NEW DELHI: Amid its deepening strategic salience with Pakistan, the US on Wednesday said there is no change in its relationship with either India or Pakistan. "Our relationship with both nations remains unchanged, and our diplomats are committed to both countries," said US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce while responding to questions about the growing US-Pakistan security engagement. The comments came in the wake of Pak Army chief Asim Munir's recent visit to the US and concerns over ...Read More
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Dismissing allegations over attempts to curtail media freedom, the state government on Wednesday clarified that no such move has been made. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan termed the the allegations baseless. The statement from the CMO said the government has ordered an inquiry into how a copy of a highly confidential letter regarding the World Bank's fund allocation for the 'Kera' project was leaked to the media. The CMO said such leaks ...Read More
Pune: Satyaki Savarkar, the complainant in a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over his alleged comments against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, has filed an application before the court seeking to prosecute the Congress leader for 'perjury' or lying under oath. The plea, filed before the special court for MPs and MLAs, accused Gandhi of making "false and misleading statements" regarding the receipt of a video clip which, Satyaki claimed, contained defamatory remarks made by Gandhi about the Hindu...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court will on Thursday take up a set of applications seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir within a fixed timeframe. According to the causelist published on the apex court's website, a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran will hear the matter on Thursday, a day ahead of Independence Day. Last week, CJI Gavai agreed to retain the petitions on the hearing board after they were mentioned...Read More
BENGALURU: BJP state president BY Vijayendra has demanded that the state government entrust the murder case of Hindu activist Gavisiddappa Nayak to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). BJP members also created ruckus for sometime over the issue. Vijayendra, who raised the issue during Zero Hour on Wednesday, said Gavisiddappa was in a relationship with a girl from another community. The person from the girl's community had posted a photo of the weapon on his social media a day before killin...Read More
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP President N. Ramchander Rao has welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to hand over the investigation of the 2021 murder of advocate couple Gattu Vaman Rao and P. V. Nagamani to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He said on Wednesday the verdict reflects growing public distrust in the state's investigative agencies and will help restore faith in the judicial system. The lawyer couple was brutally murdered in broad daylight in Peddapalli district, triggering wides...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 14 (PTI) In a veiled attack on the ruling BJP, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has claimed efforts are being made to diminish the importance of Mumbai and Maharashtra. He also urged the Supreme Court to hear his party's plea against the Maharashtra assembly speaker's decision to allot the 'bow and arrow' symbol to the ruling Shiv Sena, and claimed democracy would die if justice is not delivered. Speaking on Wednesday at the 65th foundation day of 'Marmik', a magazine started...Read More
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP state unit, in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call, the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' program is being celebrated across India with patriotic fervor to mark the 79th Independence Day. The initiative, aimed at fostering national unity and pride, is being organized in a coordinated manner by the Government of India and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including extensive participation in Telangana. Addressing the media on Wednesday, party state vice-president Gangidi Ma...Read More
SRINAGAR: J&K is in the grip of a food safety scare after officials seized more than 11,600kg of "imported rotten meat" from warehouses, eateries and shops across Kashmir valley, triggering a storm of halal concerns and rumours.The seizures, excluding poultry, were made over the past week during surprise inspections that uncovered illegal storage and gross violations of safety rules. Images of decayed meat on social media spurred calls to boycott animal meat in restaurants.Religious leaders join...Read More
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. government noted abuses in India and Pakistan in a shortened human rights report released on Tuesday that said India "took minimal credible steps, opens new tab" to combat the abuses while Pakistan "rarely took credible steps, opens new tab." The Trump administration scaled back the annual U.S. government report on human rights worldwide, dramatically softening criticism of some allies and countries that have been President Donald Trump's partners. The S...Read More
The Haryana Congress has taken the first step to set its house in order, announcing a list of presidents for 32 districts late on Tuesday, in what is the party's first organisational revamp at the block- and district-level in over a decade. Through the appointments, which were announced by AICC general secretary K C Venugopal after two earlier deadlines were put off in June and July, the Congress has attempted to balance two rival party factions - the one led by former Chief Minister Bhupinder ...Read More
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to visit India on Monday for discussions with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. The talks, conducted under the Special Representatives mechanism, will primarily address the current border situation and explore measures to ensure stability along the Line of Actual Control. This high-level engagement aims to find common ground on boundary matters. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India on Monday to hold talks with National Security Advi...Read More
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha faces scrutiny after RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav alleged he possesses two voter IDs with differing ages and addresses. The Bankipur ERO issued a notice to Sinha, demanding a response by August 14th. Bankipur's Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) on Sunday issued a notice to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha over allegations that he holds two different EPIC (Electors Photo Identity Card) numbers. Sinha has been asked to submit his response...Read More
Heads up, folks - your long weekend plans might need a little rethinking. Independence Day is landing on a Friday this year, and like always, liquor shops across the state will go dry on August 15. The good news for tipplers? As of now, there's no official booze ban for Krishna Janmashtami on August 16. This isn't the first time Hyderabad's seen such restrictions. Back in February, parts of the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate went dry for three days during the Telangana Legislative Council pol...Read More
The Army successfully stopped an infiltration attempt in the Uri sector of Baramulla. The operation occurred in the Churanda area. Havaldar Ankit Kumar lost his life during the encounter. Chinar Corps paid tribute to Havaldar Kumar's sacrifice. They conveyed their deepest sympathies to his family. The Chinar Warriors stand with the bereaved family in this difficult time. The Army foiled an infiltration bid on Wednesday in Uri sector along the Line of Control in Baramulla district in which an Ar...Read More
