Himachal Pradesh faced nature's fury. Bridges collapsed in Shimla, Lahaul, and Spiti. Cloudbursts and flash floods caused widespread damage. Over 300 roads closed, disrupting travel. A police post swept away, shops damaged. No casualties reported yet. Orange alert issued for more heavy rain. The state has suffered significant financial losses this monsoon. Many people have died in rain-related incidents. Several bridges were washed away in Shimla and Lahaul and Spiti districts, while over 300 r...Read More
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, accusing it of being the "mother of electoral fraud" and citing a series of alleged manipulations in elections dating back to the early years of independent India. In a social media post on X accompanied by an infographic, the BJP listed five instances between 1952 and 1987, claiming that Congress leaders, including former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, engaged in malpractices ...Read More
Pulivendula: Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy announced that the YSRCP will boycott the re-polling scheduled for two polling stations in the Pulivendula ZPTC by-election. Speaking to the media at the YSRCP office in Pulivendula, the MP alleged that the re-polling was an inadequate response to widespread electoral fraud committed by TDP. "The TDP created chaos with fraudulent votes in a total of 15 polling centers, but the Election Commission has only ordered re-polling in two booths. How is this fair...Read More
NEW DELHI: Nearly half a century after New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida) came into existence, Supreme Court on Wednesday asked UP government to consider replacing it with a metropolitan council for people-centric governance. The direction was based on findings of an SC-constituted SIT, which gave a stinging report into the functioning of Noida Authority, finding, among other things, decision-making centralised in the hands of a few officers.Accepting SIT's recommendations, a ben...Read More
Vijayawada: AICC in-charge for Andhra Pradesh Manickam Tagore on Wednesday hit back at YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy over his allegation that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was in touch with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu through a "hotline." Tagore said people of Andhra Pradesh knew that Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Jagan and Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan were working together. He asserted that unlike Jagan, Rahul Gandhi had not "surrendered" to Modi and S...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said electoral rolls cannot "remain static" and were bound to be revised as it disagreed with the submission that special intensive revision (SIR) of voter list in poll-bound Bihar had no basis in law and ought to be quashed. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was informed by NGO Association of Democratic Reforms that the exercise should not be allowed to be carried out pan-India. Aside from the NGO, leaders of opposition parties includ...Read More
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Moscow on August 20-21, where he will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The visit comes days after the United States imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods in response to New Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a detailed conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the trade uncertainty and tariff announcements. Both the leaders discu...Read More
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the annual high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the United Nations. The 80th session of the UNGA will open on September 9. The high-level General Debate will run from September 23-29, with Brazil as the traditional first speaker of the session, followed by the US. US President Donald Trump will address world leaders from the iconic UNGA po...Read More
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that the forest devastated at Kancha Gachibowli in April 2025 must be restored. "The state can have an IT park (and all) away from the place. Multiples of the trees uprooted in the area have to be planted," stated the bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, while hearing the suo motu PIL on Kancha Gachibowli forest. When the state counsels informed the bench that 'everything is stopped' in the area and that a meeting was ...Read More
Hyderabad: Upholding the Telangana High Court's interim orders, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the nominations of M Kodandaram and Amir Ali Khan as Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) under the Governor's quota Acting on a petition filed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders Sravan Dasoju and K Satyanarayana, the apex court cancelled the nominations of the two as MLCs. The SC ordered the stay while hearing arguments that the appointments had violated previous interim orders of the Te...Read More
New Delhi: After widespread protests across the country following a top court verdict on relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, a new three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear the suo motu case on Thursday. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria will hear the matter. The directions to permanently relocate all strays from streets to shelters "at the earliest" were passed by a bench comprising Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan on August 11....Read More
Mumbai, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra, her businessman husband Raj Kundra, and an unidentified individual have been booked by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for allegedly defrauding a Mumbai-based businessman of Rs 60.4 crore in a loan-cum-investment deal linked to their now-defunct company, Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd, police said on Thursday. According to Mumbai Police, businessman Deepak Kothari has accused the couple of jointly cheating him of more than Rs 60 crore...Read More
CHENNAI: Protests in unauthorised locations cannot be permitted, and the cleanliness workers who have been staging a stir on the pavement outside the Ripon Building should move to designated protest zones, said a Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Sunder Mohan on Wednesday. "While the right to protest is fundamental, it cannot infringe upon the rights of the public," the bench observed, instructing the authorities to clear the area outside Ripon Building "at ...Read More
New Delhi : In a departure from the usual exchange between the two border forces, it took the Pakistani Rangers more than 48 hours to acknowledge a protest note by their Indian counterpart, the Border Security Force, reportedly after waiting for a nod from their senior commanders in Lahore, BSF officials aware of the matter said. They said the Rangers did not acknowledge a protest note by the BSF after the latter shot a Pakistani intruder in the Kathua region of Jammu on Monday. The intruder, B...Read More
Hyderabad: North Telangana districts bore the brunt of heavy rains that disrupted normal life in many parts of the state on Wednesday. People in the northern districts were subject to harrowing times to reach their destinations due to the extensive damage to roads that was made worse by breaches across culverts and bridges on overflowing canals and water bodies. Meanwhile, flights were diverted at Shamshabad airport due to the heavy downpour in Greater Hyderabad limits. Hyderabad-bound flights ...Read More
