New Delhi: Heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday morning, leading to severe waterlogging in several areas. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for the day, warning of intense rain in the region. The rain brought relief from the heat, but also caused waterlogging in several areas like Ram Nagar, Chanchal Park, and Ranhola Extension, troubling commuters. The IMD said moderate to heavy rainfall will continue in most parts of Delhi-NCR for the next few days, wit...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): As India observes the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and External Affairs Minister on Thursday paid tribute to the people who sacrificed their lives during the Partition of India. Sharing an X post, Goyal said that on August 14, 1947, during the Partition of India, people endured the pain of violence, displacement and loss of loved ones. Also Read | Independence Day 2025: President Droupadi Murmu To Ad...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday paid tribute to the millions affected by India's 1947 partition, remembering the pain, violence, and displacement it caused. On Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Shah condemned the division of the nation and expressed heartfelt condolences to those who lost their lives during this tragic period. Also Read | Independence Day 2025: President Droupadi Murmu To Address Nation Today on Eve of 79th I-Day. In a post on X,...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Following the Supreme Court's order to remove all the stray dogs from Delhi-NCR streets within eight weeks, animal lovers and animal rights activists took out a candlelight march in the Rohini area on Wednesday night. The Supreme Court decision is facing widespread criticism from celebrities, animal lovers, animal rights activists, and political leaders. Also Read | Independence Day 2025: President Droupadi Murmu To Address Nation Today on Eve of 79th I-Day....Read More
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 14 (ANI): The Uttarakhand Cabinet has approved the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2025, with provisions for stringent penalties on illegal conversion, ban on propaganda through digital media and protection of victims of religious conversion, a statement by the Uttarakhand CMO said. The Bill was approved in the state cabinet meeting held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Also Read | Independence D...Read More
Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader B Sriramulu has invited K N Rajanna, who was recently sacked as minister from the Congress government, to join the party along with his son and MLC Rajendra Rajanna, even as a state minister and some ruling party legislators met the MLA. This group of Congress MLAs, along with Minister Satish Jarkiholi, met Rajanna at his residence on Wednesday and held discussions. "The whole community (ST/Valmiki) and its leaders are with you, come to the BJP. You and your son co...Read More
New Delhi: At least nine officials of Delhi's Tihar Jail, including the jail superintendent, have been placed under suspension over an alleged extortion racket operating inside the prison to offer facilities to the prisoners for money. The lawyer, representing Delhi government, told the High Court that disciplinary action has been initiated against the officials in connection with the alleged extortion racket, which involved both the staff and inmates. It has been alleged that several facilitie...Read More
New Delhi: India is all set to celebrate its 79th Independence Day on Friday with grandeur, gaiety, fervour and enthusiasm. The historic Red Fort has been decorated to celebrate the occasion. President's Speech On the eve of the Independence Day celebration, President Droupadi Murmu will address the nation on Thursday. In her address, Murmu will describe India's journey to the path of development. She will also describe new opportunities and challenges for India in the coming days besides high...Read More
Shimla, Aug 14 (PTI) The Army rescued four people, including one injured, after flash floods hit parts of Himachal Pradesh, an official statement issued on Thursday said. The flash floods triggered by a cloudburst hit the higher reaches of Rishi Dogri valley in Kinnaur district on Wednesday evening and the bridge across the Sutlej river was inundated. The site was an active road construction zone under CPWD towards Gangthang Bralam, the Army said. On receiving an urgent request from the superi...Read More
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court Wednesday commuted the death sentence of a man to life imprisonment in a double murder case of 2019, saying that 'it is well settled law that the possibility of reformation and rehabilitation of the convict is an important factor which has to be taken into account as a mitigating circumstance before sentencing him to death'. A division bench of Justices BP Routray and Chittaranjan Dash, taking note of the positive report of the jail authorities regarding the co...Read More
Guwahati: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) met with seven voters from Bihar who were erroneously declared "dead" by the Election Commission (EC) and removed from the state's electoral rolls, calling the encounter a "unique experience." Speaking in a post on X in Hindi, Gandhi said, "There have been many interesting experiences in life, but I never got the chance to have tea with 'dead people'. For this unique experience, thank you Election Commission!" He also shared ...Read More
New Delhi [India], May 10 : An approximate 20.99 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 11 am in ... New Delhi [India], May 10 : An approximate 20.99 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 11 am in the Karnataka Assembly elections which are underway on Wednesday, as per the Election Commission. The state recorded an approximate voter turnout of 7.83 per cent till 9 am. The voting for the southern state began at 7 am on Wednesday amid tight security and will continue till 6 in the evening....Read More
TIRUNELVELI: A PhD graduate from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University refused to receive her degree from Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi during the convocation program. The event, held at the V.O.C. Auditorium on the university campus, saw TN Governor R N Ravi, who is also the university chancellor, conferring degrees on students. Of the 37,376 students from 104 affiliated colleges and the university, 759 were present to receive their degrees directly from the Governor, including 650 PhD recipients. A...Read More
The boys were rescued from a house in Chaithla village (Representational) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Sumit Sood, a Bishop Cotton School alumnus, was arrested for kidnapping three students for extortion * The boys were rescued from a house in Chaithla village, Kotkhai, one day after going missing * The accused threatened children with a gun and contacted parents from an international number Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Shimla...Read More
The notification, issued by the Chief Election Officer on August 13, sets the electoral process in motion which will conclude with the counting of votes and declaration of results on September 19. The Delhi University (DU) has announced the schedule for the much-awaited students' union polls. The Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections will be held on September 18, 2025, the varsity announced on Wednesday. The notification, issued by the Chief Election Officer on August 13, sets the ...Read More
