The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday said it has so far received 82 objections from political parties and nearly two lakh applications from voters in Bihar seeking inclusion or deletion of names from the draft electoral rolls. In its daily bulletin, the poll body said that the CPI(ML) Liberation has filed 79 objections, while Bihar's Opposition party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), has submitted three complaints. The Commission also said it has so far received 1.95 lakh applications from ...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 28 (ANI): Actor Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor on Thursday visited Mumbai's famous Lalbaugcha Raja pandal a day after Ganesh Chaturthi. The actors who are set to be seen together in their upcoming film 'Param Sundari' offered prayers at the Lalbaugcha Raja pandal and wished for the success of their movie. Siddharth donned a peach-pink kurta, while Janhvi wore a red saree for their holy visit. Amid the huge crowd, the 'Param Sundari' actors made their w...Read More
Shimla: As rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, officials said flash floods in River Ravi have washed away several government buildings at the remote Bada Bangal village in Kangra district. However, no loss of life has been reported, they said. "A primary and high school, the panchayat ghar, an ayurvedic dispensary and a civil supplies store that housed about 70 quintals of ration were washed away in lower Bada Bangal on Tuesday. The village has been cut off from the rest of th...Read More
Hyderabad: Bollywood power couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone were spotted in Mumbai on Thursday as they stepped out for Ganpati darshan, a day after Ganesh Chaturthi. The duo visited a prominent Ganpati pandal in the city, where they were seen offering prayers together. Both stars turned heads in their ethnic outfits. Deepika, dressed in a heavily embellished kurta, tied her hair neatly in a bun as she bowed before Lord Ganesha and offered prasad. Ranveer, who sported a gold and green o...Read More
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should hold a dialogue with Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange and address the reservation issue with patience. Talking to reporters, Raut said the government had held talks with Jarange before the Lok Sabha polls. Jarange, who has been demanding a 10 per cent quota for Marathas under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, on Wednesday set out for Mumbai from his native Antarwali Sarat...Read More
Patna, August 28: A class 5 girl student, who was found with severe burns in a Patna school, died at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH). The girl was found with severe burns inside the washroom of Amla Tola Kanya Vidyalaya in Gardanibagh. The incident has triggered outrage, with the victim's family alleging foul play. An FIR of murder has been lodged at the Gardanibagh Police Station against unknown persons, based on the statement of Zoya's father. According to police, Zoya was rushed to...Read More
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the governor cannot have a dominating position over the state executive and the state legislature, since the arrangement was akin to having "two swords in the same scabbard". A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and comprising Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, PS Narasimha, and AS Chandurkar, is hearing submissions on the presidential reference, which raised constitutional questions on whether the...Read More
Raigad: When we think of the coastal Konkan, the pomp and show of Ganesh Chaturthi comes to mind. A familiar picture comes to mind of Lord Ganesh arriving in every house, the chanting of the 'aartis', the beating of drums and cymbals and the worship of Lord Ganesh that happens every day and night. But there is a unique village in Mangaon tehsil of Raigad district in Maharashtra where all these traditions are reversed. In this Sale village, no Ganesh idol is installed in any of the 125 houses. D...Read More
Nainital: An 86-year-old woman lost her life in a massive fire that gutted the Old London House, a 160-year-old heritage building here in Uttarakhand, late Wednesday night, officials said. Identified as Shanta Bisht, the victim was a sister of noted historian and environmentalist Professor Ajay Rawat. "She was trapped inside the wooden structure as the flames engulfed the entire building rapidly. Her son, Bollywood art director Nikhil Bisht, is also injured in the incident but was rescued on ti...Read More
Raipur: A 30-year-old teacher was killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Wednesday evening, police said. Laxman Barse was allegedly attacked with sharp-edged weapons by a group of Maoists in Silger village around 7.30 pm. His family members were also assaulted when they tried to intervene, a statement issued by the police said. "Further legal action is being taken by the Jagargunda police. Detailed information will be shared later," it added. "Though the motive is unclear, Maois...Read More
