New Delhi, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Coal production from India's captive and commercial mines during April to August of the financial year 2025-26 has recorded a robust 11.88 per cent growth over the same period of the previous year, while dispatches of coal from mines have risen by 9.12 per cent during these five months. These positive trends indicate enhanced operational efficiency and more effective utilisation of mining capacity across the sector, according to a statement issued by the Minist...Read More
New Delhi, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, on Tuesday, defended Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the wake of fresh corruption allegations by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, asserting that while corruption is a nationwide issue, "at the very least, Nitish Kumar does not tolerate corruption in any form". Addressing reporters on Tuesday, Manjhi said, "This is not just about Bihar. Such things are happening across the entire country. A corrupt person is corrupt, no matter whe...Read More
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an interim relief to former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and former irrigation minister T. Harish Rao, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday restrained the state government from taking any action against them till further orders in the case relating to alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project based on the Ghose Commission's report. The court restrained the government from taking the action while adjourning the hearing ...Read More
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Indore-based cartoonist Hemant Malviya booked for posting objectionable caricatures on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on social media during the Covid pandemic. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria also disposed of the matter, after it was informed by the counsel appearing for Malviya that his client has posted his apology on his Facebook and Inst...Read More
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Responding to BJP's Amit Malviya claims that he holds two active EPIC numbers, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday said that this is exactly the issue that his party is highlighting and raising questions on the working of the Election Commission. Speaking to ANI, Khera demanded CCTV footage to investigate who is being made to cast a vote from the New Delhi constituency in his name. He asked ECI why his name is still on the list from the New Delhi constit...Read More
Mysuru: Condemning the Dharmasthala Chalo rally and the visit of BJP leaders to the family of late Soujanya, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah questioned the BJP's stance and asked them to clarify whether they are supporting Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala, Veerendra Heggade, or Soujanya's family. It may be recalled that the family has alleged that Soujanya, a minor girl, was kidnapped, gang-raped, and murdered by persons close to the temple authorities. Speaking to the media in Mysuru on Tu...Read More
Chandigarh, Sep 2 (PTI) A fresh spell of rain lashed several parts of flood-hit Punjab and Haryana where swollen rivers have inundated large tracts of land and disrupted normal life, officials said on Tuesday. According to the weather department, several places in the two states received rain during the 24-hour period ending 8:30 am Tuesday. Among other places in Punjab, Amritsar received 18.3 mm rain, Patiala 70.5 mm, Bathinda 5 mm, Faridkot 1 mm, Gurdaspur 32.8 mm, Mansa 10 mm while Mohali h...Read More
Patiala, Sep 2 (PTI) AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra on Tuesday allegedly escaped police out to arrest him in a rape case, sources said. Gunshots were fired, and a policeman sustained an injury after being hit by an SUV in which Pathanmajra escaped, they said. The Sanour MLA was helped in his escape by his supporters, sources said. Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Sharma could not be reached for comments. A hunt is on for the MLA, who attacked his own party's government over f...Read More
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Waiel Awwad, West Asia Strategist and Journalist said that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit was a major diplomatic win for India, as the countries adopted a strong stance against terrorism. Awwad, in a conversation with ANI, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi put his foot down on India's concern on terrorism, and this was a successful diplomatic mission. "This is absolutely a successful diplomatic mission by the Indian Prime Minister ...Read More
New Delhi, September 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the world now trusts India and is ready to build the future of the semiconductor industry with it, adding that the government will soon launch next generation of reforms in the field of semiconductors. Inaugurating the 'Semicon India 2025' here, PM Modi underlined India's growing role in the global chip market and said the country is set to play a pivotal part in the trillion-dollar semiconductor sector. "Investments of $...Read More
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has chalked out elaborate plans for a series of programmes to observe 'Seva Pakhhya' - a fortnight of service - from September 17 to mark the 75th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As part of the plan, the party is set to organise free health camps, blood donation camps, cleanliness campaigns and plantation programmes between September 17, the birthday of Modi, and October 2, a senior leader said. This was decided at the prep...Read More
Karnataka KSET Registration 2025: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has officially started the registration for the Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) 2025. All the candidates who are interested and eligible can now apply for it through the official website, i.e. cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Candidates must note that the last date to apply for the KSET exam is 18th September, 2025 and last date to pay the fee is 19th September, 2025. The authority has also released the subject-wise...Read More
Srinagar, Sept 02: North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, has made a rare international journey -- this time to China -- boarding his signature bulletproof train to attend a military parade in Beijing. The visit, his first to China since January 2019, was confirmed by North Korea's state media, marking his return to Beijing for a multilateral event after years of isolation. As per reports, the train is known to include meeting rooms, private quarters, and even amenities like gold-embossed laptops a...Read More
Srinagar, Sept 02: A 41-year-old software engineer in Bengaluru died after being bitten by a venomous snake that had hidden inside his footwear. The victim, identified as Manju Prakash, was a TCS employee and resident of Ranganatha Layout. According to police and family accounts, Prakash had left his Crocs slippers outside his front door before stepping out briefly to buy juice. Upon returning, he unknowingly slipped his feet into the slippers, unaware that a snake had crawled inside during his...Read More
Bengaluru : As generative AI becomes essential to business operations, organizations are being forced to rethink outdated infrastructure models, finds a new IDC research paper commissioned by Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online. According to the research paper titled "The Edge Evolution: Powering Success from Core to Edge," Asia-Pacific (APAC) enterprises are realizing that centralized cloud architecture alone...Read More