In a significant political shift, V Maitreyan, a senior leader and former Rajya Sabha MP, has left the AIADMK to join the ruling DMK. Maitreyan, once a close ally of the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, made this move ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. His departure is seen as a setback for AIADMK as it prepares for the upcoming polls. Maitreyan's political journey has been marked by several transitions. He initially joined the BJP in 1991 and held various positions within its ...Read More
* A person does not become Indian citizen by possessing documents like Aadhaar or PAN card, said high court * The Citizenship Act 1955 defines who can acquire or lose Indian citizenship * The Citizenship Act of 1955 is the main law for deciding questions about nationality in India, said the court Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Mumbai: A person does not become a citizen of India merely by possessing documents like Aadhaar card, PAN card or a voter ID, the Bombay...Read More
Marking the ceremony, senior veterans visited Lt Col Jamwal's residence to extend greetings and felicitate him on the milestone. The Indian Army's Tiger Division on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Sharak Dev Singh Jamwal (Retired) on his 100th birthday, celebrating his decades of distinguished service to the nation. Marking the ceremony, the General Officer Commanding of Tiger Division, the Commander of Chenab Brigade, Lt Gen Rakesh Sharma (Retd), President of JKESL...Read More
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): Chennai police on Wednesday night detained sanitation workers who had been protesting for 13 consecutive days outside the Greater Chennai Corporation Ripon Building, following a Madras High Court order to clear the protest site. Around 800 sanitation workers, opposing the civic body move to privatise waste management in two zones, were forcibly removed around midnight and taken away by buses within 45 minutes. For the 13th consecutive day, hundred...Read More
Srinagar- Full-dress rehearsals for the upcoming 79th Independence Day celebrations were held today across Kashmir, marking the culmination of weeks of preparation for the grand August 15 festivities. At Srinagar's Bakshi Stadium, Divisional Commissioner Vijay Kumar Bidhuri hoisted the National Flag, inspected parade contingents, and addressed participants, highlighting developmental achievements and commending security agencies for maintaining peace during events like the Shri Amarnathji Yatra...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) President Droupadi Murmu will address the nation on Thursday evening, marking the eve of the 79th Independence Day. The address is scheduled to be broadcast at 7 p.m. across the entire national network of Akashvani and telecast on all Doordarshan channels -- first in Hindi, followed by the English version. Doordarshan's regional channels will then air regional language broadcasts, while Akashvani will carry the regional versions at 9.30 p.m. on its respective...Read More
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that there would be "very severe consequences" if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to end the war in Ukraine during their upcoming summit on Friday. As per the media reports, according to French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump was "very clear" during a virtual meeting with European leaders that the US is aiming for a ceasefire at the forthcoming US-Russia summit, set to take place in Alaska. During the same meeting, Ukrai...Read More
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to a strict Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which provides for a maximum punishment of life imprisonment and fine of up to Rs 10 lakh for "forced conversion". The govt is likely to table the bill in the House, where they have a strong majority, for approval during the three-day monsoon session of assembly commencing on Aug 19.At present, the maximum jail term for such an offence is 10 years and the highest fine is Rs...Read More
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - India hopes trade talks with the U.S. will continue even as the U.S. hiked tariffs on its exports to 50% due to New Delhi's purchase of sanctioned Russian oil, two lawmakers said on Monday, citing a briefing to a parliamentary panel on foreign affairs. Last week, President Donald Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods due to Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil, bringing the total duty on Indian exports to the U.S. to 50% - among the hig...Read More
He was addressing a gathering during an event to mark the death anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Dhadogal here today. On the occasion, Mann laid the foundation stone of two road projects in Dhuri that have an outlay of ₹17.21 crore. The first road is being built by the Punjab Mandi Board, connecting a link road from Dhuri-Amargarh Road to Dhuri-Chheenta Wala Road, passing through Dhadhogal, Burj Gohra, Burj Seda, Cheema, Bhari Mansa, and Samundgarh Chhanna. Similarly, the other road is bei...Read More
Srinagar: The hunt for terrorists hiding in the forest area of Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir has entered its final stages, a top police officer said on Wednesday, the 13th day of the operation. Two Army soldiers have been killed and nine injured since the operation began on August 1 in the Akhal forest area. Two terrorists have also been killed in the encounter. The identities and group affiliation of the slain terrorists have not been revealed so far. "The Akhal operation has entered ...Read More
Special guests, including Anganwadi workers and child care beneficiaries, are invited to the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort. Recognized for their contributions to women and children's empowerment, they will witness Prime Minister Modi's address. This initiative highlights grassroots efforts in building a stronger, inclusive nation. This year's Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort will see a special group of guests among the audience, including Anganwadi workers, children from ca...Read More
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): Chennai police on Wednesday night detained sanitation workers who had been protesting for 13 consecutive days outside the Greater Chennai Corporation's Ripon Building, following a Madras High Court order to clear the protest site. Around 800 sanitation workers, opposing the civic body's move to privatise waste management in two zones, were forcibly removed around midnight and taken away by buses within 45 minutes. Also Read | TMC Leader Abhishek B...Read More
NEW DELHI: Ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit to China for the SCO summit, India has intensified engagement with both China and Russia.As reported earlier, Chinese foreign minister and Special Representative (SR) for boundary talks Wang Yi will visit India next month and his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow. India and China are expected to jointly announce Saturday Wang's visit on Aug 18. Jaishankar is scheduled to visit Moscow on August 21.Modi is likely to have bilateral me...Read More
NEW DELHI: The US govt has declined to provide specific answers on the fate of Pakistan Air Force's F-16 fighter jets during 'Operation Sindoor'."We refer you to the govt of Pakistan to discuss its F-16s," the US State Department said. According to an NDTV report, Washington maintains continuous oversight of Pakistan's F-16 fleet through US contractors stationed in the country around the clock. These teams monitor the fighter jets' use under detailed end-use agreements between Islamabad and Wash...Read More