Dehradun: India currently has 87,474 active landslide zones, spread across 179 districts in 19 states and union territories, a recent report released by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has revealed. These danger-prone zones collectively cover about 4.2 lakh square kilometres, underscoring the scale of the challenge. Arunachal Pradesh ranks first with 26,213 landslide zones, followed by Himachal Pradesh with 17,102 zones across the nation. Uttarakhand stands third with 14,780 zones. The fi...Read More
New Delhi, August 28: Tech giants Apple and Samsung have sent legal notices to Xiaomi after the Chinese smartphone maker ran advertisements directly comparing its latest flagship with their premium devices. According to people familiar with the matter, both companies have issued cease-and-desist notices, objecting to what they see as 'disparaging content' in Xiaomi's campaign. A cease-and-desist notice is a formal legal document that asks a company to immediately stop a certain activity conside...Read More
Chennai, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu has once again emerged as the country's leader in industrial employment, with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin attributing the achievement to the policies of the Dravidian model government. Citing the Union government's Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24, CM Stalin said the recognition from New Delhi is itself the strongest rebuttal to critics, who have been "targeting" the state government on the industrial and economic fronts. In a post on 'X', the Chie...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Job posting activities in India remain 70 per cent above pre-pandemic levels in July, highlighting the resilience of formal hiring despite the slowdown, a report said on Thursday. High-skilled roles continue to lead the hiring momentum. Over the past three months, job postings for data and analytics grew by 15.4 per cent, followed by logistic support (14.3 per cent), therapy (13.7 per cent), and dental (13.6 per cent), a report from Indeed Hiring Lab said. Ac...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday termed the upcoming Global Ayyappa Summit a political drama by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The Global Ayyappa Summit, scheduled for September 20, to be held on the banks of the sacred Pampa River near Sabarimala, is part of the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB). CM Vijayan will inaugurate the event, conceived as one of the largest spiritual congregations in ...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Airbus Helicopters has awarded a contract to Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt Ltd. (MASPL) to manufacture the main fuselage of its H125 helicopter, marking a strengthening of the collaboration between the two companies and the government's 'Make in India' drive. Work on the project will begin immediately at the MASPL factory in Bengaluru, with the first fuselage delivery scheduled for 2027. "This new contract with Mahindra Aerostructures is a testament to the stro...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar held a meeting with a delegation from the Communist Party of India, led by its General Secretary D. Raja, on Thursday at Nirvachan Sadan, Delhi, to receive their suggestions, ECI said in a release. Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi were also present on this occasion. "The meeting is in continuation of the interactions being held by ECI with the Presidents of various National and State Politi...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Chairman Sudhir Sekhri wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressing support for the government's efforts to protect farmers, dairy, and fishermen amid trade pressures from the United States. Though AEPC expressed concern over the US' imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on Indian imports, which it believed will impact the competitiveness of India's textile and apparel industry, it lauded the government for "...Read More
Hyderabad, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kamareddy and Medak districts of Telangana received the highest rainfall in the last 50 years, state government officials said on Thursday. The two districts witnessed unprecedented rain during the last 24 hours, triggering flash floods. While Argonda station at Rajampet mandal in Kamareddy received 44 cm of rain, a total of 23 locations received more than 20 cm of rainfall. These include 10 stations in Kamareddy, four in Nirmal, six in Medak and the remainin...Read More
Jaipur, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday cancelled the controversial Sub Inspector (SI) Recruitment-2021, held for 859 posts, after major irregularities and a large-scale paper leak were exposed. Delivering the verdict, the single bench of Justice Sameer Jain observed that the leaked exam paper was spread all over the state and even reached the Bluetooth gang. The court noted the involvement of six RPSC members in the scam, making it impossible to allow the recruitme...Read More
