Dehradun, Aug 14 (PTI) The state cabinet's approval for bringing another legislation to amend the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act makes this law, which is aimed at preventing religious conversions through coercion, fraud, or undue influence, even more stringent. This is the second legislation to amend the act which has been in force in Uttarakhand since 2018. The first amendment was made in 2022 when Pushkar Singh Dhami assumed office as chief minister for a second consecutive term. The s...Read More
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said India would not have got Independence if Bengal was not there, as personalities such as Rabindranath Tagore and Subhas Chandra Bose, who contributed significantly to shaping the nation's destiny, were born here. Speaking at a function marking the 12th anniversary of the 'Kanyashree' scheme, Banerjee said Bengal is the beacon of hope that stands for unity amid diversity. "If Bengal was not there, India would not have got Indep...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has reaffirmed that the personal liberty of two consenting adults to marry and live together peacefully is protected under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. In a recent ruling, the court emphasised that family opposition cannot override this autonomy. Justice Sanjeev Narula stated that the Supreme Court has consistently upheld this principle, directing law enforcement to protect couples from threats or coercion. In this case, the cou...Read More
Patna, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit regions in Bihar and instructed officials to intensify relief and rescue operations as water levels in major rivers, including the Ganga and Kosi, crossed danger marks. The CM, accompanied by Water Resources Minister Vijay Chaudhary and senior officials, flew over the worst-affected districts, including Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Begusarai and Khagaria. The survey came a day later than plann...Read More
Gurugram : JSW MG Motor India today announced that India's best-selling EV, the MG Windsor, has achieved another remarkable milestone. In July, the company set a new record for Windsor sales, selling 4,308 units in a single month. The carmaker has sold nearly 36,000 units of the MG Windsor since its launch. The robust sales performance has helped the company expand its market share in the EV Segment. In Q2 CY'25, the company recorded a 4% increase in market share, rising to 32% from 28% in Q1 C...Read More
Srinagar, Aug 14: Minister Satish on Thursday said that there is no need to wait for eight weeks to decide on the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood, a matter currently before the Supreme Court. He was responding to today's Supreme Court hearing, in which the court sought the Centre's response within eight weeks on pleas seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to media persons in Srinagar, Satish said, "The issue of statehood is out of our domain, but why ...Read More
New Delhi: India's merchandise trade deficit touched $27.35 billion in July as exporters braced for Trump's trade offensive with additional duties set to kick in on 27 August. Merchandise exports were $37.24 billion in July, while imports reached $64.59 billion, provisional data from the commerce ministry showed on Thursday. Indian exporters could be among the hardest hit if US President Donald Trump's proposed additional 25% tariff hike on Indian goods take effect this month, unless a breakth...Read More
Guwahati, August 14: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Thursday, defended the state government's decision to issue arms licences to indigenous citizens in remote and vulnerable areas, describing the move as "completely religion-neutral and political-neutral" and guided solely by merit and necessity. Launching an online portal for digital applications at Lok Sewa Bhawan, Sarma said the aim was not to distribute weapons freely but to enable responsible citizens to protect themselves in regio...Read More
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Aug 14 (PTI) A jawan of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday, police said. The incident took place at a forest in Indravati area when a joint team of the DRG and the Special Task Force (STF) -- both units of the state police -- was out on an anti-Naxal operation, a police official said. The jawan is being evacuated from the forest after prelimin...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Border Security Force Sub-Inspector Vyas Dev and Constable Suddi Rabha are among those 16 personnel who have been awarded the Medal for Gallantry (GM) on the 79th Independence Day for showing their exceptional bravery and unmatched valour exhibited by them in Operation Sindoor. In addition, the President Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) to five and the Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) to 46 are also awarded to BSF officers and personnel. During Opera...Read More
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 14 (ANI): The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president, KT Rama Rao, on social media platform X, hailed the Supreme Court order, which declared the election of two Members of the Legislative Councils (MLCs) appointed by Congress under the Governor quota as invalid. The sensational verdict by the Supreme Court, the highest judicial authority in the country, declaring the election of two MLCs appointed by Congress under the Governor quota as invalid, ha...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 14: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and AMPIN Energy Transition, in collaboration with Deloitte & Sumitomo Corporation, successfully concluded its pivotal seminar titled Renewable Energy Transition for Commercial and Industrial Consumers in the Southern Region at Hotel Taj MG Road. The event brought together a diverse group of industry leaders, policymakers, and C&I consumers who discussed the roadmap to achieve 100 RE for ...Read More
New Delhi: A 24-year-old woman from Tilak Nagar was allegedly gang-raped by a group of people, including a woman, in North Delhi's Civil Lines area, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place after the victim was invited to a party at a friend's residence on Sunday night. Police said that the victim went to the location with her sister and reported the incident to police 13-14 hours later. The facts are currently being verified, they said....Read More
New Delhi: After Uttarakhand, now a cloudburst has caused devastation in the Chashoti area of Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Water and debris flowed together here, and 15 people have died. A large number of people are buried under the debris. The death toll may increase. Teams of local administration, NDRF and SDRF have reached the spot. Relief and rescue work has also started rapidly. But the flood situation persists in many places in Chashoti. Due to the fast flow of water, difficult...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to explain which documents were accepted during the 2003 intensive voter list update in Bihar. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing petitions against the ECI's June 24 decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of elections....Read More