PATNA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is all set to embark on 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' from Bihar's Rohtas district on August 17 to register a protest against how the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls was being conducted in the state. This comes at a time when the Opposition is ratcheting up its protest against the SIR and casting aspersions on the integrity of elections. AICC general secretary (organisation) and MP KC Venugopal held a meeting with the INDIA bloc leaders...Read More
Hyderabad: Hyderabad MP and AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has criticised the decision to close slaughterhouses and meat shops on Independence Day, August 15, calling the move by municipal corporations unconstitutional. Owaisi said that various municipal corporations across India, including the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), ordering the closure of slaughterhouses and meat shops on India's Independence Day is callous and unconstitutional. He questioned the logic behind the me...Read More
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the anti-conversion law to make it harsher, with stringent provisions like punishment up to life imprisonment and heavy fines being added to the new bill. The Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill-2025 was approved in the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, official sources said. According to the bill, apart from strict punishment for illegal religious conversion, provisions such a...Read More
KARWAR/HOSAPETE: The Enforcement Directorate raided the residences of Congress MLA Satish Sail in Karwar and two Hosapete-based businessmen on Wednesday morning, in connection with the Belekeri illegal iron ore export case. However, the MLA was in Bengaluru for the monsoon session when 20 officers in six cars arrived at his house at Sadashivgad early in the morning. A Special Court for trying cases against elected representatives had sentenced Sail to seven years in prison with a fine of Rs 9 c...Read More
Guwahati: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral rolls has brought to light a clash between the Election Commission of India's authority over elections and citizens' constitutional right to vote. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, part of the Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant, heard petitions challenging the SIR ahead of the November Assembly elections, noting that poll-bound Bihar finds itself between Article 324, which empowers the Electi...Read More
New Delhi, August 14: Light rainfall was recorded in parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday morning, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) elevated the 'yellow' alert to a 'red' warning for the day. Visuals from early morning showed steady rain drenching areas of the National Capital, Noida, and Gurugram. These fresh spells come just days after heavy downpours across Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, and other parts of the National Capital Region earlier this week, which had led to several flight delays a...Read More
Srinagar- Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, V.K. Bidhuri, on Wednesday said that the recent seizures of rotten meat in the Valley are unlikely to be the result of a single day's lapse and are more plausibly linked to a prevailing demand-supply gap. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the full-dress rehearsal for Independence Day celebrations at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar, Bidhuri said the Chief Minister has already convened a meeting on the issue and directed concerned departments to take st...Read More
PATNA: Verbal exchanges between Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha and RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav have heated the ongoing political row over double EPIC cards in the state. On Wednesday, Sinha displayed his matriculation and higher education degrees to prove he was 57 and counter Yadav's allegations about age discrepancies. Yadav had earlier alleged that Sinha was registered as a voter in both Lakhisarai and Patna districts and claimed inconsistencies in ...Read More
A Delhi court on Wednesday (August 14, 2025) 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 Mr. Singh disclosed the minor rape victim's name to electronic media at Ms. Maliwal's behest. According to the FIR, the ...Read More
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met a group of seven people from Bihar, who were declared as "dead voters," by the Election Commission in the recently published draft voter rolls in the state. The group had travelled from Bihar to Delhi as the Supreme Court was hearing the petitions against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Bihar. Sharing a video on X, in which he is seen interacting with the group, Gandhi said, "There have been many interestin...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Light rainfall was recorded in parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday morning, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) elevated the 'yellow' alert to a 'red' warning for the day. Visuals from early morning showed steady rain drenching areas of the National Capital, Noida, and Gurugram. These fresh spells come just days after heavy downpours across Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, and other parts of the National Capital Region earlier this week, which had led to several ...Read More
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Signalling another showdown with Governor Rajendra Arlekar, the state government has instructed colleges not to implement the Raj Bhavan's directive to observe 'Partition Horror Day' on August 14. Higher Education Minister R Bindu told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday that the state government was against observance of 'Partition Horror Day' on campuses across the state on the eve of Independence Day as it would lead to "communal polarisation". Bindu said the go...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Telangana government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it was in the process of coming up with a detailed and holistic development plan with respect to the Kancha Gachibowli forest area, where large-scale felling of trees had taken place in April this year. After hearing these submissions, the apex court in its order granted six weeks to the Telangana government to come out with a "good proposal" for holistic restoration of the Kancha Gachibowli forest site, saying the...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will constitute a search committee to shortlist candidates for the posts of Vice-Chancellor at APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (AKTU) and Digital University, in a bid to break the deadlock between the Kerala Governor and the State government over appointments. A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan suggested that both sides propose four names each, from which the Court will finalise the panel. One member will be nominated by t...Read More
Rahul Gandhi has voiced his apprehension regarding the Supreme Court's order. The order directs authorities to relocate stray dogs in Delhi to shelters. Gandhi stated that removing stray dogs is a step backward. He advocated for sterilization, vaccination, and community care. Gandhi believes these methods can ensure safety without cruelty. New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has expressed his concern over the Supreme Court order that directed the authorities in the Nationa...Read More