New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday underlined the importance of maintaining peace and tranquillity along the frontier with China, and reiterated India's commitment to a fair, reasonable and mutually-acceptable resolution to the boundary question as he met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Modi said stable, predictable and constructive ties between India and China will contribute significantly to regional as well as global peace and that he is looking forward to meet...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): India has raised its concerns with China about the mega dam construction being undertaken by Beijing in the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river, which will have implications for lower riparian states. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raised India's concerns during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday. Also Read | Famous Birthdays on 19 August: Bill Clinton, Satya Nadella, Matthew Perry and Sudha Murty; Know About Celebrities a...Read More
Bhopal, Aug 19 (PTI) Congress leader Umang Singhar on Tuesday alleged "votes were stolen" in more than 27 seats in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was given "unethical benefit". The BJP hit back and termed the Congress allegations as baseless and misleading, questioning, with a reference to Ramayana character Kumbhakarn, why is the opposition party waking up from slumber 20 months after the assembly election results. Talking to reporters h...Read More
Bhopal, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The opposition Congress continued to raise the fertiliser shortage issue and irregularities at government-run distribution centres in different parts of the state amid sowing of 'kharif' crops at its peak. In the past few days, several Congress leaders, including former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, senior MLA Ajay Singh and a few others, blamed the BJP government for not being able to provide adequate fertiliser to farmers. Pushing further on this i...Read More
Chennai, Aug 19 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday hailed Sudershan Reddy, INDIA bloc's vice-presidential candidate, as a champion of civil liberties and social justice. Stalin said Reddy's candidature strengthens the collective resolve to safeguard democracy and protect the spirit of the Constitution at a time when institutions are under strain. Justice B Sudershan Reddy, a retired judge of the Supreme Court who was declared as the INDIA bloc's vice-presidential candidate, ...Read More
Hyderabad, Aug 19 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, citing 'Telugu pride', appealed to all political parties in the state and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh to support the candidature of former Supreme Court Judge B Sudershan Reddy in the upcoming vice presidential elections. Addressing a press conference here, the CM urged all the MPs of TDP, BRS, YSRCP, Janasena and Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM to cast their vote in favour of the INDI Alliance's candidate "as per their con...Read More
Guwahati, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections drawing near, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday sought to strike a strong political pitch in Kokrajhar, declaring that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has "three core agendas" for the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) -- peace, inclusive development and transparency. Addressing a massive rally in Kokrajhar, Sarma said the BJP has worked to ensure stability in the BTR after decades of unres...Read More
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 19 (ANI): Authorities in Pune on Tuesday said a red alert will remain in place for the next two days in the Ghat areas as heavy rains continue to batter many parts of the city and the surrounding regions. Several areas of Pune city are also under an orange alert. Pune District Collector Jitendra Dudi told ANI, '...There is a Red Alert in Ghat areas. In the city and other areas of Pune, there has been an Orange Alert for the past 2 days. In the coming two days...Read More
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], August 19 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will chair a Cooperative Leaders' workshop in Gandhinagar on Wednesday, August 20, as part of the celebrations for the International Cooperative Year-2025, which is being observed with the theme 'Cooperatives Build the Better World' to promote inclusive, sustainable, and resilient organisations in the cooperative sector. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the guidance of the country's fi...Read More
Shillong, Aug 19 (UNI) The North East Students' Organisation (NESO), an apex student's body of all the indigenous communities in the region, has written to Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma over the long-standing, unaddressed, and escalating issue of illegal migration into the region. In a letter, NESO Chairman Samuel Jyrwa and Secretary General Mutsikhoyo Yhobu said the North East has been grappling with the challenge of uncontrolled and unchecked influx of illegal migrants for decades. ...Read More
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met China's top diplomat on Tuesday and hailed the "steady progress" made in improving the bilateral relationship after a yearslong standoff between the nuclear-armed Asian powers. Modi also noted "respect for each other's interests and sensitiveness" in a statement on social media after meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. China's foreign ministry said the countries have entered a "steady development track" and the countries should "tr...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Board is set to convene on Sunday at the party headquarters in New Delhi to finalize the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) candidate for the upcoming Vice-Presidential election, scheduled for September 9. The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will include key leaders such as Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and BJP President J.P. Nadda, among others. The NDA has authorized Modi and Nadda to...Read More
Mumbai's suburban railway services, the city's lifeline, faced major disruptions on Saturday morning after heavy overnight rainfall submerged several tracks. The Central Railway reported delays on both Up and Down lines due to flooding between Kurla and Dadar, while Harbour Line services slowed significantly with tracks at Tilaknagar and Chunabhatti going under water. Commuters across the network were left stranded as trains ran late or were halted for safety checks. Officials confirmed that se...Read More
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Even as nearly 8500 sanitation workers will be on holiday on the occasion of Goga Navami on Monday, residents of the cleanest city in the country will fill in for them and clean the city for a day ensuing that cleanliness standards remain intact. To honour sanitation workers, Indore Municipal Corporation will launch a city-wide community cleanliness campaign titled 'Hum Bhi Swachhagrahi' on August 18. The initiative aims to ensure uninterrupted cleanliness in the city ...Read More
INDIA bloc leaders are set to convene on Monday to deliberate on their joint candidate for the vice-presidential election, following the NDA's announcement of C P Radhakrishnan as their nominee. The opposition aims to field a 'non-political' candidate for the election scheduled on September 9, prompted by Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation. The opposition INDIA bloc leaders are likely to discuss their joint candidate for the post of vice-president at a meeting of floor leaders on Monday morning. S...Read More