Guwahati: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on an interim plea seeking a stay on its August 11 directive to remove stray dogs from the capital's streets and confine them to shelters within six to eight weeks. A three-judge Bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath, and comprising Justices Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria, declined to grant an immediate stay on the order issued by a Division Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan. The Bench observed that local authorities were ...Read More
Kasaragod (Kerala), Aug 14 (PTI) The Kerala governor's directive to universities in the state to observe Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on August 14 led the RSS-affiliated student wing ABVP to mark the occasion at a college here on Thursday, triggering clashes with the CPI(M)-backed SFI. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) observed the day by putting up posters about it at a government college, following which activists of the Students Federation of India (SFI) turned up in bigger ...Read More
New Delhi: Observing that persons regardless of popularity are equal before the law, the Supreme Court today cancelled the bail granted to actor Darshan, actress Pavithra Gowda and other accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, while setting aside the Karnataka High Court order, said the high court suffers from various infirmities. Darshan, along with actress Pavithra Gowda, is accused of abducting and torturing 33-year-old Renukaswamy, a fan who...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) A massive tree fell on moving vehicles in Kalkaji area amid incessant rain in Delhi on Thursday morning, critically injuring a 50-year-old man and his daughter who were passing by on a motorcycle, police said. The incident was 0captured on a CCTV footage in which the huge tree, inches away from footpath, can be seen uprooting from the road and falling on unaware commuters. The tree fell some vehicles, including a motorcycle in which the man and his daughter were travell...Read More
Kolkata, Aug 14 (PTI) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said India would not have got Independence if Bengal was not there, as personalities like Rabindranath Tagore and Subhas Chandra Bose, who contributed significantly to shaping the nation's destiny, were born here. Speaking at a function marking the 12th anniversary of the 'Kanyashree' scheme, Banerjee said Bengal is the beacon of hope which stands for unity amid diversity. "If Bengal was not there, India would not have got Indepe...Read More
Srinagar, Aug 14 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said the Supreme Court's reference to the Pahalgam terror attack while hearing a plea for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood highlighted the Centre's lack of confidence in the region's stability even after reducing it to a union territory. The BJP-led central government seems to be unwilling to ease its grip over Jammu and Kashmir, she said in a post on X. The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Cent...Read More
VMPL Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 14: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and AMPIN Energy Transition, in collaboration with Deloitte & Sumitomo Corporation, successfully concluded its pivotal seminar titled 'Renewable Energy Transition for Commercial and Industrial Consumers in the Southern Region' at Hotel Taj MG Road. The event brought together a diverse group of industry leaders, policymakers, and C&I consumers who discussed the roadmap to achieve 100...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, said that the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood cannot be debated in isolation from its security challenges, pointing towards the Pahalgam terror attack in April as a stark reminder of "ground realities." "You also have to take into consideration the ground realities; you cannot ignore what has happened in Pahalgam," Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai said during the hearing of a plea seeking the immediate restoration of stateho...Read More
Lucknow, Aug 14 (UNI) Wrapping up the marathon 24-hour debate on Vision 2047 in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said India can become a developed nation only when every state meets its responsibility and UP will be at the forefront of this mission. CM Yogi took aim at the opposition while highlighting his eight-and-a-half-year record and compared their governance from 1947-2017 with his 2017-2025 tenure. He accused them of fostering a family-centric mindset and ...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed caution over an early hearing on a clutch of applications seeking a time-bound restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) statehood. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran pointed to the "ground realities" and the recent Pahalgam terror attack as it acceded to the Centre's request to list the matter after eight weeks. "You will also have to take into consideration the ground rea...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has postponed its decision on an appeal to halt its previous order to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR streets and place them in shelters. This development occurs in the midst of a major public outrage and legal challenges to the court's August 11th first order. On 11 August, a two-judge bench issued the first directive in a case regarding the increasing number of dog bite incidents in the area, especially involving youngsters. The court has stated that...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 14 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday likened the situation of the Samajwadi Party to a "frog in a well", noting that the world is moving ahead, but "you only know how to remain confined to your families" He was speaking in the State Assembly while taking part in a 24-hour discussion on the 'Vision Document 2047'. Also Read | PM Mudra Yojana Loan Scam in Mumbai: Businessman Duped of Lakhs by Falsely Promising Loan Under PMMY in Malad; Case...Read More
Srinagar, Aug 14: Minister Satish on Thursday said that there is no need to wait for eight months to decide on the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood, a matter currently before the Supreme Court. He was responding to today's Supreme Court hearing, in which the court sought the Centre's response within eight months on pleas seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to media persons in Srinagar, Satish said, "The issue of statehood is out of our domain, but wh...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday expressed caution over an early hearing on a clutch of applications seeking a time-bound restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) statehood. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran pointed to the "ground realities" and the recent Pahalgam terror attack as it acceded to the Centre's request to list the matter after eight weeks. "You will also have to take into consideration the ground realities. You cannot ignore w...Read More
Shillong: The Meghalaya Government has requested the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to seek Bangladesh's consent for erecting border fencing closer to the International Boundary to secure a 40-km unfenced stretch, ensuring no villages are left outside the protected area, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said on Wednesday. He added that the state government has urged the MHA to negotiate with Bangladesh to allow fencing closer to the main border pillars, thereby safeguarding villages...Read More