have been booked

SRINAGAR, May 11: Peoples Conference (PC) Chairman and party candidate for Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in J&K, Sajad Gani Lone has received an ECI notice for violating MCC. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp The ECI notice has been issued over the posting of a video by Lone on his X handle. In the notice, the DEO Kupwara has asked him to explain why he uploaded a video on his X handle without prior clearance/pre-certification from Media Certification and [] The post Jammu And Ka

Islamabad , May 11 : In a deeply distressing turn of events, the staffers of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight bound for Skardu from Islamabad forgot to put the body of a six-year-old boy on the fight while his grieving parents embarked on their journey, unaware that their beloved sons body was left behind, Dawn reported. The parents of the deceased child, overwhelmed by shock and disbelief, fainted upon learning that their sons remains had been inadvertently left behind [] The post

Panama City, May 11: Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the U.S. border. President-elect Jos Ral Mulino says he will shut down a migration route used by more than 500,000 people last year. Until now, Panama has helped speedily bus the migrants across its territory so they can continue their journey North. Whether Mr. Mulino is able to reduce migration through a sparsely populated [] The post Panamas next pr

NANDURBAR (Maharashtra), May 11: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modis election speeches as hollow talk and accused him of using politics only with the aim of gaining power and not to serve people. She was speaking at a rally here to drum up support for Congress candidate Gowaal Padvi from the Nandurbar Lok Sabha seat, a day after PM Modi addressed a public meeting in this tribal-dominated constituency. All that Modi ji speaks is [] The post PM Mo

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Kathmandu, May 11: Ten mountain guides from Nepal successfully climbed Mt. Everest on Friday night, the first expedition team to scale the worlds highest peak this spring season. The team of mountaineers led by Dandy Sherpa reached the 8,848.86 metre-tall summit at 8:15 pm on Friday, said Thani Guragain, a staff at Seven Summit Trek that organised the expedition. The mountain guides reached the summit while fixing ropes to facilitate climbers to scale the mountain. As the rope fixing job [] The

MUMBAI, May 11: Aamir Khan has revealed the team of Sarfarosh had concerns about the film getting cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) due to its references to Pakistan and the ISI. Khan and his Sarfarosh colleagues on Friday night celebrated the 25th anniversary of the cult classic movie, which dealt with cross-border terrorism, with a special screening. The John Matthew Matthan-directed movie was released in theatres on April 30, 1999, at the time of the Kargil [] The post

HYDERABAD, May 11: In a scathing attack on the Congress and its leaders, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said due to the fear of Pakistan having atom bomb, the grand old party wants to give up Indias rights over Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Addressing an election rally in Telangana, Shah alleged that Congress leader Mani Shankar Ayer said Pakistan has an atom bomb and hence India should not talk about Pakistan-Occupied [] The post

SRINAGAR, May 11: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of trying to fix the Lok Sabha elections by selectively targeting and harassing her party and its supporters. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Addressing a press conference at the PDP headquarters here, Mufti also alleged that the authorities have imposed restrictions for 48 hours from 6:30 pm on Saturday under Section 144 in Pulwama, which is part of the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat

Lahore, May 11 : The ruling coalition led by the PML-N in Pakistans Punjab has been jolted as the provincial assemblys speaker restrained 27 lawmakers on reserved seats after the Supreme Courts ruling suspending a lower courts verdict denying the Sunni Ittehad Council its share of reserved seats for women and minorities, according to media reports. Speaker Malik Mohammad Ahmed Khan issued the ruling barring the women and non-Muslim members appointed to the reserved seats via past notifications o

JAMMU, May 11: A rusted mortar shell was found in an open field here and subsequently destroyed in a controlled explosion by the bomb disposal squad, officials said on Saturday. The 82-mm mortar shell was noticed by some farmers near Ratnal village Friday evening, the officials said. They said the farmers informed the police station Bishnah and a police team was rushed to secure the area. Later, a bomb disposal squad destroyed the explosive substance in a controlled explosion [] The post Rusted

JAMMU, May 11: . Pankaj Gupta, (JKAS), Special Secretary to the Government, ARI & Trainings Department has been appointed as the Nodal Officer for referral of vacancies to the recruiting agencies viz JKSSB/JKPSC in respect of ARI & Trainings Department. See order copy click here. The post Pankaj Gupta Appointed Nodal Officer For Referral Of Vacancies To JKSSB/JKPSC appeared first on Daily Excelsior .

Thiruvananthapuram, May 11: Cyber security experts have asked the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) to explain whether cancer patients were given wrong dosage of radiation due to the corrupted Varian LINAC system software and TPS following the cyberattack on the state-owned premium cancer care hospital and research centre, serving patients from across India. How many patients have been given the wrong dosage of radiation to the wrong organs due to the corrupted Varian LINAC system software and TPS? t

HANLE (Ladakh), May 11: As intense solar storms hit Earth atmosphere recently, a usually remote region of Hanle was witness to breathtaking shows of the aurora borealis dancing across the night sky. Painting the night skies with vibrant colours, the spectacular display by the aurora borealis and aurora australis was also witnessed in various parts of the globe in Russia, Australia, Tasmania, Germany besides the Dark Sky Reserve in Ladakhs Hanle, where a red arc emerged. An aurora is a [] The pos

RAJOURI, May 11: A 13-year-old girl was killed after being hit by a shooting stone in Jammu and Kashmirs Rajouri district on Saturday, officials said. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Shazia Akhter was hit by a rolling boulder while passing through a landslide prone area near her Dandote village in Budhal area, the officials said. They said the girl was shifted to hospital where she was declared brought dead The girls death sparked protest by the villagers who [] The post Girl Dies

KOLKATA, May 11: West Bengal minister Akhil Giri criticised Governor C V Ananda Bose for his alleged misconduct with a temporary employee of Raj Bhavan last week. Speaking at a public rally in support of Trinamool Congress candidate Uttam Barik at Ramnagar in Purba Medinipur district of the state on Friday, Giri, the minister for Correctional Administration, said that the governor has grown old and lost his cool due to excessive heat. The governor must have lost his cool due [] The post West Ben

SINGAPORE, May 11: Singapore, which scouts talent globally, has the biggest concentration of graduates from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who will step down as head of the government on May 15. They are the top institutions in India, and securing a place in them is comparable to getting into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University or Harvard University, he said in a wide ranging

PHULBANI (ODISHA), May 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed that the Congress will not win even 50 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and will not be able to get opposition party status after the polls. Addressing an election rally in Phulbani in Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat in Odisha, he asserted that a double engine government will be formed in the state and a son or daughter of the soil who understands Odia language and culture will be [] The post Congress Wont Win Even 50 LS Seats,

SRINAGAR, May 11: Jammu and Kashmir Bank finds itself embroiled in controversy following the issuance of caveat notices to a significant number of its officers. The move comes on the heels of the Bank reporting its highest profit in its 85-year history, sparking questions and concerns among its workforce. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp The caveat notices, issued in light of a newly approved promotion policy and subsequent career progression notification, have raised eyebrows amon

SHOPIAN, May 11: Two terrorist associates have been apprehended along with incriminating material in Jammu and Kashmirs Shopian district, police said on Saturday. During joint Naka checking by Shopian Police,44RR & 14BN CRPF at Malik Chek crossing 02 terrorist associates apprehended along with incriminating material.FIR 14/2024 under relevant sections of law registered at PS Heerpora & investigation taken up.@JmuKmrPolice @IPS_Tanushree pic.twitter.com/pqES8ZVjYd DISTRICT POLICE SHOPIAN (@Shopi