New Delhi: Four days after the Supreme Court's directive, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has started publishing the names of voters omitted from the draft electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. The lists are now available on the websites of the respective district electoral officers (DEOs). The omitted voters are broadly categorised as Absentee, Shifted, and Dead (ASD), along with those marked as "Pahle Se Panjikrit" (already registered). The inclusion ...Read More
* Heavy rain caused waterlogging and traffic chaos in Mumbai on August 18 * IMD issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in Mumbai on the same day * Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation declared a holiday for all schools in the afternoon Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Mumbai Rain Alert: Heavy rain battered parts of Mumbai on Monday (August 18), with the city struggling with waterlogging in several areas and traffic chaos. The India Meteorological Department...Read More
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday sought to know the whereabouts of former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar amid a furore over Rahul Gandhi's 'vote chori' allegations against the poll body. Highlighting Sena vs Sena row in 2023, Raut alleged former CEC Kumar promoted 'defections' by recognising Eknath Shide's faction as the real Shiv Sena. He also said Kumar helped the BJP and its allies win the 2024 assembly election in Maharashtra. "The 2024 Lok Sab...Read More
'War is a costly affair and pressure comes on the economy of a country' 'We have to avoid the mistake that took place in Russia-Ukraine war' IMAGE: India destroyed nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir with precision strikes in May as part of the Operation Sindoor in response to the April 22 Pahalgam massacre. Photograph: Indian Ari Force Operation Sindoor made it clear who stands with India diplomatically, former principal adviser to the Ministry of Defence, Lieutenant ...Read More
Four of those who assaulted the jawan, Kapil Kavad, have been arrested, police have said ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Army jawan Kapil Kavad was assaulted at Bhuni toll booth in Meerut during an altercation * Four toll booth staff have been arrested after video of the assault on the soldier circulated * Kapil was returning to his post in Srinagar and got stuck in a queue at the toll booth Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi...Read More
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, during a special discussion in Lok Sabha on his return to India after his ISS missionSource : ANI A heated debate unfolded in Parliament on Monday as Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, criticised Opposition parties for allegedly failing to acknowledge India's recent space achievements, including the International Space Station (ISS) mission of astronaut ...Read More
New Delhi: Opposition parties that have been agitating against SIR of Bihar's electoral roll on Thursday hailed as a "beacon of hope" SC's interim order asking ECI to make public the names of all the 65 lakh voters deleted from the electoral roll during the drive. RJD, the leader of Bihar's Opposition alliance, termed the interim order as a victory of the Constitution. RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha, who is also a petitioner in the court against SIR, said: "ECI had ignored two earlier directions from t...Read More
Senior DMK leader TKS Elangovan on Monday said the BJP is nominating Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its nominee to the post of vice president, considering its own electoral gain, since the Assembly election is less than a year away in Tamil Nadu, and it is aimed at deceiving the people. The DMK leader gave a clear hint that his party would not back Radhakrishnan's candidature. Radhakrishnan is a BJP man, and his nomination by the saffron party for the second top Constitutional office...Read More
"All members of BJP in Rajya Sabha are, therefore, requested to be positively cast their vote on Tuesday, the 19th August, in favour of the candidates as per the preferences indicated in the sample ballot paper to be given to them by the staff sitting outside room no 63, Samvidhan Sadan," read a notice by BJP's chief whip in RS, Laxmikant Bajpai. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday issued a three-line whip to its MPs for the upcoming election to the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav remembered freedom fighters and martyrs on Independence Day on Friday. He unfurled the tricolour at Lal Parade ground. He inspected the parade by embarking on an open jeep. Addressing the Independence Day programme, he told world saw the prowess of India during the Operation Sindoor carried out against Pakistan. The 11 years of PM Narendra Modi has been unprecedented in terms of development. India has emerged fast emerging econ...Read More
New Delhi: Congress leader Manickam Tagore criticized the NDA's nomination of C.P. Radhakrishnan as Vice Presidential candidate, calling him "another RSS man." He highlighted that after the Prime Minister and Speaker, yet another key institution is facing a battle to be protected. Tagore on X commented on C.P. Radhakrishnan's nomination as the NDA's Vice Presidential candidate, stating, " Vice President of India. After PM, Speaker now ...Another Institution...Another battle to protect. Hope IN...Read More
China and India are continuing talks at various levels, but Beijing has not yet confirmed whether Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit New Delhi on August 18 to meet India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday that the two countries are "maintaining interactions at various levels" and are ready to work together on key issues. He said China is willing to act on agreements reached between their leaders, support high-level t...Read More
New Delhi/Bhopal, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament on Monday during his visit to the national capital. During the meeting, Yadav apprised the Prime Minister of the state's ongoing welfare and development projects, including the PM MITRA Park in Dhar and the Bhopal Metro, slated for launch later this year, probably in October. PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the country's first PM MITRA Park in Dhar on Augu...Read More
New Delhi: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Indian astronaut and mission pilot of the historic Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today between 5 PM and 7 PM at the Prime Minister's residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi. This is Shukla's first official meeting with the Prime Minister following his return from space. During his 18-day stay aboard the ISS, Shukla conducted over 60 scientific experiments and 20 outreach act...Read More
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday issued a three-line whip to its MPs for the upcoming election to the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBC), asking all Rajya Sabha members of the committee to be present on August 19 (Tuesday) and vote according to the preferences indicated. "All members of BJP in Rajya Sabha are, therefore, requested to be positively cast their vote on Tuesday, the 19th August, in favour of the candidates as per the preferences indicated in t...Read More