Punjab floods: In September 1988, widespread rain and overflowing rivers had caused widespread destruction across the state, leaving hundreds dead and lakhs displaced. Punjab is grappling is one of its worst floods in over three decades. More than 1,000 villages have been submerged across key districts - Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar, and Tarn Taran. All rivers - Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and Ghaggar - are flowing at the danger mark - a situation that has reminded many...Read More
New Delhi: The Indian government's decision to allow duty-free cotton imports, mainly from the United States, is expected to provide some relief to the country's apparel exporters, who face a 50% duty in the US. Industry leaders believe the move will help manufacturers by raising the share of US-origin inputs in finished garments, partially shielding them under America's reciprocal tariff rules. Under the new tariff structure, duties are applied only to the portion of a product that does not us...Read More
NEW DELHI: Minister of Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said that construction of five semiconductor units is currently progressing at a rapid pace. The minister, while speaking at Semicon India 2025, also mentioned that the pilot line of one unit is complete and the first Made in India chip was presented to the Prime Minister at the event. The minister also presented the first test chips from four sanctioned projects to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Vikram chip, developed by ...Read More
Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the opposition BJP of doing politics over the Dharmasthala case, and said the SIT was conducting an independent probe to establish facts in the matter. His government was not interfering in the investigation. He questioned the BJP, which is demanding a NIA probe into the case, whether they don't have faith in the state police and dubbed the party's "Dharmathala Chalo" rally as "political." "It is not Dharma Yatre, it is a political yatre. ...Read More
Mumbai, Sep 2 (PTI) Maharashtra Special IG Manojkumar Sharma on Tuesday met cabinet minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who heads the cabinet sub-committee on Maratha reservation, as activist Manoj Jarange's protest for quota entered its fifth day. The meeting assumed significance as the Bombay High Court is scheduled to hear later in the day a petition concerning the ongoing agitation at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai. Sharma, who is the Special Inspector General of Police (law and order), visite...Read More
Mumbai, Sep 2 (PTI) Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde has said the state government must ensure the existing reservation benefits of various communities are not disturbed while addressing the demand for quota by Marathas. Activist Manoj Jarange has been leading the Maratha community's demand for a 10 per cent reservation under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) grouping and staging an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai to press for it. Some OBC leaders have, however, objecte...Read More
Srinagar, Sep 01: In a major relief to commuters and pilgrims stranded due to the disruption of train services in Jammu region, Northern Railways on Monday introduced a special shuttle service between Jammu and Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. The temporary service, which began operations on September 1, will run until September 15, aiming to facilitate movement for stranded commuters, pilgrims, and personnel engaged in restoration efforts. Rail connectivity across the region has remained severely aff...Read More
Ambala (Haryana) [India], September 2 (ANI): Continuous heavy rainfall over the past two days in Haryana's Ambala district has caused severe waterlogging in various parts of the city, including residential areas. Residents of Ambala's Cloth Market, Nadi Mohalla, and many other localities are facing significant inconvenience and damage due to flooding. A local resident said that heavy rains since Monday have caused water to accumulate on the streets, making potholes invisible and posing a seriou...Read More
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting on Sunday with Myanmar's military coup leader Min Aung Hlaing on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin, China has strirred a huge row. Leaders and activists with commitment to democratic values have taken offence to the parleys even questioning New Delhi's stance on supression of human rights in the strife-torn nation. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Yadanar Maung, spokesperson of Justice For ...Read More
Karnal: In a shocking development, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Harmeet Singh Dhillon Pathanmajra, arrested on rape and cheating charges, escaped police custody on Tuesday after allegedly firing at officers in Karnal. According to reports, the MLA, who represents Sanour in Patiala, was being taken to a local police station when he and his aides opened fire, injuring one policeman. Amid the chaos, Pathanmajra allegedly ran over another officer with a vehicle before fleeing in a Scorpio SUV w...Read More
Lucknow, September 2: An Instagram reel has blown the cover of a man declared "missing" for nearly seven years in Uttar Pradesh. In a stunning turn of events, the man who allegedly went missing seven years ago was spotted by his wife in an Instagram reel with another woman. The man was then tracked down and arrested. According to a report published by India Today, Jitendra Kumar, also known as Bablu, vanished in 2018, just a year after marrying Sheelu in a traditional ceremony. Their marriage h...Read More
MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a framework to monitor intra-day positions in equity index derivatives to reduce risks from oversized exposures and maintain market liquidity and order. SEBI has decided to impose clear intra-day position limits for each entity trading, with net intra-day position limited to Rs 5, 000 crore per entity calculated on a futures-equivalent basis, an official notice said. The gross intra-day position will be capped at Rs 10, 0...Read More
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Waiel Awwad, West Asia Strategist and Journalist, said that the US saw the outcome of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit as against its hegemony, and the US recognised its importance. Awwad, while talking to ANI, said that US President Donald Trump, therefore, sought his convenience and imposed 50 per cent tariffs on India. "So therefore, the United States, under tremendous pressure of President Trump, he might have come up with this statem...Read More
Mumbai, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a framework to monitor intra-day positions in equity index derivatives to reduce risks from oversized exposures and maintain market liquidity and order. SEBI has decided to impose clear intra-day position limits for each entity trading, with net intra-day position limited to Rs 5,000 crore per entity calculated on a futures-equivalent basis, an official notice said. The gross intra-day position will...Read More
New Delhi, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the day is not far when India's smallest chip will bring the biggest change in the world. Inaugurating 'Semicon India 2025' in the national capital, the Prime Minister stressed that India is moving beyond just the backend of the semiconductor industry and is now building a full-stack ecosystem to become globally competitive and 'Atmanirbhar'. Addressing the global gathering of industry leaders, innovators, and ...Read More