Jalandhar: More Punjabi singers and artistes joined relief efforts and spoke up for flood-hit Punjab. A day after actor Sanjay Dutt became the first big Indian film personality to speak up about the plight of Punjab, Sonu Sood too announced active help.Dutt's post on X also invited appreciation online, with several people recalling his father, late Sunil Dutt's empathy and concern for Punjab. Sood, who hails from Moga, posted on his social media accounts, announcing help for victims to get them ...Read More
Chandigarh: Haryana's governor, Ashim Kumar Ghosh, and his wife, Mitra Ghosh, have adopted five tuberculosis patients as 'Nikshay Mitras' as part of a national initiative to eliminate the disease by providing them with nutritional support.The National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) is an effort to eradicate the disease by 2025. During a Monday event at Haryana Raj Bhavan, state TB officer Dr Rajesh Raju and WHO (World Health Organisation) nominee Dr Sukhwant briefed the governor on the state's ...Read More
Rajgir, Sep 1 (UNI) It was goals galore for the Indian Men's Hockey Team, in their final Pool A game at the Hero Men's Asia Cup Rajgir Bihar 2025. India was playing against Kazakhstan and won by a scoreline of 15-0, with as many as three players scoring a hat-trick at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium, in Rajgir, Bihar. For India, Abhishek (5', 8', 20', 59'), Sukhjeet Singh (15', 32', 38'), and Jugraj Singh (24', 31', 47') scored the hat-tricks, whilst Captain Harmanpreet Singh (26'), Amit Rohidas (29')...Read More
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 2 (ANI): BRS working president KT Rama Rao took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after Telangana government decided to hand over the Kaleshwaram project case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). KTR shared an image of Rahul Gandhi's post on X, dated Jan 31, 2024, in which the current Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha had called Central agencies "BJP's opposition elimination cell". "Have you any clue Mr. Gandhi on what your CM is doing?" KT...Read More
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 2 (ANI): Turning a lifelong limitation into the foundation of a remarkable journey that earns international recognition and benefits society requires grit and determination. It also needs encouragement and support. Adani International School student Aahan Ritesh Prajapati, who was born with red and green colour blindness, has pioneered a machine-learning model capable of modifying textbook diagrams and maps for colour-blind students. Aahan Prajapati,17, to...Read More
Khammam: BJP activists led by Mandal President Talluuri Mounika staged a protest in Bonakal against alleged derogatory remarks made by INDIA bloc leaders about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother during a Bihar election rally in Rahul Gandhi's presence. The BJP demanded a public apology from Rahul Gandhi and legal action against the leaders involved. During the protest, activists attempted to burn an effigy of the Congress party, leading to police intervention and arrests. BJP state leader Ga...Read More
Shimla: The ongoing monsoon season in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 326 lives so far, including 171 deaths in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, electrocution, and other calamities, and 155 deaths in road accidents, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Education Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Rohit Thakur said the state continues to reel under the impact of the ongoing disaster triggered by relentless monsoon rains, with damages...Read More
Lucknow: The facility for the registration of vintage motor vehicles is now available in UP. The state govt is preparing a detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) for vintage vehicles' registration in the state. Until the final SOP is approved by govt, registrations will be done as per notification of the Union ministry of road transport and highway (MoRTH).Transport commissioner, UP, Brajesh Narain Singh said, "Vintage registration is not for daily or commercial use. It is meant to preserve...Read More
Lucknow: The CBI arrested the branch head of UCO Bank's Kotwali Road branch in Mathura for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh for disbursement of a business loan.The case was registered on Monday following a complaint by a businessman. According to the complaint, the firm availed a cash credit loan of Rs 1 crore from UCO Bank, but only Rs 90 lakh was disbursed. The remaining Rs 10 lakh was allegedly withheld by the branch head, Garima Singh, with the intent to demand illegal gratification....Read More
Jammu: The Narendra Modi government is committed to ensuring the rehabilitation of those affected by recent floods in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday, as he undertook a whirlwind tour of a worst-hit area here. Shah visited Manguchak village near the Jammu airport and was accompanied by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma and other senior BJP leaders, including the party...Read More
