New Delhi, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday launched a fleet of University Special electric buses at the Delhi University Sports Complex, North Campus, reviving a long-standing demand of students for safe and affordable transport. Speaking to reporters, CM Gupta said the initiative marks the return of a vital facility that had been neglected for years. "For decades, these U-special buses remained shut. Neither the previous AAP government nor the Congress took any ...Read More
Pune, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pro-Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, who has reached the Shivneri fort in Pune district with a large number of supporters during his march to Mumbai, on Thursday attacked the Mahayuti government, saying that the permission granted by the Mumbai Police to hold an agitation at Azad Maiden for a day was a joke. He clarified that the permission for just a one-day protest is not acceptable, reiterating his decision to undertake an indefinite fast in sup...Read More
By Krishna N. Das and Tamiyuki Kihara NEW DELHI/TOKYO (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads overseas on Thursday to meet the leaders of China, Japan and Russia, seeking to build closer diplomatic ties as New Delhi battles fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating tariff offensive. By drawing nearer to some of the world's largest economies, including his first visit to China in seven years, Modi hopes to to boost support for his flagship "Make in India" initiative, ma...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 28 (ANI): The three-member panel, appointed to investigate the Sambhal violence case, submitted its report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, according to the state Information Department. The 450-page report consists of details about the November 2024 Sambhal violence and also touches on the previous riots which took place in the city. The report also mentions key details about the demographic changes in Sambhal, where, at one point, the H...Read More
Patna, Aug 28: The Bihar Police Headquarters on Thursday issued a statewide high alert after intelligence inputs suggested the entry of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operatives into the state through the Nepal border. According to a senior official of Bihar Police, three suspected terrorists -- Hasnain Ali (Rawalpindi), Adil Hussain (Umerkot) and Mohammad Usman (Bahawalpur) -- allegedly reached Kathmandu in mid-August and crossed into Bihar last week. Following the inputs, police have c...Read More
The Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) in 2021 advertised 859 posts for sub-inspector and platoon commander. The Rajasthan High Court has cancelled the 2021 sub-inspector recruitment exams following paper leak allegations. The decision came on the back of petitions demanding that the entire process of that year be scrapped. The Rajasthan government, however, opposed the petition on the ground that it would be "premature" to cancel the examination before a Special Investigation Team com...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): The National Annual Report and Index on Women's Safety, "NARI 2025", revealed alarming statistics about women's safety in India. According to the report, 40% of women in urban areas feel "not so safe" or "unsafe" in their cities, with safety concerns rising at night due to poor lighting and lack of visible security. The study captured the voices of 12,770 women across 31 cities covering all states and provides a data-based framework to improve women's safety...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday lashed out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav over a viral video from a rally in Bihar, where allegedly offensive language was used against Prime Minister Narendra Modi late mother during the Voter Adhikar Yatra. Sharpening attacks on the INDIA bloc parties, the BJP claimed that the Voter Adhikar Yatra was extremely indecent and crossed all boundaries of insult, hatred, and vulgarity. In a socia...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) With the PM Jan Dhan Yojana completing 11 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the scheme has given people the power to script their own destiny and asserted that when the last mile is financially connected, the entire nation moves forward together. The PM Jan Dhan Yojana, launched on this day in 2014, is a national mission on financial inclusion encompassing an integrated approach to bring about comprehensive financial inclusion of all the households in ...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Aug 28 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Thursday greeted the people on the occasion of 'Nuakhai', an agrarian festival mostly celebrated in the western parts of the state. The 'Nuakhai', which means 'new feed', is basically an agrarian festival where the first crop of the year is offered to the goddess in the western districts of Odisha, ...Read More
NEW DELHI/TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads overseas on Thursday to meet the leaders of China, Japan and Russia, seeking to build closer diplomatic ties as New Delhi battles fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating tariff offensive. By drawing nearer to some of the world's largest economies, including his first visit to China in seven years, Modi hopes to to boost support for his flagship "Make in India" initiative, mainly from Japan, as Trump's me...Read More
Mumbai: The number of people who died in the building collapse in Virar, located in Maharashtra's Palghar district, has increased to 17 after more bodies were found overnight, officials said on Thursday. Chief Minister Fadnavis announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased. The building, called Ramabai Apartment, was an illegal four-storey structure with around 50 flats. It collapsed on a nearby empty tenement at Vijay Nagar in Virar around 12:05 AM on Wednesday. Accordi...Read More
According to officials, the released water is expected to reach Fazilka by Tuesday midnight or Wednesday morning, posing a threat to already flooded villages. After Harike Headworks released 1.7 lakh cusecs of water on Monday afternoon, the Fazilka district administration cautioned people living in low-lying villages along the Sutlej Creek and appealed to them to immediately move to safer locations. According to officials, the released water is expected to reach Fazilka by Tuesday midnight or ...Read More
Keshav Upadhye, a young, dynamic and prominent face, has been working with the Bharatiya Janata Party for over two decades. In 2014, the then state president Devendra Fadnavis had appointed Upadhye as the spokesperson in his team. Owing to his journalistic background and better understanding of the socio-economic issues of the state, Upadhye made a mark as a spokesperson in a short span. He articulates the views of the party and aggressively defends the party on various platforms including the M...Read More
Meet 25-Year-Old Girl Who Was Miss Asia 2018 Winner, Now Bigg Boss 19 Contestant Who Overcame Cleft Lip Surgery And Owns a Crore-Worth Business; She Is...... In a shocking incident in Manali, a restaurant named "Sher-e-Punjab" was heavily damaged, only its front gate wall remained standing. Netizens are referring to this as a strange incident. Severe flooding in the Beas River has caused extensive damage in Manali, washing away buildings and damaging infrastructure along the riverbanks. The f...Read More