A Delhi court has granted Tahawwur Hussain Rana, accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attack, permission for three phone calls with his brother this month to discuss engaging private counsel. His judicial custody has been extended until September 8. The phone calls will be recorded and must be in English or Hindi. A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to have three phone calls this month with his brother to discuss engaging a private counsel, court sources ...Read More
* Delhi is testing retrofitting devices to cut heavy vehicle emissions by over 70 per cent * Thirty catalytic converter devices will be installed on older BS-III and BS-IV trucks and buses * Devices trap and neutralise pollutants like PM, CO, HC, and NOx near the exhaust Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: In a bid to tackle one of the worst sources of air pollution, Delhi has begun testing retrofitting devices that promise to cut harmful emissions from h...Read More
Delhi Police booked Swati Maliwal in 2016. (File) New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted MP and former chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal, accused of allegedly disclosing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who succumbed to injuries. Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal also acquitted Bhupender Singh, then public relations officer of DCW. The prosecution alleged Singh disclosed the minor rape victim's name to electronic media at Maliwal'...Read More
AICC in-charge for Andhra Pradesh Manickam Tagore and YSR Congress President Jagan Reddy Amaravati: AICC in-charge for Andhra Pradesh Manickam Tagore on Wednesday hit back at former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy after he alleged that Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is in touch with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu through hotline. The Congress MP said that the people of Andhra Pradesh know that Chandrababu Naidu, Prime Minister Narend...Read More
On January 23, the top court set up an SIT to probe allegations of "excess payments". On Wednesday, while considering the report of that SIT, the bench directed setting up of a new SIT comprising three IPS officers. THE SUPREME Court on Wednesday ordered directed the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged "collusion" between some land owners and officials of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA)...Read More
The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on premises linked to Karnataka Congress MLA Satish Krishna Sail and others across Karnataka, Goa, and Mumbai. This action is part of a money laundering investigation related to the alleged illegal export of iron ore, causing a significant loss to the government exchequer. The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday raided premises linked to Karnataka Congress MLA Satish Krishna Sail and some others as part of a money laundering investigation against the...Read More
A few days ago, India's Election Commission released updated draft electoral rolls for Bihar state, where key elections are scheduled for November, following a month-long revision of the voters' list. But opposition parties and election charities say the exercise was rushed through - and many voters in Bihar have told the BBC that the draft rolls have wrong photos and include dead people. The Special Intensive Revision - better known by its acronym SIR - was held from 25 June to 26 July and th...Read More
Lakhpat Singh Negi was arrested after he identified himself as a sub-inspector when a police patrol team spotted him sitting inside a vehicle in the Pitampura area of northwest Delhi. A fake uniform, forged IDs, and a toy Hollister pistol -- that is how a 36-year-old former accountant posed as a Delhi Police sub-inspector for the past two years, allegedly because he was ashamed of losing his job, officials said on Wednesday, following his arrest. Lakhpat Singh Negi, 36, was arrested on Tuesday...Read More
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly Speaker Satish Mahana requested leaders of all the parties to cooperate in the smooth conduct of the monsoon session beginning Monday."Dialogue and positive discussions strengthen democracy within the parliamentary system. As the largest legislative assembly in the country, its proceedings set an example for other legislatures," Mahana said. He appealed to all the leaders to express their views within the bounds of decorum and parliamentary dignity and...Read More
NEW DELHI: An ongoing case in the Delhi High Court has brought fresh focus on corruption and extortion rackets allegedly operating inside Tihar Jail, with the court informed on Wednesday that nine prison officials have been suspended and transferred following a preliminary probe. The officials are accused of colluding with inmates to extort money in exchange for providing certain facilities within the prison. The action followed a series of court directions in response to a petition by a former...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 14 (ANI): Lucknow District Magistrate, Visakh G Iyer, has announced a closure of all government and non-government schools on Thursday, from classes 1 to 12, due to bad weather and rain conditions in parts of the state. Recently, on August 8, all government-aided and private schools from pre-primary to Class eight in Lucknow district will remain closed on Friday due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging, according to a notice from the District Magistrate's o...Read More
Patna, Aug 14 (PTI) RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav alleged that Vaishali MP, Veena Devi, who belongs to the ruling NDA, has two EPIC cards. The Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly in a post on X shared screenshots taken purportedly from the draft electoral rolls published in Bihar as part of Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Veena Devi is a second term MP was elected on Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) party ticket, headed by Union minister Chirag Paswan. "She (Veena Devi) is a registered voter i...Read More
Kinnaur: A cloudburst was reported in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district on Wednesday evening. Due to the cloudburst, a sudden flash flood struck Hojis Lungpa Nala. Notably, the site was an active road construction zone under CPWD towards Gangthang Bralam. A rescue operation was launched to rescue the stranded civilians. The Indian Army was also called in to help the local administration. The Army has deployed its new generation equipment to assist in the operation. The Logistics Drone High Al...Read More
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 14 (ANI): Telangana state BJP President N Ramchander Rao welcomed the Supreme Court decision to transfer the probe of the murder case of a lawyer couple in the state to CBI and reiterated the demand to introduce the Advocate Protection Act. The apex court on Tuesday transferred the investigation into the 2021 daylight murder of advocate couple Gattu Vaman Rao and his wife, P V Nagamani, in Peddapalli district. The BJP party chief, in a statement issued her...Read More
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday permitted 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to make three phone calls to his brother this month to discuss hiring a private lawyer, according to court sources. Special Judge Chander Jit Singh simultaneously extended Rana's judicial custody to September 8 after the accused appeared via video conferencing. During proceedings, the judge directed that each call be recorded, conducted in English or Hindi, and monitored by prison officials, the s...Read More