Jammu: Amid heavy rainfall in Katra town on Monday, the pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine remained suspended for the seventh consecutive day in Reasi district since a landslide on a yatra route claimed 34 lives last Tuesday. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board said it has cancelled all bookings, including helicopters and accommodations, with a 100 percent refund until the yatra is resumed. "Yatra has remained suspended for the past one week. Bad weather conditions still persist, so th...Read More
Pune: A Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight (SG937) on Monday morning returned to Pune because of a technical problem around an hour after it took off, leaving more than 150 flyers on board scared and later hassled. The passengers stressed the aircraft, a Boeing 737, made an emergency landing in the city. The airline and the airport officials denied it.Advocate Vishal Jadhav, flying to Delhi with his wife and daughter, told TOI that the aircraft took off at 6.20am, about 20 minutes after its scheduled d...Read More
Rajgir (Bihar) [India], September 2 (ANI): After slamming a hat-trick against Kazakhstan on Monday at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Bihar, India's star player Abhishek Nain reflected on the Indian team's performance and said he will continue his momentum in the upcoming fixtures. India won by a scoreline of 15-0, with as many as three players scoring a hat-trick at Rajgir, apart from Nain, Sukhjeet Singh (15', 32', 38'), and Jugraj Singh (24', 31', 47'), who scored the hat-tricks. "It was a goo...Read More
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Amid severe floods in Punjab caused by incessant rains, with large-scale devastation reported across the state, Aam Aadmi Party convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged his party workers to extend help to flood-affected communities. In a post on X, Kejriwal said, "Help the flood victims in Punjab. You can send help to them from anywhere. My appeal to all workers of the Aam Aadmi Party around the world is that they should help with ...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said since states have given up 15% of MBBS seats to the all India quota (AIQ), they can validly reserve rest of the seats in govt medical colleges for natives, and upheld Telangana's medical admission norm mandating a candidate to study classes 9-12 within the state.During hearing of petitions, which questioned the validity of such a rule, a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran had repeatedly asked the state govt that would...Read More
Hyderabad: Opposition vice-presidential candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy Monday said democracy in India was under serious threat if current electoral practices continued unchecked.Expressing concern over what he called 'alarming trends,' he criticised the Election Commission's approach and said the credibility of elections -- the foundation of democracy -- was at stake.Addressing a press conference organised by Telangana Congress, the former Supreme Court judge recalled the early years of Ind...Read More
Hyderabad: Telangana high court Monday declined to grant interim relief to former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and ex-minister T Harish Rao on their interim applications on the Justice PC Ghose Commission report on the Kaleshwaram project.The matter came up hours after chief minister A Revanth Reddy, speaking in the assembly, announced that the investigation into alleged irregularities in Kaleshwaram project would be handed over to the CBI.Counsels representing KCR and Harish Rao mentioned...Read More
Chandigarh: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has instructed authorities concerned to make special arrangements for Khadoor Sahib's jailed member of parliament, Amritpal Singh, to cast his vote in the upcoming Vice-Presidential election by postal ballot.Amritpal Singh, a member of the electoral college for this election, is currently detained under the National Security Act (NSA) in Dibrugarh jail of Assam. In a letter to the union home secretary and the Assam chief secretary on Monday, the...Read More
Bathinda: The monsoon death toll in flood-hit Punjab has climbed to 30, with four more lives lost in Mansa, Fazilka and Ludhiana districts on Monday.A 34-year-old man and his eight-year-old nephew died when the roof they were sleeping under collapsed at Chenewala village in Mansa district. Villagers attributed the incident to incessant rainfall. In Abohar, Fazilka district, a 60-year-old woman was killed and her neighbour injured after the roof of their rented house caved in, while an eight-year...Read More
Chandigarh: Jagdeep Dhankhar, who resigned as Vice-President in July for health reasons, has moved into the South Delhi farmhouse of a prominent political ally, the family of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Singh Chautala. Dhankhar's relocating to the Chautala residence at Chhatarpur highlights a long-standing political and personal relationship. He has often credited the late deputy prime minister Devi Lal, a key figure in the Chautala family, as his political mentor. "We have share...Read More