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], August 28 (ANI): Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday implemented Deendayal Lado Laxmi Yojana for social security and respect of women. It will be launched on September 25, 2025, the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. Under this scheme, eligible women will receive a monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,100. "On September 25, 2025, all our sisters who are 13 years of age or above will get the benefit of this scheme. Both married and unmarried women ...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): In a significant development, the stations part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed train corridor, also known as the Bullet Train project, are nearing completion, Ministry of Railways said on Thursday. In a post on 'X', Indian Railways announced that these stations will redefine passenger comfort and set new benchmarks in travel for passengers. Also Read | Fake Job Racket Busted in Jharkhand: Over 200 Unemployed Youths Duped With False Promises of Employment...Read More
Bengaluru, Aug 28 (PTI) Karnataka BJP on Thursday demanded that the SIT probe into allegations of multiple murders, rapes and burials in Dharmasthala over a period of the past two decades should be "time-bound". The party's state President B Y Vijayendra, rejecting allegations that the BJP was trying to politicise the case, questioned the Congress government's inaction against the conspirators and those behind the smear campaign against Dharmasthala. Responding to a question while speaking to ...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): India's digital economy is growing at an unprecedented pace, and at the centre of this transformation are Global Capability Centres (GCCs). As per a TeamLease Digital report, "GCCs will contribute over 22-25 per cent of net new white-collar tech jobs in 2025, led by demand in AI and cloud computing". The report notes that of the 4.7 million fresh tech jobs expected by 2027, GCCs alone will create over 1.2 million opportunities. Artificial intelligence (AI), c...Read More
Srinagar, Aug 28 (PTI) The flood threat in Kashmir eased on Thursday, with the water levels in the Jhelum river and other water bodies starting to recede as the weather improved. In the past 12 hours, there has been very little rainfall in the Kashmir Valley, officials here said. Due to the let-up in the rain, the Jhelum dropped below the flood alert level at Sangam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, they said. Though it is still above the danger level downstream in Srinagar, the water lev...Read More
Patna, Aug 28 (PTI) A policeman was injured as a protest over the death of a schoolgirl in Patna turned violent on Thursday, officials said. The 12-year-old girl, a student of class 5, was found with severe burn injuries in the washroom of a state-run school in Gradani Bagh on Wednesday. She was taken to the Patna Medical College and Hospital, where she died. It was being investigated how the girl received the burn injuries, according to the police. A large number of people gathered outside t...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) Safety suffocates me. An unusual comment from others perhaps but not when it comes from Arundhati Roy who has faced fame and fury alike for her writings, be it her debut novel that won her the Booker Prize in 1997 and propelled her to stardom or her unflinching political pieces. Roy, whose candid memoir "Mother Mary Comes to Me" was launched on Thursday, takes it all in her stride. Even if she is called an antinational whose words and views have made her the target of tr...Read More
Jharkhand Assembly on Thursday (August 28, 2025) passed a resolution to send a proposal to the Centre recommending Bharat Ratna for veteran tribal leader and former chief minister Shibu Soren. The resolution, moved by Transport Minister Dipak Birua, was passed by voice vote. JMM founder Shibu Soren died on August 4 while undergoing treatment at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi. He was 81. The former Rajya Sabha MP, who played a key role in Jharkhand's creation, has left behind a legacy that re...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) Airbus has awarded a contract to Mahindra Aerostructures to manufacture the main fuselage of the H125 helicopters as the aerospace major boosts its Make In India efforts. The latest development comes less than five months after the company awarded the contract to Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt Ltd (MASPL) for manufacturing the main fuselage for H130 helicopters in April. "The production contracts for the H125 and H130 aerostructures to MASPL firmly integrate India into Air...Read More
New Delhi | Safety suffocates me. An unusual comment from others perhaps but not when it comes from Arundhati Roy who has faced fame and fury alike for her writings, be it her debut novel that won her the Booker Prize in 1997 and propelled her to stardom or her unflinching political pieces. Roy, whose candid memoir "Mother Mary Comes to Me" was launched on Thursday, takes it all in her stride. Even if she is called an antinational whose words and views have made her the target of trolls and a p...Read More