* Jeetu Patwari claimed women in Madhya Pradesh consume more alcohol than anywhere else in India * Patwari accused BJP of failing to control liquor and narcotics trade in Madhya Pradesh * BJP leaders called Patwari's remarks baseless, defamatory, and an assault on women's dignity Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jeetu Patwari has triggered a political storm with his controversial claim that women in Madhya Pradesh consume...Read More
Punjab Police said on Tuesday they busted a cross-border arms smuggling racket in Amritsar with the arrest of a man from whom five sophisticated 9mm Glock pistols and four magazines were recovered. Director-General of Police Gaurav Yadav said the accused, Amit Singh, who was arrested on August 24, was in touch with Pakistan-based smugglers who were pushing weapon consignments to disturb peace and harmony in the state, adding that he was acting in connivance with his associate Gurpreet Singh ali...Read More
The push to "swadeshi" or indigenous goods got yet another push from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, as India consistently hardens its stance against the US tariff regime affecting international trade. "Businessmen should keep a big board outside their establishments, saying they sell only 'swadeshi' goods," the PM said, referring specifically to the shopping season ahead on account of a series of festivals. He was speaking at an event in Ahmedabad in his home state of Gujarat. Also r...Read More
Union minister Kiren Rijiju hit out at Sayeda Hameed, a former planning commission member under the Manmohan Singh government, for supporting Bangladeshis in India. After visiting some evicted sites in Assam on Sunday, Hameed had said: "Bangladeshis are also human beings; the earth is very big, even Bangladeshis can live here... Why should a human being be thrown out so mercilessly?" Reacting to this, Rijiju posted on X: "It is not about religion, but our land! If Assam becomes demographically ...Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Japan aims to strengthen the partnership between the two countries, focusing on peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. Following the Japan visit, Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China. Bilateral meetings are expected to occur on the sidelines of the SCO Summit, further promoting international cooperation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Japan beginning Friday will reaffirm ...Read More
Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner Amit Kumar Panchal on Sunday said that the administration is keeping a close watch on the rising water levels in the Beas river and urged residents in the Mand region to remain cautious. The surge in water is being driven by heavy rainfall in the upper hilly regions, which has swollen rivers and rivulets across Punjab and its neighbouring states. Panchal further assured that the district administration is fully prepared with disaster response measures, and stress...Read More
India is bracing for potential trade turmoil with the US as proposed 50% tariffs loom. Economist Swaminathan Aiyar suggests the dispute transcends trade, implicating geopolitics due to India's stance on Russian crude oil. Aiyar cautions about the impact on India's defense ties with the US, questioning future arms purchases if treated unfavorably. With just one day to go before the proposed 50% tariffs come into effect, India is bracing for a stormy phase in its trade relations with the United S...Read More
Heavy rains continued to lash Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, forcing the suspension of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi yatra until further notice. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for the Union Territory. With rainfall persisting for the third straight day, traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has also been halted as a precaution, officials confirmed. Several low-lying areas and city roads remain submerged, while rivers and streams are flowing above ...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 26 searched premises related to real estate company BPTP across the Delhi-NCR region as part of a foreign exchange violation case involving funds of about ₹500 crore, official sources said. Locations of the Business Parks Town Planners Private Limited (BPTP) in Delhi, Noida and Faridabad were searched under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), they said. A probe found that BPTP received foreign investme...Read More
NEW DELHI: Amid growing criticism of Narendra Modi's qualification to head the Indian government -- particularly after his May debacle and the imposition of US tariffs -- the Delhi High Court has blocked public access to his educational records, quashing a 2016 order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that had permitted inspection of his B.A. degree details from Delhi University. According to Kashmir Media Service, Justice Sachin Dutta of the Delhi High Court ruled that "something of i...Read More
Srinagar, August 26: Heavy downpour on Tuesday disrupted mobile telephone and Internet services in the Kashmir Valley, while all major rivers in the Jammu division were flowing above the danger level, inundating many areas. The sudden disruption of mobile telephone services and internet facilities by various service providers affected normal life in Kashmir, as heavy rain threw life out of gear completely in the Jammu division. A bridge on the Jammu-Pathankot highway collapsed, forcing the closu...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Navy on Tuesday commissioned two stealth frigates - INS Himgiri and INS Udaygiri, in a ceremony presided over by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in Visakhapatnam. The two 'Made in India' warships mark a new milestone in India's maritime security and also give fresh impetus to 'Atmanirbharta' in the nation's defence capabilities, as outlined and envisioned by the government. Both the warships are homegrown with over 75 per cent indigenous component,...Read More
Srinagar, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heavy downpour on Tuesday disrupted mobile telephone and Internet services in the Kashmir Valley, while all major rivers in the Jammu division were flowing above the danger level, inundating many areas. The sudden disruption of mobile telephone services and internet facilities by various service providers affected normal life in Kashmir, as heavy rain threw life out of gear completely in the Jammu division. A bridge on the Jammu-Pathankot highway collapsed, fo...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 26 (PTI) The BJP has requested Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to join discussions with the Maharashtra government and reconsider his plan to hold demonstrations in Mumbai during the Ganesh festival. Jarange has refused to relent even after an Officer on Special Duty from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's office met him in Antarwali Sarathi to conciliate him on Tuesday. He has been demanding that all Marathas be recognised as Kunbis -- an agrarian caste included in the OBC ca...Read More
Jammu, Aug 26 (PTI) Relentless heavy rain led to a landslide on the route to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop the Trikuta hill on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least five people and injuring 14, officials said. Several people were feared trapped. The pilgrimage to the famed shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district was suspended when the mountainside literally gave way and stones, boulders and rocks came hurtling down around 3 pm, catching people unawares. Rescue operations are underway ne...Read More