Kapurthala: Despite being Punjab's most rainfall-deficit district this monsoon, Kapurthala has been one of the hardest-hit by floods, primarily due to its geographic location. The sub-division of Sultanpur Lodhi, through which the Beas river flows, has been the worst-affected area, with flooding beginning three weeks ago.Kapurthala received only 254.6 mm of rainfall from June 1 to Sept 1, a 33% deficit compared to the normal average of 380.8 mm. Rest of the state received 40% more rainfall than ...Read More
Jammu, Sep 1: The Jammu Railway Division of Northern Railway on Monday, for the convenience of stranded passengers, announced the restoration of services of four trains. These included train number 12445 from New Delhi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and train number 12446 from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to New Delhi, which were restored from Monday, September 1, 2025. While train number 13151 from Kolkata to Jammu Tawi and train number 13152 from Jammu Tawi to Kolkata will be restored from ...Read More
Hyderabad, Sep 1 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy got peeved with his officials today for their neglect in utilising the amounts for the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) as per rules during the recent heavy rains and floods in the state. Revanth Reddy, who reviewed the damages caused due to heavy rains in the state recently with the concerned officials here, ordered them to expeditiously repair the damaged roads, buildings, breached ponds and water bodies and reconstruct the subm...Read More
New Delhi, Sep 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) India fast bowler Harshal Patel has moved to Gujarat from Haryana for the 2025/26 domestic season. After playing in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup, Harshal moved to Haryana after being unable to make inroads in the Gujarat set-up. But now he has decided to return to the state where he was born. Anil Patel, Secretary of Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA), on Monday confirmed to IANS that Harshal, 34, will be representing Gujarat in the domestic cricket circuit from ...Read More
Investing.com -- Morgan Stanley said investors may be underestimating the strength of India's growth cycle, saying that the country's earnings and equity market peak lie ahead and that structural shifts will support higher valuations. Population growth, policy-driven macro stability, better infrastructure, a rising entrepreneurial class and improving social outcomes are long-term drivers that could help India increase its share of global output in the coming decades. That trajectory implies In...Read More
A Think Change Forum report advocates for GST 2.0 to adopt just two slabs -- 5% and 18% -- capping the peak rate at 18% to simplify the tax system. The report, released ahead of a GST Council meeting, suggests this move would boost consumption, improve compliance, and generate higher revenues by eliminating anomalies and reducing litigation. The long-term success of Goods and Services Tax (GST) depends on moving towards a single nationwide rate, and GST 2.0 should be the first step by adopting ...Read More
NEW DELHI: Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia has won an IP edge and transport network modernisation deal from Vortex Group for three states: Maharashtra, Goa, and Gujarat. "The refreshed IP aggregation and edge networks will support increased broadband speeds and enable Vortex to expand services to underserved areas," the companies said in a joint statement on Monday. The deployment of Nokia solutions will enable more than 150 smaller internet service providers (ISPs) connected to Vortex's netw...Read More
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday inked some memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in Germany, including the one with the Munich-headquartered Knorr-Bremse, during Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's ongoing visit to the European nation. The company will invest ₹2,000 crore in the establishment of an advanced facility for making railway doors and braking systems. This will be Knorr-Bremse's first-ever major manufacturing investment in Tamil Nadu. The project is expected to generate jobs for 3,500 perso...Read More
12 Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced the deportation of 33 more Bangladeshi infiltrators this week -- pushing the total past 450 since 2024. Warning acceleration of such stringent efforts in the coming days, Sarma said, "We are deploying a two-pronged strategy to remove infiltrators from Assam. Existing illegals are being detected, detained and pushed back. And️ fresh batches of incoming illegals are being directly pushed back from where they entered," Sar...Read More
On August 26, the Karnataka government issued a notification forming the Greater Bengaluru Authority, which will come into force from September 2. The Karnataka government recently issued an order reassigning IAS and IPS officers serving the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and five city corporations under it. This order will apply to 16 IAS and two IPS officers serving under various capacities at BBMP. The BBMP had a chief commission...Read More